| JOHN TITTA — PRESIDENT/COO :: John Titta started his publishing career with Screen Gems/EMI Music as Professional Manager, signing such acts as Surface and The Smithereens. He worked with legendary songwriter Carole King and had songs covered by Tina Turner, Grover Washington Jr., Alice Cooper and Joan Jett. He then moved to Polygram Music Publishing as VP of A&R. signing Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Brian McKnight, k.d. lang and songwriter Jimmy Webb. He was also responsible for individual hits like “Save The Best For Last” by Vanessa Williams and “The Folks That Live On The Hill” by Tony Bennett. He was credited for his A&R work on the album “Two Rooms, A Tribute To Elton John and Bernie Taupin" and soundtracks such as “Blaze Of Glory”. From 1993-2005 John served as Sr. Vice President/General Manager of Warner Chappell Music, Inc. in New York, where he signed such acts as Fat Joe, Missy Elliott, Kid Rock, India.Arie, Cassandra Wilson, Uncle Kracker, and Bruce Hornsby. He also scored with individual hits such as the Grammy Award winning “Smooth” by Santana, “Cry Me A River” by Justin Timberlake, “Lean Back” by Terror Squad, “Waiting For Tonight” by Jennifer Lopez, “One Of Us“ By Joan Osborne,”I Love You Always Forever” by Donna Lewis and many more with songs covered by Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Patty Loveless and Marc Anthony. |
