Cooking Vinyl Aus taps Epitaph veteran Dave Jiannis for new role

Cooking Vinyl Australia has entered a label services partnership with Epitaph Records, which will see Dave Jiannis work across both companies.

In the newly created role of Senior Product Manager, Epitaph Australia Label Manager Dave Jiannis will work across all Epitaph, its sister label ANTI- and Cooking Vinyl Australia releases, overseeing all facets of release strategy.

The partnership will see the local Cooking Vinyl team in Melbourne provide marketing and promo expertise to priority Epitaph and ANTI- releases.

Distribution of Epitaph product will remain with Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA)/ Warner Music, in Australia and NZ. 

General Manager of Epitaph and ANTI-, Dave Hansen said, “We have had a great relationship with both Stu and Leigh for years and are excited to work together with them to promote our music in Australia. 

“This partnership will allow Dave Jiannis to continue working with Epitaph artists, as well as give him the opportunity to work with Cooking Vinyl to help develop and break their artists,” he added. “At the same time, Epitaph will benefit from the Cooking Vinyl team working to promote our records.”
 
Co-MD of Cooking Vinyl Australia, Stu Harvey said, “Epitaph is one of the world’s truly great independent music companies. I’ve been a fan of the label for over 25 years now, originally for the music (they’ve released some of the best punk rock albums of all time!) but I am equally a fan of their attitude to artists and their team. These are philosophies we share and look to emulate in how we do business at Cooking Vinyl Australia. 

“Over many years Leigh and I have developed strong friendships with the Epitaph team, both locally and in the LA office, we are thrilled to announce our new partnership and welcome Dave Jiannis to the Cooking Vinyl family.”

Jiannis reports directly to Co-Managing Directors Stu Harvey and Leigh Gruppetta, and joins the team next Monday (November 14) at Cooking Vinyl’s Kensington office in Melbourne.

Jiannis said: “I’m very much looking forward to the new partnership between Epitaph and the experienced and passionate team at Cooking Vinyl Australia as I see great parallels in the way both labels work and represent their artists.”