Faculty Profile

Degrees

BA, Cornell Univ

Bio

Lee Dannay is an A&R and artist development executive who has held senior management roles at Sony Music (both Epic and Columbia Records) and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing. She has signed, developed and worked with a broad range of artists and songwriters including John Mayer, Brandi Carlile, Glen Hansard, Iron and Wine, The Jayhawks and Bruce Hornsby. Currently, Lee is head of A&R for Thirty Tigers, a Nashville based entertainment company that provides label services to a diverse roster of artists, helping them forge unique and successful pathways to career longevity in the modern music industry. Her commitment to advocacy, education and service has been consistent throughout her career. She sits on the Board of Governors for the NY Chapter of The Recording Academy and volunteers as a mentor for the Recording Academy?s Grammy U Program. She is a member of numerous music industry organizations including A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music), AIMP (Association of Independent Music Publishers), Women In Music and The Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a voting member of the Recording Academy, The Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association and The Americana Music Association. In addition to her work in the music industry, Lee is also an adjunct professor at NYU?s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and Hofstra University, and volunteers as a guide for Musicians On Call. A graduate of Cornell University, Lee earned a BA in English Literature, and currently serves as an Alumni Admissions Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences.

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