Jay Harren Named StubHub Head Of Business Development, Music

– Jay Harren

Jay Harren has been named Head of Business Development, Music, for StubHub by the company’s GM, Music, Theater and Performing Arts Jeff Poirier, to whom he’ll report.  

Based in StubHub’s New York office, Harren fills the position recently held by Rick Holtzman, who is also manager for hit group Portugal. The Man. 

In his new post, Harren will lead a team focused on its music partners in North America.

Harren originally joined StubHub last month from Sony Music boutique label Descendant Records, where he was VP A&R and artist development, home to acts like The Lone Bellow, Coloony House and The Wild Wild, using Sony’s indie distribution and label ser vices arm, Red Music, for its artists. 

Harren joined Columbia Records in 2006 as A&R Manager, signing Manchester Orchestra as well as The Voice’s first-ever female winner, country star Cassadee Pope, who fronted the group Hey Monday at the time. 

Jay’s career began in radio at Atlanta alternative station WNNX (99x), where he was an MD and on-air talent, as well as founder and host of the station’s music discovery program, “Sunday School.”

He is also an adjunct professor at Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Music Business, teaching “Entertainment in New York,” and is co-host of the music discovery podcast, Lean Forward.