Mike Gillespie, Concord Music Group’s Sr. VP of Commercial Sales, is one of the industry’s most experienced and successful music marketers.  The industry veteran currently oversees Concord’s vast and varied new release and catalog sales programs for labels such as Concord, Fantasy, Razor & Tie, Stax, Loma Vista, Rounder, Milestone, Prestige, Kidz Bop, Specialty and Riverside. His deep knowledge and passion for great music has contributed to the success of countless projects for Concord including recent releases by Paul Simon, James Taylor, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Esperanza Spalding, Pierce The Veil, The Record Company, St. Vincent and Sarah Jarosz, to name just a few. Previously, Gillespie held the post of VP Sales and Customer Operations for Universal Music Group Distribution. The Michigan native began his career working in independent retail, then moved to sales and marketing positions at several respected one-stops, independent distributors, and record labels.