Robert Morrison has been active in the retail and operational arenas of the music industry for over 25 years. Recently, he served as Sr. VP of Sales & Operations for Nashville’s Midas Records. The team there saw unprecedented success with several #1 singles, a #1 album, and many awards and accolades. Morrison and Chart Noise headed up the distribution, retail, and operations of the multi-format label in such diverse categories as Pop, Country, Christian and Jazz.

Prior to arriving in Nashville, Robert was the Vice President of Sales and Operations at J-Bird Records. He managed a catalog of over 300 artists, an active retail catalog of 50 artists, and oversaw the daily operations of the company, establishing a growing national presence in the traditional retail music marketplace for the label. Additionally, he was instrumental in signing several key artists to the roster, among them Billy Squier, The Rembrandts, Boy George’s More Protein label, John Entwistle (of The WHO), Lee Rocker (of Stray Cats), and legendary a-capella group Rockapella. From 1994 to 1997, Robert was with Connecticut-based Alliance Entertainment’s CD One-Stop as Director of Purchasing, overseeing that department and its buyers. Previously, he was with Wherehouse Entertainment, beginning his career there in 1984. The roles he served in included store manager, corporate order desk manager, and music buyer for the chain.