An Amazon Music-led team of industry executives have raised more than $112,000 (£83,500) for early-stage cancer research by running the New York City Marathon for the TJ Martell Foundation.
The charity’s inaugural Music’s Team For A Cure took part in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 1.
The team was captained by Andre Stapleton, Amazon Music’s global head of artist and label relations and head of music for North America.
A Trustee of TJ Martell, Stapleton recruited most of the eight team members and ran his second New York marathon. Glassnote Entertainment Group founder and CEO Daniel Glass, also a Trustee, ran his 29th.
The team also included Amazon Music’s UK-based director of global music industry Paul Firth, alongside Atlantic Records’ VP of commerce Daniel Parrott, Latham & Watkins partner Gabe Fleet, Believe’s global head of editorial and marketing partnerships Mel Curley, Amazon Music Canada’s head of music John Murphy and Big Loud Records marketing manager Liam O’Brien.
The TJ Martell Foundation is a music industry-backed cancer research charity that has raised more than $300 million over five decades to fund pioneering research at leading cancer centres, helping unlock an estimated $1 billion in additional funding.
PHOTO: Larry Busacca
