Tommy LiPuma Joins MCA as President of GRP Records

Longtime music producer and Time Warner Inc. executive Tommy LiPuma, who left Elektra Records after the recent shake-up there, is joining MCA Music Entertainment as president of its GRP Records contemporary jazz label.

LiPuma was a senior vice president at Elektra. He left in the recent shake-up at parent Warner Music that resulted in former Atlantic Group Chairman Doug Morris being named to head Time Warner’s new domestic music division.

LiPuma spent a large part of his career at Warner Bros. Records before joining Elektra in 1990. His production credits include work on Barbra Streisand’s “The Way We Were” album and on Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable,” which earned him a share of a Grammy award.

MCA said GRP co-founder and President Larry Rosen will become chairman emeritus; co-founder Dave Grusin will continue as a creative consultant to the label.

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