Pickle Music welcomes James Zavaleta as Managing Director/Executive Producer in North America – AdHugger

In an effort to further establish its presence in Los Angeles, unify its bicoastal offices, and signify its growth in the US, multi-award-winning global music agency Pickle Music has hired Grammy-nominated singer, producer, and musician James Zavaleta as Managing Director/Executive Producer.

With over 20 years in the music and film business, he most recently served as Executive Producer for the multicultural market at Butter Music. He has led advertising projects for a host of premium brands, including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, TikTok, Corona, Oreo, and TurboTax, Zavaleta brings a wealth of experience to Pickle. Throughout his career, the thread that binds Zavaleta’s work has been his unwavering passion for music, which the Southern California native developed early on playing percussion at the age of 5 before he picked up piano, then evolved into producing urban tracks…