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Gabriel Avalos III

Director, Finance at Virgin Music Group

Gabriel Avalos III has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in the music industry. Gabriel started their career in 2013 as an A&R Pop/Rock Department Intern at Warner/Chappell Production Music. Gabriel then worked as an A&R Assistant at Cr2 Records Ltd.

In 2014, Gabriel joined ASCAP as a Regional Account Manager before transitioning to Music Reports, Inc as a Copyright Research Analyst. In this role, they were responsible for inputting copyright information, researching additional publisher information, and maintaining and updating the database.

Gabriel's experience in the music industry continued at Universal Music Group, where they served as a Coordinator, Financial Operations. Gabriel later became a Royalty Analyst/Copyright Specialist in the Shared Services department. During their time at Universal Music Group, Gabriel reviewed and processed administration changes, set up new vendors and account changes, and ran financial reports.

Most recently, Gabriel has been working at Virgin Music, where they have held various finance and admin roles. Their responsibilities have included facilitating vendor set-ups and changes, collecting and auditing compliance documents, creating and managing budgets, advising on budget status, processing invoices, and resolving expense issues.

Overall, Gabriel Avalos III has gained extensive experience in finance, administration, and copyright research within the music industry.

Gabriel Avalos III holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music - Industry Option, which they obtained from California State University, Northridge in the years 2010-2013. Prior to that, they completed an Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Music at Pasadena City College from 2007-2010. Gabriel also holds a High School Diploma in Graphic Communications from Don Bosco Technical Institute.

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Timeline

  • Director, Finance

    August, 2022 - present

  • Sr. Manager Finance & Admin

    April, 2021

  • Manager Finance & Admin

    March, 2019

  • Financial Analyst

    August, 2017