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Two-Time GRAMMY® Award-Winning Record Producer and A&R Veteran Joins University of New Haven as Executive in Residence
Pete Ganbarg, a two-time GRAMMY ® Award-winning A&R Executive who served as president of A&R at Atlantic Records for 16 years, working with such stars as Twenty-One Pilots, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Warren, Christina Perri, and Melanie Martinez, among others, is teaching two special topics courses that examine the history of A&R in the music industry and the history of record production.
October 14, 2025
The University of New Haven announced that Pete Ganbarg, a two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning record producer and an accomplished A&R executive and music publisher, has joined the university as an executive in residence in its music industry program for the 2025-26 academic year. A 35-year veteran of major label A&R, he currently serves as president of Pure Tone Music, a full-service music company. He previously served as president of A&R at Atlantic Records from 2008 to 2024.
Prior to his work at Atlantic, Ganbarg held senior A&R positions at Arista, Epic and SBK/EMI. He originally formed Pure Tone Music in 2003, prior to joining Atlantic, as an A&R consulting firm with clients ranging from Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, and Chaka Khan to Santana, Train, Aaron Neville, Donna Summer, and more.
Songs published by Pure Tone include 2024’s GRAMMY®-winning Record of the Year “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus, Alex Warren’s No. 1 Smash “Ordinary” as well as hits recorded by Benson Boone, Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Lizzo, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Andy Grammer, and more.
Ganbarg has won two GRAMMY Awards® for his production on theatrical cast albums: the 2020 Original Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill and the 2017 Original Broadway Cast Recording of Dear Evan Hansen. He is also a board member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and hosts a popular podcast interview series with legends of contemporary music titled Rock & Roll High School, which is soon to launch its fifth season.
“I’m very happy to be part of the Music Industry educator team as an adjunct professor and executive in residence at the University of New Haven,” said Ganbarg. “I’ve admired the program for a while, and I am enjoying teaching the students about the fascinating history of A&R and record production, as well as advising them on their career goals in music.”
“I’m delighted that Pete Ganbarg is serving our program as executive in residence,” said Mark Tavern, a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry who is coordinator for the university’s music industry program and its study away program in Nashville. “Having worked with him previously in the record business, I've seen first-hand his A&R and record-production skills. To have him in the classroom with students is an amazing opportunity, and I'm grateful for his interest in educating the next generation of music industry professionals.”
He was also named “International Music Person of The Year” in 2023 by the music industry organization MUSEXPO.
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