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Tena Clark
Founder & CEO/Chief Creative Officer |
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 As Founder and Chief Executive Officer/Chief Creative Officer of DMI Music & Media Solutions, Tena Clark is responsible for driving the company’s strategic direction. DMI expresses her vision of combining the power of music, digital entertainment, and non-traditional distribution to connect brands to consumers wherever they are.
Clark has bridged music and marketing throughout her colorful career. Whether composing and producing milestone commercial campaigns such as McDonald’s “Have You Had Your Break Today” or her years of writing for film and television, with credits that include My Best Friend’s Wedding, Where The Heart Is, Hope Floats, French Kiss, Twins, CBS This Morning, and Entertainment Tonight, Clark has connected to audiences through music and has become a true thought leader on the power of music branding. Clark’s musical expertise and deep understanding of audience preferences have also resulted in the gold- and platinum-selling songs she has penned for many of the music industry’s leading artists.
Clark’s musical talents are wide-reaching and varied. Most recently, she composed an original song for the Desperate Housewives soundtrack, recorded by LeAnn Rimes. She also produced Dionne Warwick’s first holiday CD, My Favorite Time of the Year, as well as Church: Songs of Soul & Inspiration, a dual music CD and CD-ROM box set featuring Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and top African-American female artists such as Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan performing a collection of favorite R&B, pop, and gospel songs. Clark wrote and produced the single “Way Up There,” recorded by Patti LaBelle for the Church CD that was nominated for a GRAMMY® Award. |
Ken Batchelor
Senior Vice President, Music Licensing |
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 Ken Batchelor's responsibilities include negotiating and securing music rights for the songs embodied in all DMI projects. He was instrumental in securing and developing strategic partnerships between DMI clients and (among others) Universal Music Enterprises and Sinatra Enterprises.
Batchelor joined DMI Music & Media Solutions in 1999 from Universal Music Group, where he served in various capacities beginning in 1986. Batchelor is a voting member of the GRAMMY® National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). His professional associations include the Recording Industry Association of America, California Copyright Conference, Association of Independent Music Publishers, National Association of Record Industry Professionals, Academy of Motion Pictures and the Arts & Sciences Foundation. |
Thomas Femia
Senior Vice President, Operations, Music Programming |
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 Thomas Femia has been in the commercial audio/video industry for over 14 years. He joins DMI after 12 years with DMX Music, where he was the VP of Operations responsible for engineering, project management, service, purchasing/distribution and premier service management for the Central Region. Femia's leadership and dedication has brought confidence to such clients as Red Robin, May Company, Macy's, Victoria's Secret, and Gymboree by meeting and exceeding their expectations.
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Andy French
Senior Vice President Media Services & Label Relations |
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 Andy French works with every major record label, plus many foreign and independent labels, to promote their artists and releases through in-flight, in-theatre, and in-store audio, video, print and Internet media. Andy began his professional career at the legendary A&M Records, where he handled artist relation duties for a roster of talent, including Sting and Barry White. In addition, he guided the early career development of numerous emerging artists worldwide and directed hundreds of celebrity promotions. In the last few years, Andy has assisted clients such as General Mills, Procter & Gamble and Kellogg’s in creating music and multimedia projects. |
Jim Kressler
Vice President Programming Operations |
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 Jim oversees the creation and updating of DMI’s in-store customized music programming. Jim brings 15 years of in-store music programming experience to DMI, having served as a member of the founding programming teams with Sirius Satellite Radio as VP, Programming Operations, and Music Choice as Director, Programming. Jim began his career with ABC Radio’s FM flagship, WPLJ in New York as Music Research Manager. Jim holds a M.A. in Communication Arts from Montclair State University and is a past panelist at Nashville Music Leadership. |
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