Executive Shuffles: Guitar Center, UMG, Downtown, TuneCore

Guitar Center has just plucked Frank Crowson for the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing.  Crowson, who comes from Target, will work alongside Michael Amkreutz, Guitar Center EVP of Merchandising, Marketing and E-Commerce.
Longtime Universal Music Group digital executive Amanda Marks is now stepping down, according to details leaked to Billboard.  Marks, whose involvement with UMG spans nearly 20 years, is one of several high-profile digital-focused exec