Crispin Porter + Bogusky has made two new hires; Tom Hauser has been appointed as interactive associate creative director based in the Boulder office, while Darren Richardson joins the Toronto office as creative technology director. Hauser (left) will work on the agency's Burger King, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese and Jell-O accounts. He was previously creative director at some of Germany's top creative agencies, including Jung von Matt, Springer & Jacoby, Lukas Lindemann Rosinski and Grabarz & Partners. His awards inlude14 Cannes Lions, One Show Pencils, and ADC New York, ADC Germany, New York Festivals, London International and Eurobest awards for clients such as IKEA, Mercedes-Benz and Wüsthof.

Richardson (left) will be responsible for the creative and technological excellence of all of the agency's digital output. He joins from 180 Amsterdam, where he was executive creative technology director working on Adidas and DHL, among others. Prior to that, he was a creative technical director at de-construct and R/GA. His resume includes a Webby Award and a gold at the Cannes Lions, and he has also had 100 articles published for Practical Web Projects and Web Designer Magazine.







Gregg Singer has joined New York music production company Propeller Music Group, as new business development director/executive producer. Singer was previously the executive producer of Sound Lounge Radio and RadioFace in NY and before that had a 14-year stint in agencies, at JWT, Bozell/Eskew, BBDO, and Kirshenbaum Bond+Partners.


Audio branding original music and sound design firm has added two staff members: executive producer Martia Guinn and business development executive & producer Jenny Karakaya. Guinn was previously producer at Sound Lounge/NY and music producer at JWT Chicago, while Karakaya headed up sales and marketing for bicoastal Mophonics.