Doug Smiley, New York Music Marketing Exec, Dies at 42
Doug Smiley, New York Music Marketing Exec, Dies at 42 Doug Smiley, New York Music Marketing Exec, Dies at 42 "Doug stands out as a pillar of the authenticity that I strove toward," said Santigold, one of the artists Smiley worked with. Chris Willman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Doug Smiley, the marketing director for Verve Music Group, died Saturday, February 27. He had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer less than a month before dying at home in Maplewood, NJ, surrounded by family. He was 42. Smiley joined Universal Music Group’s Verve division last year as its marketing d...