tik tok promote Paul Hurricane To the global head of music operations and Isabel Quinteros Anos To global leadership in music partnerships. Hurricane will lead a team that works with markets around the world to coordinate the platform’s music campaigns, and its work with artists and brands; Quinteros Annous employees will collaborate with regional music bands in all regions to amplify major campaigns and support events, as well as maximize artist opportunities across all of parent company Bytedance’s products.
Both joined the company in 2019. Hurricane, based in London, previously held positions at YouTube and MTV Networks; Quinteros Anos, based in Los Angeles, has previously held positions at The Chamber Group, PMK-BNC, Rubenstein and 5W.
Thursday, September 29
WME British composer signed Max Richter Across the board, her previous representation of film and television authoring expanded.
Richter has written scores for more than 30 films, including James Gray’s science fiction “Ad Astra” starring Brad Pitt, “Mary Queen of Scots,” starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, and Academy Award-nominated “Werk ohne Autor” and “Wadjda.” On television, his compositions have been used in “The Leftovers”, “Black Mirror”, the BBC series “Taboo” (for which he received an Emmy nomination) and the Italian series “My Brilliant Friend”. It has also been used by many major ballet companies around the world. This year sees a further collaboration with British choreographer Wayne MacGregor based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘MaddAddam’ trilogy of novels.
Max Richter says, “I am excited to be joining Lucy [Dickins, head of music] and her amazing team at WME to continue bringing my music to new audiences around the world.”
Richter Director Daniel Wade adds, “Following the launch of Studio Richter Mahr earlier this year, this seems like a perfect opportunity to deepen our existing relationship with WME. As an artist and composer, Max is constantly breaking boundaries and expectations, so we feel very excited to enter this new chapter and implement The ambitious plans we have for the future.”
Tuesday 27 September
sony music publishing Signed a global deal with singer, songwriter, and actress Cameron pigeonwhich was a hit this year with its bizarre gold-certified anthem, “Boyfriend.”
The 26-year-old singer and actress – who won a Daytime Emmy Award for her double role as two eponymous characters on the Disney Channel series “Liv and Maddie” – recently released her complementary song and video for “Breakfast”.
“Dove is an amazing songwriter – her creative originality has not only led to chart success, but has also enabled her to become an important voice representing the LGBTQ+ community,” said Thomas Krutinger, Vice President of Creative at Sony Music Publishing. “We are thrilled to welcome Dove to SMP, and look forward to supporting her in this next chapter.”
Cameron added, “I am very excited to join the Sony Music Publishing family as they continue to grow and support me as an artist and songwriter. Through this partnership, I look forward to bringing my fans music that can become the soundtrack to their lives.”
+ Island Chronicles Announce a promotion Erica M Pol To Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Marketing. From his headquarters in New York, Paul will continue to oversee the brand’s digital marketing.
“Erica is an industry veteran and has carved a path through the evolving world of digital marketing,” said Brand General Manager Mike Alexander. “Her knowledge of the global scene brings a unique strategy to each art campaign.”
Prior to her promotion, Paul held the position of Vice President and Head of Digital at Island. Previously she worked in the international division across the Universal Music Group’s three East Coast label groups (as of 2019): Island, Def Jam and Republic Records. There she was responsible for supporting digital marketing campaigns via advertising, content strategy and creation.
+ music veteran pr exec Heidi Ann Noel has joined BMF He has served as Vice President of Music Advertising and will work alongside EVP Cara Wodnicki. She joined from Pandora/SiriusXM where she oversaw music strategy and outreach. Previously, she held senior positions at the independent advertising firm Press Here (where she worked with Dove Cameron, me and Jax, among others) and Capitol Records, where she rose to vice president and was instrumental in Katy Perry’s rise. She began her career at the independent PR firm Girlie Action, working with Good Charlotte, Bjork, and others.
“We are very excited to welcome Heidi to the BMF,” Woodnicki said. Her track record of conceptualizing and executing successful campaigns for talent, executives and events combined with her extensive background in both music advertising and music public relations will make her an incredible asset to our growing music advertising division.”
+ Sony Music Publishing Nashville Signature of singer-songwriter and guitarist announced Jimmy Davis.
In 2017, Davis joined Luke Combs as a guitar tech and continued writing songs and traveling on the road with camp. Most recently, Davis was credited as the co-writer of Luke Combs’ single, “The Kind Of Love We Make”.
“Jamie has an innate ability to turn his years of foreground experience into well-crafted songs that resonate with music fans everywhere. There is no limit to the amount of success Jamie will find in Nashville,” said Tom Loteran, Sony’s Vice President of Creative.
+ Wasserman music hired Adam Kriefman As Vice President of Brand Partnerships and ADD Greg Horbal as an agent.
Krefman joins Wasserman after six years at Pitchfork (Condé Nast) where he served as Executive Director of Festivals and Activities working on deals with brands such as Pandora, Goose Island, Sonos, MailChimp, Vans and more.
Horbel has brought his client list with him to Wasserman Music, including artists Alex G, Beach Bunny, Cavetown, Chloe Moriondo, Indigo De Souza, Jeff Rosenstock, Michelle, Penelope Scott, Pinegrove, and Walters. His early years included working as a multi-instrumentalist for the indie band The World is a Beautiful Place and I’m No Longer Afraid of Death, with which he toured for two years.
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