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PEOPLE PERSONNEL SHALIT BECOMES A PROFESSOR FOR HENLEY COURSE
HENLEY BUSINESS SCHOOL
title in recognition of his considerable contribution to The Arts, Music and Broadcasting sector and much look forward to his involvement with Henley Business School’s innovative activities with the music industry.” The Henley MBA’s programme
Roar Global founder, artist manager, fundraiser, entrepreneur and media figure JONATHAN SHALIT has been appointed a visiting professor at Henley Business School in relation to its MBA for the Music Industry. In his new role, Shalit – also
vice president of The Variety Club Charity – will join the MBA’s steering committee, where he will sit alongside industry figures including Nigel Elderton, MD Peer Music, MCPS, PRS; Simon Napier Bell and Deborah Annetts, ISM chief exec. He will also be available to participants as a mentor and will attend as guest speaker on ‘managing people and performance’. Professor John Board, dean of
Henley said: “I’m delighted that Jonathan has been granted this
director, Helen Gammons, said: “I’m delighted that Jonathan has been granted this prestigious title and brings all of his experience to Henley Business School. It is also a personal pleasure to be working with a man who never forgets that one person can really make a difference.” Shalit’s clients in his day job at
Roar include Myleene Klass, Kelly Brozok and Tulisa, who recently landed the No.1 in the Official Singles Chart.
VIRGIN UK EMI-owned label Virgin has appointed SARAH CRANE, who will serve as senior marketing manager of its UK team from May 28. Crane joins the company from EMI Australia where she recently
spent two years working with its international artists including Gorillaz, Swedish House Mafia and Tinie Tempah as well as Snoop Dogg, Lady Antebellum, Beach Boys and Royksopp and Australian artists Alison Wonderland and King Cannons. She previously worked in
branding and events for a number of advertising agencies including Peer, BBH and JWT. In her new role, Crane will be working with Swedish House Mafia,
Professor Green and Eric Prydz. Claire O’Brien, VP Marketing –
Virgin Records UK said: “We have no doubt that Sarah’s appointment will be great addition to our marketing team and an enormous benefit to our artists.”
TOAST The company has appointed NOAM KLAR as online PR. He joins Adam Royal in the Online and New Media
department where he is tasked with formulating and managing strategised and dedicated online campaigns for artists. Klar formerly spent three years
at Merok Records (Klaxons, Crystal Castles, Titus Andronicus and Salem) in A&R, press and product management. Here he worked with
underground artists such as Teengirl Fantasy, Active Child, Blondes and Deptford Goth, as well as running blog and club night
Don’t Die Wondering. He said of his new role: “I’m
excited to be starting a new position as online PR at a foremost and innovative independent press company working with some of the most exciting artists around, such as Jessie Ware, AlunaGeorge, Django Django, and Kindness.”
PIAS UK PIAS UK has appointed digital publicist, LUCIUS YEO to its expanding digital team. He takes on the role of head of digital PR. Yeo joins the company from
Authority Communications where he was senior account manager and brings with him seven years of digital PR and marketing experience, having also managed the digital departments at Anorak, Freeman PR and Outpost Media. He previously strategised
successful digital campaigns for Chapel Club, London venue XOYO, Metronomy, The Mighty Boosh Festival, Hop Farm Festival, Atari Teenage Riot, Mount Kimbie, Aeroplane and Fenech Soler plus a variety of campaigns for artists on Sunday Best, Sony and Polydor UK.
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MY BIG BREAK Matt Ott, Publicist, Outside Edge
How UK luminaries arrived in the music industry…
“Throughout school and university, I’d always worked loosely in the industry but always wanted to get into it properly. After Uni, I moved from the cosy West Country to London and started furiously applying for internships at majors and radio stations. 6Music was the first step - interning on the George Lamb show, which was brilliant. “I moved to Sony, interning at CMG
Mark Foster’s career in the music industry began in the mid-Eighties at Arista Records, as UK product manager for US artists including Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. Marketing and international
roles followed at Polydor and Warner, including time in Paris as marketing director of both of Warner’s French affiliates. Returning to London as VP of
all of Warner Music’s European marketing operations, Foster oversaw pan-regional campaigns for artists. He then founded Warner Music International’s New
Media division, responsible for developing new revenues and establishing groundbreaking licensing relationships in the digital music space. After leaving Warner,
Foster acted as a digital strategy and marketing consultant for a number of organisations including the IFPI, PPL and various small labels and retailers. In 2011, he was asked to
spearhead the UK and Ireland launches of the French-based, streaming subscription service Deezer which continues to execute its global roll-out plans.
under Haydn Williams, until becoming a marketing assistant and eventually moving to RCA as publicity assistant - learning the craft from online wizard Justin Dixon. In a year I’d moved from doing dreadful club nights in Bath to working with Alicia Keys at Jools Holland and arranging Q Magazine features in Washington DC with J Cole. It was mental and I loved it. “I moved from Sony to set up Outside Edge with Shoshanna Stone last year. We’re going
TOP TIPRife enthusiasm and a passion for music are obviously fundamental but it’s important not to lose them over time. Also, Berocca.
from strength to strength working press, tv and online for a growing, dynamic roster including Britney Spears, Usher, Oh Land, Little Nikki, and Lenny Kravitz amongst others.”
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