34 MusicWeek 06.07.12 PEOPLE
PERSONNEL IPC HIRES NEW DEPUTY EDITOR FOR NME WEBSITE NME / IPC MEDIA
STEVENS has joined as deputy news editor on NME. She’s tasked
with looking after news coverage across platforms both in print and online, as well as writing for other sections of the magazine. Stevens previously worked as a
LUCY JONES has been appointed as the new deputy editor of
NME.com. She will join the site in
August, moving over from her role as a music writer on The Daily Telegraph. Jones joined The Telegraph in
2008, and has regularly written music blogs for the newspaper’s online portal. Her appointment comes almost
one month after MIKE WILLIAMS was announced as the new NME editor, replacing Krissi Murison. Jones replaces former
NME.com deputy editor TIM CHESTER. Elsewhere at the brand, JENNY
freelance journalist at The Independent and wrote for several other titles including The Guardian and The Observer, Rankin’s new magazine Hunger and a number of music sites including The Quietus.
KITCHENWARE RECORDS The record label which once boasted Prefab Sprout and Karima Francis on its roster has
called time on its business after 29 years of service. “It was always my intention to get out before I reached 30”
said co-founder KEITH ARMSTRONG, “but I meant me, not the bloody label!” Formed by Armstrong, Paul
Ludford and Phil ‘Soulstar’ Mitchell in the summer of 1982, Kitchenware brought through Prefab Sprout, The Kane Gang, Hurrah!, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees and Fatima Mansions before taking some time out to manage Lighthouse Family. Armstrong engineered the
rebirth of Kitchenware in 2003 and went on to have 3 No.1 albums with Editors as well as success with Sirens and Karima Francis.
UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS The US label has announced the expansion of its Urban A&R department with the
addition of TAB NKHEREANYE (above) and NAIM ALI MCNAIR (above right) who will both take roles as vice president, A&R.
Nkhereanye
has seen success at RedZone Entertainment, as VP of Creative at Sony/ATV, and
consulting for Geffen Records. He's also an accomplished songwriter, having penned songs for names including Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Madonna and Britney Spears. McNair has held positions in
A&R at MCA Records and Warner Bros., working with the likes of The Roots, Talib Kweli, and Mike Jones. Most recently, he consulted for both Top Dawg Ent. (TDE) and Epic Records. Wendy Goldstein, senior vice
president of A&R for Universal Republic said: "Tab and Naim are going to help usher in the next generation of hip hop artists at Republic. They're extremely dynamic, devout, and diligent, and it's an honour to be working with the both of them.”
SONY ATV The MD of Sony/ ATV in the UK, RAK SANGHVI, is understood to have left his position. Sanghvi joined the company in 1997, initially as business affairs manager before becoming general manager and then deputy MD before taking up the position of managing director in May 2005 following the departure of Charlie Pinder. He previously worked as a solicitor with City firm Nicholson, Graham and Jones on corporate joint ventures, TV and film production, and distribution before joining Philips Interactive Media.
EMI MUSIC JEAN-PHILIPPE ROLLAND has been promoted to A&R president, EMI Classics. Reporting to Andria Vidler, CEO of EMI Music UK & Ireland, Rolland assumes the A&R responsibilities of Andrew Cornall who becomes an A&R consultant.
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NEED TO KNOW #36 Colin Lester, CEO, Twenty First Artists
Colin Lester began his music industry career as a guitarist in the late Seventies before moving into artist management. In 1994, he teamed up with
business partner Ian McAndrew to launch Wildlife Entertainment and together they managed, among others, The Brand New Heavies and Travis before launching a label, Wildstar Records. They signed Craig David who went on to sell over 7 million copies of his debut album, Born To Do It. In 2002, Lester and
McAndrew received The Peter Grant Award for Outstanding Achievement from the MMF and in 2004 signed the Arctic Monkeys. In 2008 they decided to
pursue independent ventures and Lester launched CLM Entertainment before being asked by Universal Music Group to become CEO of international artist management company Twenty First Artists in 2010. The company currently
represents artists and producers including, Erick Morillo, Steve Levine, Craig David, The Voice UK winner Leanne Mitchell, and other contestants from the show, amongst others. Lester is a recipient of the
prestigious Gold Badge Award by BASCA and is a Fellow of Southampton Solent University, where he lectures on Music Management.
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MY BIG BREAK Dan Parker, Managing Director, 84 World
How UK luminaries arrived in the music industry… "I finished my GCSEs and knew that I
wanted to get straight into the music industry. I was very fortunate that Jackie Hyde at Sony Music Artist Relations gave me work experience for a couple of months straight away. “Next, I went over to Simon Cowell -
starting work experience for him just as Pop Idol was building. It was an incredible opportunity and he really took me under his wing. After a few months Simon offered me my first full- time contract working as general assistant for the label. I reported directly to Sonny Takhar whom I worked under at Syco for eight years, growing through marketing roles. “Within a few years I was running
TOP TIPYou have to absolutely love what you do, have a strong work ethic and always make time for people, that's really important.
numerous artist marketing campaigns and working on both X Factor and Got Talent formats.
“At the end of 2009 I left Syco to launch my own entertainment and sports agency, 84 World.
Both Simon Cowell and Sonny Takhar were incredible mentors throughout my time there and I will always hold both in the highest regard.”
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