26 Music Week 10.08.12 PEOPLE PERSONNEL BAUGHEN RETURNS TO GLOBAL’S XFM AS MANAGING EDITOR GLOBAL RADIO / XFM
been special to me both as a listener and a programmer and I can't wait to get stuck in! It's my aim to take the station to even greater heights, building on the past twenty years of fantastic music and groundbreaking presenters.” Baughen replaces ANDY
ASHTON who is leaving the station to take up a new role with an online and digital media company. Ashton has been programme
Global Radio has announced the appointment of CHRIS BAUGHEN as managing editor of XFM. Reporting to director of
broadcasting and group executive director, Richard Park, Baughen will be responsible for XFM’s entire programming and output from both its London and Manchester bases. He has already enjoyed success
at Global Radio, having been senior producer at XFM, before becoming executive producer of Capital Breakfast on London’s 95.8 Capital FM. He will re-join XFM in late September. Baughen said: “XFM has always
director of XFM for nearly two years and part of the team that brought Mary Ann Hobbs to the network and recruited Danny Wallace to the London breakfast show. More recently, XFM won a coveted Gold Award for the station’s Naked Breakfast show at this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards. Andy Ashton said: “I've had an
absolutely fantastic time at XFM and Global Radio over the last twenty months. It's an amazing company and I will miss the people greatly. I am extremely proud to be handing over a network with a revitalised energy,
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a strong identity and a roster of talent to die for. The culture of creativity and innovation we have built will benefit the network for years to come.” Richard Park said: “Chris is a
highly experienced and dedicated programmer with a real passion for radio and especially XFM. His leadership and commitment will be a tremendous asset to everyone at the station. I would like to thank Andy for all his hard work and enthusiasm during his time with Global Radio and we wish him every success with his new ventures.”
TWENTY FIRST ARTISTS The London- based international artist
management company has promoted ALEX FISHER
to senior artist manager. Fisher joined the company when
it merged with CLM Entertainment in 2010 but has worked for Twenty
First Artists CEO Colin Lester since interning for him in 2007 after graduating from university. As well as continuing in his own
role as an artist manager, Fisher will now assume responsibility for training and oversee all of the company’s assistant managers in their day-to-day management roles, appointing assistant managers to specific projects and exploring new avenues of revenue for the company and its artists. Lester said: “Alex has been with
me for five years and in that time has proven himself to be a natural artist manager with the ability to lead others. This promotion recognises his exceptional talent and is well deserved.”
AEI MEDIA The UKF parent company has expanded its events strategy around the globe as it announces the appointment of JENNI COCHRANE as head of international events.
A former
director of tours and events at Ministry of Sound Group,
Cochrane
helped deliver a live strategy for brands including MoS, Hed Kandi, Dance Nation and Global Underground. Cochrane will manage a newly-
expanded events team which also includes OWAIN HARRIS, who joins as promotions manager and TOM DUNN who has been promoted to promotions and operations co-ordinator. Luke Hood, founder of UKF,
said: “UKF as a brand is growing at an incredibly fast pace. “Appointing Jenni as a senior
and experienced head of international events and growing the team is a natural next step in line with our global growth ambitions.”
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MY BIG BREAK How UK luminaries arrived in the music industry… Paul Sayer, Session Musician
“After music college I was doing as much playing as possible - usually for little or no money! “A young producer had asked me to play on some recordings for an artist he was working
with - but there was no budget for the sessions so I did it for free. A few months later the artist got signed to Trevor Horn’s management and publishing companies and Trevor was planning to make a record with him as well. They needed a band and, having played on the demos, I got a call - firstly to play guitar and then to be musical director through the process. “As part of my role as MD I booked some great musicians to rehearse and play on the album,
which tapped me into a wider network of musicians and led to lots of other work. In the years since, I've been fortunate enough to work as both a guitarist and musical director for many artists and labels.”
#41 Daniel Ek CEO and Co-Founder, Spotify
Daniel Ek is a serial entrepreneur and technologist who started his first company in 1997 at the age of 14. He went on to co-found Spotify in 2006 with Martin Lorentzon. As the CEO of Spotify, Ek’s role
is to guide the vision and strategy of the company as it grows. Leading the management team, he is also responsible for nurturing a passionate working environment at the company. Prior to Spotify, Ek founded
Advertigo, the online advertising company acquired by TradeDoubler, having previously
held senior roles at Nordic auction company Tradera (acquired by Ebay). He was also CTO at Stardoll, the fashion and entertainment community for tweens. Ek was born and raised in
Stockholm, Sweden (where he still lives), although he spent some time living in London where he was able indulge his love for Arsenal. A keen guitarist since he was given his first instrument at the age of four, he also enjoys spending leisure time beating his colleagues at FIFA championship soccer in the Spotify offices.
TOP TIPYou can't be everything to everybody - work out what your strengths are and build on those. You
won't be perfect for every gig - but you can work on being ready when the perfect gig for you comes your way.
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