34 MusicWeek 07.09.12 PEOPLE PERSONNEL EX-GLOBAL TALENT MD JOINS KOBALT IN NEW UK CREATIVE ROLE
KOBALT Publishing exec MILLER WILLIAMS has joined Kobalt’s UK office as senior vice president, creative. Williams’
role at Kobalt will include developing the company’s creative roster, exploiting the its catalogue around the world and signing new deals. In the London office, he will work alongside fellow SVP Creative Sam Winwood, SVP business development Nick Robinson and creative manager Sian Walter. Williams was previously MD at
Global Talent, where he signed Corinne Bailey Rae, Ellie Goulding, The Vaccines, LMFAO and writers Al Shux (Empire State of Mind), Jos Jorgensen (X Factor theme), among others. Previously, Williams was
creative manager at Sony/ATV Music, where he was responsible for the songwriter and sync
NEED TO KNOW
Week by week, build the best contact book in the business He was promoted to NME
deputy editor by IPC in June 2011 when he worked on special projects including planning and co-ordinating the editorial coverage of the magazine’s 60th birthday celebrations - which are now in full swing. Williams can proudly stand as
#45 Mike Williams, Editor, NME
Krissi Murison’s shoes are tough ones to fill: the award-winning ex- editor of NME was the magazine’s first ever female editorial head honcho. Mike Williams, the title’s
previous deputy editor, has now taken charge following Murison’s departure to The Sunday Times - and is already winning fans in industry circles. And just like Murison, he’s bagged an award or two in his time. Williams began working with
the music magazine as a freelance writer before becoming features editor in September 2010.
something as an inspiration for DIY journalists looking to hit the big time: Before joining NME, he was editor of the now-folded Kruger magazine, which Williams launched himself in 2004 and edited for six years. During this time he was
named editor of the year by his peers at the Record of the Day Awards in 2009. Williams acknowledges the
“amazing job” his predessesor did on the NME, and acknowledges the tough time all music magazines are having on the newsstand. However, he says that his
winning strategy will be to “make NMEmagazine and the wider NME brand even sharper, our message more coherent and to engage even more with NME’s audience of passionate music fans”.
department rosters that included Elliot Kennedy, pop act 5ive and songs featured in films such as Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, A Life Less Ordinary, Romeo & Juliet and Trainspotting. Metcalfe said: “I
am delighted that Miller has joined our worldwide creative team based in our UK office. “His publishing track record
speaks for itself, and I’m sure our roster of writers and artists will benefit from his knowledge and experience.”
POLYDOR JAMIE NELSON has joined Polydor UK as senior A&R executive, reporting directly to Ben Mortimer. He joins Polydor from fellow
Universal label Mercury Records where he signed Maverick Sabre and Jake Bugg. Nelson was named director of
A&R at Mercury in 2010 by the label's UK president Jason Iley.
Before that Nelson worked at
Parlophone Records where among others he signed Lily Allen and Eliza Doolittle and jointly signed Kylie Minogue. Polydor President Ferdy Unger-
Hamilton said: “I am thrilled to have another A&R executive of this high calibre in our team with a tremendous level of experience and a track record that speaks for itself.”
SONY/ATV A&R executives STEVE AMBLER and BRIAN MAHONEY have left Sony/ATV in the UK, Music Week understands. The duo follow the company's ex-MD, Rak Sanghvi out of the publisher. Sanghvi left Sony/ATV in June.
LOADED MAGAZINE Music journalist and TV presenter CARLY WILFORD has joined Loaded Magazine as its resident music expert.
Editor of Loaded Magazine Ian
Edmondson said: "Carly's dynamic personality and invaluable industry contacts will give Loaded Magazine an unrivalled insight into the world of music. Her addition to the team will strengthen the Loaded brand and give us the edge in the lad’s mag market."
RED BULL UK Former Mute Group MD ANGIE SOMERSIDE has joined Red Bull Records as general manager in the UK. MD Greg Hammer told Music Week: “Now that we have the UK office, and Angie is on board, we’re really excited... We need to show our statement of intent in the UK.”
IFPI DAVID O. CARSON, the general counsel of the US Copyright Office, will join the international recorded music industry association as head of global legal policy on September 24.
He will report to CEO Frances
Moore. Carson joins IFPI from the US Copyright Office, where he has served as general counsel since 1997, with the exception of 2007- 08 when he was associate register for Policy and International Affairs.
PRIMARY WAVE MUSIC STEPHEN HUTTON, founder of Uppercut Management, has been recruited to help build Primary Wave Talent Management’s rock and pop divisions. In addition, Hutton will continue
to look after his roster of writers and producers, who have yielded several No.1 singles in the rock, pop and country genres. This new addition to the Primary
Wave team follows the entertainment company’s recent expansions, opening a new office in the UK headed by CLIVE BLACK, as well as bringing in Electronic Dance Music expert HOSH GURELI to lead the company in relation to the EDM scene.
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MY BIG BREAK How UK luminaries arrived in the music industry… Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson Music Journalist/Consultant
“I never went to college or university to study the craft of journalism. I fell into writing when I started up my blog in 2007; I didn’t set out to become a writer. However, the love grew over a period of time and I was confident enough to send a pitch to SUPERSUPER Magazine one day, who commissioned my first piece. I was then made me a contributing music editor and my career in music officially kicked off. “I have since written for publications
from The Independent and The Guardian, to XXL and VIBE. In 2010, I became editor of MTV UK’s The Wrap Up – where I held the position until May 2012. “I am now a full-time freelancer, writing
columns for MTV News USA and The Grammys, contributing to Interview Magazine, Billboard and many other international publications, as well as consulting for various music and fashion brands. I love waking up in the morning and promoting the music I have a true passion for.”
TOP TIP If you like to write and aren’t able to afford a course, make sure you study journalism for yourself. I
taught myself, and I think I’ve done alright so far. You will face knock-backs at the start but, as clichéd as it sounds, anything is possible if you put your all into it.
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