Davina Merchant – Artist Manager & Senior Publishing A&R

Starting her career as an enthusiastic entertainment journalist, Davina was passionate about breaking more stories to champion those behind the music. Her exceptional ambition meant that pursuing a career in…

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Joy Warman – Project Manager

Joy’s taken the last few years to embed herself in the UK music industry. Currently, if she’s not at a gig or festival, she’s working as a European Project Manager…

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Preye Crooks – Co-Head A&R – Robots & Humans, Strawberries & Creem Festival

Preye is the founder of Strawberries & Creem and The Cambridge Club Festivals. Both Festivals in the space of seven years have grown from 500 to 20,000 full weekend camping…

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Benson Udia – Senior Marketing Manager at EMI UK

Benson Udia has vast professional experience, both in the major and independent sectors of the UK music industry. Having previously worked at Believe and Sony Music, Benson can be now found…

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Benjamin Turner – Founder, The Rap Club/ Spit Game

Benjamin Turner leads a platform and collective of young creatives within Black culture called ‘The Spit Game’. Developing talent across music and film, he has played a key role kickstarting…

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Dani Sawyerr, A&R at Universal Music Publishing UK

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Leo O’Brien – Member Development Specialist, PPL

Leo works with emerging performers and record labels to ensure they are fully-registered and that their rights are being managed correctly, therefore maximising the revenue they receive as a result.…

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Elijah – Artist Manager, DJ & writer

Elijah is an artist manager, DJ and writer who shares notes daily on Instagram about sustainable artist creation, the music industry and the future of work.

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Tim Hoad – CEO, KING

From a background of skateboarding and Pro snowboarding, CEO and co-founder Tim Hoad set up KING back in 2003. It is now one of the foremost UK streetwear brands in…

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Chi Chi Izundu – BBC Correspondent

Chi Chi Izundu is a BBC News Correspondent. She started her journalistic career at the age of 17 as a regular columnist for Girl About Town magazine. A few years…

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Alex Boateng – Co-President 0207 Def Jam

Alex Boateng is Co-President of 0207 Def Jam. Esteemed British music executives Alex and Alec Boateng established 0207 Def Jam, a frontline music label in November 2020. Its name inspired by…

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Alec Boateng – Co-President 0207 Def Jam

Alec Boateng is Co-President of 0207 Def Jam. Esteemed British music executives Alex and Alec Boateng established 0207 Def Jam, a frontline music label in November 2020. Its name inspired by…

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Wale Kalejaiye – Associate in the Music Group

Coming to law from a background in music, Wale has built a burgeoning music practice representing rising stars from across the globe, working with talented artists, songwriters and producers as…

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Chris Cooke – Co-Founder & MD, CMU

Chris Cooke is co-Founder and MD of CMU, a company that helps people navigate and understand the music business. It does this through media like the CMU Daily bulletin, Setlist podcast…

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Jacqueline Pelham Leigh (JPL), Relationship Manager, Black Music at PRS For Music

With over 25 years of experience, Jacqueline Pelham-Leigh (JPL) has left her mark in the music industry. Starting as a recording artist, she has seamlessly transitioned into production, songwriting, business…

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Eric Hunter – Education & Membership Engagement Manager (MMF)

Eric Hunter is the Education & Membership Engagement Manager at the Music Managers Forum (MMF), the world’s largest professional community of music managers. He leads on the educational associate partnerships and membership training programmes,…

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Kwame Kwaten – Manager, musician, consultant and record producer + more

Kwame Kwaten, Manager, Musician, Producer, Music industry Consultant, Co-Chair of Brits Diversity Committee/EJAG Equality Justice Advisory Committee – Vice Chair of Music Managers Forum – Point Blank Records Head of…

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TK – Manager & Co-Founder, Finesse Foreva

TK Born in Greece & raised in South London, Croydon. Toby Egekwu aka TK started his entrepreneurship journey aged 17 in live sound & studio engineering, then on expanding his…

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JB Made It – Producer & Co-Founder, Finesse Foreva

JB Jonathan Boakye Mensah, known by his writer/producer name JB Made It (Born in 1995), is a self-taught and sought-after top-shelf producer, musician and co-founder of renown indie label Finesse…

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TSB – Producer

Producer TSB sits at the top table of UK producers, having established himself as the first port of call for artists with a story to tell: collaborations under his belt…

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Saffah – Host, Presenter, UD Member

“I’m Saffah, an emerging presenter and music lover from north London. Growing up in London, I have always been exposed to many cultures and their music genres; from dancehall to…

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Parris Oh – Artist Partnerships Manager, TikTok UK

Music executive with nearly 15 years of industry experience with artists, labels and managers, Parris OH is currently the Artist Partnerships Manager at TikTok, connecting, developing and breaking artists on…

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James Lightfoot – Artist Partnerships, TikTok UK

James is a member of the Artist Partnerships team at TikTok and SoundOn UK, working directly with artists such as Disclosure, RAYE, Arthur Hill, Rina Sawayama, Eliza Rose and more.…

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Tope Bello – Music Partnerships, TikTok UK

Starting her career as an events manager at iluvlive, Tope Bello grew her career in music as an executive currently working in the Music Partnerships team at TikTok UK. With…

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Sheema Siddiqi – Artist Partnerships, TikTok UK

Sheema is an Artist Community Manager and member of the Artist Partnerships team at TikTok UK, working directly with artists such as Bring Me The Horizon, Venbee, Stepz, Little Mix…

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Saiming – Artist

The self-proclaimed “S-travagant Man” Saiming, is an alternative UK rap artist from south London. Saiming gels together the intricately fast-paced rhythms of a grime MC over a range of mellow-toned,…

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Jacqueline Springer – Curator Africa & Diaspora: Performance (V&A)

Jacqueline’s professional background is in print & broadcast music journalism, undergraduate teaching, international guest lecturing and freelance event curation. Jacqueline began her media career in print, writing for a number…

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Ray BLK – Artist

Ray BLK is set to make her acting debut in new BBC and Netflix show Champion, created by Queenie‘s Candice Carty-Williams and hitting screens later this year. Champion is set…

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Joe Kentish – President, Warner Records UK

Joe Kentish is President of Warner Records UK. In this role he is responsible for overseeing the creative and strategic direction of the label, as well as the development and…

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Jermain Jackman – Singer, Songwriter, Author & Activist

Jermain Jackman, born and raised in Hackney, combines his musical talent with pursuing his role as an activist. He was crowned winner of BBC’s The Voice UK in 2014, tagged…

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Komali Scott-Jones – A&R Director, AWAL

Komali Scott-Jones is an A&R Director at AWAL. Formerly A&R at Parlophone Records, she is also co-founder of The DEBRIEF; a growing community and quarterly event established in 2019, which…

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Krish Kudhail – Senior Artist Marketing Manager, Platoon at Apple

Krish Kudhail is an MA Music Business Management graduate, who has a high level of expertise working in Drill, Afrobeats, Rap & Hip Hop Music. Krish has worked on many…

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Christine Ochefu – Cultural Strategist, Music Curator, Consultant & Writer

Christine Ochefu is an arts, music and culture creative based in London. Her work spans writing on contemporary music and emerging scenes, consultancy, music curation and editorial for leading DSP’s,…

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Athian Akec – Writer & Activist

Athian Akec is a 20 year old Londoner defined by his multidimensional work which ranges from speeches to essays to guest lectures. His focus is on providing young people with…

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Germane Marvel – Host, Orii Jam

Germane Marvel is a writer, musician and facilitator. He is an MC and host of Orii Jam in East London, and part of South East London’s Steam Down. Germane writes…

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Michelle Kambasha – Owner, ku-pa communications, music and culture journalist

Michelle Kambasha is publicist and writer of over 10 years. She honed her PR skills as Press Officer at Secretly Label Group UK (Dead Oceans/Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian) for six years before moving on to PR agency Satellite…

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