Speakers - UD Music

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,…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…