
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 at Secretly Group or building a community and creatives’ fund with Imaginary Millions. At Secretly Group, she oversees projects for artists such as Jamila Woods, Faye Webster, Claud, MUNA, Khruangbin and more. Within the community at Imaginary Millions she’s able to dig deeper into the grassroots of performers’ careers and ultimately tries to shine a spotlight on everyone’s creativity.
She also has experience in HR, corporate copywriting, research, social media management, and radio presenting as one third of radio collective, Melatrois, or on the Imaginary Millions show on Soho Radio. All these things and more make up the Joy we see today – your friendly neighbourhood music nerd.
Speaking: Monday Afternoon
14:00 – 16:30
The A&R Reality Check: What does artist success look like in 2023?
With an all-star A&R focused panel lined-up, we’ll explore what artist success looks like in 2023 with Preye Crooks (A&R Robots & Humans /Sony UK & Founder of Strawberries and Cream Fest), Theolonious Oliver (Artist Manager & A&R at Pias), Davina Merchant (Artist manager & Senior Publishing A&R), Dani Sawyerr (A&R Universal Music Publishing UK) and Benson Udia (Senior Marketing Manager at EMI UK). Host Benjamin Tuner (Spit Game).
Dani Sawyerr, A&R at Universal Music Publishing UK.
Davina Merchant, Artist Manager & Senior Publishing A&R
Joy Warmann, Product Manager, Secretly Canadian
Preye Crooks, A&R at Robots & Humans/Sony UK & Founder of Strawberries and Cream Festival
Theolonious Oliver, Artist Manager & A&R at Pias
Benson Udia – Senior Marketing Manager at EMI UK
Speakers
Davina Merchant – Artist Manager & Senior Publishing A&R
Preye Crooks – Co-Head A&R – Robots & Humans, Strawberries & Creem Festival
Benson Udia – Senior Marketing Manager at EMI UK