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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…

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…

Dani Sawyerr, A&R at Universal Music Publishing UK

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…