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Lekeisha Irion is the brand new head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux — a nifty portmanteau for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Based mostly in Amsterdam, Irion will report back to Niels Walboomers, president of information and publishing within the three-nation area. Since becoming a member of as A&R Supervisor final yr following a stint as an workplace supervisor for Sony Music Publishing, Irion has influenced Dutch pop and hip-hop, working with artists like Roxy Dekker, who has slapped 4 No. 1s within the Netherlands this yr, Dutch singer-rapper Antoon. Recognized for her collaborative work with Warner Music Benelux’s recorded music staff, Irion has helped safe each publishing and recording offers for a number of artists. Walboomers and Shani Gonzales, WCM’s Head of Worldwide A&R, praised Irion’s early success and powerful instincts for brand new expertise. “She understands how genres and scenes are evolving in numerous markets and spots the alternatives for her writers to leap into collabs,” Gonzales mentioned.

Sony Music Publishing elevated Racheal Conte to vice chairman of pattern clearance, authorized and enterprise affairs. In her new function, Conte will lead the U.S. pattern clearance staff, modernize operations and develop methods to broaden sampling alternatives for SMP’s songwriters and catalog. She’ll additionally collaborate with international places of work to streamline pattern clearances for U.S.-based works, reporting on to Peter Brodsky, evp of enterprise and authorized affairs and normal counsel, from New York. Conte joined SMP in 2006 and has held varied roles, most not too long ago assistant director of pattern clearance. “Racheal’s contributions have been key to the success of SMP’s songwriters and catalogs, and it has been rewarding to see her progress as a frontrunner all through her time on the firm,” mentioned Brodsky.

RADIO, RADIO: iHeartMedia laid off dozens — a whole lot, based on stories — of staffers from radio stations across the nation. Among the many impacted within the sweeping cuts are regional presidents Matt Scarano (Chicago), Clyde Bass (Texas/Arkansas), Alan Chartrand (Boston) and Michael Burger (Raleigh), amongst others … Again on the dwelling workplace, iHeart elevated Jordan Fasbender from normal counsel to chief authorized officer, with the previous twenty first Century Fox exec retaining her different titles of evp and company secretary.

Emily Crews, former vp of manufacturers and synchronisation at Warner Music Australia, joined Stage Two Music as head of partnerships. She brings in depth expertise in synch licensing and artist-brand collaborations from her time at Warner and, previous to that, Common Music. The Sydneysider mentioned she’s enthusiastic about Stage Two’s dynamic and considerate strategy to music supervision, whereas managing director Jen Taunton praised Crews’ means to “navigate by means of usually complicated and layered offers, at all times managing to search out the ‘candy spot.’”

Nashville-based Reliant Expertise Company has introduced a spherical of promotions and hires, with former Paradigm music government Keith Richards becoming a member of RTA’s competition division. Reliant has additionally promoted Ron Kaplan and Garry Buck to government vp roles, whereas Kailey Edgerton, Cole Velocity and Robert Baugh have been promoted from coordinators to brokers. Moreover, the company has relocated its headquarters to a brand new workplace area at 1610 West Finish Ave. in Nashville. –Jessica Nicholson

NASHVILLE NOTES: Kelli Wasilauski resigned as The Oriel Co. director of Nashville operations, ending her year-long tenure on Oct. 28 … Audacy employed senior vp of analysis and insights Ray Borelli, who arrives after working as Warner Bros. Discovery vp of advert gross sales analysis … Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem expanded with three new attorneys. J. Rush Hicks joins as Of Counsel, including many years of expertise and former management at Belmont’s Mike Curb School of Leisure & Music Enterprise. New associates Cheshire Rigler and Alyssa Johnson additionally carry expertise from different Nashville leisure regulation corporations.

Los Angeles advertising and marketing company Recreation Over Media named Gavrielle Chavez as chief working officer. Chavez will oversee operations throughout Recreation Over Studios, Recreation Over Company, Recreation Over Data, and the brand new GameTune platform. Her function emphasizes increasing attain inside next-gen communities and enhancing fan engagement on the firm, the place current initiatives embrace campaigns for Huge Sean, Infantile Gambino, Think about Dragons and Tyla. Chavez beforehand labored at Scopely, the place she led product advertising and marketing for the favored recreation Monopoly Go!, and earlier than that was a creator strategic at TikTok, the place she launched TikTok Store and fostered partnerships between gaming manufacturers and creators. Founder Anthony Pisano mentioned Chavez’s expertise at Scopely and TikTok align with Recreation Over Media’s imaginative and prescient, including “Gavi’s experience may even be invaluable as we scale GameTune, our new cutting-edge AI platform that empowers file labels, manufacturers, and gaming publishers to succeed in their audiences by means of strategic, data-driven advertising and marketing.”

Kuke Music Holding Restricted, a NYSE-listed classical music service primarily based in China, introduced that its president, Li Solar, resigned in July. The corporate, which gives classical content material to instructional assets and boasts a library of about 3 million audio and video tracks, clarified that Solar’s departure was amicable, with no disputes over operational or coverage points. Following her resignation, CEO and chairman He Yu has overseen the corporate.