One Liners: Mark Owen, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, Pixies, more

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APPOINTMENTSThe CEO of the Royal Albert Hall in London, Craig Hassall, has announced that he will step down from the role at the start of the 2023 season in order to take up a new role as head of the Playhouse Square in Ohio.Luke Armitage has been named Senior Vice President of Universal’s Astralwerks label in the US. “We are incredibly fortunate to be working with the most forward-thinking artists in the industry, and I thank them – and their managers – for their daily trust in me to help them tell their story through their art”, he says. “Astralwerks has been the pioneer for dance and electronic music in the US for the past 30 years, and I’m incredibly thankful … for the opportunity to help write our next chapter by expanding our artists’ presence globally”.Island Records in the US has promoted Steven Rowen to Head Of International Marketing. “Steven is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced executives in the global marketing field”, says General Manager Mike Alexander.US song rights collecting society ASCAP has promoted Deepak Mohite to Chief Technology Officer. “Deepak has been responsible for major tech initiatives at ASCAP that have ensured we are the best-in-class music rights management platform for music creators and licensees”, says CEO Elizabeth Matthews. “The innovations he has implemented have helped us build a fast, flexible and efficient technology infrastructure that has streamlined our operations, made us more agile and set us up to continue to innovate for the future”.————————————————–RELEASESMark Owen has released new solo single ‘Magic’. “I’ve really been trying to capture lots of different energies from all the shows I’ve seen”, he says. “So I’ve made songs that I want to see live.