One Liners: PinkPantheress, Iggy Pop, Joy Orbison, more
completemusicupdate.comAPPOINTMENTSBlue Raincoat Music’s Chrysalis Records has hired James Meadows as SVP Marketing.
He joins from BMG. “I’m over the moon with this new role and I feel privileged to be a part of the next chapter of Chrysalis Records, ensuring it rightly remains at the forefront of the modern music industry and one of the UK’s most respected, creative, artist friendly labels”, he says.
The label has also appointed Rachel Forde and Aaron Skates to the roles of of Campaign Marketing Manager and Catalogue Marketing Manager respectively.Warner Music Japan has hired Kazuhiro Shimada as its new COO. “Kazuhiro is an outstanding exec who has a proven track record in the entertainment sector and an extensive understanding of the Japanese music industry”, says CEO Kaz Kobayashi.HYBE America has hired Marissa Thompson as Manager, Crystal Huh as director of SB Projects, and Jennifer Coen as a Director of Big Machine Label Group. “These three dynamic, promising executives have proven track records of executing partnerships with vision, determination and skill, and will undoubtedly produce meaningful results for our team”, says Jules Ferree, SB Projects’ President Of Brands & Ventures.————————————————–RELEASESPinkPantheress has released new Kaytranada-produced single ‘Do You Miss Me?’Joy Orbison has released new single ‘2M3 2U’. “I see this one as a bit of a UK take on hyperpop”, he says. “But with a bit of bass weight.
The vocal part could be a sample of some garbled message of love in ‘Bladerunner’ or the ‘Fifth Element’, and the main riffs had me thinking about the DJ Narrows records we’d play at youth club parties.
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