Amber Davis appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music UKOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Warner Chappell Music Amber Davis has been named Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music UK, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. In her time at the publisher she has signed songwriters including Dave, J Hus, Raye, Skepta and Stormzy to its roster. The role will be effective from 1st October and Davis will report to Mike Smith, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music UK.
Mike Smith adds:“Amber’s one of the standout A&Rs of her generation and yet one of the most modest people you’ll ever meet. Her role in the UK urban scene cannot be underestimated, but she’s also proved adept at working with writers from Girls Aloud to Celeste. It’s been fantastic to work with her over the years and I can’t wait to see what she achieves in this new role.” Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of Warner Chappell Music, concludes: “I first worked with Amber when we hired her as an A&R assistant at EMI Music Publishing more than 10 years ago. I knew then that she had the drive, determination and diligence to go far, as well as a real feel for how to help songwriters fulfil their potential. I’m so pleased to be working with her again and supporting her as she grows and leads her talented team.”
Skepta’s Konnichiwa (2016) was a milestone in grime songwriting, winning the Mercury Prize and seeing him named Songwriter of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards. Multiple Brit Award winner Stormzy’s Gang Signs And Prayer (2017) became the first grime album to top the UK charts and won Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards. Most recently, Dave enjoyed a Number One album with Pscyhodrama (2018), which has been nominated for the Mercury Prize, while his track ‘Question Time’ was named Best Contemporary Song at the Ivor Novello Awards. Artist and songwriter Raye has seen her songs generate well over 1.2 billion streams to date. Her feature on the Jax Jones single ‘You Don’t Know Me’ has also sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and, most recently, she has written the track ‘Bigger’, which features on Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift. Amber also supports a wider roster of songwriters including B Young, Celeste, DJ Spinall, Dyo, Katy B, Odunsi (The Engine), Ssega, Steel Banglez, Swifta and Tom Zanetti. During her time at the publisher she joined the Music Week Women In Music Roll Of Honour (2017) and won the MBW A&R Hip Hop & Grime award (2016).
During her time there, under Guy Moot’s tenure, she signed Girls Aloud, James Arthur, Katy B, Tinie Tempah and Two Inch Punch. She also signed a publishing deal for DJ Paleface’s song ‘Do You Mind?’, which was sampled last year by Drake on ‘One Dance’, one of the most successful Number Ones of all time.
Source Warner Chappell Music
August 5, 2019 5:00am ET by Pressparty |