Hit-Boy and James Fauntleroy Named Kingship Co-Government Producers and Songwriters

Grammy-winning producer-songwriters Hit-Boy and James Fauntleroy have signed on as  co-executive producers and the sonic inventive staff for the “NFT supergroup” Kingship. Collectively, the pair will work with Arnell, Kingship’s “Mutant DJ and Producer,” to supervise the group’s music course and sound.

 “I’m all the time seeking to push issues ahead musically,” mentioned Hit-Boy, who has labored with Beyonce, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and plenty of others, “and it is a nice alternative to do one thing new within the web3 area.” Fauntleroy, who’s collaborated with Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Nipsey Hussle and others, added, “It’s so thrilling to be part of one thing historic and bold. As an enormous nerd, and music fanatic, I can’t wait to see what comes from the intersection of the web3 collectors/creatives and the leisure inventive neighborhood.”

 “I’m extremely grateful that Hit-Boy and James Fauntleroy, two of essentially the most influential and inventive geniuses in all the business, are coming collectively to develop the music and sound for Kingship,” mentioned Celine Joshua, head of 10:22PM, to which the group is signed.

 + Paris-based digital music firm Consider has named Béatrice Dumurgier as its COO, the corporate introduced Monday. Based on the announcement, on this newly created function she is going to “lead Consider’s end-to-end execution whereas being a core contributor of the Group’s world technique.” She was beforehand CEO of BNP Paribas Private Buyers, then COO of BlaBlaCar and senior advisor at BlackFin Capital Companions.

Consider founder-CEO Denis Ladegaillerie mentioned, “I’m thrilled to welcome Béatrice amongst our ranks as Consider’s new COO as I’m satisfied her experience in digital transformation and scaling up companies, in addition to her management is the right match to accompany Consider on this subsequent section of development and guarantee our groups are absolutely outfitted to finest help our artists and labels in alignment with our values of respect, equity and transparency.”

+ High quality Management’s QC Media Holdings firm has named Atlanta native Brandon Farmer accomplice at its Strong Basis Administration. He started his profession working with Justin Bieber, then based B. Farmer Administration, the place he labored with Latto, Jeremiah, Kelly Rowland, Sevyn Streeter, and Rotimi.

“Brandon is an ideal match for Strong Basis. He fights for his shoppers and makes an actual influence on their careers, and that’s the kind of power we’re on the lookout for,” mentioned Strong Basis president Simone Mitchell.

+ iHeartMedia has named Uta Knablein as the corporate’s new chief product officer for iHeartRadio. She was beforehand iHeartMedia’s EVP of iHeartRadio’s flagship merchandise and person expertise; previous to becoming a member of the corporate in 2018, she held roles at Nickelodeon Digital, Outbrain, JPMorgan and CNBC. In her new function, Knablein will report on to Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group.

“At iHeartMedia, we’re dedicated to innovation and being on the forefront of this quick paced business,” mentioned Byrne. “Since becoming a member of the staff, Uta has performed a crucial function in elevating the person expertise by groundbreaking merchandise and options. Along with her a long time of expertise and shared values, there isn’t any doubt she is the correct chief for our product staff. As we glance towards the longer term, we’re thrilled to have Uta’s depth of business data to maintain us on the innovative.” 

+ Sixthman, which levels cruises and festivals for Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi and plenty of others, has named Kristine Marshall and Bryce Carr senior administrators of occasion improvement. Marshall will stay based mostly in New York and Carr in Los Angeles. Marshall beforehand was an agent at ICM Companions  and CAA; Carr held roles at Rally.io, Fender Musical Devices and Bandsintown.

“Sixthman is in strategic development mode, each within the variety of occasions we’re producing and throughout leisure verticals,” mentioned VP Jeff Cuellar. “Bringing Kristine Marshall and Bryce Carr to the Sixthman staff is barely going to permit us to maintain creating new and extra immersive vacation spot occasions.”