Imagem Music UK have announced the appointment of Ed Poston to the role of senior A&R.
Poston, who most recently led A&R and publishing for Glassnote’s UK operation, will begin work in the newly created position immediately, reporting to Imagem’s UK managing director Kim Frankiewicz.
Commenting on his appointment, Poston said: “I have admired Imagem, their ethos and culture for some time and have enjoyed a great relationship with Kim and her team, which I am very happy to now be joining. Imagem is a shining example of a modern publishing company that values strong relationships with their artists and writers and has an impeccable reputation for delivering”.
Frankiewicz added: “Ed is an absolutely first rate A&R executive. He has an insatiable appetite for all things music, and is really leading the charge of the next generation of great A&Rs. We have worked together previously on projects, so I am thrilled he is joining the team.”
Poston featured in Music Week’s 30 Under 30 list in 2013 and 2014. At Glassnote he worked with artists including Aurora, Tor Miller and James Hersey. Prior to that he was an executive in BMI’s writer-publisher relations department for the UK and Europe and brought in acts such as Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding and Example. In 2009 he founded A&R tipping site The Live List.
Imagem’s catalogue currently spans writers such as Pink Floyd, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Mark Ronson, M.I.A. and Daft Punk.
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