Imagem USA has announced that it has appointed Jeremy Yohai as Head of A&R. In his new role, Yohai will lead Imagem USA's A&R team to further develop opportunities for Imagem USA's roster of artists, songwriters and catalogues and will also develop, nurture and sign new talent.

Yohai will be based in New York and will report to Imagem USA's CEO Bill Gaden, and will work closely with Kim Frankiewicz, vice president, creative, Imagem Music International and MD, Imagem Music UK.

Speaking about his appointment, Yohai said: "I'm very excited to be joining the Imagem team. Imagem's catalog has helped define pop music, artists like Daft Punk, Mark Ronson and Pink Floyd have had both massive commercial success and a huge impact on our culture."

Also commenting on the move, Gaden said: "We are so pleased that Jeremy has joined us at Imagem. His long list of accomplishments and reputation in the music publishing industry are truly impressive."

Frankiewicz added: “I have long admired Jeremy over the years, it is a real coup that he has joined Imagem to head up our A&R team in the US.  He will no doubt be a huge asset across all our artists and writers and I am very much looking forward to working with him."

Prior to joining Imagem, Yohai served as vice president of Global A&R at Downtown Music Publishing, where he oversaw the U.S. and international A&R staff, new artist signings and the Downtown roster.

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