Cristina Chavez has joined Common Music Publishing Group (UMPG) as its Vice President, A&R.
Primarily based in Santa Monica, Chavez reviews to David Grey, Govt Vice President and Head of US A&R at UMPG.
Her position is efficient instantly.
As Vice President, A&R, Chavez will work intently with songwriters on UMPG’s current roster, and also will determine and signal new expertise to the corporate.
Earlier than becoming a member of UMPG, Chavez labored at producer/songwriter administration firm Hallwood Media as Senior Vice President of A&R and Administration.
On this position, she helped lead tasks for Chller, who wrote The Sport’s 2022 single Eazy (that includes Kanye West), Needlz (Cardi B, Drake, Bruno Mars) and Dimitri McDowell (Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign).
Earlier than Hallwood Media, Chavez labored as an govt on the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the place she orchestrated initiatives with Ladies Behind The Music and She Is The Music, and hosted activations with the likes of Tierra Whack and Rico Nasty.
Chavez has additionally held roles at 106 KMEL, BET and 106 & Park in New York.
Chavez powered BET’s Music Issues model, says UMPG, and piloted relationships with Kendrick Lamar, H.E.R., J. Cole, Massive Sean, Miguel and Jazmine Sullivan for occasions and interviews.
She additionally helped oversee Music Issues’ presence at SXSW, A3C and MegaFest, the place she labored with names together with Pharrell, Meek Mill, and T.I.
Chavez’s new position is the newest in a sequence of A&R appointments for UMPG over the previous a number of months.
In March, Dani Sawyerr was promoted to Director of A&R for UMPG UK, whereas the Santa Monica-based Lillia Parsa was promoted to Senior Vice President, A&R, on the firm in December 2021.
Parsa represents a roster of songwriters together with Louis Bell, Billy Walsh, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Nija, Julia Michaels, Cirkut, Brian Lee, Tierra Whack, Lil Tecca, Surfaces, Gracie Abrams and Jimmy Napes.
In November, Taylor Testa was additionally named UMPG’s Vice President, A&R.
“We stay up for serving to Cristina’s govt profession develop at our firm.”
David Grey
David Grey, mentioned: “Cristina’s expertise as a supervisor, her sturdy relationships with expertise, and her love of songwriters and songwriting make her an ideal match for UMPG and our writers.
“We stay up for serving to Cristina’s govt profession develop at our firm.”
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of UMPG and its distinctive A&R crew.”
Cristina Chavez
Cristina Chavez, added: “I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of UMPG and its distinctive A&R crew.
“Jody Gerson and David Grey are such revered publishing leaders, and I knew from our early conversations that that is the place I’m alleged to be.
“I stay up for including worth to our already wonderful crew and roster.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
