Common Music UK-owned EMI Data is launching a brand new label within the northern British metropolis of Leeds, in Yorkshire, known as EMI North.

The corporate claims that in launching EMI North, it turns into the primary main label to open a bodily area exterior of London.

Based mostly in Duke Studios, the artistic hub within the metropolis centre of Leeds, the label will likely be led by Clive Cawley, who strikes over from his present function of MD, EMI to President, EMI North.

Common says that the brand new label will likely be devoted to working “with the perfect musical expertise within the North of England” and offering alternatives for younger individuals to work within the business.

Partnerships have already been struck with two firms based mostly within the metropolis, Clue Data, which not too long ago celebrated its tenth anniversary, and Come Play With Me, a non-profit music growth organisation.

Common notes that the transfer marks a full circle for Cawley, who’s initially from Yorkshire. He started his profession as a Gross sales Consultant for Common Music in North Yorkshire, working with unbiased retailers throughout the North East of England.

After taking on an analogous function in London’s West Finish, Cawley joined Mercury Data turning into MD earlier than transferring to EMI.

Over a two-decade profession, Cawley has labored with artists together with Beck, Elton John, Florence + The Machine, Lewis Capaldi, Loyle Carner, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Queen, Taylor Swift, The Killers and The Stone Roses.

Cawley will proceed to work throughout numerous EMI artist campaigns, reporting to Jo Charrington and Rebecca Allen, Co-Presidents, EMI.

The launch of EMI North comes lower than a 12 months after Common Music UK confirmed that its EMI and Capitol labels can be uniting underneath the joint management of Rebecca Allen and Jo Charrington.

Because of the transfer to unite the 2 labels final March, Capitol Data UK’s roster and crew turned a part of the broader EMI operation; Capitol Data UK continued as a division of EMI label group, alongside Motown UK.

EMI Data is Common Music UK’s largest label by market share, each by way of album gross sales and album-equivalent streaming.

“Discovering and nurturing new expertise from proper throughout the UK is the lifeblood of what we do and there’s no person higher than Clive to be on the helm of this thrilling new chapter for our historic label.”

Jo Charrington and Rebecca Allen, EMI

Jo Charrington and Rebecca Allen, Co-Presidents, EMI, stated:  “Discovering and nurturing new expertise from proper throughout the UK is the lifeblood of what we do and there’s no person higher than Clive to be on the helm of this thrilling new chapter for our historic label.”

The announcement coincides with Leeds Yr Of Tradition 2023 which sees town grow to be centre stage of the UK’s cultural scene with dance to design, artwork to structure, poetry to pop, sculpture to sport, grassroots group theatre to performances within the metropolis’s different venues.

“I’m delighted to lastly open the doorways to EMI North with a quite simple objective: to help and spend money on native expertise, serving to them to seek out new audiences and construct their companies.”

Clive Cawley, EMI North

Clive Cawley, President, EMI North, stated: “I’m delighted to lastly open the doorways to EMI North with a quite simple objective: to help and spend money on native expertise, serving to them to seek out new audiences and construct their companies.

“We’ve got been overwhelmed by the response from the artistic group in Leeds and past and are raring to go.”Music Enterprise Worldwide