Venice Music has appointed Shawna Spears, who has over 10 years of music business and artist relations expertise, as Vice President of Model Advertising and marketing.TikTok the place because the lead of artist and supervisor partnerships (HipHop and R&B),

Spears joins the music distribution platform from TikTok, the place she spent over a yr main the short-form video platform’s artist and supervisor partnerships (HipHop and R&B).

At TikTok, Spears recognized and activated collaboration alternatives, offered assets for the unmanaged rising artist neighborhood and executed international advertising and marketing campaigns.

She oversaw a roster of Hip Hop and R&B artists at TikTok and served as a relationship handle for artists and managers, in line with her LinkedIn web page.

Previous to TikTok, Spears held advertising and marketing and artist-facing roles at Epic Data and Interscope.

Spears additionally has her personal artistic company, Leo Arrow Company.

At Venice, she’s going to report back to Fadia Kader, the corporate’s newly appointed Government Vice President and Basic Supervisor.

Kader, who was appointed about two weeks in the past, beforehand served because the International Head of Strategic Partnerships at Clubhouse.

“Shawna is a rock star with an unmatched observe document of efficiently constructing the manufacturers of a few of music’s most notable names. We met firstly of her profession and I’ve at all times been impressed together with her distinctive capacity to merge her creativity with a powerful enterprise sense.”

Fadia Kader, Venice mUsic

Commenting on Spears’ appointment, Kader mentioned: “Shawna is a rock star with an unmatched observe document of efficiently constructing the manufacturers of a few of music’s most notable names. We met firstly of her profession and I’ve at all times been impressed together with her distinctive capacity to merge her creativity with a powerful enterprise sense.”

 “I’m thrilled to have such a well-rounded strategist and marketer who can take issues from ideation to execution at Venice as we proceed to increase our place because the main house for unbiased artists.”

In her new position, Spears will construct and lead Venice Music’s model advertising and marketing workforce, develop and implement the advertising and marketing roadmap for execution throughout distribution channels and guarantee a constant and holistic model expertise for unbiased artists, companions and extra.

“I’m thrilled to affix Venice Music in a task that merges my expertise and fervour for artist advocacy within the unbiased house.”

Shawna Spears, Venice mUsic

“I’m thrilled to affix Venice Music in a task that merges my expertise and fervour for artist advocacy within the unbiased house,” mentioned Spears. 

“A essential piece to an artist constructing and rising their profession is their model authenticity and the flexibility to attach with their viewers in recent methods. As a storyteller, this chance appears like a real full-circle second.

The appointments of Kader and Spears observe a string of latest hires at Venice Music.

In December, the corporate appointed Dani Oliva — who acquired a platinum document (triple platinum in Canada) for his authorized work on Ariana Grande’s 2x Grammy nominated album Positions — as Vice President of Authorized and Enterprise Affairs.

Venice Music was based in early 2021 by Q&A co-founders Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo. Its neighborhood members embrace Aminé, Verité, Moses Sumney, Riot Video games, KOTA the Good friend, and thuy.

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