Common Music Group’s International Classics & Jazz (GCJ) division has promoted Natasha Baldwin to the newly-created management function of President, International Classics, Jazz & Display screen, efficient instantly.
UMG mentioned that this title displays her “distinctive” twin place: she is going to proceed her work inside Common Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the place she is presently Govt Vice President of Classics & Display screen, main UMPG’s world classical and display composer companies.
She can even tackle an expanded remit for GCJ’s classical and jazz file labels, together with Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Blue Word, Verve, Hyperion and ECM.
Baldwin will oversee the worldwide technique for GCJ’s distinctive roster of artists, which incorporates Andrea Bocelli, Max Richter, Jon Batiste, Samara Pleasure, Ludovico Einaudi, Lang Lang, Lise Davidsen and plenty of extra.
Primarily based in London, Baldwin will report collectively to Jody Gerson, UMPG Chairman and CEO, MarcCimino, UMPG Chief Working Officer, and DickonStainer, in his function as Chairman of International Classics & Jazz, following his elevation to Chairman and CEO of Common Music UK.
UMG mentioned that this strategic appointment “will present an unprecedented diploma of inventive synergies between recorded music and publishing”.
Since becoming a member of UMG in 2016 to launch Decca Publishing, Natasha Baldwin has led the corporate to “large success” in accordance with Common, by signing and representing composers from Max Richter and Clint Mansell to Isobel Waller-Bridge and Will Gregory.
Baldwin took over on the helm of UMPG Classics and Display screen in 2021 and has been answerable for overseeing a broad roster of display composers, together with Nicholas Britell, Jerskin Fendrix, Emile Mosseri, Amelia Warner and Andrew Lloyd Webber, alongside catalogs equivalent to Ricordi, Durand/Salabert-Eschig and EMB which incorporates composers from Puccini and Poulenc to David Lang and Kevin Places.
“Tash is uniquely skilled to steer these genres of music into a brand new period.”
Dickon Stainer
Dickon Stainer mentioned: “Tash is uniquely skilled to steer these genres of music into a brand new period. Her cross-disciplinary abilities in publishing and recording will supply a brand new and dynamic perspective to our artists and our many world companions.”
“Jody and I are delighted for Tash that she can have this expanded key function within the firm.”
Marc Cimino
Marc Cimino added: “Jody and I are delighted for Tash that she can have this expanded key function within the firm. Together with her extraordinary skillset and relationships, we’ve got little doubt that our enterprise will excel along with her main the cost on this area.
“We sit up for working carefully with Dickon to supply her with all our assist.”
“It’s a nice thrill and privilege to be requested to tackle this new function.”
Natasha Baldwin
Natasha Baldwin added: “It’s a nice thrill and privilege to be requested to tackle this new function, working with the extraordinary International Classics & Jazz artists while persevering with to steer our market main Classics & Display screen Group at UMPG.
“Bringing publishing and data nearer collectively serves solely to create the perfect setting for artists and composers to develop and flourish and really provides us the power to amplify their voices in each enviornment.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
