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EMI Publishing promote Howard to top UK A&R job
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 9 June 2009
EMI Music Publishing has promoted A&R man Felix Howard, a songwriter himself, so that he will head up the publisher’s UK A&R team, and work with the major’s UK President and Europe-wide creative chief Guy Moot to “drive creative strategy and ensure that the company continues to sign the best songwriting talent around”.
Confirming the promotion, Moot told CMU: “Felix has the background in music and songs that give him an ability to connect equally with people making music, and with those who work within the industry created around those people. His track record speaks for itself, and I know that his passion and commitment will help us to stay on top of our creative game”.
Howard himself said this: “The best A&R departments are the ones that operate as a team, and I’m lucky that I get to work with a group who can operate across all genres, and who really love the most important things – the writers and the songs. Working for Guy Moot, who is one of the best A&Rs in the business as our incredible roster of songwriters really shows, is a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year experience, and I’m very excited to be involved in the planning and plotting of the next phase of this amazing company’s history”.
