EMI Music Publishing has announced the appointment of Declan Morrell, former SVP of A&R at the publisher's UK division, to the role of Senior VP East Coast Creative at the company's US business. The new role will see Morrell move to New York.
Confirming the appointment, EMI Pubs' Exec VP Dan McCarroll, Morrell's new boss, told reporters: "Declan's ability to recognise songwriting talent at a very early stage, and then nurture that talent over the course of their career is something that marks him out as one of the best A&R executives working in rock and pop today. He has a real commitment to the artists he signs, and as everybody has seen through his work with James Blunt among many others, that attitude really pays off".
Among the artists Morrell signed to EMI during his time leading UK A&R were, as that Dan said there, James Blunt, plus Take That, Bullet For MyValentine and Busted.