Sony Music Leisure UK has relaunched Epic Data UK as a frontline label and has named Sarah Lockhart of Sony Music Publishing because the label’s President.
1, in line with a Thursday (April 27) announcement.
Based by the Columbia Data division of CBS Data in 1953, Epic initially centered on jazz, pop and classical music, however later forayed into pop, hip-hop, R&B and different genres.
Epic grew to become a part of Sony when the latter purchased CBS Data in 1987. The Los Angeles-based label’s catalog contains legendary artists like Michael Jackson, Wham! and George Michael, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Sade, Luther Vandross, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rage Towards the Machine, and Oasis.
The label launched within the UK round 1971, the place it signed acts together with ABBA.
Now, Sony Music is relaunching Epic Data within the UK as a frontline label “to champion world music and British tradition.”
The launch coincides with Epic Data’ 70-year anniversary. It follows the launch of Epic Data France in July 2020.
“The pioneering world artists signed to Epic have impressed me and numerous followers for many years. The relaunch of the label within the UK gives a once-in-a-lifetime likelihood to rejoice Epic’s legacy and construct a tradition that encourages us to suppose in another way, honouring and supporting artists to create connection via the ability of music,” Lockhart mentioned.
Efficient Might 1, Lockhart will lead the label, reporting to Jason Iley, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music UK & Eire.
Lockhart beforehand served as Head of A&R at Sony Music Publishing for 3 years, signing artists together with BRIT Award-winning Aitch, PinkPantheress and D Block Europe.
For the previous 20 years, Lockhart has been a distinguished determine in youth tradition and London’s grassroots music communities. She was a co-founder of Rinse FM, a neighborhood radio station in East London. There, she launched artists together with Magnetic Man and Katy B.
Beneath Lockhart’s management, Rinse FM efficiently obtained its radio license and grew from a pirate station to a acknowledged model.
In the course of the early 2000s, Lockhart spent 4 years at EMI Music Publishing, the place she found seminal UK artist Ms Dynamite, Skepta and Benga & Skream.
All through her profession, Lockhart has been a frontrunner in supporting different audiences and staying on the forefront of music developments. In her early days with Tampa Recordings, Lockhart coined the time period “Dubstep,” and her FWD>> East London dubstep and dirt membership evening offered a platform for brand new underground music to flourish.
Commenting on her appointment, Iley mentioned: “I’m assured that Sarah is the proper individual to relaunch Epic UK and enrich its legacy whereas defending its artist-first ethos. All through her profession Sarah has challenged the norm, pre-empted developments, and supported artists from the very starting of their careers.”
Sylvia Rhone is at the moment serving as chairman and CEO of Epic Data within the US. She was promoted to the function in 2019.
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