Ed Poston joins Imagem Music UK as Senior A&R

Imagem Music has appointed Ed Poston to the role of Senior A&R in London.

The new role, effective immediately, will see Poston work across all artists and songwriters across all aspects of A&R.

He will report to Kim Frankiewicz, Imagem Music UK MD.

Poston most recently led A&R and publishing for Glassnote in the UK, working with artists such as Aurora, James Hersey and Tor Miller, along with songwriters such as Jonny Wright.

Previous to Glassnote, Poston was an executive at BMI in their Writer-Publisher Relations department for the UK and Europe.

During three years at BMI, he brought in artists including Ed Sheeran, Gotye, Avicii, Ellie Goulding, Example and Nero.

“Ed is an absolutely first rate A&R executive.”

Kim Frankiewicz, Imagem

Kim Frankiewicz, Imagem Music UK MD commented, “Ed is an absolutely first rate A&R executive. He has an insatiable appetite for all things music, and is really leading the charge of the next generation of great A&Rs. We have worked together previously on projects, so I am thrilled he is joining the team”.

Ed Poston, Senior A&R for Imagem Music UK commented, “I have admired Imagem, their ethos and culture for some time and have enjoyed a great relationship with Kim and her team, which I am very happy to now be joining. Imagem is a shining example of a modern publishing company that values strong relationships with their artists and writers and has an impeccable reputation for delivering”.

In 2009 Poston founded the widely-used A&R tipping site, The Live List, and has worked in various other fields in music such as tour management, promotion and TV plugging.

Imagem Music’s pop catalogue includes such writers as Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, Sammy Cahn, Phil Collins, Genesis, Iron Maiden, Mark Ronson, The Temper Trap, Scooter, Steve Robson, M.I.A., Bombay Bicycle Club and Daft Punk.

The Imagem Music Group has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels and Amsterdam.Music Business Worldwide

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