Symphonic Distribution has hired a team of A&R Client Development Leads to expand its presence in Europe.<\/p>\n
The new hires include Thomas Williamson<\/strong> (Director, A&R & Client Development, EU & UK); Sander Stijnen<\/strong> (Director, Business Development, EU); Romain Dilouya<\/strong> (Director, A&R & Client Development, EU); Henry Burke<\/strong> (Associate, A&R & Client Development, EU & UK); and Brunno Constante<\/strong> (Associate, A&R & Client Development, Portugal & Angola).<\/p>\n In addition, Gui Morais<\/strong> has been promoted to Manager, A&R & Client Development, EU.<\/p>\n Thomas Williamson<\/strong> comes to Symphonic from VIERLIVE<\/strong>, where he worked in A&R. He previously served as A&R and Head of Streaming at 3Beat Productions, <\/strong>and as a Senior Streaming Account Manager at Universal Music Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In 2024, he founded Ripe Records<\/strong>, an independent label based in Liverpool.<\/p>\n Sander Stijnen<\/strong> previously served as Head of Marketing at\u00a0XITE, <\/strong>leading global music video marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n Prior to that,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Stijen was at Warner Music Group<\/strong>, where he launched ADA<\/strong> in Benelux and later became Head of A&R, signing artists including Cho<\/strong>, Jinho 9<\/strong>, Kidd Keo<\/strong>, Bizzey<\/strong>, Dopebwoy<\/strong>, Mathieu Koss<\/strong>, Oualid<\/strong>, LASSA<\/strong>, and Kovacs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Romain Dilouya<\/strong>\u00a0previously served as International Territory Manager at Redeye Worldwide<\/strong> and Head of A&R at Kuroneko Media<\/strong>, where he led catalog development, label strategy, and international growth.<\/p>\n Henry Burke<\/strong> has a background in A&R, artist development, label management, and digital marketing.<\/p>\n Before joining Symphonic, he was a Senior A&R Manager at Liberty Music PR<\/strong>. He has worked with artists such as Dimitri Vegas<\/strong>, Greyson Chance<\/strong>, and Jax Jones.<\/strong><\/p>\n Brunno<\/strong> Constante<\/strong> previously\u00a0served as Sales Manager at Believe<\/strong> and previously held roles at ONErpm<\/strong>, Kondzilla<\/strong>, and MTV Brasil<\/strong>, specializing in sales, data, and strategic growth.<\/p>\n Gui Morais<\/strong> joined Symphonic<\/strong> in 2022 as an Account Manager for Europe and the UK, where he has “helped enhance the company\u2019s regional presence and roster diversity.”<\/p>\n Morais is also a voting member of the Latin Grammy Awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n The new team members will report to Symphonic\u2019s Chief Creative Officer, Randall Foster,<\/strong>\u00a0and VPs of A&R and Client Development,\u00a0Oz McGuire<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jakub Alexander.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n They<\/span>\u00a0will “work closely with artists and labels in their respective regions to provide tailored solutions for each market, ensuring each artist has the tools, insights, and strategies needed to grow.”<\/p>\n Chief Creative Officer Randall Foster<\/strong> welcomed the appointments: “Hailing from some of the top companies across the industry, each of these new hires has an eye for discovering untapped talent and a passion for helping our indie artists thrive.”<\/p>\n “Hailing from some of the top companies across the industry, each of these new hires has an eye for discovering untapped talent and a passion for helping our indie artists thrive.”<\/p>\n Randall foster, symphonic Distribution<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n He added: \u201cI look forward to welcoming a plethora of new signings to the Symphonic family under the direction of these talented A&R folks.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the company, these new hires “mark the latest phase of Symphonic\u2019s growth,” and are part of a broader plan to bring in top talent from across Europe to expand the company\u2019s global artist roster.<\/p>\n These hires are the latest development in a period of expansion for the company.<\/p>\n