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Gabz Landman
VP, A&R, Warner Records
Being early and right has been a common theme for Landman. Along with championing Dua Lipa from the start, she inked Amy Allen (whom she now manages) to a pub deal and set up Allen’s hit co-writes, “Without Me” and “Adore You.” At Warner, she’s signed Allen (again) and closed a competitive deal for MyKey, as well as helping U.K. acts Anne-Marie and Lewis Blissett with U.S. collabs. Landman somehow managed to get an invite to Kanye’s wedding- rehearsal dinner in Versailles, but she won’t be satisfied until she meets Britney Spears.
Tricia Fontneau-Ramos
A&R Coordinator, Hollywood Records
Fontneau-Ramos is using her A&R chops—which she honed while working in the publishing sector—on current projects with DREAMERS and Sofia Carson, while setting up a songwriting camp for the women’s-empowerment collective She Is the Music. Tricia’s voice—which we assume is as angelic as they come, since she’s performed in a choir with the L.A. Philharmonic under maestro Gustavo Dudamel—will be heard during a handful of panels at several upcoming music expos—unless they get canceled, of course.
MAKERS
I N A N Y E V E N T , meet another batch of professionals from different parts of the biz whose dedication and effort make their superiors look good.
Kelly Benini
Marketing Director, Altadena
Benini got her first taste of the music biz when she booked gigs for acts including Travis Scott and twenty one pilots as a Syracuse undergrad. After graduating from the Bandier Program, she accelerated her career, landing at CAA and working under Head of Music Rob Light. Now, she’s knee-deep in marketing campaigns at the late busbee’s Altadena, working with R&B/pop crooner Conor Matthews, Lindsey Lomis and Riley Roth. Benini can make light of any situation; just check out the pop art she creates on her socials.
Spencer Bistricer
A&R, Primary Wave Entertainment
Bistricer handles an active roster of creators at the Wave, including producer Midi Jones (Alessia Cara, Ella Mai, Demi Lovato) and RCA act Audrey Mika. His first signing at PW was producer Tim Randolph (Imagine Dragons, YUNGBLUD, Whethan). Pop-culture stans will forever thank Bristricer for hopping on a flight from London to L.A. to deliver a dress to Lana Del Rey for the “Lust for Life” video shoot while interning at TaP Music. Ironically, this globetrotter still hasn’t learned to drive since moving to L.A.—typical New Yorker.
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