Lekeisha Irion has been appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Benelux.
She will likely be based mostly within the firm’s Amsterdam headquarters and report back to Niels Walboomers, President, Data and Publishing, Benelux, WMG.
Irion joined the writer initially of final 12 months as an A&R Supervisor specializing in Dutch pop and hip-hop.
She works carefully with the likes of Antoon, Bankzitters, Brahim Fouradi, Julian Vahle, Paul Sinha, Renske te Buck, Reverse, Roxy Dekker, and Trobi.
Roxy Dekker is Irion’s standout signing whereas working for WCM.
She performed a pivotal position in serving to the rising popstar land 4 No.1s within the Netherlands in 2024 and an Edison Award for Finest Newcomer.
A kind of hits, Sugardaddy has 100% of its track credit attributed to WCM songwriters – Beer Petrie, Julian Vahle, and Renske te Buck – all of whom had been signed by Irion.
Lekeisha Irion mentioned: “I’m delighted that Niels has positioned his belief in me with this promotion. We’ve obtained some formidable plans for our songwriters and the enterprise over the following 12 months, and I can’t wait to get to work.”
“We’ve obtained some formidable plans for our songwriters and the enterprise over the following 12 months, and I can’t wait to get to work.”
Lekeisha Irion
Added Irion: “The Benelux has all the time been a fusion of cultures and meaning it’s one of the thrilling locations on this planet for brand new music. It’s a privilege to be part of this exhilarating market.”
“Lekeisha is a superb A&R government who has proved herself tremendous early in her profession.”
Niels Walboomers
Niels Walboomers added: “Lekeisha is a superb A&R government who has proved herself tremendous early in her profession.
“I’m delighted to present her this chance to take her profession to the following stage and I do know that she’ll proceed to ship for our songwriters.”
“Lekeisha is an incredible asset to our international community of A&Rs.”
Shani Gonzales
Shani Gonzales, Head of Worldwide A&R and MD of WCM UK, concluded: “Lekeisha is an incredible asset to our international community of A&Rs. She understands how genres and scenes are evolving in numerous markets and spots the alternatives for her writers to leap into collabs.
“I’m so happy her exhausting work is being recognised, and as a younger feminine government, she is one to observe for the longer term.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
