Los Angeles, CA, 31st January 2023 (LOS ANGELES) January 31, 2023 — Dylan Bourne, CEO and Founder of Bourne Creatives, has been named Ambassador by the Recording Academy for its #GNG (GRAMMY Next Generation) class of executives. Bourne is one of only eight professional executives in the entire music industry to be honored with this recognition and celebrated during GRAMMY Week.
It’s no small wonder the music manager, A&R executive, and digital marketing guru was selected for this honor. Dylan, who has also been featured on Hits Daily Double’s coveted music industry Noisemakers list, has fast-achieved enviable success with his roster that includes Dazy, JELEEL!, DWLLRS, Rxkz, Christian Paul, kmoe, and Fantom, among others. Within months of launching Bourne Creatives in 2022, the Dallas native’s first signings of cutting-edge artists, writers, and producers have been blowing up – with viral chart-topping hits and awards nominations, packed shows, and international tours. He has also secured several new 7-figure deals with labels and publishers.
The results correlate uniquely to Dylan’s track record in A&R, digital savvy, and holistic 360-degree approach to management, incorporating innovative digital strategies with focus on being a true partner with talent. Just a few of his recent successes include:
Bourne Creatives artist/producer Dazy reached #1 at Pop Radio and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it spent 10 weeks in the Top 10. Dazy reached #2 on the Billboard Alternative Producers Chart, #3 on Billboard Rock and Alternative Producers Chart, and #6 on the Hot 100 Producers Chart. The song was nominated for VMA Song of The Summer and was ranked the #5 Billboard Alternative Song of the Year. In 2022, “Sunroof” was also the #1 song used on Tik Tok in the US, and the #2 song used globally. It had a whopping 9 million UGC videos on Tik Tok. Dylan subsequently has secured Dazy a 7-figure deal with Sony Music Publishing.
After signing with Bourne Creatives, new signing JELEEL! became a breakout star with a newfound international fanbase and 2 million+ TikTok followers that have fueled an upcoming major tour and a string of hits. Dylan’s digital strategies and unique personality content helped the rapper blow up on Tik Tok via with his single “DIVE IN!,” which reached #6 on Tik Tok charts. There have been more than 200k UGC videos for “DIVE IN!” on Tik Tok. It also went to #11 on Spotify’s US Viral Charts and has over 75 million Spotify streams. Genius’ JELEEL! interview breakdown on “DIVE IN!” was their #5 most viewed YouTube video in 2022 with over 1.65 million views. A bidding war ensued in 2022, and Dylan helped JELEEL! ink a seven-figure deal with 10K Projects. Nearly every single time JELEEL! performs on tour, footage of it now goes massively viral. His recent tour performances at Rolling Loud Miami and Made In America have accrued over 500 million views in total across all socials.
DWLLRS achieved the #5 song on TikTok charts and #84 on the Global Apple Alternative Songs Chart with “Blue Spirits.” There have been over 150k UGC videos on Tik Tok for DWLLRS, who also signed a new record deal in 2022 with Island Records.
Producer Rxkz had multiple viral hits with “Playboy” by Jx.Zero, as well as “No Trends” by Mike Dimes. He signed a new deal with BeatStars Publishing and Sony Music Publishing.
Artist Christian Paul signed with Dylan and went on to gain over 300,000 TikTok followers and has inked a new record deal with Capitol Christian. In 2022, Dylan also signed GRAMMY Award-winning 1SRAEL to Beatstars Publishing when he previously worked as an in-house executive & A&R. 1SRAEL went on to co-produce Future’s No.1 smash hit “Wait For You ft. Drake and Tems.” He additionally consulted on, and helped A&R, Gryffin’s album Alive, which reached No. 3 on Billboard‘s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
For more information on Dylan Bourne and Bourne Creatives roster, visit: @bourneindie and @bournecreatives
