London, 6th September 2024
Independent music publishing creative powerhouse Third Side Music (TSM) is pleased to announce an expansion of its global creative team into the UK and Europe with the appointment of industry veteran Stephen Christian as its new Executive Vice President of Creative/A&R: International based in London.
Reporting to Jeff Waye, COO/Co-founder of TSM, Christian will work alongside TSM’s longstanding LA-based Creative/A&R heads Brontë Jane and Alex Kelman to sign talent and foster creative opportunities around the world for TSM’s notorious roster, which includes SOFI TUKKER, BadBadNotGood, Sky Ferreira, Surf Curse, and more.
Christian brings a breadth of experience to TSM, having worked in various roles in A&R, as well as been a musical director, magazine editor, and consultant over the past two decades. Most notably, he served as Creative Director and Head of A&R at the iconic Warp Records, where he was instrumental in signing and developing artists such as Danny Brown, Mount Kimbie, Kelela, Yves Tumor, and Oneohtrix Point Never, to name a few. Christian has also helped foster extensive collaborations spanning a range of innovative artists, such as Wu-Tang Clan, Thom Yorke, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and Zero 7.
“I’m very grateful to be joining a crew of people so motivated by their genuine devotion to creativity, and a roster of supremely talented and visionary artists. Third Side is a really unique publisher, and I look forward to helping build the next chapter of this great international home for music,” said Christian.
“We’re really excited for Stephen to join the TSM team. I’m a longtime fan of his work at Warp on the label side in broadening out their brand musically. Looking forward to having that experience and deep contacts, in expanding out our international A&R roster and opening new opportunities for our current one,” said Waye.
About Third Side Music
With staff across Los Angeles, London, New York, Montreal, and Mexico City, TSM is well-recognized cross borders for its music-obsessed, creative publishing operation centered on an “artist-first” attitude. Co-founded in 2005 by
Patrick Curley and
Jeff Waye, who serve as President and COO respectively, the company has amassed over 70,000+ titles in its catalog and a roster featuring artists, songwriters, and composers such as
SOFI TUKKER,
BadBadNotGood,
Sky Ferreira,
Surf Curse,
Courtney Barnett,
Blonde Redhead, Pharoah Sanders, Colin Stetson, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Kurt Vile, Ghostemane, The Cinematic Orchestra, and more. TSM is also entrusted with timeless legacy music catalogs, including the works of
Clyde Otis Music Group,
Studio One/JamRec (Jamaican producer
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd), GRAMMY Award-winning composer
Galt MacDermot, and more. For more information, visit:
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