United Talent Agency (UTA) has unveiled six new executive appointments, alongside 11 internal promotions across its music division.
The move comes on the heels of the recent elevation of James Wright to co-head of UK music, the announcement of seven new music partners in March, and the promotion of 19 colleagues in December.
Anthony Brown and Becky Drouet join as agents in London. Brown brings over 13 years of industry experience from CAA, where he specialised in hip-hop and R&B, while Drouet will work across touring and corporate/private group following more than 18 years at LPO.
Elsewhere, Chris Anderson (agent), Randy Freedman (agent, music brand partnerships), Jordan Golenberg (agent) and Lauren Katzakian (executive, business affairs) will be based out of Los Angeles.
Anderson joins UTA following nearly two decades in artist management and talent representation, and is tasked with developing tour strategy for a diverse roster of artists.
Katzakian, who brings over a decade of experience at companies including Universal Music Group (UMG), becomes the newest member of the UTA business affairs team focusing on touring and music brand partnerships. Freedman also arrives via UMG, and will focus his efforts within the music brand partnerships division, while Golenberg joins from Day After Day Productions.
We’re thrilled to welcome this exceptional group of agents and executives to UTA Music, and look forward to working together in support of our clients
Sam Kirby Yoh and David Zedeck, UTA
Meanwhile, UTA’s newest coordinator class will support agents and executives across divisions within the music department, including touring, marketing, brand partnerships, music crossover, A&R and more.
Juan Aguirre, Lindsey Cole, Alia Lopotanak and Mark Soleymani are the newest coordinators in the Los Angeles office; Julian Huff, Pearse Matteson and Jenna Shatzman have been upped to coordinators in New York; Cat Ingersoll is the latest to be elevated to coordinator in Nashville.
Finally, Dylan Bryant, Brooke Newton and Emily Rhodes are the latest coordinator elevations in London.
“We’re thrilled to welcome this exceptional group of agents and executives to UTA Music, and look forward to working together in support of our clients,” said Sam Kirby Yoh and David Zedeck, co-heads of global music. “From embracing new colleagues to recognising our own, we’re proud to elevate a remarkably bright and promising class of coordinators. Their dedication, hard work and spirit are the driving force behind everything we do.”
