Warner Music Australia has announced the appointment of Alex Young as the new head of domestic artist marketing, as well as Charlotte Kindred into the role of senior marketing and artist development strategist (domestic), Josie-Anne Trudel Archambault as the new creative projects producer and Thomas Bleach into the role of publicist. The team will work under the leadership of Chris Erskine, SVP marketing & promotions.
Alex Young joins Warner Music Australia after six years at Dew Process, where she was promoted to general manager and developed the careers of breaking Australian talent Tkay Maidza, Mallrat, Eves Karydas, as well as spearheading the local campaigns of international heavyweights London Grammar, Mumford & Sons and Sam Fender. Young began her career in Sydney at Inertia Music, with further stints at Handsome Tours and Universal Music.
President of Warner Music Australasia Dan Rosen said “I’m really excited to welcome Alex to Warner Music Australia. Our WMA team is focused on our mission to take our Australian artists’ music to the global stage. We are fortunate to have a passionate music person in Alex join our incredible team who are all fiercely dedicated, creative people to continue to champion each one of our domestic artists’”.
On the new role, Young said “I am thrilled to be joining the team at Warner Music Australia, I’m a huge fan of the local roster. I’m so excited by the new energy within the organisation and its strong commitment to developing talent globally. I can’t wait to be a part of it!”.
Working alongside Young in the domestic marketing team will be Charlotte Kindred, who joins WMA in the role of senior marketing and artist development strategist. Kindred has over eight years’ experience working in the music industry in both Australia and the UK, most recently having spent the last three years working for Universal Music and Columbia Records in London where she spearheaded the global campaigns for Aurora, The Lumineers, Jacob Collier and more.
Charlotte Kindred
Josie-Anne Trudel Archambault joins the team as creative projects director. Trudel Archambault started her career in artist management, and then took the leap into a creative-focused career several years ago where she commenced studies as a graphic designer in Sydney. Since then, she has been crafting and leading original content for various projects, helping a wide range brands and individuals to bring their vision to life.
Josie-Anne Trudel Archambault
And finally, WMA welcomes Thomas Bleach into the publicity and communications team on a paternity leave contract, as a Sydney-based publicist. Before his stint at independent PR company Positive Feedback in Brisbane, Bleach started his own media site ThomasBleach.com following years of freelance writing. He has written for publications such as Rolling Stone Australia, Tone Deaf, Cool Accidents, The Music Network, Music Feeds, and Purple Sneakers.
Thomas Bleach
In addition to the raft of new hires, Warner Music Australia has announced that Mohamed Komba is increasing his consultancy, working directly with SVP of A&R Australasia Paul Harris. Having first joined WMA in 2021, Komba has also been an artist, label owner, producer, writer, engineer and mentor. He has been a pivotal force behind homegrown artists like Pania, Kaiit, Lisi; and has received multiple ARIA nominations for his work with Miiesha.
Mohamed Komba
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Top Image: Alex Young