Michelle Teh has been aappointed as the brand new Senior Vice President for Universal Music Group’s International Classics and Jazz (GCJ), division.
The information was introduced by President and CEO Dickon Stainer.
An government with over 20 years’ business expertise, Teh has labored carefully with quite a few classical and jazz artists, having run worldwide advertising campaigns at UMG for the likes of Andrea Bocelli, Ólafur Arnalds and Alice Sara Ott, from 2012 to 2016.
She returns to GCJ from UMG’s International Priorities workforce, the place she has spent the final three years overseeing the implementation of worldwide campaigns for artists together with Billie Eilish, Sam Smith and The Weeknd.
Teh’s expertise, features a shut working relationship with Disney Music Group – with whom she collaborated on the Grammy-winning soundtrack to the animated musical, Encanto – and the launch of Voyage: ABBA’s first new album in over forty years.
Michelle Teh began her skilled profession within the music business in Hong Kong, the place she labored throughout 9 Asia Pacific music markets, earlier than shifting to Singapore in 2006 to work on System One Racing’s inaugural F1 ROCKS Reside Music broadcast occasion, a partnership with Common Music Group which featured Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas and No Doubt.
In 2012 she joined UMG’s London workplace, as a part of the Classics Worldwide workforce working with Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and Mercury Classics on artist campaigns together with Tori Amos, Ólafur Arnalds, Alice Sara Ott and Joseph Calleja.
On this function, she led the worldwide marketing campaign for Andrea Bocelli’s Grammy-nominated Cinema album. UMG says the exec was additionally “the driving drive” behind the music video of Bocelli and Ariana Grande performing E Piu ti Penso, which has been seen over 60 million occasions.
Teh moved to UMG’s International Priorities workforce in 2016 as Senior Advertising Director, working with labels comparable to Capitol, Def Jam, EMI, Interscope, Island, Polydor and Republic, on world campaigns for artists together with Rihanna, The Weeknd, Ariana Grande, Sting and Sam Smith.
On this function, she labored on Billie Eilish’s 2019 breakthrough album When We All Fall Asleep The place Do We Go? which went on to win 5 Grammy Awards.
In 2019, Teh turned Vice President, International Priorities, main the workforce out of UMG’s London workplace and launching ABBA’s first studio album in 40 years, Voyage.
She took on extra tasks working with Disney Music Group and in 2022 led on Lin Manuel Miranda’s massively profitable Grammy Award-winning movie soundtrack: the animated musical Encanto.
“Michelle has an excellent observe document of attracting various viewers sectors to various kinds of music, and her expertise will assist us construct on our successes to date.”
Dickon Stainer, UMG
In making the announcement, Dickon Stainer mentioned: “I’m delighted to welcome Michelle to our division and am thrilled to have such an skilled, forward-thinking and revered government on board, who can additional drive the prosperity of our world-renowned and upcoming artists.
“Michelle has an excellent observe document of attracting various viewers sectors to various kinds of music, and her expertise will assist us construct on our successes to date.”
“Classical music and jazz have the ability to achieve audiences far past their quick fanbases – and thru the wealth of platforms and the other ways we join within the fashionable world, there may be extra alternative than ever forward of us.
Michelle Teh
Michelle Teh mentioned: “I’m excited to carry my world expertise to this function.
“Classical music and jazz have the ability to achieve audiences far past their quick fanbases – and thru the wealth of platforms and the other ways we join within the fashionable world, there may be extra alternative than ever forward of us.
“Working along with UMG’s phenomenal artists and our improbable workforce will probably be an absolute privilege.”
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