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Multi award winning BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ for over a
decade. Before that he was a music journalist and a publicist
having worked with artists such as Mos Def, Beenie man, Lionel
Richie and Sir Elton John. Supportedadvised new talent through
his time at Radio 1 and 1Xtra. Each year Nihal curates the
Transformation Trust's annual event 'Rock Assembly' at Wembley
Arena having booked in the past, Krept & Konan, Wretch 32, Professor Green, Example,
Ella Eyre etc. Trustee of the British Council and on the Board of Governors of the
Southbank Centre, (largest Arts Centre in the World). Now hosts a daily phone-in show on
the BBC Asian Network and hosts debates for BBC 5 Live. Has presented the Radio 2
Arts Show on BBC Radio 2 (largest radio station in Europe).
Arina started her career in music by organising the Popaganda
festival in Stockholm, Sweden, that has hosted artists such as
Arcade Fire, Lykke Li, MGMT, James Blake and FKA Twigs. In
2013 she was the first female A&R to be employed at Sony
Publishing Scandinavia. She later moved to Berlin to work for
Universal Music Germany, where she signed the Grammy
nominated dj-trio Meduza, as well as the artists Sophie and The Giants and Bow Anderson.
In April 2022 Arina moved to London to work as A&R for Parlophone Records where she
works with artists Solomon and Boy Bleach.
Louis is a seasoned senior music industry executive. Starting in
the digital departments of Island Records graduating up through
to senior digital and marketing positions within his 5 years at the
company. Louis worked closely on frontline artist campaigns to
innovatively build awareness and fan bases for artists such as
Disclosure, AlunaGeorge, Jessie Ware and many more. Later,
Louis moved into A&R and PM roles at Universal, spearheading talent discovery platform
Spinnup which saw multiple signings to Universal Sweden & Germany and Island Records
before moving into the independent sector managing labels such as Metropolis. Louis
continues his role as a passionate advocate of developing artists and building artist
businesses as COO & General Manager at NQ, supporting the long-term business
strategy for NQ and its clients including Aitch, Mist, and rising superstar producers
WhyJay and LiTek.