Music industry veteran Allison Hamamura has joined Anthem Entertainment.
Reporting directly to CEO Helen Murphy, Hamamura will be the General Manager of Anthem’s west coast music and publishing offices and will head the company’s recorded music label, Anthem Records.
Based in Los Angeles, Allison will travel to the Anthem offices in New York, Nashville, London and Toronto as needed.
The Anthem Entertainment label team will now report to her.
Hamamura joins Anthem Entertainment from the Aloha Music Group where she has been the Chief Creative Officer for the past seven years.
Prior to that, she spent more than a decade as VP of A&R for Hollywood Records She was involved with artists there including Ludacris, T-Pain, and Jesse McCartney.
She was also General Manager at Mercury Records where she worked with artists including Hanson, Brian McKnight, Morrissey, Chuck D, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
“Allison has a wealth of experience in recorded music and publishing and she is passionate about creativity. She has successfully worked with, and inspired, artists and songwriters throughout her professional career.”
Helen Murphy, Anthem Entertainment
Helen Murphy, Anthem Entertainment’s CEO, said: “I am very excited to welcome Allison to the Anthem Entertainment senior management team.
“Allison has a wealth of experience in recorded music and publishing and she is passionate about creativity. She has successfully worked with, and inspired, artists and songwriters throughout her professional career.
“In her new role Allison will help me grow our West Coast operations and provide strategic leadership for our label operations across the Anthem Entertainment Group.”
“I love the company’s entrepreneurial spirit. I look forward to working with this talent and Anthem’s team to create growth and new opportunities.”
Allison Hamamura
Hamamura added: “I’ve watched with admiration what Helen and the Anthem Entertainment team have done over the last year.
“I love the company’s entrepreneurial spirit. The publishing writers and label artists are a great mix of high potential developing artists and established stars across multiple genres. I look forward to working with this talent and Anthem’s team to create growth and new opportunities.”Music Business Worldwide
