AWAL promotes Will Hunt to Vice President of A&R

01 May 2024 - Press release

Will Hunt has been promoted to the role of Vice President of A&R at AWAL. Reporting to Matt Riley, Managing Director in AWAL’s London office, Will will continue to lead in the development of AWAL’s burgeoning and diverse roster.

Since joining AWAL from Columbia Records in 2018, Will has been instrumental in delivering some of AWAL’s biggest success stories, including the indie pop projects girl in red and Dayglow, as well as Brit Award and Ivor Novello Award-nominated CMAT, and soul singer Joesef.

Will continues to work with a broad range of artists across the roster, with recent additions including Clara La San, Nieve Ella, Mikayla Geier, Sarah Julia and Brandon Nembhard. He also heads up AWAL’s relationship with Rules The World Records on releases by dexter in the newsagent and Kwollem.

“I’m delighted to be stepping into this role. AWAL is a cutting edge record company where there is opportunity to sign incredible talent and do artist development, which I love. I’m honoured to be able to contribute in my own way to its story and keep working with the special team here.”—Will Hunt

“Will has world class A&R instincts and a unique approach when it comes to finding and developing artists. AWAL has been on an A&R led journey for many years now and we have managed to cultivate one of the best rosters out there. Will has played a key role in this and it’s been a privilege to witness his personal development to become an essential part of our global A&R team.”—Matt Riley

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