Spirit Music Group appoints Lou Al-Chamaa as Executive Vice President of A&R

26 June 2024 - Press release

 

Spirit Music Group has appointed highly respected A&R veteran Lou Al-Chamaa to the role of Executive Vice President of A&R. In this new role, Al-Chamaa will sign, develop artists, songwriters and producers for Spirit Music Group. Al-Chamaa will report to Spirit Music Group's Chief Creative Officer, Frank Rogers, and will be based in the company's Los Angeles office. 

Frank Rogers commented: "We are excited to welcome Lou Al-Chamaa to Spirit Music Group.  Lou's drive, passion and experience in building successful writer rosters make him the perfect fit for Spirit.  We are looking forward to expanding our footprint in Los Angeles and beyond with Lou's guidance."

Lou Al-Chamaa commented: "I am truly honored to join Spirit Music Group at such an exciting time in the industry. The opportunity to collaborate with such a forward-thinking team and contribute to the evolution of music creation is incredibly inspiring. I am deeply committed to fostering an environment where artists, songwriters, and producers can thrive creatively. I look forward to harnessing the collective creativity and passion within Spirit Music Group to nurture and elevate the next generation of music talent."

Lou Al-Chamaa joins the Spirit Music Group team from AVEX USA, where he served as Senior Vice President, Head of A&R, Publishing and worked to build and restructure the company's A&R and creative division. Lou's role at Avex was key to bringing in big signings such as afro beats star Victony, hit songwriters / producers Jasper Harris (Tate McRae – Greedy), GENT! Producer of Doja Cats No1 at Top 40 – Agora Hills. Lou also helped cement key partnerships with Ryan Tedder's Runner Music publishing. 

Prior to that, Al-Chamaa worked as an A&R and Catalog Acquisition consultant, sourcing and advising on the acquisitions of publishing catalogs including Calvin Harris, Sean Douglas (Demi Lovato/Dua Lipa/Thomas Rhett), Ricky Reed (Lizzo/Maroon 5), Geoff Warburton (Shawn Mendes/Florida Georgia Line) and others.

Al-Chamaa spent six years at Sony Music Publishing as Vice President of A&R where he signed and worked with clients such as Mike Posner, Lucky Daye, Daniel Caesar, Khalid, Louis Bell, Tori Kelly, Lindgren (BTS) and more. He was also the A&R for Noah Cyrus during her July / End Of Everything EP achieving over 1.2 billion streams for RECORDS/Columbia music labels.