The exec will expand opportunities for songwriters in the UK and Europe<\/p>\n
ZaZa Kazadi<\/strong> has been promoted to Senior Director, A&R, UK & Europe, at Sony Music Publishing<\/strong> (SMP<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Based in London, Kazadi will be responsible for expanding opportunities for songwriters in the UK and across Europe, focusing on hip-hop, rap, R&B and Afro.<\/p>\n Kazadi joined SMP in 2024 as Senior A&R Manager.<\/p>\n He was most recently Director of A&R, UK.<\/p>\n Prior he managed artists and producers including ZieZie<\/strong> and Sonzi<\/strong> at Never Dies Management<\/strong>, and also spent two years as A&R Manager at BMG Music Publishing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Since joining SMP Kazadi has signed BRITs Hip Hop\/Grime\/Rap Act winner Dave<\/strong>, rising star EsDeeKid<\/strong>, Kidwild<\/strong>, Shallipopi<\/strong>, Fimiguerrero<\/strong>, as well as producers AOD<\/strong> (Tems<\/strong>, FKA Twigs<\/strong>) and Jo Caleb<\/strong> (Dave, Asake<\/strong>).<\/p>\n He also works closely with the likes of Wizkid<\/strong>, Producer X<\/strong> and Jester Beats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sarah Gabrielli<\/strong>, Head of A&R, Sony Music Publishing UK: \u201cZaZa is one of the sharpest A&Rs I\u2019ve worked with \u2013 his judgement, clarity of vision, and determination consistently set him apart. He combines real creative instinct with a relentless drive to deliver, making him an exceptional A&R and a key part of our team\u2019s successes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sony Music Publishing has promoted ZaZa Kazadi to Senior Director of A&R for the UK and Europe, focusing on hip-hop, rap, R&B, and Afrobeat songwriters.","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[513],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-careers-people","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n