LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Anthem Entertainment has appointed music industry veteran Allison Hamamura as General Manager, West Coast, and head of the company’s recorded music label, Anthem Records.
Based in Los Angeles, Hamamura joins Anthem Entertainment from the Aloha Music Group where she has been the Chief Creative Officer for the past seven years.
Previously, Hamamura served as VP of A&R for Hollywood Records, where she involved with artists there including Ludacris, T-Pain, and Jesse McCartney, and as General Manager at Mercury Records, where she worked with artists including Hanson, Brian McKnight, Morrissey, Chuck D, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
In her new role, Hamamura will report directly to Anthem Entertainment CEO Helen Murphy, and will travel between the Anthem offices in New York, Nashville, London and Toronto as needed.
The Anthem Entertainment label team will now report directly to her.
“I am very excited to welcome Allison to the Anthem Entertainment senior management team,” said Murphy. “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.”
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.”
