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KATZ IN THE CRADLE

Republic Records has promoted Simon Katz, the former member of Youngblood Hawke who conceived and oversaw the build-out of the official Republic Records Studios in L.A., to Vice President of A&R and Staff Producer.

EVP Rob Stevenson made the announcement, saying, “As a musician and creative himself, Simon understands artists on a level foreign to most senior music executives. Not only can he spot talent, but he can also unlock that talent in the studio. His ability to speak the language of a musician separates him from the pack and makes him an indispensable member of our A&R team.”

Since joining Republic as Senior Director of A&R and Staff Producer in 2015, Katz has discovered, signed, developed and introduced talent such as Dagny, Two Feet and Mondo Cozmo. Since the studio opened in 2017, The Weeknd, Metro Boomin and Amine are among the artists who have recorded there.

Republic EVP Wendy Goldstein, who called Katz an A&R innovator, said, “He's the rare talent who can sign and develop artists and while also helping them make their records in the studio.”

Katz noted that this story would be vastly improved by running it through a plate reverb and a Chandler TG1 and then hard-panning the quotes.

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