Music Conference and Festival
Angie Somerside is the Marketing Director at Epic Records. Epic Records was originally launched in 1953 and has released music from ABBA, Ozzy Osbourne and Michael Jackson. Currently, Epic Records’ roster includes Izzy Bizu, Example and Netsky. Angie has over 13 years of experience, having previously worked at Sony Music and Red Bull.
As of 2017, Angie works as East West Records UK’s general manager where she is tasked with overseeing strategic campaigns for both new and established acts.
Joel De’ath is the label manager of Music for Nations, a company that had its heydays in the 1980s and 1990s with early signings like Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth.
Music for Nations was shut down in the early 2000s and all of its catalogue relocated. It was only a few years ago that Sony decided to resurrect the label, which led to Joel joining the company. It is now a frontline label that signs new acts in addition to managing a huge heritage catalogue.
Read about Joel’s talk at Southampton Solent University: In conversation with Joel De’ath from Sony’s label Music for Nations