Achal D. Email and Phone Number
Entrepreneurial self-starter and leader in the international music industry, with over 15 years of hands-on experience with record labels (A&R, marketing and promotions), artist management, live music and branding. I have successfully created and delivered to market two businesses in the past 10 years, namely Killing Moon Group and The Music Federation, as well as consulting on numerous third party businesses including independent, major, and standalone artists.Highly competent and motivating in team assembly and management. Extensive legal and business modelling and management experience, with proven skills and track record in sales, business development and management, client procurement, strategic partnerships and deal-making, as well as fundraising (advances, angel and VC investment and crowdfunding). Board (executive and advisory) and management group at The Association of Independent Music.Experienced traveller in both work and leisure capacities, having spoken at numerous music industry conferences including SXSW, Break Out West, IMX, The Great Escape, Liverpool Sound City, Wide Days, Northern Winterbeat, Music & Media, Spot Festival, Where’s The Music, Sørveiv, AIM Connected, MusExpo and more. I am particularly passionate about developing new talent, elevating POC and other traditionally-excluded members of society into the creative sectors, and mental health/wellbeing.
Velvet Hammer Music And Management Group
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Artist Manager And Artist DevelopmentVelvet Hammer Music And Management GroupLondon, Gb
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International ConsultantVelvet Hammer Music And Management Group Nov 2022 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdom
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Acquisitions And Business Development ConsultantMusic Gain Oct 2022 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdomwww.musicgain.comWe buy, fund, merge with/co-run, and provide distribution services to independent music businesses and rightsholders.
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Director And FounderThe Music Federation Aug 2021 - PresentLondon, England, United Kingdom
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Founder - Killing MoonKilling Moon Oct 2012 - PresentLondon, United KingdomThe Music Federation was launched in August 2021, which saw Killing Moon become a founding member as-of that date.Killing Moon is comprised of an independent record label (Marsicans, Bad Nerves, Fickle Friends, InMe, Bad Sounds, Slaves, IDLES, Nadine Shah, Laurel and more are amongst the alumni), an artist management business (Draper, Flawes, Annabel Allum, Maud, Chapter and Verse) and live promotions: www.killing-moon.comI did an interview with The Telegraph a few years back which sums up the story nicely: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/how-to-start-a-record-label/Under Killing Moon I also hold various freelance consultancies, such as that for Festival Republic whereby I act as a consultant booker (DJs and stage comperes) for events such as Reading and Leeds Festivals.
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Head Of Music Industry LinkAcademy Of Contemporary Music Jun 2022 - Sep 2022As part of the global strategic partnership between The Music Federation and the Academy of Contemporary Music, I create experiential placements and professional work opportunities for ACM students within the wider music industry, ranging from songwriting and production work and experiences through to live performances, festival crew and record label internships. Students receive real-life and commercially overt experiences using The Music Federation’s members and partners as a resource. Together we are cultivating and training the next generation of the music industry. -
Freelance Music WriterMetro.Co.Uk Oct 2016 - Jan 2022London, United KingdomI write a daily feature for one of the UK's largest publications. Which is pretty cool. Artists new, on-their-way and established considered.Please email submissions to metro@killing-moon.com -
DirectorAssociation Of Independent Music Ltd Sep 2016 - Jan 2022London, United KingdomAs part of my tenure on the AIM Board, I attend monthly board meetings to debate and vote on policy and initiatives that support the UK independent sector for the benefit of our 1000+ record label and self-releasing artist members. My main focuses individually are pushing for industry reform on mental health issues, and finance/business support for “bedroom” labels, who I believe are the back-bone of the independent sector. I am regularly asked to represent AIM at conference and lobbying events, and indeed UK funding panels such as the various PRSF funding schemes (Momentum and Women Make Music) as well as MEGs as administered by the BPI. -
Uk Music Futures Group MemberUk Music Ltd Jan 2017 - Jan 2019LondonHeaded up by The MMF's Andy Edwards and UK Music COO Ele Hill, the UK Music Futures Group convenes periodically to discuss matters relevant to the unfurling of the "new music industry" in the UK. The board is comprised of some 30 individuals working across the UK music industry, encompassing record labels, agents, publishers, promoters, artists, producers, lawyers and more. It is a pan-industry initiative to determine which issues are the most important to the industry as a whole rather by individual sector, which essentially reflects how the modern music business is not divided into rigid silos as perhaps it once was.
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Label Manager/ConsultantTurn First Artists Oct 2012 - Jan 2015In 2012 I did a deal with Turn First Artists (now First Access Entertainment) to restructure Killing Moon as a JV with them. In addition to running Killing Moon and managing the imprint's staff, I was responsible for marketing and distributing Turn First Records' signed repertoire (Jack Garratt, Laurel, Leon Else, VV Brown, and a bunch more), in addition to consulting on artist management and campaigns therein.
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A&RQuest Management/Almost Gold Recordings Oct 2008 - Aug 2010Responsible for managing JV label (Almost Gold Recordings) with Mercury Records. Day-to-day management duties for roster including Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and Bjork.
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A&RMercury Records/Umg Jan 2007 - Sep 2008Artists/projects worked on: Rhianna, David Jordan, Paul McCartney, Black Kids, Arcade Fire.
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Achal D. works for Velvet Hammer Music And Management Group
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Achal D.'s current role is Artist Manager and Artist Development.
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Achal D. attended Queen Mary, U. Of London, Bpp Law School.
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Achal D.'s colleagues are Taryn Mazza, Animaan Pathak, Alexis Cassy, Samantha Waterman, David Beno Benveniste, Zoltán Pál Géza, Arden Parker.
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