ARISING ARTIST APPOINTS ALAN PELL AS GENERAL MANAGER

28 July 2016 - Press release

Arising Artist, the full service consultancy that offers skills and expertise from a wide range of top music industry professionals to aspiring artists and music companies, has announced the appointment of experienced music industry executive Alan Pell to the position of General Manager.
Arising Artist is a division of The Tunetribe Entertainment Group, the online entertainment retail specialists.
Alan Pell, who joins the company from his previous position as Managing Director of Distiller Music Group, will report directly to Tunetribe Entertainment Group and Arising Artist CEO William Haighton and his appointment is effective immediately.
An A&R specialist, the veteran executive brings with him almost three decades’ experience in the U.K. music industry, working in senior roles with the likes of BMG Chrysalis, Universal/Mercury, EMI Chrysalis, Stage Three Music and Bug Music.
Pell is also recognized for his music supervision work on various feature films and has consulted for the BBC, Universal Records, Sony CMG, [PIAS] and Schubert Music Europe
In his previous role at Distiller Music Group he had overall responsibility for all of the company’s various divisions, which include Distiller Records Distiller Music Publishing and the Bath-based Distillery Studios. He also oversaw development of Distiller TV and Distiller Artist Management.
Arising Artist aims to provide a full service consultation program for anybody needing help, advice, insight and critical assessment from its team of highly regarded music industry experts.

Arising Artist consultants can be engaged on a flexible basis, which can include everything from a one-hour session right through to a full campaign.  The range of expertise available covers the full gamut of music industry disciplines including A&R, legal, accounting, publicity, plugging, music publishing, marketing, digital, management, production, event organization, brand partnerships and much more.
Meetings with consultants can be taken digitally, in person, or over the telephone and advice is guaranteed to be insightful, impartial and completely confidential.
This unique offering from Arising Artist allows artists and music companies to talk to consultants who are actively involved in the music industry and to receive feedback that is appropriate to the current climate of this exciting and fast evolving business.
There are no commissions, no membership fees and no minimum contract periods – Arising Artist simply offers a high quality service for a straightforward, transparent fee.

William Haighton, CEO of Tunetribe and Arising Artist said, “Alan Pell has an impeccable track record of working in major and independent companies across both records and music publishing. His reputation for talent acquisition and his experience as a well rounded executive able to oversee and manage a diverse range of projects will be a major asset to Arising Artist.”

Alan Pell said, “As artists and managers look to create bespoke campaigns and teams to take their music to market outside of the traditional music industry models Arising Artist is ideally placed to provide a range of alternative solutions. This role is an exciting new challenge for me and I am relishing the prospect of working with William Haighton and his team to create a truly artist-centric offering.”