SANJI TANDAN APPOINTED SENIOR VP OF TWENTY FIRST ARTISTS NORDIC

19 January 2011

Twenty First Artists, the international artist management company, has appointed Former Warner Music Sweden CEO Sanji Tandan to run its Nordic division.

Reporting directly to Twenty First Artists CEO Colin Lester, Sanji Tandan will take up the position of Senior Vice President of Twenty First Artist Nordic immediately and will oversee the company’s activities in Sweden, Denmark , Iceland, Finland and Norway.

Sanji Tandan has spent most of his working life working in the music industry, primarily for Swedish labels & publishers. He was appointed CEO of Warner Music Sweden in 1988 and helped turn the company into Swedish market-leaders and a successful exporter of homegrown talent.

Tandan left Warner Music Sweden in 2002 and founded the successful Scandinavian indie label MNW. He also launched a number of successful publishing ventures and now co-owns one of the most talked-about Swedish book publishing companies (Telegram) and one of the most successful independent music publishing companies(Scandinavian Songs).

Colin Lester, CEO of Twenty First Artists said, “The Nordic territories are an increasingly important marketplace for the artists we represent and it was imperative to get the right person to oversee our activities there. I have known Sanji Tandan for many years and it is no exaggeration to say that he is a legend in the Swedish music industry. For someone of his proven experience and talent to join our organization says a lot about what we are building at Twenty First Artists and I am confident that he will help take our artists to the next level.”

Sanji Tandan said, “Colin Lester is one of the best managers I've had the pleasure to deal with. When he asked me to join the Twenty First Artists family I felt that his vision was exactly what the music market needs at this point in time. Most importantly I still have a passion for signing and working with artists, both new and established. Both the artists and the industry face a lot of challenges in the new business landscape and I’m very keen to be involved in that process.”