Goldsen Earns WCM SVP Stripes
• Warner Chappell Music has promoted 15-year company veteran David Goldsen to Senior Vice President, North America A&R. Since 2022 Goldsen has served as VP, Creative and Head of A&R, Australia for WCM and has been leading the A&R strategy for Australia while continuing to support the publisher’s US, UK, and international roster.
In his new role, the LA-based Goldsen will continue to report to and work closely with Ryan Press, President, North America, to sign and develop songwriters and artists across multiple genres, in addition to helping with leadership efforts for the North America A&R department. He’ll also remain focused on supporting songwriters in international markets and overseeing WCM’s A&R efforts in Australia.
Press commented, “David has consistently proven his natural ability to discover and sign top talent. He has steadily built a star-studded roster, and in the past year alone, has brought in many of the artists and songwriters leading today’s charts. I’ve had the opportunity to work with him for over 15 years, and I’m proud of everything he’s accomplished on our team as an A&R executive and inspiring leader.”
Goldsen said, “I joined the Warner Chappell A&R department over a decade ago, and it has given me so many opportunities to grow into this expanding role, all while staying true to writer and artist development. I’m very lucky and proud to get to work with the best writers and artists and look forward to continuing to build on the fantastic development we’ve seen recently. Thank you to Ryan, Guy [Moot], and Carianne [Marshall] for their unwavering support and vision throughout the years.”
Goldsen, who joined Warner Chappell in 2009, has spent more than a decade helping the company expand its efforts globally and sign and develop songwriters and artists from all around the world. This past year, he signed a string of heavy hitters across multiple genres, including Zach Bryan, Teddy Swims, The Red Clay Strays, Laufey, and Sleep Token. Goldsen’s roster also includes Mitski, Vance Joy, Tones and I, Nathaniel Rateliff, Oliver Tree, and Cavetown. [Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner]
