Testa Upped To VP/A&R At UMPG

• Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) announced that Taylor Testa has been promoted to Vice President, A&R.

Testa, who most recently served as Director of A&R, works closely with many of UMPG’s major writers/artists including Zedd, Kid Harpoon, Kenny Beats, Matt Maeson, Chelsea Cutler, Royal & the Serpent, Skylar Grey, Zhu, Simon Wilcox, Madeon, Jimmy Napes and Gryffin, to name, well, a bunch.

Based in Santa Monica, Testa will continue reporting to David Gray and Walter Jones, Co-Heads of A&R, who jointly commented, “It has been rewarding to watch Taylor’s growth as an executive. Her passionate belief in and dedication to our artists and writers, as well as her commitment to mentoring our up-and-coming A&R executives make Taylor an integral member of the UMPG A&R team.”

Testa is also Songwriting Co-Chair and Los Angeles Chapter Head for “She Is The Music” (SITM), where she leads all-women writing camps around the world. In addition, Testa is a member of the Future Hope Core Committee for City of Hope. Prior to joining UMPG, Testa worked in A&R roles at Virgin Records, Sony/ATV and Epic Records.