Torres Joins WMG As SVP/Catalog
• Warner Music Group (WMG) announced the hire of Andre Torres, who is joining the company’s Recorded Music Global Catalog team as Senior Vice President, Catalog Development and Marketing.
Torres (left) segues from Spotify, where he had served as Head of Catalog, Artist, and Label Partnerships, North America. He previously had a three-year run as VP of Urban Catalog at Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Torres notably spent 15 years as the founder, editor, and publisher of Wax Poetics, expanding the quarterly music magazine into a multi-tiered brand, and also served as Executive Editor for lyrics website, Genius.
Based in Los Angeles, Torres will report to Kevin Gore, President, Global Catalog, Recorded Music, who remarked, “We’re thrilled to have someone with Andre’s extensive streaming, label, and entrepreneurial experience joining our Global Catalog team. This is a role where being an expert in building narratives rooted in both deep knowledge of music history and the current cultural landscape is a must. Andre is that and more. He’s seen all sides of the business, and that experience will be vital as we continue to craft world-class, one-of-a-kind campaigns and projects that help our artists reach even more music fans around the world.”
Torres added, “During my time at Spotify, Genius, and, of course, Wax Poetics, I’ve been lucky to work with Warner labels and get an up-close look at what an amazing job they’re doing for their artists. The Warner Music Global Catalog team is the top in the business, and they keep finding even more innovative and exciting ways to market their artists and their music, tell their stories, and build their global fanbases. I can’t overstate how excited I am to join the Warner Music family.”
Torres’ hire rounds out WMG’s Global Catalog leadership team for content, which includes previously announced SVPs of Catalog Development & Marketing Andrea Craig, Ingrid Erickson, Alicia Yaffe, Nigel Reeve, and Mike Engstrom. [Photo credit: Robert Adam Mayer]
