WME Promotes Four New Agents

• WME announces the promotion of four team members to Agent in the talent agency’s Contemporary Music and Touring division, (l-r): Justin Edwards, Mary Hannon, Phoebe Holley, and Matt Smith.

Edwards’ career at WME began in 2017, and he has worked alongside six agents in six departments. He currently handles The Revivalists and The Main Squeeze, alongside their WME agent teams, and oversees bookings for over 75 festivals. Edwards specializes in booking WME’s alternative/rock/indie clients on festivals across North America and his focus is to grow WME’s contemporary music presence in Nashville.

Hannon started her career in the WME mailroom in 2016 after graduating from Ohio State University. She first worked in WME’s Nashville office, and in 2020, transferred to the Beverly Hills office, most recently working for the Co-Head of Hip Hop and R&B, Caroline Yim. Hannon will focus on booking WME’s Music roster, working closely on client teams including Anderson .Paak, DOMi & JD Beck, Earl Sweatshirt, Jhené Aiko, Kehlani, Rico Nasty, Steve Lacy, Syd, Willow, and many others.

Holley joined WME in 2019 and began working with Lucy Dickins at the beginning of 2021 with clients Knucks, Abra Cadabra, Ruti, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, and Sam Akpro. A graduate of UHI, Holley grew up in Spain and returned to her native UK to pursue a career in music. She’s currently based in the Beverly Hills office.

Matt Smith joined WME’s London office in 2018. He served as the assistant to Steve Hogan, Ella Street, Andy Nees, Jenna Dooling and Brendan Long, and in 2021 was promoted to agent trainee. With his promotion to agent, Smith will remain based in London, working in the Electronic music department and booking shows across various European territories.

“We are thrilled and beyond proud to announce these much-deserved promotions,” said Lucy Dickins, Global Head and Kirk Sommer, Global Co-Head of WME’s Contemporary Music and Touring. “Justin, Mary, Phoebe and Matt have all excelled in what they do and have brought tremendous passion, energy, and creativity to their work for our artists and internally to the WME team. It’s so exciting to see their growth, and we are honored to have them be part of the future of WME.”