Sas Metcalfe
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Sas Metcalfe is President, Global Creative, of
Metcalfe was honoured in Billboard's Women In Music awards in 2015 and 2016.[4]
Early life and career
Sas Metcalfe (née Cooke) was born in Wales, United Kingdom,[5] and studied at Moreton Hall after which she studied at Cardiff University, then moved to West London to pursue a career in the music industry.
Her first job was as a secretary at CBS Records in London which led to an A&R Scout position at newly formed independent label, Rocking Horse Records. In 1986, she became an A&R Manager at Arista Records, a position she held for three years.[6] She then spent eight years as Head of A&R at Warner/Chappell, before moving to EMI for the same role, which she occupied for another three years.[7]
In 1989, Metcalfe moved into music publishing and spent eight years at
Kobalt Music
Metcalfe was the first person to be employed when
After 12 years of helping to build the company from its London offices, Metcalfe moved to Los Angeles in August 2012 to develop and manage Kobalt's LA office whilst continuing her role as President, Global Creative.
Since her first signing,
Personal life
In October 1988, Metcalfe married her husband, Simon. They have two daughters, Lily and Alice.
References
- ^ "Billboard announce Sas Metcalfe promotion at Kobalt Music".
- ^ "Kobalt signs worldwide administration deal with Polar Patrol Publishing".
- ^ Ross, Danny. "The Woman Who Signed Radiohead Is Still Looking For The Next Big Thing". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Billboard's Women In Music 2015 list".
- ^ "Women In Music 2017: Meet International Woman Of The Year winner Sas Metcalfe | Interviews | Music Week". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ a b c Ingham, Tim (2 June 2015). "Kobalt's Creative Spark: Sas Metcalfe on A&R and remodelling the misc biz". Music Business Worldwide.
- ^ a b "Kobalt's creative spark: Sas Metcalfe on A&R and remodelling the music biz". Music Business Worldwide. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "Kobalt Music Group roster in full". Archived from the original on 2015-06-12.