DONEL, UK VOICE STAR, SIGNS TO WARNER RECORDS OVER ZOOM
Donel, 18-year-old star of The Voice UK, has signed a major U.S. record deal with Warner Records and also a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Donel signed both deals over Zoom, signaling an exciting new chapter in his young career.
Max Gousse, Founder & CEO, Artistry Records & Co-Founder, Scorpion Media:“I am beyond thrilled to have such an amazing talent on Artistry’s roster. Artistry Africa has been born with this signing and we look forward to helping Donel realize his dream of bringing the sounds from the Motherland to the world with his music”. Aaron Bay-Schuck, CEO & Co-Chairman, Warner Records:“Meeting artists for the first time over Zoom is never ideal, but in this case it was all we needed to see just how amazing and talented Donel was. He lit up the proverbial room with his energetic and charismatic personality and then pressed play on a collection of songs that blew us away. Tom Corson and I, along with the Warner Records family, are thrilled to give Donel a platform to take his music and the afrobeat movement to new heights and equally as excited to do it in partnership with Max Gousse and The Artistry team.”
Jon Platt, Chairman & CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing:“As an exciting young talent with unlimited potential, Donel brings a new energy to the global Afrobeats movement. We’re glad to welcome Donel to Sony/ATV, and look forward to working closely with Max, Alessandra and the Scorpion Media team to further his career as a songwriter.” Donel:“I’m so excited to embark on this new adventure with an awesome team who understand my vision & goals! This is a massive opportunity for me to step up and show my artistry to the world” Donel is currently working on his first EP for Artistry Records/Warner Records with his next single planned for release later this year.
