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EMPIRE Publishing Hires Grammy-Winning Producer !llmind as Senior VP of A&R
EMPIRE Publishing has hired Grammy-winning producer !llmind as senior vp of A&R. Al "Butter" McLean was promoted to executive vp of global creative.
As part of his duties, the tech entrepreneur and Grammy-winning producer, who has worked with Drake, The Carters, Eminem, Ye, Nicki Minaj, Nathy Peluso, Romeo Santo and more, will screen songs and provide feedback, based on his production expertise. Over McLean’s 30-year career as an artist, producer, street promoter, manager and A&R, he’s inked deals for names like Yung Bleu, Childish Gambino, Alicia Keys, Daddy Yankee, Lecrae, Mint Condition, KEM and Kirk Franklin. Adds !llmind: “My entire career I’ve always felt like an outsider because I like to dive head first into innovation, solving things in unique ways and pushing the sound of music forward.
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