HELLO, IT'S NAZ

Naz Idelji, who was most recently Director of Compilations at Ministry of Sound, has joined management firm Jem Music Group as Managing Director. She brings more than 15 years of experience in the U.K. music industry to the role.

In her new role, Idelji is tasked with expanding operations into new international markets and furthering Craig David's success in France, Belgium, Australia and SEA. She will also be overseeing new artists signed to the joint venture founded by Jem owner Colin Lester and David’s TS5 Presents.

“Bringing in someone of Naz's amazing experience, skillset and pedigree sets out a very clear mandate for our future, which is shaping up to be very exciting,” Lester said.

Idelji has worked on hundreds of campaigns at Warner Music, Universal, Sony and Ministry of Sound. At MoS, she negotiated the first exclusive global playlist deal with Apple Music, and was brought over to Sony as part of its acquisition of the dance label in 2016.

“I have worked with Colin for many years on a range of campaigns and have seen first-hand how passionate he is about maximising success for the artists he represents and about growing the JEM Music Group presence around the world,” Idelji said.

In addition, JEM Music group has also appointed Jack Balsam to oversee its north London recording studio complex, having previously engineered sessions with Craig David, DJ Oliver Heldens and Big Zuu.