Katherine Cantwell

Heavenly Recordings Social Media Manager - Heavenly Recordings - Independent record label est. 1990.

Current Roster includes Kneecap, Baxter Dury, Katy J Pearson, The Orielles, David Holmes, Revival Season, Gwenno, H.Hawkline, Delivery, Halo Maud, Lynks, and Joshua Idehen.

I have been living in Manchester for the last four years, previously living in London for 9 years where I graduated from Goldsmiths College with a 2.1 ( BA: Media and Communications).

I have been at Heavenly Recordings for 12 years:

I am knowledgeable across artist development, label and album campaigns, social media marketing and strategy. I am passionate about fan-bases within online communities and how that translates to live shows. I am also knowledgeable on DSP Pitching, admin roles (The day to day label jobs), managing junior staff, D2C stores and I compile the comms for Heavenly's social media channels / website / mailer etc.

Last year for the Manchester Beyond The Music conference, I curated my own panel: 'Pathways Into The Industry:- - Honest stories about how Manchester based female creatives across the music sector found their feet in industry roles and as artists.'

I am passionate about there being a more accessible pathway into music roles for the next generation and in particular women and marginalized communities. I am also passionate about regional opportunities for young people and enthusiastic to see the Mercury Prize move to Newcastle and the Brit Awards make its Manchester debut.