MUMBAI: American record company Motown Records has appointed Myisha Brooks as the VP of Creative Relations and Marketing for Motown Records. She will report to Ethiopia Habtemariam president of Motown Records.
The position was created for Brooks. She will responsible for marketing, artiste development and public relations.
Brooks said, “I am absolutely ecstatic to join Ethiopia’s talented all-star team. Ethiopia has proven to be one of the most respected, well-versed, forward-thinking executives in music today, and I am enthusiastic to aid the execution of her vision for the talented artists under the legendary Motown Records brand.” Brooks will be based in Hollywood, California.
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Before joining Motown, she served as VP of Publicity at Republic Records where she designed and executed successful public relations campaigns across print, television and the internet for a diverse array of high-profile artists including Kelly Rowland, The Weeknd, Lorde, PSY, Jessie J, Angel Haze, Amy Winehouse, Nas & Damian Marley, Phantogram, James Blake, Kid Cudi, Nelly, and more.
Habtemariam added, “Myisha’s diverse experience and impressive work ethic are inspiring, and her contributions to our company’s marketing, public relations and artistes development will undoubtedly prove integral to our company and our artistes.”
Prior to Republic Records, she was a senior account executive at Simone Smalls PR, where she handled media for the likes of Usher, Claude Kelly to name a few. Brooks served marketing/PR associate at Warner Brothers Records and worked with Wiz Khalifa, E-40, and Lil’ Jon. She graduated from California State University Long Beach with a B.A. in Electronic Theatre Arts and Minor in Speech Communication.
