One Liners: Robbie Williams, Exceleration Music, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, more

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APPOINTMENTSExceleration Music has appointed former Warner Music and Amazon Music exec David Gorman as its Creative Director. “I was instantly drawn to Exceleration’s mission, passion, values, and independent, entrepreneurial spirit, all of which have been on full display since we first started talking”, he says. “They crafted a role that allows me to work creatively across disciplines, across our label partners, and across the organisation, making this position a combination and culmination of everything I’ve done up to this point.

That I’m already obsessed with so much of the music entrusted to us doesn’t hurt, either”.Audiovisual and entertainment technology firm Solotech has hired ex-Live Nation exec John Probyn as European Head Of Business Development in its live productions division. “I’ve worked with Solotech UK brands Capital Sound, Wigwam and SSE Audio for many years and they have always been an important part of what I have achieved”, he says. “Their global vision for the future in terms of growth and development excites me and I relish the challenge of helping them to achieve their ambitions”.——————————————————-RELEASESUnknown Mortal Orchestra have released new single ‘I Killed Captain Cook’ – the first track from a new double album due out next year.

The band have also announced UK tour dates in May and June, including a show at Brixton Academy in London on 31 May.Anna Of The North has released new single ‘I Do You’, ahead of the release of her new album ‘Crazy Life’ next week.Andrew Bird has enlisted Phoebe Bridgers for a musical version of Emily Dickinson 1861 poem ‘I Felt A Funeral In My Brain’. “I came across this Emily Dickinson poem and found it to be the most vivid description of an inner world I’ve.