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This has been a year of monumental change at the US division of Avex, and the changes just keep coming.<\/p>\n
Following its acquisition of S10 Publishing<\/strong>, the appointment of Brandon Silverstein<\/strong> as its new CEO, and its rebranding from Avex USA to Avex Music Group<\/strong> earlier this year, the company has now announced what it calls a \u2018sweeping expansion\u2019 of its leadership team.<\/p>\n Avex said on Thursday (October 16) that Zeke Silvera<\/strong> has been named SVP, Head of East Coast Operations and Head of A&R. Silvera will focus on artist development, studio and marketing strategy while leading S10\u2019s producer and writer management functions from Avex Music Group\u2019s New York base.<\/p>\n Spencer LeBoff<\/strong> has been named SVP, Head of West Coast Operations and Publishing & Acquisitions. LeBoff will oversee West Coast operations from the company\u2019s new headquarters in West Hollywood.<\/p>\n Megan Tinko<\/strong> has been appointed Head of Operations for Avex Music Group and S10, a position in which she will ensure \u201cexcellence in day-to-day execution and infrastructure as the company scales internationally,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n Jessica Roxana<\/strong> and Claudia Schumann<\/strong> have been tasked with overseeing Marketing for Avex and S10, while Tay James<\/strong> (a longtime A&R for Justin Bieber<\/strong>) and Miles Beard<\/strong> (former head of A&R at Republic Records<\/a><\/strong>) are joining Avex\u2019s publishing division as Senior A&R Consultants. Finally, Rory Server<\/strong> has been promoted to Chief of Staff.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we continue to expand our operations in the US and globally, this team will be instrumental in advancing our mission to sign and develop the world\u2019s most successful songwriters, producers, and artists, while growing Avex and S10\u2019s influence on a truly global scale,\u201d Silverstein said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile we\u2019re leading from the US, our focus is international \u2013 building a world-class roster, expanding into key markets around the world, and pursuing strategic partnerships and acquisitions that will further strengthen our creative ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n Avex USA launched in 2022 as a US label owned by Tokyo-headquartered entertainment giant Avex Inc<\/strong>. Earlier this year, the company acquired 100% of S10 Publishing\u2019s catalog and took an additional stake in S10 Management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur focus is international \u2013 building a world-class roster, expanding into key markets around the world, and pursuing strategic partnerships and acquisitions that will further strengthen our creative ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandon Silverstein, Avex Music Group\/S10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As part of those changes, S10 founder Brandon Silverstein took over as CEO<\/a> of the renamed Avex Music Group, succeeding Naoki Osada<\/strong>, who led Avex USA since its launch and is now launching Nebula17<\/strong><\/a>, a music company with label, publishing, management, international strategy and venture capital arms.<\/p>\n Avex says it has \u201centered an especially successful period\u201d since Silverstein took the helm.<\/p>\n \u201cAlready in 2025, we\u2019ve celebrated multiple No. 1 records and major success with talent like Grant Boutin<\/strong> (Tate McRae<\/strong>), Elkan<\/strong> (Drake<\/strong>, Rihanna<\/strong>), Elyas<\/strong> (Drake), Harv<\/strong> (Justin Bieber), Kamal Wilson<\/strong> (Kehlani<\/strong>), Shenseea<\/strong>, and many others. We\u2019re just getting started,\u201d Silverstein said.<\/p>\n Songwriter\/producer Grant Boutin\u2019s work on Tate McRae\u2019s latest album So Close To What<\/em> has already resulted in a No. 1 Mediabase Top 40 hit with Sports Car<\/em>, a Billboard<\/a><\/em> dance\/pop No. 1 hit with Revolving Door<\/em>, and the current hit TIT FOR TAT<\/em>, which entered the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100 at No. 3 last week, Avex said.<\/p>\n Recent signings Elkan and Elyas are seeing success with Drake\u2019s Nokia<\/em> and What Did I Miss?<\/em>, on top of Elkan\u2019s contribution to Travis Scott<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s JACKBOYS 2<\/em> and Rihanna\u2019s new single from the Smurfs<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n\n