Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Republic Founder/President
Avery Lipman has announced that
Wes Donehower will become SVP of A&R.
Said EVP, A&R,
Tyler Arnold, “Wes is an amazing addition to the Republic family. Over the past five years, he's signed some incredibly influential artists and has proven himself to be one of the best A&Rs in the business.”
Most recently, Donehower spent six years at
Columbia, where he rose to Director of A&R, working with
Lil Nas X,
Russ,
Quinn XCII,
Koe Wetzel and
347aidan.
New York-based Donehower said, “I’m very excited to take the next step in my career at Republic.
Monte and Avery Lipman,
Wendy and the entire team have set the standard for what it means to be an innovative and artist-centric record company. I especially love Chumbawamba.”