peermusic Promotes Yvonne Gomez To Latin Creative Director West Coast And Mexico
Los Angeles, CA: peermusic, the world’s largest independent music publisher, is pleased to announce the promotion of Yvonne Gomez to Latin Creative Director-West Coast and Mexico. Gomez was formerly West Coast Latin Creative Manager. In addition to her responsibilities of running the West Coast division of the U.S. Latin operation, she will now oversee all creative activity originating from the peermusic office in Mexico City including the signing of new talent, catalog acquisitions and maintenance of current peerMexico writers among many other tasks. “I’m extremely excited about this opportunity,” states Yvonne. “Mexico is such an incredible springboard for talent and it’s a natural for our two offices to work as one. I’m happy to to play a part in its growth and future successes.”
Gomez joined peermusic in 2003, and has overseen the work of peer’s talented roster of songwriters/performers including multiple GRAMMY® award winner Juanes, Micky Huidobro of Molotov, Martha Gonzalez of Quetzal, Facundo Monty, Fobia and Los Pinguos, among others. In addition to nurturing the careers of these artists, as well as working with peer’s important Spanish language catalog, Yvonne continues to scout and sign new songwriters, and since joining peermusic has signed worldwide deals with Plastilina Mosh, Locura Terminal, Charanga Cakewalk, Eddie G, as well as a J.V. Publishing deal with the Regional Mexican production & writing team of Omar & Adolfo Valenzuela, also know as Twiins House of Music.
“We are very fortunate to have someone with Yvonne’s talent and diverse background running our West Coast Latin Operations in the United States. I am very pleased that her skills will now also benefit the important territory of Mexico”. Kathy Spanberger begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting, President & COO
Born and raised in Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley, Yvonne Gomez has always had a passion for the arts and a particular affinity for music. She has worked for more than 17 years in the music industry beginning her career in 1989 when she founded an organization called “Club Rock En Español” ¾ a grass roots company created to promote Latin Rock to the Latin-American youth in Los Angeles.
Since this time, Gomez has worked in various aspects of the music industry, including Tour Management, A&R, Public Relations, and Marketing, with many musical legends among them, The Ramones, Caifanes, Los Lobos, Devo, The Sugarhill Gang, Mongo Santamaria, and Kurtis Blow. Most recently she worked with renowned producer and Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla running his Latin Rock label Surco/Universal, as well as coordinating his activities as a producer, film composer and solo artist.
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