Spinnin’ Records Bolsters Leadership Team with Key Appointments

Leading dance and electronic music label Spinnin’ Records has announced two key appointments to its leadership team.

The appointments:

• Marco Pantuso has been promoted to the newly created role of General Manager.

• Frederick Pranger has been elevated to Head of A&R.

• Both will be based at the Amsterdam Music Harbour, Warner Music Group’s state-of-the-art regional hub. (WMG acquired Spinnin’ in 2017.)

Marco Pantuso:

• Pantuso will oversee Spinnin’ Records’ global operations, artist development pipeline and marketing strategies.

• He will report directly to Niels Walboomers, President, Warner Music Central Europe and Spinnin’ Records.

• He comes to the GM role after more than a decade in senior positions within Warner Music, where he was responsible for major international campaigns and the career development of artists including Alok, CYRIL, David Guetta, Diplo and more.

• While at Warner Pantuso worked closely with Spinnin’, and most recently played a pivotal role in the launch of Spinnin’ Records Germany.

Frederick Pranger:

• Pranger will lead the label’s global A&R strategy, reporting to Pantuso.

• He combines more than 12 years of hands-on experience as an artist, DJ and producer, with a background in legal.

• As part of the Spinnin’ team over the past four years he’s worked on projects for artists including Afrojack, Alok, Blasterjaxx, CYRIL, David Guetta & Men Machine, and Timmy Trumpet.

What they said:

• Niels Walboomers, President, Warner Music Central Europe and Spinnin' Records: “Marco and Fred live and breathe dance music culture, and their track records speak for themselves. As Spinnin’ continues to break new boundaries, Marco’s strategic vision, deep-rooted industry relationships, and collaborative leadership style make him the ideal executive to steer our day-to-day operations. Coupled with Fred’s unique blend of artist experience and legal acumen, we’ve got a formidable leadership team in place to write the next exciting chapter for Spinnin' Records.”