WME Hires Laura Ruiz as Agent for Electronic Music

WME has appointed Laura Ruiz as an agent in the contemporary music department, with a focus on the agency’s expanding roster of electronic music artists.

The role:

• Ruiz will be based in WME’s London office.

• She will oversee WME’s electronic music business in Spain and Portugal.

• The move reflects WME’s international expansion in the genre.

• Ruiz will bring several of her clients to the agency, including Oguz, Joyhauser, Don Woezik, Diøn and Milo Spykers.

Background:

• Prior to joining WME Ruiz worked at Berlin-based underground music agency The Bliss Office as the Managing Director of the North and South America division.

• In addition to operating her own artist agency, she also worked in the Barcelona office of The Bullitt Agency.