Mentors

At Keychange, we believe mentorship is a powerful tool for empowering gender-diverse individuals facing barriers. By connecting underrepresented talent with industry leaders, mentorship fosters growth, builds confidence, and creates opportunities that help level the playing field.

Between 2020 and 2023, we partnered with shesaid.so to deliver the we.grow mentoring programme, a key element of the mentorship dimension in our Keychange 2.0 phase. In 2024, thanks to FACTOR, SOCAN, and PRS Foundation, we extended mentorship to nine Canadian participants, further expanding our impact.

We are deeply grateful to all the incredible mentors who have shared their expertise and passion with our participants over the years. Explore the full list of these inspiring individuals below.

 
  • Alix Hammond-Merchant / Director, Manager / Naff

    Amandah Wilkinson / Musician, Artist Development / AMUNDA

    Amy Fitz Doyley / Artist, Mentor, Teacher / Freelance

    Ana Quiroga / Musician, Producer, Sound Designer, Audio Coordinator / Company 3

    Ana Rita Costa / DJ, Producer / Freelance

    Anca Lupes / President / RAW Music

    Andrea Dee / CEO / Amplify Her

    Angelique Mark / Road Manager, Tour Manager / Freelance

    Anna von Raison / Artist, Composer, Pianist, Producer

    Annika Walsh / International Music Strategy, Head of Markets / Spotify

    Antonio Martinez / Managing Director / Endirecto GmbH

    Arielle Fischer / Product Manager / Native Instruments

    Atena Banisaid / Senior A&R Manager / Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia

    Bas Grasmayer / Web3 / COLORSxSTUDIOS

    Brian Scally / CEO / Paragon Records & Milestone Music Management

    Bronya Francis / Senior Marketing Manager / Supernature

    Carolin Schwarz / Freelance Consultant, Press, Founder / MUSICSPOTS

    Cath Hurley / Co-founder & Head of Skills & Development, Artist Manager / Future Yard CIC / mostdeffo

    Cecilia Pietrzko / Music Publisher & Supervisor / Grown Kid

    Cecilia Sanchietti / Musician, Teacher, Mentor / Improve, Jazz Mine

    Cori Chinnici / Digital Client Relations Manager / BMAT

    Dan Garber / Artist, Producer Manager / Tape Music Co

    David Boyle / Director / Audience Strategies

    Dora Limfer / Artist Manager

    Eliza Shaddad / Musician, Songwriter / Eliza Shaddad

    Emanuela Virago / Managing Director / Home Festival SRL

    Evangeline Grain / Senior Dance Marketing Manager / FFRR & Parlophone Records, Warner Music UK

    Flora Garnier / Consultant International Development, Artist Manager

    Georgia Taglietti / CEO & Founder / IGNAC

    Hannah Beeching / Senior Global Music Programs Manager / Spotify

    Ineke Daans / Head of [PIAS] Brand Communications / [PIAS]

    Jeanny Ricci / Creative Director / Sound Visionary

    Jeff Beaulieu / Founder / Hopeful Tragedy Records

    John Glennon / Company Director / Jaw Dropper Music

    Julie Weir / Label Director / Music for Nations - Sony Music

    Karma Bertelsen / Senior Marketing Strategy Manager / FUGA

    Kathryn Waugh / Founder, Entrepreneur / Music Matters

    Kerry Harvey-Piper / Co-Founder / Red Grape Music Ltd

    Laura Leon / Artist Manager, Session Vocalist / LL Collective Management

    Leslie Rosales / Marketing Director, Artist Manager / High Standardz

    Lisa Youngin / Head of Digital / TaP Music

    Mandy Salem-Aubry / Consulting and Mentorship in the music business / Mandy Salem-Aubry Music Services

    Maria Gironas / Founder / Cool Shit, Cool People

    Mariana Bessa / CEO / Tantas Vozes, Núcleo Artístico

    Meike Nolte / Global Development Business Manager / b:electronic @ Believe

    Melissa Garcia / Artist Manager / Collective Management Inc.

    Mette Johnsen Slot / Creative Producer / Freelance

    Michalina (Misia) Furtak / Self Managed Artist, Chapter Director for MDE Poland / Wytfur

    Nika Brunet Milunovic / Project Manager, Event Manager / Heartlee GmbH, MetalDays Festival

    Patricia Odje / Head of Marketing / DLT (DaysLikeThis) Brunch

    Patricia (Pat) Quinteiro Santiso / PR Press & Communications Manager / Pat Comunicaciones

    Peter Meanwell / Artistic Director, Creative Director / Borealis, Reduced Listening Ltd

    Piers Henwood / Co-Founder, Manager / Amelia Artists

    Richard Hannan / Director / Big Indie

    Ruth Emery / Founder, Director / Yes Please

    Sam Lee / Artist, Promoter, Producer / The Nest Collective

    Samanth Juneman / SVP, Head of Marketing and Services / ADA, Warner Music Group

    Sandra Abrantes / Senior Agent day-to-day, Booker / Primary Talent International

    Sarah Anna Psalti Helbig / Songwriter, Digital Marketing Consultant / HF Consultancy

    Snow Duevski / Senior Partnerships Manager / FeedForward AI

    Sofie Søndervik Sæther / Program Director / Jeunesses Musicales

    Sophie Smith / Content and Partnerships / Cactus City Studio

    Suki Pardesi / Promotion Consultant / Celebtronic International Promotion

    Tineke Codron / Freelance Project and Production Manager / Square 1 Support

    Vanessa Bakewell / Global Client Partner / Meta

    Verena Bößmann / Owner, Head of Publishing & Artist Management / Dunstan Music, Dunstan Media

    Yasemin Kosereisoglu / Head of Client Relations & Creative Production / Beatport

  • Jonathan Campbell / Head of Outreach & Strategic Initiatives / Small World Music

    Mette Johnsen / Independent Creative Producer

    Ievgeniia Ivanova / Digital Marketing Manager

    Nina Rabe-Cairns / Country Manager, AUNZ / Ingrooves Music Group (part of UMG)

    Bryan Johnson / Head of Artist & Industry Partnerships, International / Spotify, session musician

    Chris Carey / Head of International Marketing / TicketSwap

    Mark Adams / Chief Executive Officer / Blinding Talent Limited

    Lara Baker / Director of Business Development / Songtrust

    Dewayne Ector / Chief Revenue Officer / Downtown Music Holdings

    Farah Syed / Manager, PR and Industry Relations / Beatport

    Karolien Mazereeuw / Head of Synch Benelux / Sony Music Publishing

    Gill Dooley / Artist Manager & Music Consultant / Self employed

    Carly Rockett / Head of Ticketing & Operations / Communion Presents

    Bethan Elfyn / BBC Music Producer / BBC

    Elsa Bahamonde / Global Head of Artist Services / Believe

    Tessa Nijdam / Managing director / Freelance Creative Consultant

    Clémence aka Cleo T. LEAUTE / independant artist / composter / musician

    Claudia Pereira / Director / Somos Fuego

    Patricia Kopetzky / Senior Project Manager ANCHOR Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award / Inferno Events GmbH & CO KG

    Mariana Moore Matos / Global Music Project Manager / Red Bull (HQ), Very Tall UK (global Projects), my own Music ‘Wherever She Goes’

    Laurie Brescoll / Native Instruments

    Geoff Langston / Founder / GLAM.RED

    Eric Mackay / EVP, Global Digital Strategy / Warner Chappell Music Publishing

    Jen Florez / Director, A&R/Business Development / Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.

    Nicola Kearey / Artist, Label Co-Owner / Stick In The Wheel, From Here Records

    Adele Halten / Concert harpist, music and language pedagog and manifester

    Eliza Marshall / Professional flautist / Flute player at The Lion King in London, on many film soundtracks, folk band Ranagri, touring and recording with Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder etc.

  • Jonathan Campbell / Head of Outreach & Strategic Initiatives / Small World Music

    Mette Johnsen / Independent Creative Producer

    Ievgeniia Ivanova / Digital Marketing Manager

    Nina Rabe-Cairns / Country Manager, AUNZ / Ingrooves Music Group (part of UMG)

    Bryan Johnson / Head of Artist & Industry Partnerships, International / Spotify, session musician

    Chris Carey / Head of International Marketing / TicketSwap

    Mark Adams / Chief Executive Officer / Blinding Talent Limited

    Lara Baker / Director of Business Development / Songtrust

    Dewayne Ector / Chief Revenue Officer / Downtown Music Holdings

    Farah Syed / Manager, PR and Industry Relations / Beatport

    Karolien Mazereeuw / Head of Synch Benelux / Sony Music Publishing

    Gill Dooley / Artist Manager & Music Consultant / Self employed

    Carly Rockett / Head of Ticketing & Operations / Communion Presents

    Bethan Elfyn / BBC Music Producer / BBC

    Elsa Bahamonde / Global Head of Artist Services / Believe

    Tessa Nijdam / Managing director / Freelance Creative Consultant

    Clémence aka Cleo T. LEAUTE / independant artist / composter / musician

    Claudia Pereira / Director / Somos Fuego

    Patricia Kopetzky / Senior Project Manager ANCHOR Reeperbahn Festival International Music Award / Inferno Events GmbH & CO KG

    Mariana Moore Matos / Global Music Project Manager / Red Bull (HQ), Very Tall UK (global Projects), my own Music ‘Wherever She Goes’

    Laurie Brescoll / Native Instruments

    Geoff Langston / Founder / GLAM.RED

    Eric Mackay / EVP, Global Digital Strategy / Warner Chappell Music Publishing

    Jen Florez / Director, A&R/Business Development / Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.

    Nicola Kearey / Artist, Label Co-Owner / Stick In The Wheel, From Here Records

    Adele Halten / Concert harpist, music and language pedagog and manifester

    Eliza Marshall / Professional flautist / Flute player at The Lion King in London, on many film soundtracks, folk band Ranagri, touring and recording with Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder etc.

    Gudrun Björk Bjarnadottir / CEO / STEF

    Sónia Silvestre / Journalist and Artist Manager / Teacher at ETIC and ProDJ, Interviews with artists and music industry professionals for ProDJ, Artist Management for DIANNA

    Laetitia Deering / Artist Agent and Manager / Annex Agency

    Rosana Corbacho / Music Industry Psychologist / M.I. Therapy

    Géraldine Zanaska / Founder and CEO, Compass Music

    Lauren Rozwadowski / Music Industry Coach & Consultant / Courage Core

    Raffaela Travisano / Partner/founder / Surya Musica Srl

    Jess Bartlet / Songwriter/Producer/Mix-Engineer / Island Fox

    Kelly George / Musician / Creative Director/Founder of KYB Studios, Freelance Graphic Designer/Photographer at Zimboy Visuals

    Luciana Balbi / Social Communicator/Journalist - Marketing - Event Producer / Waanamusic

    J. Charmain Elliott / International Performing and Recording Artist, Songwriter, Vocal Trainer, Artist Developer

    Fiona Lennon / IBM consultancy/life coach/musician

    Andrew Shapiro / Composer, Music Publisher, Performer / Airbox Music Publishing LLC (founder, est 2003)

    Marque Gilmore / Musician, Artist, Producer / Musical/Creative Director KULT-U-REAL, Freelance Musician/Music-Producer

    Sue Hibberd / Topliner/Singer/Songwriter/Backing Vocalist/Vocal Arranger/Production / Suzanna Dee Music

    Lizzie Weber / Artist/Producer

    Ibone Iza / Content Manager

    Andrea Burgoyne / Manager, Venue Bookings & Special Projects / True North Sports + Entertainment

    Celine Garcia / Project Manager and Publisher / DO Publishing & Puppet Master Label

  • Jess Partridge / Editor, Project Management, Funding / London in Stereo

    Laura Kriefman / Director, Producer and Artist / Hellion Trace

    Kat Kennedy / Management - artists and producers

    Rebecca Szymkow / Agent, Management

    Merli Antsmaa / Arts Manager / A-Tiim

    Cora Novoa / Music Composer, DJ and Creative Director/Founder of SEEKING THE VELVET

    Almudena Palacios / Production Assistant in Music & Cultural Projects, Co-founder and Coordinator of ¡Queremos Entrar!

    Brigitte Laverne

    Mari Kalkun

    Raffaela Travisano / Digital Distribution (Believe, Germany, Italy) and as Labelmanager (More Music Italy) and owner (Surya Musica 5 Platinum records)

    Laura Gertken / Gurr

    Laura Dath-Lienenkämper

    Nyah Clarke

    Elísa Einarsdóttir / Musician / KRIA

    Hildur Kristin Stefansdottir / Pop Artist and Songwriter

    Amanda Elefelt / PR, Label, Management

    Anaïs Kane / Performer and Writer

    Anna Giulia / Musician and Writer

    Dana Beeler / Performer, Band Manager (self managed), Writer, Project Manager for Conferences and Festivals

    Dorota Kuszewska / Writer, Composer, Performer

    Emma Daman Thomas / Musician, Songwriter, Performer

    Ievgeniia Ivanova / Digital Distribution and Music Marketing

    iskwē / Artist, Performer

    Katie Tavini / Masterin

    Kine Granholt Lundervold / Booking, Project (org.) Development with Social Profile

    Lina Burghausen / Music Promoter, Blogger, Music Journalist

    Maarja Merivoo-Parro / Writing, Producing, Editing, DJ-ing, Hosting Shows

    Magda Chołyst / Artist coaching, Education (workshop, designing development programs), Process Design

    Mar Sellars / Management, Grant Writer, Booking, Accounting

    Natalia San Juan / Management, Booking , CEO Startup

    Rebecca Tegegne / Project Manager

    Sara Parkman / Performer, Composer, Artist, Activist

    Shauna Watson / Record Label, Music Festival, Booking for an Acoustic Music Night

    Mirca Lotz / Manager

    Camilla Stones