Alex Wilhelm

Alex Wilhelm is a music executive, A&R representative and the co-owner of 48 Hours Entertainment, based in Los Angeles. Before launching his own company, Alex worked in senior A&R roles at record companies such as Warner Records, Capitol Records, and Atlantic Records/APG. He has signed various multi-platinum selling artists, served on the Grammy Awards Committee, and has been included on Billboard's prestigious "40 under 40" list.

Alex Wilhelm
Alex Wilhelm for Billboard Magazine in 2021
Occupation
  • Music executive
  • A&R representative
Years active2008–present
Label(s)

Career

Crazed Hits

Alex Wilhelm started his career by founding influential independent A&R company Crazed Hits, through which he discovered a variety of major recording artists, including LMFAO, Drake, Imagine Dragons, The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj, Owl City, Brantley Gilbert, Mike Posner, Jessie J, Odd Future, and others. [1][2][3][4] During his time at Crazed Hits, Alex Wilhelm also discovered the hit song "If I Were A Boy", which was later recorded by Beyoncé.[5][6][7]

Warner Bros. Records

In October 2012, Alex Wilhelm became the Director of A&R at Warner Bros. Records, where he was involved in signing and/or A&R'ing artists such as Passenger (singer), Jason Derulo, and Bebe Rexha.[5][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Capitol Music Group

In September 2014, Alex Wilhelm joined Capitol Music Group, where he was promoted to Senior Director of A&R.[14][15][16][17] At Capitol, Alex Wilhelm signed multi-platinum recording artist Calum Scott, who scored international hits with his singles "Dancing On My Own" and "You Are The Reason." Calum's platinum-selling debut album, "Only Human," has generated over 6 billion streams to date. Wilhelm also brought pop rapper Silento to Capitol who scored an international hit with his debut single "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)", certified six-times Platinum in the United States.[18][19]

Atlantic Records/APG

In September 2017, Alex Wilhelm joined APG and Atlantic Records, where he was promoted to VP of A&R and ran the A&R Research Department. Additionally, he was the lead consultant at Warner Music Group for Sodatone, a machine-learning and AI-driven A&R Data Platform. WMG acquired Sodatone in 2018.[20][21]

48 Hours Entertainment

In April 2021, Wilhelm co-founded 48 Hours Entertainment together with former Rolling Stones and Garbage manager Steve Moir, who now manages John Mayer, The Black Keys and Mickey Guyton.[20][21][22][23]

In August 2021, Wilhelm was named one of the 40 most powerful music executives under the age of 40 by Billboard magazine.[22]

References
  1. Irish Times
  2. Times Article 2
  3. "Musikindustrin". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  4. What is the best way to get a job discovering and signing bands for a record label?
  5. Billboard Magazine - Alex Wilhelm named Director of A&R, Warner Bros. Records
  6. "Think You Have a Hit? Send Your Music To This Guy". Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. Interview with Alex Wilhelm
  8. Allindstorm
  9. The Top 40 Music Industry Social Media Influencers of 2015
  10. Music Business Registry
  11. Driven Music Conference
  12. MUBUTV - A&R NEWS
  13. 'Crazed Hits' Blogger is Warner's New Director of A&R
  14. Billboard Magazine - A&R Exec Alex Wilhelm on Signing Calum Scott and Finding Hidden Gems
  15. GRAMMY.com - Alex Wilhelm, The New A&R
  16. HitsDailyDouble
  17. Billboard - Grammy Dispatch
  18. Billboard Magazine - A&R Exec Alex Wilhelm on Signing Calum Scott and Finding Hidden Gems
  19. GRAMMY Connect: The New A&R
  20. Alex Wilhelm - About
  21. LinkedIn
  22. Inside 48 Hours Entertainment, the Company Brokering Deals for Breakout Artists
  23. The Black Keys Sign With Steve Moir & Irving Azoff for Management
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