Symphonic Distribution hired Ed Poston as head of A&R. Based in New York, Poston has more than 15 years of A&R experience in the U.S., U.K. and Europe. He’ll report to chief creative officer Randall Foster, with whom he’ll work, alongside senior vp of sales operations Tim Bruno, to expand Symphonic’s artist relationships and propel the firm’s global growth. Poston has held leadership roles at Concord Music Publishing, Glassnote Records, BMI and, most recently, Creative Titans, where he served as head of A&R. At BMI, he worked with songwriter Caroline Ailin, who has written for Dua Lipa, Selena Gomez and Katy Perry; and at Glassnote, he led A&R for Aurora’s breakthrough album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend.

– Chris Eggersten