About

OUR TEAM

women in ctrl

MEET OUR PASSIONATE TEAM & AMBASSADORS

Founder & CEO

nadia khan

NADIA BRINGS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPING ARTIST CAREERS, TALENT MANAGEMENT AND RUNNING INDEPENDENT LABEL CAMPAIGNS TO CHART-TOPPING SUCCESS WITH A PASSION FOR DEVELOPING TALENT FROM GRASSROOTS.

NADIA KHAN IS THE ELECTED CHAIR OF AIM (ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC) & ALSO TEACHES UPCOMING MANAGERS ON THE MMF’S ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC MANAGEMENT COURSE.

NADIA DELIVERS OUR WORKSHOPS ON ADVANCING GENDER EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE, IMPOSTER SYNDROME, BREAKING THE BIAS + LEADS OUR TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND LEADERSHIP & #SEATATTHETABLE SCHEMES FOR MUSIC PROFESSIONALS.

AS THE FOUNDER OF WOMEN IN CTRL, NADIA IS A PASSIONATE CHAMPION FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, AND HER WORK IN PROMOTING GENDER PARITY AND REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNISED, NOT LEAST THROUGH HER INDUCTION INTO MUSIC WEEK’S WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARDS ROLL OF HONOUR LIST IN 2018 AND MORE RECENTLY WINNING THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD IN 2021.

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CREATIVE PRODUCER

laughta

LAUGHTA IS A MULTI-TALENTED MUSICIAN, PRODUCER & PRESENTER WHO IS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN & NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS IN MUSIC.

 

AS OUR CREATIVE PRODUCER LAUGHTA LEADS ON OUR CREATIVE PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS DELIVERING OUR COURSES &  WORKSHOPS ON CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, MUSIC PRODUCTION, SONGWRITING  & MORE.

 

LAUGHTA’S NATURAL CHARISMA AND KNACK FOR SPOTTING UPCOMING TALENT LANDED HER A TAKEOVER SPOT ON BBC RADIO 1’S SOUNDSYSTEM AND THE ‘ LAUGHTA GAS SHOW’ SHOW ON REPREZENT RADIO WHERE SHE CHAMPIONS UPCOMING ARTISTS AND COMMITS TO AT LEAST 50% WOMEN AND GENDER EXPANSIVE ARTISTS IN HER SHOW.  

 

RECENT SONGWRITING AND PRODUCTION WORK INCLUDES MOBO UNSUNG, MOTOWN ACADEMY (UNIVERSAL), SONY ATV & HOSTING MUSIC PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS FOR THE LIKES OF FAMILY IN MUSIC, LCCM, THRIVE, DITTO AND UNI OF WESTMINSTER. 

TRAILBLAZING WOMEN IN music!

MEET OUR WOMEN IN CTRL AMBASSADORS

INSPIRING WOMEN

MEET  SOME OF OUR WOMEN IN CTRL AMBASSADORS  

director of ten letter pr
cat park
DIGITAL MARKETING, POLYDOR RECORDS
WARDAH SEMPA
creative director
neesha sharma
YOUTUBE MUSIC
sheniece charway
CAPITAL XTRA DJ, PRESENTER
remel londoN
BBC 1XTRA DJ, PRESENTER
nadia jae
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SONGTRUST
LAra baker
HEAD OF MARKETING, MOTOWN records
afryea henry-fontaine
MARKETING MANAGER, WARNER MUSIC
portia clarke

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