MEET THE TEAM.

Richard Engler

Partner

Richard kicked off his career working as brand manager at Coca-Cola. He masterminded a worldwide No.1 hit whilst there and decided to quit his ‘proper job’ and cross over to the music industry. He joined Sony Music and then moved to Warners, EMI, and V2 Records. He brings a wealth of experience to every project as well as a grumpy enthusiasm for new music. In his 30+ years in the industry he has worked on in excess of 250 top 20 records, been a DJ at XFM and lectured at numerous colleges and universities.

David Rowell

Partner

David is from the Black Country. His love of melody and Wolverhampton Wanderers is well documented and is a born lateral thinker with 25 years music industry experience. David spent 12 years at the Chrysalis Group of labels and worked across Hit Label, Curb, Echo, Papillon and Chrysalis Copyright imprints and set up Autonomy with Richard when the seismic changes in the music industry appeared in the early noughties. An extremely poor bass player with a comprehensive musical knowledge of 80’s one hit wonders and a regular contributor to the Autonomy swear box, ex mobile DJ and Stourport Boys League Penalty Competition winner 1981.

Callum Finlay

Head of Digital

Callum is the newest member of the Autonomy team coming off the back of Tileyard Education’s Music Business MA course. Alongside his work on the business and marketing side of things, Callum also has vast experience as a starving artist which he believes helps him with valued experience and jeopardy to work on Autonomy’s projects. Callum is an avid hip hop head and has a strong passion for music production. He can be found most weekends rummaging through dusty crates of records trying to find “that one perfect sample”.

Grace Barton

Social Media Manager

Grace's social media knowledge is extensive and is an artist and songwriter in her own right. Hailing from the wilds of Worcestershire she has recently graduated from BIMM in Brighton and is currently building her industry knowledge and sense of comic timing (albeit remotely) at Autonomy Towers.

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Jack Smith

Senior Product Manager // Artist Manager

While earning his BA in Music at the University of Leeds, Jack gained his earliest experiences in the music industry, helping to run student events and managing a Hip Hop and Jazz collective which continues to operate in the North today. Specialising in campaign strategy, Jack utilises his broad network and creative ideas to build marketing campaigns from the ground up. He is responsible for a number of Autonomy's management clients and continues to develop the careers of artists like Rosa Cecilia and Tamaraebi.

Amanda Abramczuk

Product Manager // Artist Manager

The beast from the East, Amanda moved to London in 2017 to start her adventure in the UK music industry after being a professional performer on tv and in festivals in Poland. With her lifetime memo “I got this!” she is a born creative and will prepare each artist’s project from creative inception to execution. Her guilty pleasure is going to music venues as well as seeing upcoming metal/rock and RnB acts. Don’t hesitate to say hello if you find her at the back wearing some of her dozen colorful jackets.

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