Voz de Mando lead vocalist Jorge Gaxiola has been named AfinArte Music’s head of A&R, Billboard can confirm.
Gaxiola also co-founded the independent regional Mexican music label whose roster includes chart-topping singer-songwriter El Fantasma, Los Dos Carnales, Los Dos De Tamaulipas, Voz de Mando and Kanales.
AfinArte is also betting on fresh talent by signing up-and-coming singer-songwriter Ruben Salazar, who has written songs for Gerardo Ortiz, Julión Álvarez and Banda El Recodo, and rising artist Adriana Ríos.
Gaxiola, along with AfinArte’s president Luis Sánchez and Eddie Magallón, the label’s co-founder and vice president, have expanded the company’s operations in Mexico and the U.S.
The current organizational chart of AfinArte Music in both countries is as follows:
USA
Luis Sanchez – President & CEO (co-founder)
Eddie Magallon – VP (co-founder)
Jorge Gaxiola – Head of A&R (co-founder)
Ivan Sandoval – CFO
Miguel Serrano – Head of Touring
Maria Inés Sanchez – Director, Marketing and PR
MEXICO
Jose “Pepe” Vazquez – Head of operations & Booking
Diana Menchaca – PR Manager
Pablo Casillas – Manager, Digital Marketing
Hernan Peña – Coordinator, Digital Marketing
Patricia Mejia – Coordinator, Social Media
