KATE LABREL

Kate LaBrel is a music executive, A&R consultant, and certified coach with more than 20 years of experience discovering talent, developing artists, and building careers.

Throughout her career, Kate has played a key role in identifying and developing chart-topping talent, forging high-impact creative partnerships, and helping artists navigate the journey from potential to sustainable success. Her work has contributed to the development of globally recognized artists and songwriters, including Lukas Graham, Bruno Mars, Sasha Sloan, Kate Nash, Nico & Vinz, The Regrettes, Jake Wesley Rogers, YDE, and Crash Adams, while collaborating with some of the industry's most respected creators and executives.

Most recently, Kate served as President of Facet Records, where she led artist development, creative strategy, and label operations through a joint venture with Warner Records. Prior to that, she held VP of A&R roles across Warner Records and Warner Chappell Music.

What sets Kate apart is her belief that great careers are built by developing and supporting the human behind the artist—not just the music. Combining her extensive A&R experience with professional coaching, she helps artists cultivate the confidence, clarity, authenticity, and resilience needed to thrive creatively and professionally in an ever-evolving industry.

Today, Kate continues to A&R consult, develop artists, and coach creatives and executives, helping them build careers that are not only successful, but sustainable.

"Hot take: More opinions rarely make better art.

The fastest way to kill a great idea is to ask everyone what they think.

I've seen brilliant songs and bold artistic visions slowly become committee projects because everyone wanted to leave their fingerprint on them.

At some point, more feedback stops making the work better—it just makes the artist doubt themselves.

Sometimes the bravest thing an artist can do is stop asking for more opinions and trust their instincts.

And on the flip side? Sometimes the boldest act of artist development is knowing when to keep our mouths shut, trust the artist, and protect their vision instead of shaping it into our own.

Self-trust is a superpower."