Wes Davenport

Sr. Culture Marketing Director

°1824 - Universal Music Group

Wes Davenport is the Sr. Director of Culture Marketing at Universal Music Group’s °1824 division. He creates partnerships with media, brands, universities, non-profits, influencers and other culturally impactful outlets. Wes runs °1824’s social media team, which generates hundreds of millions of views annually, as well as the °1824 publicity team, which generates 2K+ pieces of coverage annually. He also ideated UMG’s creative strategy for the company’s livestreaming initiative with Twitch/Amazon and remains engaged in a senior communications and strategic advisory capacity. Past artist projects include Chappell Roan, Gracie Abrams, Katy Perry, Yungblud, Jon Batiste, Zedd, Still Woozy, Glass Animals, Reneé Rapp and many more.