In 2011, Jean-Michel Journet left a comfortable and successful EMEA position in customer care management to follow his true passion for music and artists. After going back to school to learn about the intricacy of French music business, he joins Differ-Ant distribution and manages 75+ indie releases per week and works on their first production release for British soul singer Alice Russell's album "To Dust". He is then recruited by young indie label and publisher Belleville Music (Morgane Group) and releases over 15 albums in 2 years.  In 2015, he decides to strengthen his close relationship with artists and creates company, WOOKAÏÏ. WOOKAÏÏ is a management agency, as well as a publishing company, developing the careers and catalogs of artists, and currently focused on queer Venezuelan artist YADAM (Alt-Pop Latin) Previous collaborations with world-class artists such as NATALIA DOCO, PAUL BARREYRE, NOA (ACHINOAM NINI), DJAZIA SATOUR, PIERRE LAPOINTE, ALICE RUSSELL, HUSSAM ALIWAT. Jean-Michel is also the co-founder of @musictoofrance, a taskforce initiative to fight against gender-based and sexual violence within the French music industry by collecting testimonies and working with investigation journalists. @WOOKAÏÏ -  Songs &amp; Strategies │ Président  @MUSICTOOFRANCE  │ Cofondateur  CNM : formation "Profession Manager", commission + comité stratégique égalitéYADAM : 1st album  <a href="https://orcd.co/belamor">BELAMOR</a> OUT NOW ! My socials are here : <a href="https://linktr.ee/jm_journet">https://linktr.ee/jm_journet</a><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2020328/support">Support the show</a>

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