Eesean Bolden


Eesean Bolden is an American music executive. He is the senior vice president of A&R for Warner Bros. Records. He also held A&R positions at Epic Records, a division of the Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., and Capitol Records, a division of the Universal Music Group. Bolden has signed artists including Silentó and two-time Grammy nominee Mary Lambert.

Early life

Bolden grew up in Sacramento, CA, the son of the independent R&B duo EEon LL’GB. He watched his mother and father write, record, produce and distribute their album It Taste Too Good and in 1992 decided to pursue a career in music. At age 18, on two days notice, he left college at Sacramento State University to join Interscope Records as an unpaid intern in the A&R department.

Career

In 2011 he was hired in the A&R department at Capitol Records. At Capitol Bolden signed Silentó, whose song "Watch Me" sold 5 million units. He also signed Grammy nominee Mary Lambert, who co-wrote and was featured on Macklemore's LGBT anthem "Same Love" as well as a project with PTAF. He was subsequently appointed VP of A&R at Epic Records. He remained in the position until 2016, when he joined Warner Bros. Records.
He was promoted to senior vice president of A&R at Warner Brothers in October, 2018.
Among others, Bolden has signed PTAF, Mary Lambert, Silentó, Phora, Lil Pump , YFN Lucci, Saweetie, and Armon & Trey.In 2014, he won an Urban Music Award for his contribution to the music industry.