Qiana Conley
- Music Department
Qiana Conley Akinro
Los Angeles Chapter, Executive Director, Recording Academy. Qiana Conley Akinro began in music in 1999 at Epic Records in Promotions/A&R while contributing to album projects by Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and B2K and then as Director of Creative/A&R, Television and Film, she worked for publishers Notting Hill Music Publishing (UK) and ole (Canada) and with Simon Cowell's record labels SYCO Records/Sony Music on albums for One Direction, Cher Lloyd and Alexandra Burke. She quickly became known amongst her peers for her innovative curation of the catalogues and talent roster across genres, media platforms, and music markets.
In 2011, Conley Akinro founded cue the creatives where she began Music Supervising on projects such as Nickelodeon's How To Rock, Lifetime's holiday feature Seasons of Love starring Taraji P. Henson, Gladys Knight & Method Man, Lionsgate's release Public Disturbance. Most recent work includes Comedy Central's Meaty, Freeform/OWN's The Hair Tales and fan favorite Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime. Also working as Music Supervisor on indie features premiering at festivals like Urbanworld (She's Got A Plan), Pan-African Film Festival (The Muhammad Ali story entitled The Last Punch), Blackstar Film Festival (1 Angry Black Man), and the Moscow International Film Festival (Puk Grasten's debut film 37 starring Orange Is The New Black's, Samira Wiley). She believes strongly in bringing quality music soundscapes to films of all artistic outreach regardless of budget demands and continues to support opportunities for women in music licensing as a founding member of the collective Black Women In Media Collective (BWMC) of fellow music supervisors and studio/network executives in music licensing.
In 2014, Conley Akinro expanded into executive producing film, TV and live events including the Co-Creating/Co-Producing the Blackout Music and Film Festival with Ryan Coogler's Blackout for Human Rights Organization. In 2015, she began producing/directing "The Untitled TLC Documentary," which follows the journey back to the music for the iconic pop girl group, after a 20-year lapse, as they take on the challenges of making their final album. The film offers a unique look at these groundbreaking women who are set on doing it all on their own.
Additionally, she served four years as Governor plus two terms in the Los Angeles Chapter Board Secretary position of the GRAMMYs' parent entity, the Recording Academy®. In 2018, Conley Akinro became the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy/GRAMMYS, working with some of today's most influential music creators and professionals in guiding event programming, membership & board engagement. Conley Akinro also oversees national & local advocacy campaigns for the largest chapter of the Academy's membership body through partnerships with GRAMMYS on the Hill, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Museum Foundation.
In 2011, Conley Akinro founded cue the creatives where she began Music Supervising on projects such as Nickelodeon's How To Rock, Lifetime's holiday feature Seasons of Love starring Taraji P. Henson, Gladys Knight & Method Man, Lionsgate's release Public Disturbance. Most recent work includes Comedy Central's Meaty, Freeform/OWN's The Hair Tales and fan favorite Flatbush Misdemeanors on Showtime. Also working as Music Supervisor on indie features premiering at festivals like Urbanworld (She's Got A Plan), Pan-African Film Festival (The Muhammad Ali story entitled The Last Punch), Blackstar Film Festival (1 Angry Black Man), and the Moscow International Film Festival (Puk Grasten's debut film 37 starring Orange Is The New Black's, Samira Wiley). She believes strongly in bringing quality music soundscapes to films of all artistic outreach regardless of budget demands and continues to support opportunities for women in music licensing as a founding member of the collective Black Women In Media Collective (BWMC) of fellow music supervisors and studio/network executives in music licensing.
In 2014, Conley Akinro expanded into executive producing film, TV and live events including the Co-Creating/Co-Producing the Blackout Music and Film Festival with Ryan Coogler's Blackout for Human Rights Organization. In 2015, she began producing/directing "The Untitled TLC Documentary," which follows the journey back to the music for the iconic pop girl group, after a 20-year lapse, as they take on the challenges of making their final album. The film offers a unique look at these groundbreaking women who are set on doing it all on their own.
Additionally, she served four years as Governor plus two terms in the Los Angeles Chapter Board Secretary position of the GRAMMYs' parent entity, the Recording Academy®. In 2018, Conley Akinro became the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy/GRAMMYS, working with some of today's most influential music creators and professionals in guiding event programming, membership & board engagement. Conley Akinro also oversees national & local advocacy campaigns for the largest chapter of the Academy's membership body through partnerships with GRAMMYS on the Hill, MusiCares and the GRAMMY Museum Foundation.