UMPG’s Executive Vice President/ Head of West Coast A&R David Gray has been named to Billboard’s prestigious 2016 A&R Power Players list. Gray leads UMPG's A&R team, which develops nurture and signs talent, and develops global opportunities for UMPG’s artists and songwriters. With a proven track record as a hit-driven creative, Gray has recently signed multi-platinum artists to UMPG such as Shawn Mendes, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas/DNCE. He also identified Halsey quite early in her career.