Our Board of Directors and Team
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AMUNDA aka Amandah Wilkinson is a British-Indonesian singer/songwriter based between Glasgow and Copenhagen. She is an ARIA Award winning + SAY award nominated artist who's bands Operator Please & Bossy Love have both toured internationally and released albums to critical acclaim. She is also an active member of the SAY award nominated Hen Hoose, female + non-binary production and songwriting group.
Festivals, showcases in the world’s biggest and best cities, award nominations, plays on MTV and BBC Radio, supporting Kelis, Tank & The Bangas and Metronomy, appearing on Later…with Jools.... Wilkinson has seen and done more than most in the past sixteen years. Now, after
having the support structures of band mates and collaborators, being a prolific songwriter and
top-liner for others, she’s taking the bold step of striking out on her own as AMUNDA.
Tamara Schlesinger is the founder and CEO of Hen Hoose, director of Tantrum Records, solo artist MALKA and former lead singer/songwriter of 6 Day
Riot, Tamara Schlesinger has written and released 9 albums in 20 years. She has enjoyed chart success, extensively toured the UK, Europe and North America, has played at numerous festivals such as Glastonbury and CMW and has achieved acclaim from major press. Her music has amassed a vast amount of play on national radio and she regularly syncs her music to domestic TV shows (Skins), US TV shows (Awkward, Finding Carter), Hollywood films and trailers (Scream 4, 127 Hours) and writes and produces music for TV adverts.
Tamara started in the industry over 20 years ago and has built her career from the ground up, creating her own record label and releasing her own music, she is a regular panelist and guest lecturer at industry events. Tamara is a member of the SMIA (Scottish Music Industry Association) advisory board and the Ivor Novello Scottish Council.
Hannah Brodie (Chair) has been working across relationship development in Medicine & Science, Third Sector and Higher Education with a focus on Corporate Partnerships since 2002. Hannah now heads up the Development, Marcomms and Climate Teams at Edinburgh Science, having previously led the Development Team at Edinburgh Napier University and the Scholarships and Bursaries Team at the University of Edinburgh. Previous roles included posts at the National Trust for Scotland, the Royal Society of Medicine and the British Medical Journal. Hannah is on the boards of Hidden Door Festival, Hertzfeld Prize and the Hen Hoose music project. Hannah has been at Edinburgh Science since 2017. She received the Scottish Woman of the Year 2023 Award: Achievements in Arts & Culture and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Celeste Brown (Chief Finance Officer.)
Celeste has had extensive experience within Financial Services.
After studying at the University of Johannesburg, Celeste started her career at Deloitte South Africa before moving to London and working in various financial roles, including Chartered Accountant and Financial Controller. Celeste is currently based in Edinburgh and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to Hen Hoose.
Arusa Qureshi is a writer, editor and music programmer based in Edinburgh. She is the former Editor of both Fest Magazine and The List and now writes mostly about music. Her first book, Flip the Script – about women in UK hip hop, was published by 404 Ink. Her work has appeared in the Scotsman, Clash, the Guardian, GoldFlakePaint, Time Out, the Quietus, NME and more. She chairs the board of the Scottish Music Centre, sits on the board of the Music Venue Trust and is the co-curator of the award-winning Amplifi series at Edinburgh's Queens Hall.
Yoly Cush (Project Assistant.) Yoly started her music career in 2014 working for Deep East Music, an indie production music company based in London. Starting as a music consultant, she became the Director of Marketing and Promotions for UK and International, building lasting relationships across the UK media industry, the global sub-publisher world and with composers.
After Deep East Music was acquired by BMG Production Music, Yoly worked within the UK Leadership Team as a Director of Marketing and Promotions representing all the BMGPM catalogues and managing the team.
Yoly moved to Glasgow in 2021 after having her son and joined the Hen Hoose team in 2024, working part-time to facilitate all the Hen Hoose projects.
