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Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez is a Dominican-American music executive, A&R, producer, and songwriter. Gomerez has contributed to multiple Grammy-nominated and award-winning projects, including Beyoncé's Homecoming: The Live Album (2019), The Lion King: The Gift (2019), Renaissance (2022), and Cowboy Carter (2024), Chloe x Halle's The Kids Are Alright (2018) and Ungodly Hour (2020), Kehlani's Crash (2024), and Raye's My 21st Century Blues (2023).
Career
[edit]Early life & musical beginnings
[edit]Gomerez' love of music began as a student in elementary school, using it as a coping mechanism to juggle struggling with her identity as the only Black student among her classmates from kindergarten to eighth grade as well as only speaking Spanish at home.[1] She began to amass a large collection of CDs from her favorite artists at this time.[1]
While completing her undergraduate studies, Gomerez became a legal and business affairs intern for Atlantic Records before moving into internship roles in branding and marketing at Roc Nation, both of which taught her multiple facets of the music business.[1]
2010s- Parkwood Entertainment
[edit]After Gomerez pursued a master’s degree in music business while juggling a full-time job and launching a recording studio (Times' Square's The Penthouse Studios), she decided to sell her portion of the studio and reapply to past internships, landing one in the finance department at Parkwood Entertainment.[1] She transitioned into an A&R role during the creation of debut Chloe x Halle studio album The Kids Are Alright in 2018.[1] In 2019, Gomerez was an A&R assistant of surprise Beyoncé album The Lion King: The Gift on Parkwood, coordinating connections between international producers and songwriters, album writing camps, and studio sessions.[2][3]
2020s- Kehlani, Raye & Josh Levi
[edit]In 2022, Gomerez co-A&R'ed Grammy-winning album Renaissance.[4][5] In 2023, Gomerez A&R'ed Grammy-nominated album My 21st Century Blues after maintaining a relationship with Raye that formed during the creation of The Lion King: The Gift, helping Raye transfer to independent imprint Human Re Sources from major label Polydor in the midst of label strife.[6][7] In 2024, after executive-producing Kehlani album Crash and managing Grammy-winning Beyoncé album Cowboy Carter (as well as receiving an assistant production credit on Billboard number-one single "Texas Hold 'Em"), Gomerez was nominated as one of Billboard Magazine's R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players.[8][9] In 2025, Gomerez executive produced Josh Levi's debut album Hydraulic for Raedio / Atlantic Records.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Gomerez was briefly married to artist Kehlani, before Gomerez filed for an annulment of the marriage three months later citing fraud and infidelity.[11]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players | The R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players’ Choice Award | Nominated | [9][12] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Diaz, Thatiana (May 9, 2024). "Meet Mariel Gomerez-Rodriguez, the Dominican A&R Visionary Building Her Legacy". Remezcla. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ Leight, Elias (July 19, 2019). "Inside Beyoncé's Bold Bet to Get Americans to Listen to African Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "How emerging South African producer Bubele Booi ended up on Beyoncé's 'Lion King' album". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ Garcia, Thania (August 17, 2022). "Fine-Tuning Beyoncé's 'Virgo's Groove': How Three High-School Friends Ended Up Producing a Song on 'Renaissance'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ "Nova Wav". The Gentlewoman. Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ "J ERVING ON THE BREAKING OF RAYE". Hits Daily Double.
- ^ Eggertsen, Chris (June 15, 2022). "RAYE Signs With Human Re Sources After Polydor Spat: 'I Will Finally Be Making Some Money'". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Hitmakers: The songwriting secrets behind Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé". Music Week. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Karp, Hannah (September 4, 2024). "R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard's 2024 List Revealed". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 10, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ Denis, Kyle (July 14, 2025). "Josh Levi Talks 'Hydraulic' Debut Album & Keeping Dance at the Forefront of R&B: 'To Say Destiny's Child Gave Me the Green Light Is Amazing'". Billboard.
- ^ Zhan, Jennifer (August 29, 2024). "Kehlani's Custody Battle and 'Cult' Allegations, Explained". Vulture. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ Mims, Taylor (July 10, 2024). "Which R&B/Hip-Hop Music Executive Has the Most Influence? Vote Now". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2025.