Category archives: Interviews

The Pretty Things — The Most Important Band You Don’t Know

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Phil May from the band, The Pretty Things. One of the most influential people in rock history, and you’ve probably never heard of him. Phil May is a founder of a band called The Pretty Things.  He founded th…

‘Warner Records cares about having the right artists, not having the most artists.’

Aaron Bay-Schuck talks history, ambitions, Tom Corson, and future plans for his label
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‘This has been a story of a shared vision and running our own race, at our own pace.’

Covert Talent founder Simon King discusses Tom Walker’s journey so far, and the plan to secure his status as a long-term career artist…
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‘It’s important for Spotify to have a global reach, but a local touch.’

Sulinna Ong has 16 years’ music biz experience, with her career spanning live, management, international marketing and digital music. Now, as Head of Music for the UK & Ireland at Spotify, she hopes to have a bigger impact on artist careers than e…

‘The songwriters we should be fighting for are the people barely make a living.’

Now a manager, publisher and record label exec, Katie Vinten discusses championing creative talent and her entrepreneurial endeavours
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VEVO 10: ‘The more that you feed into the machine, the more pick-up you’re going to get.’

Vevo’s Senior VP of Content, Programming and Marketing, JP Evangelista, on discovering artists, developing careers and how to flourish in an algorithmic world
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Zane Lowe on Apple Music and Beats 1’s commitment to artists and being the ‘No.1 service for hip-hop in the world’

‘We want artists to be able to do whatever they want, ultimately. That’s always been the dream.’
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What’s the value of a major UK record label in 2019?

Record companies have arguably never had to prove themselves to artists like they do today. But according to Warner Records UK boss Phil Christie, the best in the field are now demonstrating their value in an assortment of ways…
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‘We’re here for everybody that fits into electronic music.’

British exec Toby Andrews took over as GM of Capitol Music Group-owned dance label Astralwerks last year and has guided it to the No.1 dance label position in the US
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