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TMT:53 Tom Connaughton on Indie Distribution’s Big Moment & How Spotify Changed The Music World
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Episode TMT:53 Tom Connaughton on Indie Distribution’s Big Moment & How Spotify Changed The Music World
Welcome to The Money Trench! This week, Mark is joined by Tom Connaughton, former UK & Ireland MD at Spotify, now Partner and Senior Advisor at Canvas Music Distribution.
From pirate radio and Sony Music, to MySpace, Vevo, and Spotify, Tom has lived through every twist in the digital music revolution. Now he’s helping artists navigate a saturated market through boutique distribution and hands-on support.
The pair catch up to reflect on Spotify’s past and future, how independent distribution is evolving, and whether AI and 130,000 songs a day could break the system.
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