-Life as a Tech Founder in the Music Industry-
The day and age we live is clearly defined by change. We see it and experience every day, whether it’s in the course of executing our work or just simply getting by.
At times, this constant evolution and transformation can be jarring. It often entails the relearning of processes, steps protocols etc.
Other times, it leads to massive simplifications and improvements in the way we live and work.
Our guest on this episode is someone who has created a business service that yes, promotes further change in the industry he operates.
However, his offering has a very specific aim, which he believes is a complete game changer.
Introducing
Marc Brown is the founder of Byta, a service where music meets tech. This platform enables everyone to send and receive digital audio in a clean, simple and secure way. And it is built for everyone working with music today.
Professional Background
Marc has had an interesting journey, starting out in Calgary, making his way to Halifax and working with Canadian Indie legends Sloan before heading overseas to the UK.
His extensive music business background and considerable digital audio knowledge has helped him deliver unique insights to audiences from Tallinn to Toronto.
A Career Defined by Music
Rewinding a bit, Marc got his start in the music business at Murderecords, Canada’s premier artist-owned label, during the mid-90s.
He also was a co-founder of the Halifax Pop Explosion (called Halifax On Music).
He then moved to London. After working in A&R at the legendary London indie, Creation Records, and then at Alan McGee’s Poptones, Marc started his own boutique UK radio promotion company off the back of his success with The Hives.
Accomplishment
For over ten years, Marc worked with an impressive list of indie rock luminaries, including Wilco, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Spoon, and Refused, as well as legends such as Tom Waits, Yoko Ono, Booker T and Mavis Staples.
Reasons to Listen
This engaging conversation allows listeners to get a detailed look at a career and life defined by music.
This will be a talk worth listening to for:
- those interested in learning more about careers and opportunities within the music industry
- those interested in hearing about the various ways a company can be structured and run
- those looking for career inspiration in so far as finding something you have a passion for and building a life off of it
Listeners will come away with insights on:
- the meaning of entrepreneurship from the standpoint of how it often holds personal meaning to each individual
- how Marc made his way into the music biz
- the thought process behind launching his company Byta
- how Marc and his team run Byta whilst being spread out across the globe
- insights on the value of keeping an open mind in your youth towards future jobs and opportunities
- how the music industry views disruptive technologies
- challenges and rewards of operating a tech company
- managing security threats as a tech company
- being embedded in two parallel worlds (music and tech)
- the future of the music industry specifically related to the further digitization of it all
- Much more!
A Memorable Quote from the Episode:
“No one sends CD’s anymore. It’s worthwhile having a platform that’s built specifically for music, for audio files.”
-Marc Brown
Check out the Video Conversation:
For those who desire to view the full video conversation of this discussion, you can do so via Youtube.
Words of Wisdom:
Hear from Marc as he provides advice to those looking to enter the music ecosystem.
Discover More
For those interested in learning more about Marc and his work, you can check out these links:
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