Author: Zachary Gulino
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SourceAudio Promotes Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalog Services
October 30, 2025 (Los Angeles and New Orleans) – SourceAudio, the music industry’s most widely adopted sync platform and a leader in AI music dataset licensing, has promoted Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalog Services. He is based in New Orleans and will report to SourceAudio Co-Founder & CEO…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 24, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Consumer Sentiment around AI, Ticketmaster’s FTC lawsuit response, US Latin Music Market, Global Music Publishing Projections, and more. AI Isn’t Taking Over Yet: Consumers Vehemently Oppose Machine-Generated Media, Prefer Works ‘Created by a Real Person,’ Survey Finds Looks like…
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Billboard The Deals: Symphonic Distribution/Underdog Music Philippines
Billboard’s Deals column this week included Symphonic’s new distribution deal with Underdog Music Philippines. Symphonic Distribution signed indie label Underdog Music Philippines to a distribution deal. Artists on the Underdog roster include Morissette, who is also a co-founder of the company; Manila-based alt-folk band The Ridleys; and alternative pop band…
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Creative Industries News: Ircam Amplify joins DDEX as a member
Creative Industries News covered the recent DDEX announcement that Ircam Amplify has joined their membership. AI company Ircam Amplify has joined global music standards organisation Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) as a member.Announcing the news on LinkedIn, Nathalie Birocheau, CEO Ircam Amplify, said that the Paris-based company’s neutrality “guarantees the transparency…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 17, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Sora 2, Anthropic lawsuit, record label market share, AI, AI, and AI! Music Publishers Can’t Add Lyric Piracy Claims to Anthropic AI Training Lawsuit Piracy has become a hot-button issue in AI litigation ever since Anthropic reached a $1.5…
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Music Business Worldwide: What indie distribution bosses really think about UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown and FUGA
Music Business Worldwide included Symphonic CEO, Jorge Brea in their article of distributor reactions to the potential UMG acquisition of Downtown and FUGA. “The prospect of Virgin, Downtown, and FUGA merging doesn’t give us cause for concern.“At Symphonic, we’ve built best-in-class technology and expanded significantly — both internationally and domestically…
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Music Week Spotlight: Jorge Brea, founder & CEO, Symphonic
Music Week’s Andre Paine recently interviewed Symphonic CEO, Jorge Brea for a feature talking about Symphonic, independent music, and more. Established in 2006, Florida-based Symphonic is an independent distribution and marketing company that’s experiencing rapid international expansion. As it continues to announce new label deals, founder & CEO Jorge Brea…
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Billboard Philippines: Underdog Music Signs With Symphonic Distribution In New Strategic Deal
Billboard Philippines covered Symphonic’s new deal with Underdog Music. Global music distribution company Symphonic Distribution is expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia with a newly inked partnership with Underdog Music, one of the Philippines’ fastest rising independent labels.The newly announced deal marks a significant step as part of Symphonic’s growing…
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KlikD2: Symphonic Distribution Signs Underdog Music Philippines to Strategic Distribution Deal
KlikD2 covered Symphonic’s recent announcement signing Underdog Music PH to a distribution deal. Symphonic Distribution today announced the signing of Underdog Music Philippines, one of the country’s fastest-growing independent labels.This signing marks the next chapter of Symphonic’s continued growth in the region, after making several key hires on the A&R…
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Adobo Magazine: Symphonic Distribution partners with Underdog Music Philippines to empower Filipino artists globally
Adobo Magazine covered the new Symphonic partnership with Underdog Music. Symphonic Distribution today announced the signing of Underdog Music Philippines, one of the country’s fastest-growing independent labels. This signing marks the next chapter of Symphonic’s continued growth in the region, after making several key hires on the A&R Client Development…