Category: Symphonic News
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Music Connection Assignments: Taylor Garland
Music Connection highlighted Symphonic’s recent promotion of Taylor Garland to EVP & CFO Symphonic has appointed Taylor Garland as EVP & CFO. Garland joined Symphonic as Chief Financial Officer in 2017, bringing experience from investment banking, private equity, and entrepreneurial ventures in a variety of industries.He is responsible for overall…
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Music Connection Assignments: Lane Roney
Music Connection highlighted Symphonic’s recent promotion of Lane Roney to SVP, Finance. Symphonic has promoted Lane Roney to SVP, Finance. Roney joined Symphonic in 2021 as Director of Finance, moving up to the role of Vice President, Finance in 2023. He has played a central role in the company’s growth…
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Music Connection: Symphonic and ArtyShield Team Up to Protect Artists from A.I. Exploitation
Music Connection covered Symphonic’s recent announcement with Artyshield. As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the music industry, Symphonic is taking a proactive stance. The music technology and services company has announced a new collaboration with ArtyShield, an A.I. trust infrastructure platform designed to help artists and rightsholders safeguard their work…
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Music Ally: Symphonic partners with ArtyShield to offer AI protection platform MusicShield
Music Ally covered Symphonic’s recent announcement with Artyshield. Distributer Symphonic have partnered with ArtyShield, an AI platform that helps rightsholders protect their work from unauthorised AI use. Symphonic clients can now access some of ArtyShield’s tools for free, including access to MusicShield, a tool that is designed to “help protect…
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Music Business Worldwide: Symphonic Partners with ArtyShield to Give Artists Tools That Protect Their Music and Voices From Unauthorized AI Use
Music Business Worldwide covered Symphonic’s recent announcement with Artyshield. Symphonic has partnered with ArtyShield to give its clients a set of tools built to protect their music and voices from unauthorized use by AI. The collaboration makes ArtyShield’s technology available inside the Client Offerings section of SymphonicMS, the distribution company’s…
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Music Connection Assignments: Ed Poston
Music Connection highlighted the recent promotion of Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R. Symphonic has announced the appointment of Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R.Poston joined Symphonic in August 2025 as Head of A&R with over 20 years of experience discovering, signing, and developing groundbreaking artists and songwriters…
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A&R Worldwide: Symphonic Expands Global A&R Client Development Team with Four New Hires
A&R Worldwide prominently featured Symphonic’s new A&R hires and expansion through the UK, Europe, Canada, and Africa. Symphonic has expanded its global A&R team with four new appointments across Canada, the U.K., Europe, and Africa as the independent music distribution and services company continues to grow its international presence.Reporting to Sr.…
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Digital Music News Latest Music Industry Hires: Symphonic
This weeks Digital Music News hiring column included Symphonic’s new A&R hiring announcement. In calmer appointment news, Symphonic Distribution has announced four A&R hires, welcoming Spotify vet JD Parent (manager of A&R and client development) in Canada and longtime Kobalt higher-up Nick Robinson (A&R and business development consultant) in the…
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Music Connection Assignments: Janette Berrios
Music Connection’s assignments column highlighted Symphonic’s recent promotion of Janette Berrios to SVP, Corporate Marketing. Symphonic has promoted Janette Berrios to SVP, Corporate Marketing. Since 2022, Berrios has held the title of VP, Corporate Marketing, playing a key role in advancing Symphonic’s international expansion strategy and supporting A&R and marketing…
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Billboard Executive Turntable: Symphonic Hires Four
This week’s Billboard Executive Turntable included the news from Symphonic’s recent hirings and EU expansion announcement. Symphonic announced the hirings of JD Parent (manager, A&R and client development, Canada), Nick Robinson (A&R and music business development consultant, U.K.), Pia Eiser (senior A&R manager, GSA region, Europe) and David Niran (manager,…