Category: Symphonic News
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Music Business Worldwide Guest Post: Navigating the AI music deluge: a call for responsible streaming practices
This week, Music Business Worldwide published Jorge Brea’s Op-Ed focusing on how the global music business must come together to enforce standardized policies around AI music. Generative AI has unleashed a tidal wave of new music onto streaming platforms. By some estimates, more than 100,000 tracks are uploaded daily, a…
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Hypebot Guest Post: Independence Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Evolving
Symphonic’s Sander Stijnen wrote a guest post for Hypebot talking about why too many indie artists and labels rely only on themselves, and why building teams is essential. There has been a lot of talk lately about the music industry “killing” independence, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth.…
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SoundBreaker Podcast – From Vinyl to Viral: Jorge Brea’s Journey with Symphonic Distribution
Jorge recently joined the SoundBreker Podcast where he discussed the incredible transformation of the music industry over the past two decades. Jorge shares his journey from passionate DJ and vinyl collector to building one of the leading independent music distribution companies in the world, the industry’s evolution from physical media…
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2026 Billboard Indie Power Players Comments: Jorge Brea & Randall Foster
Symphonic’s Jorge Brea and Randall foster were named to the 2026 Billboard Indie Power Players List, and as part of their inclusion, were asked about their thoughts on multiple parts of the Indie Music Ecosystem. What Excites Them Most About the Indie World Jorge Brea “Independence is no longer the…
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Jorge Brea & Randall Foster Named to 2026 Billboard Indie Power Players List
Symphonic’s Jorge Brea and Randall Foster were named to Billboards 2026 Indie Power Players List! Jorge Brea, CEO, Symphonic Randall Foster, Chief Creative Officer, Symphonic
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Creative Industries News: Symphonic expands by offering tailored financial solutions and access to capital to artists, managers, labels and rights holders
Creative Industries News featured Symphonic’s recent announcement launching Symphonic NEXT. Independent distribution and services company Symphonic has launched Symphonic NEXT, a new initiative to provide clients with tailored financial solutions, including flexible royalty advances, partial or full catalogue sales, strategic partnerships, and long-term distribution support. As part of the initiative,…
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Music Ally: Symphonic Next connects indie rightsholders to capital
Music Ally covered Symphonic’s recent announcement launching their new initiative, Symphonic NEXT. Distributor Symphonic has announced the launch of Symphonic NEXT, which is “designed to connect clients with the capital, partnerships, and strategic pathways needed to grow and monetize their businesses.” The platform bridges Symphonic’s expanding role in catalogue monetisation…
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A&R Worldwide: Symphonic Launches Symphonic NEXT
A&R Worldwide’s recent newsletter included the news from Symphonic announcing the launch of Symphonic NEXT. Symphonic has introduced a new initiative called Symphonic NEXT, aimed at supporting independent artists, labels, and managers with access to catalog financing, royalty advances, and potential acquisition opportunities. The program, which represents Symphonic’s first formal…
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Record of the Day: Symphonic Launches Symphonic NEXT
Record of the Day covered the news from Symphonic announcing the launch of Symphonic NEXT. Symphonic today has announced the launch of Symphonic NEXT, a new initiative designed to connect clients with the capital, partnerships, and strategic pathways needed to grow and monetize their businesses. The program was co-developed and…
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Music Business Worldwide: Symphonic targets catalog acquisitions and indie artist financing deals with launch of Symphonic NEXT
Music Business Worldwide broke the news on Symphonic’s launch of Symphonic NEXT, a new initiative designed to connect clients with the capital, partnerships, and strategic pathways needed to grow and monetize their businesses. Symphonic, the Tampa-based music technology and services company, has launched a new program designed to connect independent…