Before Stormzy was Stormzy, Austin Daboh backed him. Before Central Cee went global, Austin was already in the room. Before Burna Boy's supernova, Austin played a key part in making it happen from the UK.
Austin Daboh OBE is one of the most significant figures in the modern UK music industry - former Head of Music at BBC 1Xtra, Global Head of Editorial at Spotify and President of Black Music and EVP at Atlantic Records UK. He received an OBE for services to music. He is now co-founder of Titan Music, a publishing joint venture with Kobalt and One Song.
In this episode he tells the full story. From a South London council estate to OBE. Managing a rapper friend at school without realising it was management. The job interview where one question on the way out the door changed everything. The freedom to fail at 1Xtra and what he built with it. Joining Spotify when it still ran on Gmail. Walking into Atlantic Records UK one week after the murder of George Floyd. Why data is a lagging indicator. Whether virality is the most dangerous thing that can happen to an artist. What he would do with £100 million. And what he sees coming for the music industry in the next ten years.
Hosted by Mark Adams - founder of Blinding Talent, former Director of Music Programming at Channel 4 and previously supported and helped to break global A list talent.
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