Symphonic Distribution promotes Nick Gordon to Chief Partnership Officer and Randall Foster to Chief Creative Officer
Symphonic Distribution has promoted Nick Gordon to Chief Partnership Officer (CPO) and Randall Foster to Chief Creative Officer (CCO).
Gordon joined Symphonic as Chief Customer Officer and GM, New York in 2018.
Gordon joined the company a few months after Symphonic lift up $4 million in Series A funding round.
In January In 2022, the company raised $37 million in a Series B funding round.
Gordon previously built a global A&R and customer development team, recruited key executives, and helped “guide the company through one of the most competitive periods in music distribution history.” , Symphonic said, with its efforts “achieved a growth rate of 40% year-on-year. ”
As CPO, Gordon will focus on customer growth, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, and oversee Symphonic’s Web3 and NFT strategy.
Randall Foster, meanwhile, opened Symphonic’s Nashville office in April 2019.
Since then, he has increased Symphonic’s footprint and presence in Music City by appointing Head of Client Marketing and Head of Youtube and UGC (User Generated Content), as well as other other key marketing and customer management positions.
Randall also oversees Symphonic’s sync licensing arm, Bodega Sync, as well as the company YouTube and efforts to monetize user-generated content.
According to the company, his primary goals are continued acquisition and distribution arrangements, strategic partnerships, and oversight of rights management in both the Symphonic and Symphonic music publishing fields.
“I look forward to taking the company through an exciting new musical era.”
Nick Gordon
Nick Gordon, said: “It has been a pleasure working with Jorge Brea, Randall Foster and the entire Symphonic team to build a true powerhouse brand in distribution and marketing.
“As we see the continued consolidation of major label distributors, it is important for the industry to have truly independent options and Symphonic’s capabilities are now world-class, capable of develop true global superstars.
“In my new role, I look forward to taking the company through an exciting new era in music, with the growth of Web3 and the opportunity to form deeper partnerships with labels and even even other distributors.”
“My time at Symphonic has been the most rewarding and gratifying time I have experienced in this amazing industry of ours.”
Randall Foster
Randall Foster, added: “My time at Symphonic has been the most rewarding and gratifying time I have experienced in this amazing industry of ours.
“To see our Nashville operation flourish and have the opportunity to continue to build – this time focusing on content creation, publishing, acquisitions, etc. is the culmination of the dream, Jorge Brea and I started discussion 4 years ago.
“To say I’m nervous is an understatement.”
Symphonic generated $12 million in net sales in 2021.
The company is headquartered in the United States and has expanded to countries such as BrazilColombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Spain.
In the May In 2021, Symphonic invites Tamsanqa Ngxeketo to lead a team based in South Africa, including A&R services and Customer Marketing, to secure key partnerships and aggregators focused on Afrobeats, Congratulation and Gqom.Worldwide music business
