Spotify’s Senior Director, Head of Worldwide Music, Bruno Crolot has confirmed he’s leaving the streaming firm for a job at Consider.
In a LinkedIn publish on Tuesday (June 3), Crolot mentioned he will likely be taking on the position of President, Label & Artist Options (LAS) on the France-headquartered music firm.
MBW first reported on Crolot’s imminent departure from Spotify final month, although at the moment it was unclear what position he can be taking on at Consider.
In his new position, Crolot will lead the LAS enterprise and P&L at Consider, working intently with regional and native basic managers, in addition to with TuneCore, Consider’s DIY distribution firm.
“Consider is without doubt one of the most revolutionary, forward-thinking and constantly profitable gamers within the music business for years – an organization I’ve lengthy watched and admired.”
Bruno Crolot
“Consider is without doubt one of the most revolutionary, forward-thinking and constantly profitable gamers within the music business for years – an organization I’ve lengthy watched and admired,” Crolot wrote on LinkedIn.
“I’m deeply grateful to [Believe Founder and CEO] Denis [Ladegaillerie] and [Global Head of Music] Romain [Vivien] for his or her belief and for welcoming me at such an thrilling and pivotal second in Consider’s journey.”
On Tuesday, Crolot described his time at Spotify as “essentially the most fulfilling skilled expertise” of his profession to this point.
“Over the course of just about 9 years, I had the privilege to steer unimaginable groups, collaborate with – and study from – a number of the most gifted, passionate and purpose-driven individuals within the enterprise – each as MD France & Benelux and later as Head of Worldwide Music.”
Crolot initially joined Spotify in 2016 as Basic Supervisor for France and Benelux, a job during which he was tasked with defining and deploying Spotify’s growth technique in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. He was promoted to Senior Director, Head of Worldwide Music on the platform 4 years later, in 2021.
Previous to his time at Spotify, Crolot served for 5 years as Head of B2B music commerce present Midem in Cannes, France. His 20 years of music business and digital leisure expertise additionally embrace time at Common Music, Noos, Orange, and Sony Music.
Crolot’s arrival at Consider comes within the wake of quite a few notable strikes inside the firm’s senior workers, together with the promotion of Romain Vivien to the position of Consider’s first-ever World Head of Music final fall.
Additionally final 12 months, Consider appointed Henri Jamet – who beforehand served because the Director of labels AllPoints, Morning Glory, naïve and Animal 63 – to the position of Managing Director of Consider France.
Consider’s TuneCore has additionally seen some recent faces of late, together with Kevin Ferguson, who joined as Senior Vice President, Know-how, in February, and Mike Ceglio, who was appointed to the position of Vice President, Operations Technique, in January.Music Enterprise Worldwide
