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Troy Carter

American Producer

Born: Nov 14, 1972

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As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business. Troy Carter

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When your back is against the wall, your brain has to function at a high level. Troy Carter

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A lot of corporations now have venture arms that are investing in young entrepreneurs or building programs within so you can disrupt yourself internally instead of looking to those external factors. Troy Carter

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Spotify favors hits. It's very much a meritocracy: It's not like radio, where whatever is being played is what you hear. We offer songs up, and from there, it's up to consumers to stream the music or not. Troy Carter

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When you look at how technology companies are funded, it's not a zero-sum game. It could be 20 investors in one company, and everybody has to work together for the benefit of that company. Troy Carter

Work You Game Technology Together Everybody Benefit Could Investors Look How Work Together Companies Company Zero-Sum Technology Companies

My third hire when I came to Spotify was Tiffany Kumar, who came on as our global head of songwriter relations. The whole idea was to put our heads together and figure out how to build and contribute within the songwriting community. Troy Carter

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I thought I was going to be a rapper as a kid and used to hop the train down to Jazzy Jeff's studio for, like, six months straight waiting outside of the studio for the big break, and one day we got in the studio and played our demo for Will and Jeff and quickly learned that we weren't that good. Troy Carter

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People are experimenting with streaming, with subscription services, whether it's a Spotify or a Pandora or a Rdio. Troy Carter

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I bring in the record label who distributes the music. Troy Carter

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I'm a very commonsense guy - I just look at the viability of the idea, if I feel the team has the ability to execute the idea. I also look at the investment syndicate, the size of the market, and then a lot of gut married on top of it. Troy Carter

Music as a whole industry is growing exponentially, but in terms of the actual music file, when you look at the actual value there, to me, 'The Beatles' catalog should be worth more than Spotify. Troy Carter

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I was Jazzy Jeff's assistant. Troy Carter

Jazzy Jeff Assistant

The problem with when you look at eBay is that you can put a pair of Jordans next to a frying pan. It's an altogether different experience compared to having some editorial around it and well-curated experience. Troy Carter

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When you think about brands and movie studios and everybody who is trying to reach millennials, having a captive audience in the back of Lyft or an Uber is a pretty great place. Troy Carter

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I said, 'Who said African American founders can't build a billion dollar company?' Troy Carter

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To me, as A&R people and as managers, we're in the business of finding talent. It's no different than working with these engineers who just want to make good products. Troy Carter

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It's pre-roll or post-roll on Vevo. The record company makes money off of that, and then it trickles down. Troy Carter

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