EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ian Rogers, CEO – Topspin

Posted by Laura Grivainis Thorne | May 31, 2011 | 7,321 views

Topspin Media CEO Ian Rogers joined TMV’s Laura Thorne at the Brighton Dome prior to setup for that evening’s sold-out 2011 Great Escape concert with DJ Shadow to bring us up-to-date on Topspin’s latest developments, and share his thinking on the impact of digital and direct-to-fan technologies on the emerging artists of tomorrow. Rogers, who started in music as part of the traditional industry model while working with John Silva, manager of the Beastie Boys, then helped detonate the digital explosion when he joined Nullsoft in 1998 (known for Winamp, Gnutella) and then music software provider Mediacode before becoming GM at Yahoo Music in 2003. In 2008, Rogers – who has a BA in Computer Science – left Yahoo to become CEO of Topspin (founded by Peter Gotcher of Digidesign/Pro Tools fame and Shamal Ranasinghe, RealNetworks/Musicmatch/Yahoo), bringing the technology that has now become the standard for artists seeking to promote their music to the next level in an increasingly diverse and fragmented landscape.

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someguy

December 19, 2011 - 10:20 pm

Anyone want to claim that Topspin office in SF didn’t close – check out the their CTOs linkedin profile.
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3254602&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2

But then again topspin lists him as their VP of engineering
http://www.topspinmedia.com/team

Industry Insider

June 10, 2011 - 2:17 pm

But importantly the SF office is not closing or closed. Can we delete this comment from ‘some guy’?

Jakomi Mathews

June 9, 2011 - 11:29 am

Agreed. But hey their are lots of losers out there – sad but true! Topspin are a dynamic company helping to create the new digital music economy.

June 9, 2011 - 9:44 am

Great video interview TMV!

And following this, what a load of rubbish to say in this comment from ‘some guy’ that the Topspin office in SF is closing. This is utter nonsense, and obviously a nutty competitor taking a childish pop at one of the saviours of our music business. Idiot!