Google, SoundCloud and independent record shop Vinyl Tap join ERA board

London - 14th September 2017 - Elections to the board of the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) have seen digital entertainment services Google and SoundCloud, and independent music store Vinyl Tap, join the board of the association which uniquely represents both global media companies and traditional physical stores.

London - 14th September 2017 - Elections to the board of the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) have seen digital entertainment services Google and SoundCloud, and independent music store Vinyl Tap, join the board of the association which uniquely represents both global media companies and traditional physical stores.

Google has joined via its hugely successful music and video services Google Play and YouTube.  Google will be represented on the ERA board by Google Play and YouTube Music Content Partnerships Manager (UK/IE) Eduard Castello.

Music streaming service and sharing platform SoundCloud will be represented by Director of Content Partnerships (Europe) Raoul Chatterjee. Raoul previously held a position on the ERA board representing 7digital and acted as ERA Chairman from 2014 to 2015.

Also new to the ERA board is independent record shop Vinyl Tap in Huddersfield, represented by store owner, Tony Boothroyd. A keen participant in the ERA-organised annual event Record Store Day and active contributor to ERA’s independent member division.

ERA CEO Kim Bayley said, “For 29 years ERA has represented entertainment retailing in all its diversity. As we enter our 30th anniversary year, I am delighted to welcome three new and significant members to our board.”

 

The ERA Board now comprises:

Company                             Board Representative
7digital                                  Ed Kershaw
Amazon                               Paul Firth*
David’s Music                    Ashlie Green
Deezer                                 Phil Moore
ERA                                        Kim Bayley*
Game                                    Paul O’Sullivan
Google                                 Eduard Castello
HMV                                      Rudy Osorio*
Isotope                                  Graham Lambdon
Proper Distribution         Drew Hill
Quirksonline                      Paul Quirk*
Reflex                                   Alan Jordan*
Resident                              Natasha Youngs
Sainsbury’s                         Pete Selby*
Sister Ray                            Phil Barton
Sky                                         James Morton*
SoundCloud                       Raoul Chatterjee
Spotify                                  Kevin Brown*
Tesco                                    Mark Green
Vinyl Tap                              Tony Boothroyd

*Executive Board Member

 

For more information, please contact ERA:

Megan Page - Tel: 020 7440 1596 megan@eraltd.org

Lynn Li – Tel: 07500 817835 lynn@eraltd.org

 

About ERA

ERA is the trade association representing the vast majority of retailers and digital services offering music, video and games in the UK. Its members range from independent record shops (Reflex, Sister Ray) to digital services (Spotify, Sky, Deezer, Google) to internet retailers (Amazon) to specialist High Street operators (HMV, Game) and supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons)

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