Phil Barry
Blokur
Founder & CEO
London, UK
Phil Barry is the founder of Blokur, a platform that helps musicians and music companies get paid what they should, when they should, by ensuring that their rights are accurately represented. Phil spent a decade on the creative side of the music business as a recording artist and record label founder, before switching gears to focus on technology-driven solutions to the challenges faced by creators in the digital world. He consulted on the release of Thom Yorke’s album Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes via BitTorrent before leading Ujo, the first blockchain music platform, a collaboration with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Imogen Heap, and subsequently founding Blokur with a mission to fulfill the potential of the internet for creators.