Paul Campbell, Founder and CEO of Amazing Media, shares with us how he used his personal interests and experiences to define Amazing’s purpose. He explains how they have provided freedom, connection, and control to their artists and their audiences, becoming a launch pad for new music and new musicians globally. He also describes how he has been able to keep Amazing true to who they are, while evolving their business model over time.
amazing is a UK-based media business 100% focused on helping new and emerging musicians - with discoveries including Alt J, Chvrches, Haim and many more. Featuring Amazing Radio, CMJ and OurStage they’ve been described as "a revolution", "nobly democratic", and "a force for good" by US and UK press.
Paul Campbell is a British entrepreneur and musician and founder of The Amazing Media Group, the home of new music.
Born and raised in Newcastle, England, he was educated at Oxford University and trained at the BBC, where he was once the youngest ever Producer. He founded his first company, making TV programmes, aged 29 and diversified it to become one of the first desktop digital production companies in the world, making content for multiple media platforms and working for clients as diverse as Goldman Sachs, Nokia and ITV. As a classically-trained musician and pro drummer since the age of 11, he founded Amazing in 2007 to bring together his joint passions for music and digital innovation. Its purpose is to help the world's best new music find an audience, and to showcase emerging talent in an ethical environment. Paul lives in Northumberland and New York. As well as working for Amazing and playing in professional orchestras, big bands and jazz groups, his passions are rowing and teaching skiing.
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Paul Campbell