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Curated by the late Juliana Koranteng for IMPALA’s 20th birthday to spotlight prominent voices among the independent music community. In this series, recorded between 2020 and 2022, key figures provided insight into their valuable experiences and perspectives to raise awareness on the drive, development and initiatives behind the scenes. This of bite-sized and informative episodes was hosted by Juliana in London and edited in Brussels by Romuald Dagry. In the time it takes you to back up your computer or walk your dog, get a closer look at what moves those who shape the landscape of independent music in Europe.
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Jeremy Sirota
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Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, on how it started with IMPALA’s help and where it is today, his career and how he started his new role during the beginning of the Covid pandemic. Jeremy talks about the new members who joined Merlin and what new deals they closed, benefits their members can access and why the creation of Merlin was really needed back in the days. He also talks about the intriguing world of NFTs and shares what’s on his playlist.
On Jeremy’s playlist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (new album on the way), Turkish psychedelic folk from the 70s, Blood Orange, Johanna Newsom, Snail Mail, Leon Bridges.