Utopia Audio has grow to be the most recent enterprise to significantly slice the sizing of its international workforce.
The acquisitive Switzerland-headquartered enterprise has confirmed to MBW that it has manufactured a range of layoffs.
Resources counsel these cuts have mostly come in Utopia’s central crew – which includes some high-level executives – as nicely as its tech-centered workforce.
To date, Utopia’s tech personnel have been tasked with creating the firm’s proprietary audio checking system, from time to time referenced as the ‘Utopia Open up Platform’ (UOP).
MBW understands that Utopia’s worldwide workforce numbers 1,200 folks. That figure features both of those contractors and all around 800 personnel.
A Utopia Tunes spokesperson advised MBW today (November 24): “Like lots of advancement companies in today’s macroeconomic environment, Utopia is making variations to its inside construction to enhance the business.
“We’ve grown speedily in two many years, organically and as a result of 15 acquisitions. Now, we’re realizing charge synergies throughout these acquisitions and concentrating on sustainable growth. These improvements empower us to greater provide the Tunes Sector and provide Reasonable Pay back for Every Engage in.
“Unfortunately, that suggests declaring goodbye to some of our colleagues as aspect of this process. This isn’t a determination that was taken evenly and we considerably price the contribution of all our staff members to Utopia’s journey so far.”
“We’ve grown quickly in two decades, organically and via 15 acquisitions. Now, we’re realizing value synergies across these acquisitions and concentrating on sustainable advancement.”
Utopia Music spokesperson
Utopia is headed up by CEO Markku Mäkeläinen and was established by Mattias Hjelmstedt.
Hjelmstedt formerly founded media streaming startups Voddler and Magine.
Information of career losses at Utopia follows a wave of layoffs sweeping throughout the tech-leaning side of the international tunes organization.
Just past 7 days, MENA-concentrated Spotify rival Anghami exposed that it was chopping 22% of its headcount. That followed the news in August of SoundCloud‘s reduction to its international workforce by approximately 20%.
US-based selection society BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) also confirmed in August that it was laying off “just below 10%” of its full workforce.
Spotify was also reportedly reducing its new selecting before this yr, while extra current on the web rumors have hinted at staff members being allow go from its talent workforce. There ended up also reviews last month of podcast workers remaining laid off at Location.
Today’s information follows a selecting spree at Utopia more than the past 14 months – which has taken spot along with an intense acquisition method.
That acquisition spree has involved: British isles warehouse, achievement, and distribution firm Cinram Novum UK-primarily based bodily and digital songs distributor Proper Audio Group and Absolute Label Products and services, a further United kingdom-centered distribution and companies supplier for unbiased artists and file labels.
Earlier this yr Utopia also acquired Liverpool-based mostly new music publisher and publishing administration company Sentric Music Group.
In December 2021 it acquired US-centered new music sector directory ROSTR and Austria-centered new music knowledge analytics system, ForTunes.
In Oct 2021, the firm acquired Nashville-based financial solutions corporation, Lyric Financial and in September, Utopia bought Quincy Jones-backed emotional information enrichment business Musimap.
One particular of Utopia’s senior appointments this yr was Ulf Zick, who exited his purpose as Taking care of Director, Global at Universal New music Germany in April to be part of Utopia.
Final week we realized, that just six months immediately after joining Utopia as Main Marketing Officer, Zick’s announced he’s leaving the Swiss organization for a career back at Universal.
In August, MBW reported that Utopia was attempting to raise €300 million in a Sequence C spherical that would value its business at €2.5 billion.Audio Enterprise Throughout the world
