Anthony Matchett's guest appearances

Anthony Matchett

Media Masters

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Dave Lee

Chris Mason

Mike Williams

David Starkey

Tim Harford

Richard Branson

Joshua Foer

Douglas Murray

Amanda Knox

Emily Wilson

Tina Brown

Joanne Lipman

Poorna Bell

Jay Rayner

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In this episode, we speak to Anthony Matchett, the chief executive of Napster Group. Anthony is the co-founder of MelodyVR, a business that allows customers to virtually attend musical events. MelodyVR last year bought streaming service Napster and renamed itself Napster Group.  As ever, if you enjoy this episode, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode, we speak to Anthony Matchett, the chief executive of Napster Group. Anthony is the co-founder of MelodyVR, a business that allows customers to virtually attend musical events. MelodyVR last year bought streaming service Napster and renamed itself Napster Group.  As ever, if you enjoy this episode, please consider leaving us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/can-i-ask-you-a-personal-question/id1519852875" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>.

24. Anthony Matchett, VR entrepreneur and Napster boss

Anthony Matchett is chief executive of Napster Group. He acquired the platform - renowned for illegally sharing music in the 1990s - for £50m last year; and then merged it with MelodyVR, his virtual reality music company. In this in-depth interview, Anthony lays bare the depth of the devastation the pandemic has bought to live music, and his passionate belief that virtual reality will play a key part in its recovery; highlights the plight of how musicians are struggling financially, noting the irony that Napster - a platform with roots in bootlegging - is now the world leader in compensating artists fairly; and discusses the “immersive experience” of attending live events through virtual reality - building on the record online audience of this year’s Wireless Festival.

Anthony Matchett is chief executive of Napster Group. He acquired the platform - renowned for illegally sharing music in the 1990s - for £50m last year; and then merged it with MelodyVR, his virtual reality music company. In this in-depth interview, Anthony lays bare the depth of the devastation the pandemic has bought to live music, and his passionate belief that virtual reality will play a key part in its recovery; highlights the plight of how musicians are struggling financially, noting the irony that Napster - a platform with roots in bootlegging - is now the world leader in compensating artists fairly; and discusses the “immersive experience” of attending live events through virtual reality - building on the record online audience of this year’s Wireless Festival.

Media Masters - Anthony Matchett