Phil Barry is the founder of Blokur, a blockchain-based platform for music rights management that helps musicians and music companies get paid what they should, when they should, by ensuring that their rights are accurately represented in the world. 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 in 2016 with a mission to complete the potential of the internet for creators.