Josh Simons is the Chief Executive Officer of Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL) and founder of Vampr. The entrepreneur has raised more than $50M across his technology businesses, backed by venture capital, institutional investors, family offices, HNW individuals and angel investors. These ventures have seen him reside in Los Angeles, London, Sydney and Melbourne. Prior to working in tech he ran a record label, publishing function, film production company and was the lead singer of Australian indie rock band Buchanan. As a songwriter and producer he has shared credits with Travis Scott, Troye Sivan and Kanye West, and as a performer has toured with Coldplay, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood.
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Vinyl Group companies
Vinyl Media (Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Variety AU, BuzzFeed, Tasty, PEDESTRIAN.TV, Refinery29, POPSUGAR, LADbible, Time Out Australia, Concrete Playground, Mediaweek and The Music Network)
Vinyl.com
Serenade
Vampr
Areas of Work
Public Company Leadership
Startup Advisory
Technology
Media
M&A
Brand Building
Music Industry
Songwriting
Production
Design & Restoration
Awards