Founded in 2006, Paris-based IDOL has grown to become a global distribution and label management operation for independent music with offices in multiple territories. Here, founder & president Pascal Bittard addresses key challenges for the label services sector including consolidation, the role of indies and the future of streaming...

WORDS: Andre Paine   PHOTO: Studio Cabrelli

As you approach 20 years in business, what’s been the key to IDOL’s development?

“We’ve had very organic growth since the beginning, because we ...