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Chris Hocking is a seasoned music industry professional. With a diverse background encompassing creator roles, artist management, record label A&R, and digital rights management, Chris is dedicated to shaping a better music industry. <\/p>

He is the founder of indiy.com a marketplace for music services, the founder of The Factory Music Group and the International Project Manager for MESO Events working on Music Tech Europe Academy and Athens Music Week.<\/p>


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Linkedin: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-indiy\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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