UK-born Absolute Label Providers has appointed Paul Purcell as Director of Platform, with a major give attention to the corporate’s recently-launched Anthology portal.
Purcell joins Absolute from FUGA, the place he served as Director of Consumer Integrations.
In his new position, he’ll oversee the continued growth and rollout of Anthology, whereas additionally working throughout Absolute’s broader enterprise and platform technique.
Absolute stated on Tuesday (September 23) that Purcell’s appointment underscores the corporate’s “dedication to Anthology and its strategic significance to the [its] future development”.
Absolute has additionally made three key promotions throughout each its tech and finance departments.
First up is Thomas Osgood, who makes the step up from Chief Technical Architect to Director of Engineering.
Isaac Kalil, in the meantime, has been promoted from Senior Developer to Lead Engineer.
Kallina Jelfs has been promoted to Director of Finance, having beforehand been Head of Finance.
Absolute unveiled Anthology in June 2025, which it describes as an “AI-enhanced” portal for the impartial music sector.
In keeping with Absolute, the software program suite acts as a “holistic” enterprise administration hub that “consolidates workflows” for catalog administration, international digital distribution, neighboring rights, content material ID administration, and real-time analytics from streaming, bodily, and direct-to-consumer gross sales.
Central to the Anthology portal is what the corporate describes as “an AI-powered music trade govt” known as ‘Ant’.
Presently deployed in-house at Absolute Label Providers and utilized by the corporate’s shoppers, Anthology might be made out there to the broader trade as a standalone platform later this 12 months.
“Paul’s appointment underscores our unwavering dedication to delivering Anthology as a best-in-class providing for the broader trade.”
Simon Wills, Absolute
Absolute Director Simon Wills stated: “Paul’s appointment underscores our unwavering dedication to delivering Anthology as a best-in-class providing for the broader trade.
“His deep understanding of this house and his revered status make him a useful addition to our crew. We have been thrilled to seek out that he was eager to affix us after seeing what we have now constructed, and we’re excited to have him on board to assist us elevate Anthology even additional.”
“Once I noticed Anthology for the primary time, I used to be massively impressed. The flexibility of the platform, in catering to music companies of all types throughout verticals, was one thing that I had not seen earlier than.”
Paul Purcell
Paul Purcell added: “Once I noticed Anthology for the primary time, I used to be massively impressed. The flexibility of the platform, in catering to music companies of all types throughout verticals, was one thing that I had not seen earlier than.
“Absolute continues to utilise Anthology with nice success internally, and opening the platform as much as the broader trade is an extremely thrilling prospect for me personally, for the corporate, and for the impartial house as an entire.
“I’m delighted to be commencing this journey with Absolute, and I stay up for offering a best-in-class product and repair for our shoppers with Anthology.”Music Enterprise Worldwide
