Taishi Fukuyama
Qrates Co-Founder and CMO
Worldwide
Taishi Fukuyama is co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Qrates, a one-stop service for artists and record labels to design, press, and sell their music on vinyl records directly to fans. Qrates eliminates the expensive upfront costs of pressing vinyl for artists and labels by allowing crowdfunded releases starting from 100 copies.
Prior to his current role, Fukuyama was the market development representative in Japan for various industry-leading music technology companies including the Echo Nest and Spotify.