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Dodgy distributor 3tone linked to company being investigated by Serious Fraud Office

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3tone • 6 min read

Dodgy distributor 3tone linked to company being investigated by Serious Fraud Office

The collapse of pre-paid funeral provider Safe Hands is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office - with millions of pounds flowing through companies associated with 3tone investor Carlton James…

Sam Taylor • 01 Mar 2024

Spanish distributor SonoSuite reached out to DSPs on behalf of dodgy distributor 3tone - but now claims “3tone is not a client”

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3tone • 4 min read

Spanish distributor SonoSuite reached out to DSPs on behalf of dodgy distributor 3tone - but now claims “3tone is not a client”

After one back end distributor refused to take on 3tone’s business last week, another, SonoSuite started reaching out to DSPs on 3tone’s behalf - only to claim that 3tone were not a client when challenged by CMU…

Sam Taylor • 08 Feb 2024

Dodgy distributor 3tone has lost its ability to distribute music

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3tone • 3 min read

Dodgy distributor 3tone has lost its ability to distribute music

To lose one distribution partner in a week may be regarded as misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness. As 3tone looks to be entering the end game, questions remain for the industry about how it was able to operate for so long…

Sam Taylor • 02 Feb 2024

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3tone • 3 min read

Industry pressure mounts on 3tone

Key stakeholders from across the music industry have expressed deep concern about allegations of significant mismanagement at Bristol-based digital music distributor 3tone…

Sam Taylor • 27 Oct 2023

Bristol-based music distributor 3tone on a knife edge as employment tribunal judgements stack up and artists demand unpaid royalties

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3tone • 17 min read

Bristol-based music distributor 3tone on a knife edge as employment tribunal judgements stack up and artists demand unpaid royalties

Bristol-based digital music distributor 3tone owes numerous artists and managers tens of thousands of pounds in unpaid royalties and has racked up a string of unsettled employment tribunal judgements for unlawful deduction of wages from employees.…

Sam Taylor • 26 Oct 2023