Phil Thomas – VP of Sales & Operations
Phil Thomas is a 20+ year music industry veteran specializing in sales and artist development. Phil got his start in the One Stop world as a sales representative for Western/Anderson Merchandisers and Northeast One Stop. After working for One Stops, he jumped to Sony’s independent division, RED Distribution. He spent 10 years with RED in sales and as a label advisor receiving multiple sales awards from his accounts, as well as gold and platinum awards.
Along the way, Phil was offered the opportunity to be part of establishing the independent division of Universal Music Group’s Fontana. The challenge of starting a new venture was very appealing. During his four years with Universal as a National Account Manager, he was instrumental in establishing the Fontana brand, as well as advising the multiple labels under the Fontana umbrella. Opportunity knocked again. The challenge to help start a new independent label appeared – Carved Records. He couldn’t pass that up. Along with sales and artist development, he is involved with every facet of the label’s operation…and loving it.
