| PERSONAL INFORMATION | DATA |
|---|---|
| REAL NAME | Troy Carter |
| Birth Date | 14 November, 1972 |
| Birth Place | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Age | 49 years |
| Profession | Music Manager |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| Also Working As | Talent Manager, Investor, Entrepreneur |
| Gender | Male |
| FAMILY | DATA |
|---|---|
| Mother | Gilda Carter |
| DEBUT/FAME | DATA |
|---|---|
| Fame | Shark Tank (TV Show 2015) |
| MARRIAGE/CHILDREN | DATA |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Rebecca Carter |
| EDUCATION & NET WORTH | DATA |
|---|---|
| School | West Catholic Preparatory High School |
More Information About
Troy Carter is the co-founder and CEO of Q&A, a music and technology startup. He was previously chairman and CEO of Atom Factory, a talent management and full-service film and television production firm. He was also the global head of Spotify’s creator services.
Life
Carter left out of West Philadelphia High School in 1990, at the age of 17, to pursue a career in the music industry with his high school rap duo 2 Too Many, and was eventually signed to Will Smith and James Lassiter’s label WilJam Records. After the group’s contract was terminated after a year, Carter went on to work in the studio for DJ Jazzy Jeff and as a personal assistant for Lassiter. Carter attempted to start a creative relationship with Will Smith’s recording studio in Philadelphia when he was 22 years old. He was marketing rap events for musicians like The Notorious B.I.G. in Philadelphia a year later. Carter met record producer Sean Combs through this, and he was hired as an intern for Bad Boy Records in New York City for a year and a half.
2007
Carter has managed a slew of additional acts after signing Lady Gaga in 2007, including John Legend, Greyson Chance, Mindless Behavior, Priyanka Chopra, Lindsey Stirling, Meghan Trainor, The Ceremonies, and Pia Mia. In 2014, Lady Gaga sacked him.
Shark Tank (2015)
He is a member of The Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellows class of 2012. He serves on the board of advisors of State.com, an ‘opinion-network’ start-up. Carter made an appearance as a guest Shark on Shark Tank’s seventh season, which premiered on October 9, 2015. In 2016, Oprah Winfrey nominated Carter to her Super Soul 100 list of visionaries and outstanding leaders.
Spotify
Carter revealed in July 2018 that he would leave Spotify in early September and take on an advisory position. Carter was accused of failing to return a debt by Ithaca Holdings in a case that was settled out of court in 2019.