Member Updates
Music Biz broadcasts the latest announcements from around our community on our social feeds as our member companies continue to push the industry forward. If you are launching a new product, have been featured in an industry trade publication, or have a major announcement coming soon, we’d love to help spread the word — share it with Henryk Bik, Music Biz’s Communications & Content Manager, at henryk.bik@musicbiz.org.
NEW FOR 2024 Music Biz’s member news will be shared exclusively on our social channels, as the Member Updates section of our website is set to go offline later this year.
November 27, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: RootNote
RootNote is a community of creatives and thinkers addressing some of the music industry’s biggest challenges. Formed from the desire to empower content creators and grow the overall industry, the company focuses on the music business’s core: the artists. Through its challenging and experiential multi-month education and incubation program, equity-based investment structure, and lifelong network of industry leaders and finance providers, RootNote is investing in the long-term success of the industry’s future stars. Website: www.rootnote.co/ Location: Nashville,... Read More
November 9, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: GigSalad
GigSalad is an online marketplace for artists and event service providers to promote their talent, connect with event and party planners, and get booked for private and public gigs ranging from weddings and parties to corporate events and festivals. As the largest entertainment booking platform in the U.S. and Canada, GigSalad can help you do what you love. Website: www.gigsalad.com Location: Springfield, MO Number of Employees: 28 Number of Years in Business: 10 Primary Service/Product: Want to get paid to play?... Read More
October 30, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Primephonic
Primephonic is a 100% classical music digital streaming platform and high-definition download store, which was founded in 2014 as a direct response to the urgent challenges and opportunities following the digital revolution within the classical music industry. Primephonic seeks to reinvent the digital classical music experience and reignite a global passion for the genre. Our ambition is to reach the underserved classical music listener with the most extensive classical music catalog, high-quality audio, and industry-leading search technology while at the same time reversing the declining revenue trend for artists and labels.... Read More
September 28, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Merch Cat
Merch Cat was founded by Vanessa Ferrer in 2014 after identifying a market need for a product to help artists streamline and manage their live show merchandise sales and inventory. The Merch Cat platform launched on December 1, 2015, with an intuitive, one stop app that is a point of sale system with real time inventory and sales tracking, sales and show analytics, and musician friendly pricing. Since launch, Merch Cat has been working to plant its stake in the ground as a “go-to”... Read More
September 15, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Truth Vinyl
Truth Vinyl is a specialty vinyl record retailer and live music venue located in the entertainment district of Arlington, TX. Centrally located between Dallas and Ft. Worth near AT&T Stadium and Rangers Ballpark. Website: https://www.truthvinyl.com Location: Arlington, TX Number of Years in Business: 1 Primary Service/Product: Truth Vinyl specializes in vinyl and rare shellac recordings. With over 50,000 vinyl records plus the latest selection of new re-releases on vinyl as they become available. A live music stage is on premise for promotion and releases.... Read More
August 1, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Vistex
Vistex is the world’s largest provider of software solutions in the music industry. Our leading software solutions are designed with the user in mind and provide companies with the ability to effectively manage, automate and simplify the most complicated processes. Vistex supports your entire workflow; from contract negotiations all the way through to administering complex royalty obligations and easy to use, web-based client statements. Vistex ensures that monies due or owed are properly calculated and administered. ... Read More
June 21, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Painted Axe
Painted Axe specializes in branded, custom painted guitars for special events, festivals and musicians seeking additional avenues for personal expression or utilize as fundraisers (raffles, silent auctions, crowd funding). Website: www.paintedaxe.com Location: Jacksonville, FL Number of Employees: 2 Number of Years in Business: 15 Primary Service or Product: Branded, custom painted guitars, including electric, acoustic, resonator and bass Most Recent Innovations and News Items: An exhibition of custom painted guitars by Painted Axe will be on view January 2018 –... Read More
June 6, 2017 – Music Biz Member BuzzAngle Music Announces First-Ever Shazam Data Integration
NEW YORK, New York — June 6, 2017 — BuzzAngle Music, the leading innovator in music consumption analytics, today announced integration of global data from Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps. It marks the first time Shazam data is available in a comprehensive analytics platform like BuzzAngle Music. The data provided from Shazam includes the number of Shazams for every song within a given market and country, as well as further breakdowns for age,... Read More
March 1, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: Source3
Company Name: Source3 Website: www.source3.io Location: New York, NY Number of Employees: 15 Number of Years in Business: 2 Company Description: Source3 identifies the trademark and copyright in any product available online, including properties associated with film and tv, corporations, automotive, gaming, toys, music, sports, fashion and celebrities. We have compiled a comprehensive database of high-value intellectual property underlying the $260B global licensing industry. Looking to Gain as a Member: We’d like to gain networking with other members,... Read More
February 21, 2017 – New Member Profile Feature: AuDigent
Company Name: AuDigent Website: www.audigent.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Number of Employees: 20 Number of Years in Business: 1 Company Description: AuDigent is an audience measurement and monetization platform for influencers in music, sports and entertainment. We help brands that collectively spend more than $30 billion dollars on media discover and partner with the right influencers to target, and connect with their audiences, giving them the programmatic buying edge needed to maximize ROI. Primary Service/Product: Our primary service is audience measurement across social,... Read More
