Data

Our community-curated databases of key music-tech startups, projects, and deals are among of the most popular offerings in our membership. Each database provides a high-level view of market activity around a specific industry vertical (e.g. NFTs, creative AI tools, startup investments), with the ability for members to build their own custom views and filters on the underlying data.

Active Data Resources

Music AI Database

All the information you need to navigate the music AI market — from the top applications, models, and datasets for music creation and production, to updates on major industry partnerships, investments, litigation, and policy.

Music AI Ethics Tracker

Critical examination of music-industry ethics statements on AI — highlighting prevalent themes such as data transparency and artist consent, while also pointing out the lack of focus on issues like bias, safety, and environmental sustainability.

Music-Tech Ownership Ouroboros

Mapping the globalization and financialization of power in music and tech, with a focus on the rise in investments from media conglomerates, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity firms.

"For Artists" Streaming Product Matrix

A definitive ranking of which music streaming services best support artists in their marketing and career needs — based on cross-platform comparisons of nearly 90 product features in profile customization, fan marketing, and data analytics.

Archived Data Resources

Music-Web3 Dashboard

A snapshot of the burgeoning market for music NFTs, social tokens, and DAOs, featuring thousands of token drops from nearly 1,000 unique artists and music brands.

The most interesting jobs in music and tech

A curated collection of forward-looking jobs in the music business — focusing on roles that intersect with new technologies, in-demand skill sets, and cross-industry synergies, providing unique insights into emerging trends and strategic directions for the music business.

Music-Tech Investments

Mapping global investment activity in music and tech, featuring detailed sections on startup funding rounds, investor profiles, new funds, and exits.

Superfan engagement platforms

A comprehensive overview of startups focused on enhancing direct-to-fan online engagement across multiple interaction and monetization methods, with a focus on key product changes and launches implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Niche music streaming services

A curated list of music platforms filling gaps left by mainstream DSPs by catering to specific genres, community behaviors, and alternative payout models.

Ticketing platforms

A detailed overview of over 60 global ticketing platforms, highlighting key aspects like founding year, location, product features, and market focus — assembled as part of an in-depth exploration into the challenges of launching a new ticketing company in the current concentrated industry landscape.

Music's avatar ecosystem

Tracking the burgeoning trend of avatar creation in the music industry, featuring 40+ companies developing concert holograms, virtual beings, and digital representations for artists.

Remote music collaboration tools

A list of tools for the COVID-19 remote work era, addressing challenges in collaborative music production, file sharing, metadata management, and workflow automation online.

Online music education apps

Tracking the growing market of online music education tools, including key details on pricing, target audiences, lesson formats, and artist endorsements.

Spatial audio tools

Major stakeholders to know in the competitive spatial audio market, including info on key technical features and primary customer segments.

Music SVOD partnership deals

70+ exclusive content deals between artists and SVOD platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video since 2015, offering a clear overview of the evolving landscape of longform music content and its impact on music marketing strategies.

Next-gen financial services for artists

Exploring the evolving trend of democratized record-label advances, featuring over a dozen music and creator-centric companies offering cash advances to artists outside the traditional label system.

Booking startups

A curated list of startups hoping to revolutionize artist booking by creating online marketplaces that connect independent and unsigned artists with event organizers and venues — featuring details on their geographic focus, business models, transparency in artist fees, and concierge services.

Music merch companies

40+ music merch and e-commerce companies categorized into independent agencies, self-serve platforms, and label-owned platforms, offering insights into the diversity of the music merch sector and its potential for innovation in direct-to-consumer retail strategies.

Non-music companies that have started a record label

Tracking the growing trend in the last decade of non-music brands across hospitality, automotive, food/beverage, and other sectors launching their own record labels — examining their motives, operational strategies, and the long-term viability of these ventures