The Venture Capital Buyout of Music Production

[MirrorProfiles]

Not sure I agree with all of this but lots is interesting none the less. Sort of overlooks the broadcast/large infrastructure parts of the industry. Also I think UAD would have been interesting to explore as their business model has changed TONS over the last 10 years or so. Likewise Audiotonix have been scooping up brands a lot recently:

Our Brands - Audiotonix

Our award winning audio technology brands are leaders in their segments, from DiGiCo to Allen & Heath. Discover all the great brands developed by Audiotonix.

www.audiotonix.com

 

[Whizzinby]

Really interesting video. Wasn’t aware of some of those acquisitions.

 

[EOengineer]

At this point we’re all just sitting back waiting until Disney owns everything.

 

[mbenigni]

Sea Turtles!

 

[sleewell]

its a crazy time to be a musician. 20 bucks on distrokid and you can release anything to the major platforms. its not even like a fire hose of music being released each day its like many many multiples of that or more.

different challenges. i am sure in the past it was tough to get in with a good label and to get time in good studios. now it just seems impossible to get anyone to listen or get noticed just due to the huge amount of new music coming out every second.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

IK are another one owned by private equity

Armira Acquires IK Multimedia | Mergr M&A Deal Summary

On December 15, 2021, private equity firm Armira acquired information technology company IK Multimedia

mergr.com

 

[la szum]

This seems related.

Billionaires Are Holding a Gun to the Culture Industry’s Head

The fight for the soul of Hollywood is about how little difference there now is between being a volunteer and a professional creative.

slate.com