Decentralized music-sharing protocol Audius has raised $5.5 million in a Series A funding round led by General Catalyst and Lightspeed Capital the firm announced Wednesday.
The project seeks to use a blockchain platform to help artists control the music they share, according to a press release.
While a release date is not yet clear, the musician-owned platform would allow artists to publish their work and interact with fans, rather as platforms like SoundCloud operate today.
Audius would provide artists with a greater degree of control over their intellectual property than existing systems do today, the release claims.
The startup boasts advisers including BitTorrent chief architect Greg Hazel, Augur co-founder Jeremy Gardner and musician 3LAU, among others.
3LAU, who is notably headlining what's been dubbed a blockchain music festival later this year, said in a statement that it is important for artists to be a part of running their content distributors.
"Artists need decentralized models for music sharing, and a stake in the platforms they contribute content to. Blockchain allows Audius to do this with tokens and decentralized voting-based governance so artists have a say in how the platform evolves. It's a very elegant model and one which, as an artist, I find immensely attractive."
The platform was conceived by musician Ranidu Lankage and co-founders Roneil Rumburg and Forrest Browning, according to the release.
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Blockchain for Music Startup Raises $5.5. Million in New Funding
gepubliceerd op Aug 8, 2018
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