How Artists Can Get Advances Without Signing To a Label

Today my guest is John Funge. He's the CEO and co-founder of The Music Fund, a startup company that issues advances to artists for their streaming revenue. They're not a record label even though labels are typically the ones offering advances to artists. They are innovating and disrupting in the music industry, and John goes over their business model. As I dug deeper and interviewed artists who're using them, it seemed like a very cool company. Now they're partnered with Ari's Take. Quick links: 3:25 - About The Music Fund and what they do10:00 - Does The Music Fund's business model work?20:00 - How the algorithms account for massive playlist adds and spikes/drops in royalty revenue23:17 - Success stories from artists who've used The Music Fund25:20 - Should I apply for The Music Fund? What data should you be looking at before you apply?31:10 - How investors are involved--Connect with Ari’s Take:Website: http://aristake.comAcademy: http://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: http://ariherstand.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: http://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: http://youtube.com/ariherstandFacebook: http://facebook.com/ariherstandConnect with The Music Fund:Website: https://themusic.fund/Twitter: https://twitter.com/themusicfund/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/themusicfund/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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**WEBBY AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC PODCAST**“#1 music industry podcast to help keep you in the loop” -Spotify“The 10 Best Music Business Podcasts of 2022" – VarietyAri Herstand is the best-selling author of How To Make It in the New Music Business. Forbes calls him “The poster child of DIY music.” In this show, he deconstructs the brightest minds in the music industry, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and strategies that listeners can use to run successful careers of their own. Ari offers straight talk with no fluff and doesn’t let his guests off easy. If there is a way, Ari will find it.To learn more follow @aristake_ and @ariherstandVisit aristake.com to join the newsletter.-- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.