EngineEars is a Los Angeles-based music tech startup that provides software to streamline collaboration and business management between recording artists, audio engineers, record labels, and recording studios. Its platform enables an artist to take a song from inception to completion on a single platform. The company was founded by audio engineer Derek "MixedByAli" Ali and CTO Luke Sorenson. EngineEars raised $7.5M in Seed funding led by Drive Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. EngineEars is a marketplace that lets independent audio engineers offer mixing services, get credited, and receive payments from artists and labels. The service grew out of educational courses run by Grammy winner Derek 'MixedByAli' Ali and a touring curriculum of 15 workshops in four countries. Launched in 2018, the platform moved to an invite-only alpha in January and currently has 120 verified engineers and roughly 2,000 people on a waiting list. EngineEars addresses pain points such as tracking payments, credits, antiquated file-transfer workflows, and helping engineers sustain independent businesses. The company is working on a feature roadmap driven by user requests, with possible additions like the ability to buy beats and tools for contract negotiations, though many features remain in early stages. Financially, EngineEars has announced a $1 million raise to support its marketplace expansion.

Total raised

$9M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2024