UnitedMasters
10 Jay Street #300, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, United States
Overview
UnitedMasters gives musicians an alternative to exploitative record label deals. Artists pay UnitedMasters a competitive rate to distributes their music across the internet from Spotify to YouTube to SoundCloud, and they split the royalties while the artist retains the rights to the master recordings. The Brooklyn, New York-based music company was established by Steve Stoute in 2017.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Audio
- Marketing
- Media and Entertainment
- Music
- Music Label
Investment portfolio
- Udio
Participated · Seed · Apr 2024
Udio uses proprietary AI to enable anyone to create original music by typing a genre description, providing subject or personalized lyrics, and indicating inspiring artists. The platform produces fully mastered tracks in less than 40 seconds and offers a “remix” feature for iterative edits via text descriptors. Created tracks can be shared with a built-in community for feedback and collaboration. The company plans to use its new funding to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. Udio was founded by David Ding, Conor Durkan, Charlie Nash, Yaroslav Ganin, and Andrew Sanchez. The product emphasizes turning everyday creators into producers through fast, text-driven music generation.