# Jeff Price

> Jeff Price is a New York music entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of TuneCore, founder and former CEO of Audiam, and founder and CEO of Word Collections. His work spans independent records, digital distribution and the identification and collection of royalties for songwriters, publishers and spoken-word creators.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Word Collections
- **Organizations:** Word Collections, Heavy Music Collective, TuneCore, Audiam, spinART Records, eMusic
- **Education:** Franklin & Marshall College
- **Known for:** Co-founded TuneCore and launched its flat-fee digital distribution service in January 2006., Founded Audiam in 2013; SOCAN acquired the company in 2016., Founded Word Collections in 2020 to administer literary-work rights before expanding into music publishing.

## Career timeline

- **early 1990s** — Co-founded New York independent label spinART Records and served as president/general manager.
- **1997-2001** — Worked with eMusic in consulting, content acquisition and business development roles.
- **2006** — Launched TuneCore on January 26 with co-founders Gary Burke and Peter Wells.
- **2012** — Departed TuneCore as CEO.
- **2013** — Launched Audiam in June to identify music uses and collect royalties.
- **2016** — SOCAN acquired Audiam.
- **2018** — Testified before Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on November 26.
- **2020** — Departed Audiam in July and founded Word Collections.
- **2023** — Word Collections announced a $5 million financing led by Black Squirrel Partners in August.
- **2025** — Launched Songwriter Collections in March; co-founded the Heavy Music Collective with Ben Koller in October.
- **2026** — Continued advocating direct publishing royalty collection through Word Collections.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TuneCore and launched its flat-fee digital distribution service in January 2006.
- Founded Audiam in 2013; SOCAN acquired the company in 2016.
- Founded Word Collections in 2020 to administer literary-work rights before expanding into music publishing.
- Word Collections announced $5 million in funding led by Black Squirrel Partners in August 2023.
- Testified at a Canadian parliamentary copyright review hearing in November 2018.
- Co-founded the Heavy Music Collective with Ben Koller in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — An October 7 company-partner article detailed Word Collections’ direct royalty collection arrangements with digital services in selected territories outside the United States; coverage varies by service.
- **2026-09** — Published a LinkedIn article arguing for a publishing administration system that bypasses legacy intermediaries.
- **2026-05** — Published “The MLC - Claimed Is Not Unclaimed” on LinkedIn.
- **2025-10** — Announced the Heavy Music Collective with Converge drummer Ben Koller on October 14.
- **2025-03** — Announced Songwriter Collections for songwriters and publishers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wordcollections.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffcore
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TuneCoreJeff

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Last updated: 2026-10-23