artist-funding
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Peter Sinclair’s quiet revolution: give artists the check, then get out of the way
Peter Sinclair never pretended to have the golden ear. His sharper idea was that musicians deserved capital without a stranger rearranging their careers - a principle that became beatBread and outlived its founder.
indify
indify is a New York music marketplace that connects emerging independent artists with the partners they need to build a career - funders, managers, marketers, lawyers and creatives - without a traditional record deal. Founded in 2015 by three childhood friends, it started as a data tool for spotting breakout talent early (it flagged Billie Eilish, Post Malone and Khalid before they were famous) and evolved into a platform where artists strike transparent, per-release deals, keep their masters, retain creative control, and keep at least 50% of profits after an investor is repaid.