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PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE MUSIC LISTS MAJOR EUROPEAN ARTISTS FOR OFFICIAL INVESTMENT PLATFORM LAUNCH

Luxembourg — 28th July 2020 — ANote Music, the European marketplace for investing in music royalties, has today officially launched its investment platform, following a pre-order sale by Irma Records that generated over€140,000 in auction bids. The ANote Music investment platform solidifies music rights as a new investment category for both retail and institutional investors, allowing users to invest in music, own rights from content creators, and earn returns through the royalties that are generated over time.

IN THE PURSUIT OF YIELD, MUSIC ROYALTIES ARE PRIMED FOR MAINSTREAM INVESTMENT – Guest contribution for NASDAQ

By Marzio Schena, CEO & Co-Founder of ANote Music, published by NASDAQ

Alternative assets and product diversification can offer investors an opportunity to spread risk, enhance returns and capture ‘new’ investment markets. Despite the demand for diversification, Wall Street and portfolio managers have surprisingly stuck to a relatively narrow band of assets. Music royalties could yet be the asset that breaks the mold, offering a host of opportunities for not only the traditional investor, but for global audiences and retail investors alike. The universal appeal of music, combined with its global reach, and a strong revenue outlook fits all the characteristics of a promising, and appealing alternative asset class that is ripe for adoption, writes Marzio Schena, CEO and Co-Founder of ANote Music.

WHY ARTISTS SHOULD SELL PARTS OF THEIR ROYALTY INCOME TO INVESTORS?

When an artist needs to make a substantial investment to embark on the next phase of his career – from diving into the studio to record a new album and launching marketing activities, to supporting a prodigy or a personal investment – he only has a few options to raise funds. The good news; the ANote Music Platform is one of them.

PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE MUSIC TO LAUNCH MUSIC ROYALTY INVESTMENT PLATFORM ON JULY 28TH, 2020

Italian Label Irma Records becomes the first catalogue listed on the platform, with €200,000 in shares available during the pre-order period Luxembourg — 4th June 2020 — ANote Music, the […]

A QUICK RECAP ON THE TRADING CUP – FACTS & FIGURES

Two weeks ago, our first ANote Music Trading Cup came to an end. Since, our winner has received his prize for coming in the first place and our team has had the chance to look into the participants’ feedback. Time to share the most interesting insights with you:

SPOTIFY, ARTIST FUNDRAISING PICK, ANOTE MUSIC: ONE BIG APPLAUSE AND WHERE WE STAND

What a better way to start this post than by giving a big round of applause to our music industry colleagues at Spotify? In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, Spotify came to aid rapidly, helping many players within the music scene by setting up the COVID-19 Music Relief project.

SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ANOTE MUSIC TRADING CUP NOW OPEN. JOIN THE COMPETITION!

What is the best way for you to discover a new platform? That’s right, by testing it firsthand while at the same time getting the chance to earn a cool prize. With this idea in mind, ANote Music has launched their first Trading Cup initiative and subscriptions are now open.

PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE MUSIC TO RECEIVE NATIONAL FUNDING FROM LUXEMBOURG’S MINISTRY OF THE ECONOMY

Luxembourg, 04 March 2020 – Funding is critical for entrepreneurs and companies who are looking to accelerate their business. For start-ups, there are also the aspects of getting the right market validation and credibility which play an important role in the process of growth. With this in mind, ANote Music is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg’s Ministry of the Economy to receive national funding in order to support research, development and innovation for the company.

WHO ARE THE PLAYERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

It’s 2020, the music industry is evolving, streaming redefines where traditional Music Distributors were running for decades, free online video sharing platforms (as YouTube) can become the only platform an Artist chooses to market their new song, Apple does not design only computers but has become a strong digital music retailer, Billie Eilish records music from her bedroom, and Mashups are (still) a thing.

PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE MUSIC RAISES €500K IN FIRST FUNDING ROUND

Luxembourg, 27 January 2020 – The Luxembourg based startup ANote Music is excited to announce that €505.000 have been successfully raised from a stellar consortium of music industry experts and European investors. The funds will be used to fuel the development and expansion of the first true European stock exchange for Music Rights.

ANOTE MUSIC AT CES 2020, LAS VEGAS

There is only a handful of events that any innovative company would aspire to attend , and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is certainly one of them. Together with 19 other fantastic startups from Luxembourg and the support of LuxFactory, ANote Music had the honor to start 2020 very promising, traveling to Las Vegas, US, in order to be proudly present to this prestigious tradeshow. Here below, we thought to give you a quick recap of this milestone event for our company:

BLOCKCHAIN: HOW IT CAN MAKE TRANSACTIONS MORE SECURE

What is the buzziest of buzz words within the Fintech scene as of now? Blockchain couldn’t be missing, of course, from our blog posts, as it represents one of the core technologies strengthening ANote Music’s system. What is it, really? How is it related to the end user, and why is it proving to be a perfectly valid component of IT architecture for businesses?

ANOTE MUSIC PUBLISHED IN DELOITTE’S ART & FINANCE REPORT 2019

Since launching the initiative in 2011, Deloitte has been publishing this report with the aim to act as a barometer for the emerging art and finance industry and to highlight the main trends and developments in the art market.

MUSIC ROYALTIES: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY FUNCTION

Have you ever paid close attention to a videoclip or a music magazine? We guarantee you will see a lot of fancy cars, clothes, jewelry and mansions. A lot of them. Like a lot, for real! The record for the most expensive music video in the world is Michael Jackson’s “Scream”. It cost $7 Million back in 1995, which goes up to almost 11 Million US dollars if we put it in today’s context.

SONGWRITERS, THE BREADWINNERS BEHIND THE CURTAINS

Writing songs is a strongly personal and often organic process of discovery and introspection. The creative journey crosses through various moods, creative notes of inspiration and emotions, until you weave them all into a musical scheme.

CONTINUOUS RETURNS WHICH FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DO NOT OFFER

Spread the word, the news is out. ANote Music is soon officially launching its trading platform and this leads to some very cool media coverage.

VICTORY AT THE BIME PRO STARTUP COMPETITION

The Bizkaia International Music Experience (BIME) is a 4-day event being organized since 2013 in Bilbao. It’s at the same time a Music Festival (BIME LIVE), a free open-air music showcase (BIME City) all across the city of Bilbao, and one of Europe’s top Music and New Tech Conferences (BIME PRO). The event gathers visitors from more than 30 different countries to Bilbao and is the hotspot for everyone working within the Music Industry in Spain.

ANOTE MUSIC TO JOIN FIT 4 START ACCELERATION PROGRAMME

On Thursday 3 October 2019, the ANote Music team took part in Luxembourg’s main pitching event for startups: Fit 4 Start. The acceleration programme is focussed on stimulating young and innovative companies to launch their business and transform innovative ideas into successful companies with high growth potential.

PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE MUSIC – THE MARKETPLACE FOR MUSIC RIGHTS

ANote Music Sàrl. is the company that created the first true Stock Exchange for Music Rights and was founded by Marzio F. Schena, Matteo Cernuschi and Grégoire Mathonet in January 2018, incorporated and with its headquarters in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

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