Future of Music

Name

Future of Music

Legal name

Future of Music Coalition

Website

https://futureofmusic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Music Advocacy

akta.pro primary industry

Music Legal Services (Artist/Label/Publishing) (MPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) & Public Performance Licensing (MPAIAKAA)

Keywords

• Music policy advocacy
• Musician rights research
• Copyright policy advocacy
• Antitrust advocacy
• Music industry education

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Future of Music Coalition operates as a nonprofit organization and accepts donations to support its mission of research, advocacy, and education for musicians. Donations are accepted through their 501(C)(3) fiscal sponsorship partner Fractured Atlas.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Future of Music Coalition is a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit that provides research, advocacy, and education for musicians. It advocates for policies on fair compensation, healthcare access, copyright protection, and antitrust enforcement affecting the music ecosystem.

Product overview

Future of Music Coalition (FMC) is a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization that does not offer commercial software products or technology services. Instead, FMC operates as an advocacy, research, and education organization supporting musicians. The organization focuses on policy advocacy around issues including health care access, anti-monopoly concerns, ticketing reform, and copyright protection for musicians. Their primary offerings are research publications, policy advocacy efforts, educational resources, and news analysis related to the intersection of music, technology, policy, and law. The organization's website serves as an informational resource and platform for news and advocacy content rather than a commercial product or service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Advocacy Advocacy efforts on behalf of musicians around healthcare access, anti-monopoly/antitrust enforcement, ticketing reform, and copyright protection, including congressional testimony, federal agency comments, and coalition-based joint statements.
• Research Publications Research documenting historic and emerging trends in the music industry, including studies on musicians' healthcare access and industry consolidation, freely available to musicians and stakeholders.
• Educational Resources and News Educational resources and news analysis on issues affecting musicians such as ticketing, healthcare, copyright, and antitrust, published on futureofmusic.org.

Quantifiable outcome

• A2IM and coalition secured formal comments opposing 43% average copyright registration fee increase to protect independent musicians' access to statutory damages and Copyright Claims Board.
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Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Artist Rights AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2023FMC collaborates with Artist Rights Alliance, an organization of musicians advocating for artist rights, on joint statements and policy advocacy including the Ticketmaster/Live Nation Senate hearing and antitrust enforcement efforts.
• American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2023FMC partners with A2IM on advocacy for independent music sector interests including copyright protection, antitrust enforcement, and fair compensation policies.
• Music Workers AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2023FMC works with Music Workers Alliance on joint advocacy efforts including antitrust and ticketing reform advocacy representing diverse communities of music workers.
• Union of Musicians & Allied WorkerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 January 2023FMC collaborates with Union of Musicians & Allied Workers on joint advocacy including Ticketmaster/Live Nation antitrust enforcement and musician-focused policy reforms.
• Entertainment Community Fund (formerly Actors Fund)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMC partnered with the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund) in 2010 to study the challenges artists face in accessing health coverage and quality care. This research revealed that musicians were nearly three times as likely as the general population to lack health insurance.
• Fractured AtlasmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFractured Atlas serves as FMC's 501(C)(3) fiscal sponsorship partner, enabling the organization to accept tax-deductible donations and operate under their nonprofit status.
• Break Up Ticketmaster CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMC is a member of the Break Up Ticketmaster coalition alongside diverse groups concerned about the company's unchecked power. The coalition focuses public attention on the need to break up the LiveNation/Ticketmaster merger.

Scale indicators3 records

Direct peers

• Music Workers Alliance: Coalition partner organizing diverse music worker communities on antitrust, ticketing reform, and labor issues in the music industry. Directly comparable as a nonprofit music advocacy organization operating on overlapping policy priorities with FMC.
• Songwriters Guild of America: The oldest professional songwriters' advocacy organization in the U.S., focused on music creator rights, royalty protections, and copyright policy. Comparable as a music rights advocacy nonprofit serving songwriters and composers.
• Artist Rights Alliance: Coalition partner that advocates for musicians' and creators' rights, including on AI training data, streaming royalties, and ticketing reform. Directly comparable as a U.S. nonprofit music advocacy organization working on overlapping policy issues.
• American Association of Independent Music (A2IM): Trade organization representing independent music labels, also a direct FMC coalition partner. Comparable in its focus on independent music sector policy advocacy, copyright protection, and antitrust enforcement.
• Union of Musicians & Allied Workers: Coalition partner representing musicians on antitrust enforcement and musician-focused policy reforms. Directly comparable as a U.S. music-worker advocacy nonprofit with overlapping policy interests.
• SoundExchange: U.S. nonprofit designated performance rights organization for sound recordings that also engages in policy advocacy for musicians. Comparable as a nonprofit music rights organization with substantial advocacy engagement alongside its core mission.
• National Music Council: U.S. music industry policy forum affiliated with the NAMM Foundation that coordinates advocacy across the music ecosystem. Comparable as a nonprofit body working at the intersection of music and policy.

Regional players

• Featured Artists Coalition: UK-based nonprofit advocating for musicians' rights, fair remuneration, and policy reforms. Comparable as a music artist advocacy organization but operating in a different geography (United Kingdom).
• Worldwide Independent Network (WIN): International trade body representing the independent music sector globally, advocating for independent labels and artists in policy forums. Comparable as a music advocacy organization but operating at international/global scope rather than U.S.-only.

Broad incumbents

• Recording Academy: Best-known music industry membership organization with a substantial advocacy arm running MusiCares and Grammy-level policy engagement. Comparable in artist advocacy and policy work, but broader and far larger in scale than FMC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/future_of_music
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-of-music-coalition
• Facebookfacebook.com/Futureofmusiccoalition

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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