Etc. Music School

What Etc. Music School does

Etc. Music School is a private, for-profit music school based in Evanston, United States, offering music classes and music production instruction. The company operates with a stated headcount of 11-50 employees under founder-owner Derek Johnston, with its public web presence historically anchored at etcmusicschool.org. The functional business centers on music education services — including general music classes and music production training — delivered to local students, hobbyists, and aspiring producers in the Evanston market. The firm is privately held and operates at small scale with no disclosed investor base, public listings, or parent-company relationship.

There is no disclosed information on pricing structure (per-lesson vs. subscription vs. enrollment package), enrollment size, course catalog, instructor team, studio equipment, or production-studio technology in the available source data. The company is privately held and does not disclose revenue, funding rounds, ownership equity composition, investor holdings, or any third-party affiliations. No information on partnerships, certifications, intellectual property, awards, or geographic footprint beyond Evanston is present in the source data.

A critical diligence caveat for any prospective investor: the company's primary domain (etcmusicschool.org) is currently listed for sale by Domain Coasters, a third-party expired-domain marketplace. This listing does not by itself confirm business cessation, but the absence of an active company-controlled website, combined with the complete lack of operational, financial, product, customer, or team disclosure beyond the founder's name, is consistent with either significant operational wind-down or a dormant state. No evidence of a website relaunch, new product launch, hiring initiative, partnership, funding event, or expansion activity exists in the data, and the analyst should treat the operating status as unverified rather than confirmed.

Name

Etc. Music School

Website

https://etcmusicschool.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Etc. Music School is a private, for-profit music school in Evanston, United States, offering music classes and music production instruction, founded and owned by Derek Johnston with a staff of 11-50.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Instruction (Instrumental & Vocal) (EDAMAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Production, Recording & Audio Engineering (EDAMANAH), Music Production & Composition (Songwriting, Recording, DJing) (EDAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Music education
• Music classes
• Music production
• Music lessons
• Performing arts training

Headquarters

HQ city

Evanston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Etc. Music School is a music school that delivers music classes and music production instruction. It is a small, privately held, for-profit music education business operating in Evanston, United States, with a team size of 11-50 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Classes

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• TakeLessons: Online and in-person marketplace connecting students with private music instructors across instruments and production. Directly comparable business model to a local music school's core private-lesson offering.
• ArtistWorks: Online music lesson platform with master teachers and video exchange. Comparable as a technology-enabled music instruction business serving amateur and intermediate students.
• Lessonface: Online platform for private music lessons with vetted teachers across instruments. Comparable in providing one-on-one music instruction with a digital delivery model that complements brick-and-mortar schools.
• Musika Lessons: Private in-home and online music lesson provider serving U.S. students. Comparable as a service-based music instruction business with similar target customers and lesson-based revenue model.
• Simply Music: Piano and music learning method delivered through certified instructors globally. Comparable as a structured music instruction business leveraging a proprietary learning methodology.

Broad incumbents

• School of Rock: National franchise offering in-person music lessons, performance programs, and camps. Highly comparable as a private music instruction business serving children and adults across the U.S.
• Berklee College of Music (Berklee Online): Online music school offering courses in instruments, theory, and production. Comparable as a music education institution serving adult learners, with production curriculum directly overlapping Etc. Music School's offering.
• Fender Play: Subscription-based online music education platform from Fender. Comparable as a structured music instruction offering, though self-serve video rather than live teacher-led.

Emerging players

• Yousician: App-based interactive music learning platform with subscription model. Comparable in targeting hobbyist music learners, though delivered purely via software rather than human instructors.
• Soundfly: Online music education platform focused on production, songwriting, and composition. Directly comparable to Etc. Music School's music production component, with a similar niche in creative music skills.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/etcmusicschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/music-etc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Etc. Music School