SVR

What SVR does

Founded in 2019, SongVest Records, Inc. (SVR) is a privately held independent record label serving established and emerging musicians. It supports artist signings, recordings, and audio and video releases, with music distributed through Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and direct download links. The disclosed roster comprises Kate Pierson, Rick Springfield, and Kate Clover. SVR offers two pathways for artists to retain ownership of assets, short-term contracts with options, and the possibility of artist part-ownership in the company.\n\nSVR's operating model combines crowdfunding-related transaction-fee revenue, music royalties, and a community-led promotion function. Through multiple crowdfunding rounds, fans and investors can purchase company shares at a low entry point; the capital supports signing, marketing, promotion, and publicity, while investors and artists can receive royalties based on release performance. Investor-fans may also operate as an international online street team. No proprietary technology platform is described: the company has no disclosed API, SDK, integrations, or AI capabilities and relies on standard streaming, direct-link, social-media, content, and earned-media channels.\n\nDistribution and capital acquisition are direct-to-consumer through major streaming services, direct download links, and a self-serve investment website. The investor proposition starts at $50 per share and offers ownership participation, potential royalties, and promotional access, while artists receive career support, ownership options, and short-term contracts. The disclosed operating footprint consists of three named artists, but no revenue, total capital raised, funding cadence, investor count, or contract economics are disclosed, so the scale and durability of these revenue streams cannot be quantified.

Name

SVR

Legal name

SongVest Records, Inc.

Website

https://songvestrecords.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SongVest Records (SVR) is an independent label serving established and emerging musicians through label services, asset-ownership options, short-term contracts, and distribution. It enables music fans to invest from $50 per share and participate in artist promotion and royalties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Record Label

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIAAAA

Record Labels (Major & Independent)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Recorded Music (Labels, Master Rights, Distribution)

SECONDARYMPACAFAA

Subscription Fan Membership Platforms (Paid Communities)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Creator Monetization & Fan Membership Platforms

Keywords

• Independent record label
• Fan-funded music label
• Crowdfunding music investment
• Music artist services
• Music publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Montclair, New Jersey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Crowdfunding Investment Revenue: SVR raises capital through multiple rounds of crowdfunding where music fans and investors purchase shares at a low cost per share entry point. These investments fund the signing, marketing, promotion, and publicity of artists and their releases.
2. Music Royalties: Revenue generated from streaming and sales of music releases by signed artists including Kate Pierson, Rick Springfield, and Kate Clover. Royalties are distributed to both artists and investor-shareholders based on success.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SVR (SongVest Records) is an independent record label co-owned by music fans through crowdfunding rounds, with investments starting at $50 per share. The label signs established and emerging artists (including Kate Pierson, Rick Springfield, and Kate Clover), funds music production and marketing through fan-investor capital, and distributes releases globally on major streaming platforms. Artists receive ownership pathways, short-term contracts with options, and access to a fan base that is emotionally and financially invested in their success.

Product overview

SVR (SongVest Records) is a fan-funded independent record label that enables music fans to invest in the label through crowdfunding rounds and participate as co-owners. The platform provides artists with career support including ownership pathways, short-term contracts with options, and access to a motivated fan base. The company's product portfolio centers on its investment platform and artist roster management, which includes signed artists Kate Pierson (releasing Radios and Rainbows album), Rick Springfield (releasing Automatic album), and Kate Clover (releasing The Apocalypse Dream album).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crowdfunding Investment Rounds Multi-round crowdfunding offerings allowing music fans and retail investors to purchase equity shares in SVR starting at $50 per share. Funds support artist signings, marketing, promotion, and publicity. Investors join a global street team that promotes artists and receive royalty participation based on roster performance.
• Kate Pierson - Radios and Rainbows (Album) Second solo album from Kate Pierson, co-founder of The B-52s, distributed globally via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and direct download links.
• Rick Springfield - Automatic (Album) Album release from Grammy-winning artist Rick Springfield (known for 'Jessie's Girl'), distributed globally via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and direct download links.
• Kate Clover - The Apocalypse Dream (Album) Sophomore album from LA-based punk songwriter Kate Clover, distributed globally via Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and direct download links.
• Artist Signing and Label Services End-to-end record label service for signed artists covering signing, marketing, promotion, publicity, and global distribution on streaming platforms. Includes ownership of asset pathways, short-term contracts with options, and the opportunity for artists to become part-owners in SVR.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Royal: Royal is a music-investing platform that lets fans buy fractional shares of song royalties, sharing the closest conceptual overlap with SVR's fan-investor record-label model.
• UnitedMasters: UnitedMasters is an independent distribution and label-services platform that enables artists to retain ownership while accessing major-channel distribution, closely mirroring SVR's artist-ownership value proposition.
• AWAL: AWAL (now part of Sony Music) provides artist-friendly label services with flexible contracts and ownership options, competing for the same indie artist segment SVR targets.
• Stem: Stem provides label and distribution services tailored to independent artists with transparent splits and artist-friendly terms, addressing the same pain points SVR's ownership pathways aim to solve.
• Empire Distribution: Empire is a leading independent record label and distributor with a roster spanning multiple genres and global streaming reach, comparable to SVR as an indie label competing outside the major-label system.

Emerging players

• Vinyl Me, Please: Vinyl Me, Please is a music-subscription community that delivers curated records to fan-members, comparable in its emphasis on passionate fan engagement and community-driven music curation.
• Audiomack: Audiomack is a free music streaming and artist-upload platform focused on emerging talent, comparable as a direct-to-fan distribution channel for indie artists.
• Bandcamp: Bandcamp is a direct-to-fan music marketplace that enables artists to sell music and merch while retaining a large share of revenue, adjacent to SVR's direct-to-consumer distribution approach.

Broad incumbents

• Secretly Group: Secretly Group is an established independent label group (Sub Pop, Merge, Secretly Canadian) with deep catalogs and artist-friendly reputations, representing the broader independent-label incumbent space SVR operates within.
• Downtown Music Holdings: Downtown provides music distribution, publishing administration, and label services to independent artists and labels, serving a similar B2B role to SVR's label-services operations at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SongvestR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwFHiJHA2JsK5zwi9lQ7hIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/songvestrecords
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/svr-music
• Instagraminstagram.com/love_svr_music

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 →

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