TBW Publisher

What TBW Publisher does

TBW Publisher, operating legally as PT Tanpa Batas Waktu and marketed as Tanpa Batas Waktu Music Publishing, is an Indonesia-headquartered digital music publisher founded in 2022 that delivers copyright administration, royalty collection, subpublishing, and creative and legal support services to songwriters and composers. The company's core product is an integrated publishing platform accessed via the hub.tbw.pub self-serve portal, complemented by a Musixmatch lyric-rights module and multi-DSP royalty optimization spanning Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. The company reports managing 769 songwriters and 3,435 music assets through a network of 7 subpublisher agencies.

The business operates a subscription/recurring revenue model based on management fees and commissions on royalties collected, with quote-based pricing tailored to individual songwriters rather than published rate cards. Distribution is digital-first and direct-to-creator: songwriters self-onboard through the online portal, supported by content marketing (corporate website, blog, YouTube) at the top of funnel. The company holds memberships in three industry bodies — APMindo (Indonesia), WAMI (Worldwide Independent Music Alliance), and IMPF (International Music Publishers Federation) — which provide reciprocal collection reach and standards alignment. With 13 employees at its SCBD Jakarta headquarters and no disclosed funding rounds, TBW is an early-stage, privately held operator whose growth is constrained by limited capital and a small staff relative to the scale of catalog administration it targets.

Name

TBW Publisher

Legal name

PT Tanpa Batas Waktu

Website

https://tbw.pub

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TBW Publisher (PT Tanpa Batas Waktu) is a Jakarta-based digital music publisher founded in 2022 that provides copyright management, royalty collection, and subpublishing services to 769 songwriters across major streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Publishing Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Publishing Administration (Catalog Admin, Global Subpublishing) (MPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Royalty Accounting & Payment Services (Statements, Audits, Payee Management) (MPAIABAL), Copyright Registration & Catalog Management (Metadata, ISWC/ISRC Linking) (MPAIABAC), Performance Rights Administration (PRO Affiliation, Cue Sheet/Setlist Processing) (MPAIABAE)

Keywords

• Music publishing services
• Royalty collection
• Copyright management
• Subpublishing
• Songwriter rights administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Jakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Music Publishing Management: Comprehensive music publishing services including copyright management, royalty collection, and subpublishing. Revenue generated through management fees and commission on royalties collected for songwriters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

TBW Publisher is an integrated digital music publisher that manages copyright administration, collects royalties, and provides subpublishing and creative development services for songwriters and composers. Operating through its hub.tbw.pub portal, the company combines technology with professional human resources to register works, collect royalties across major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, Amazon Music), and manage lyric rights on Musixmatch.

Product overview

TBW Publisher (Tanpa Batas Waktu) is an integrated digital music publisher that offers a unified platform combining technology with professional human resources. The core offering is Music Publishing Services, supported by five interconnected service modules: Copyright Management (handling royalty collection and subpublishing), Songwriting & Composer Development (talent enhancement), Creative Matters (artist support), Legal & Rights Management (IP protection), and Lyric Rights Management via Musixmatch. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Jakarta, the company facilitates and preserves creative values of songwriters across platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Publishing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 769 songwriters trust the platform for publishing services
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• APMindocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndonesian music publishing organization partnership for local market coverage and regional representation in the music publishing ecosystem.
• WAMIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldwide Independent Music Alliance partnership providing global independent music industry representation and support for songwriters.
• IMPFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Music Publishers Federation partnership offering global music publishing standards and industry advocacy connections.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sony Music Publishing: Sony Music Publishing is the world's largest music publisher, controlling premium songwriter catalogs and offering full publishing services — a broad incumbent whose scale, A-list roster, and global PRO affiliations dwarf TBW's 769-writer base.
• Warner Chappell Music: Warner Chappell is a major global music publisher with extensive songwriter rosters and worldwide subpublishing networks — comparable as a publishing incumbent but with vastly larger catalog depth than TBW.
• Universal Music Publishing Group: Universal Music Publishing Group is a global major publisher with the largest songwriter catalog and the deepest territorial subpublishing footprint — a benchmark incumbent against which TBW positions itself as a tech-enabled alternative.

Emerging players

• Audiam: Audiam is a digital music rights administrator focused on mechanical royalty collection for songwriters and publishers across streaming platforms — a tech-led emerging player with overlapping service offerings to TBW's royalty optimization product.

Direct peers

• Kobalt Music Group: Kobalt is a technology-forward independent music publisher and royalty administrator serving songwriters with transparent, tech-enabled rights management — a closely analogous model to TBW's integrated digital platform with technology-plus-human services approach.
• Songtrust: Songtrust is a digital music publishing administrator serving independent songwriters with global royalty collection, registration, and licensing across major DSPs — directly comparable to TBW's core offering of copyright management and royalty collection for creators.
• Concord Music Publishing: Concord Music Publishing is an independent publisher managing songwriter catalogs with global subpublishing and royalty collection infrastructure — comparable to TBW as an indie-focused publisher serving songwriters worldwide.
• Peer Music: Peer Music is one of the largest independent music publishers with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia, including songwriter development and global royalty collection — a comparable independent peer with geographic and service overlap.
• Downtown Music Publishing: Downtown Music Publishing provides full-service music publishing administration including rights management, royalty collection, and creative services for songwriters and independent publishers — a direct peer in publishing admin and royalty accounting.
• BMG Rights Management: BMG is one of the world's largest independent music publishers, offering songwriters global publishing administration, creative services, and sync licensing — competing directly with TBW for songwriter signings and catalog administration deals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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