INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pirate Studios, the music technology company that operates fully automated and self-service 24 hour music studios, has secured $20 million
The investment was led by Talis Capital, the London-based VC family office.Talis was already an existing backer of Pirate Studios, with
Other investors include Eric Archambeau (Spotify investor and ex-partner at Benchmark and Wellington Partners), Bart Swanson of Horizons
Ventures, and partners of Gaw Capital, the $20 billion Hong Kong-headquartered proptech fund.The new funding will enable Pirate Studios to
continue to expand across the U.K., Germany and the United States , where it has been building what the startup describes as a community of
musicians, DJs, producers and podcasters who need access to professional rehearsal, production and recording studios at affordable rates
Pirate Studios apart from a lot of existing rehearsal rooms and music production and recording studios, is that the startup is employing a
lot of tech to power the logistics around its service and, in theory, make it a lot more scalable
This includes online booking, 24 hour keycode access, and other IoT controls for managing facilities.Perhaps even smarter, Pirate Studios
Likewise, rooms are set up to be able to video and audio stream sessions, too.Both options tap into the YouTube, SoundCloud, and Spotify
the chance to get booked at larger, more lucrative live events.I say all of the above as someone who was previously in quite a serious band
and used to book rehearsal rooms on a regular basis
Pirate Studios our dream was to create innovative spaces to support emerging talent
We want to see music thrive and help musicians get their music out to their fans, through whatever route they think is most appropriate
We are building both the physical space to create, as well as the technology to record and share, that puts power back into the hands of
