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Introducing the Catalog Maturity Curve: A new benchmark for music investment funds

Music rights are transitioning from a lesser understood, specialist asset into an institutional-grade asset class, and funds are being judged differently as a result. With more capital comes more scrutiny. The conversation switches from what you buy to how well you understand, operate, and repor...

21 Jan, 2026, by Tom Mullen

How the smartest buyers are valuing music catalogs in 2025

We sit down with Sachin Saggar of RedBrick Advisors to unpack how valuations really work, where smart money sees upside, and why better data wins. Welcome to Music Moneyball, the show decoding the future of music rights investment. We cut through the noise to reveal how data, tech, and disciplin...

29 Oct, 2025, by Emma Griffiths

The new Renaissance: AI, creativity, and the future of art and music

Apologies for the deep dive into philosophy, but let's be honest, when you talk about AI and what we have witnessed in recent years, you’re talking about the first tool that humans have created with the ability to be creative, so a philosophical conversation is sometimes just round the corner. C...

13 Aug, 2025, by Sam Morey

It must be the techs fault...

A friend shared this article recently from Gartner suggesting that 40% of all Agentic AI projects will be cancelled by 2027 as executives lose faith in their delivery due to rapid cost increases, unclear value delivery or risks that are not robustly controlled. Gartner Predicts Over 40% of Agent...

06 Aug, 2025, by Phil Jordan

Is the music industry too big and complex to solve its biggest problem?

Last week I provided a high level overview of the royalty blackbox issue that the music industry has, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars getting stuck somewhere between digital service providers (DSP’s) like Apple Music and the artists/songwriters/producers/publishers/record labels and mo...

06 Aug, 2025, by Sam Morey

Who are Standard Innovation? And, what’s the black box?

With all the hype around AI, Standard Innovation was a deliberate play on words. We believe most businesses don’t need new technology to solve their data problems — they simply need clear guidance from experts who know how to navigate the confusing world of technology and get the most from their ...

22 Jul, 2025, by Sam Morey

Innovation as standard