Music Collaboration Platform Ampollo Raises $3.1 Million Ahead of Launch

Photo Credit: Mark Alexiou, Yoram Ben-Israel, Rebekah Pennington / Ampollo

Music platform Ampollo raises $3.1 million ahead of its official launch, allowing musicians at all levels to collaborate and more.Ampollo, a new music collaboration platform to enable artists, songwriters, and producers of all levels to practice, record, collaborate, network, and drive revenue, has raised $3.1 million ahead of its official launch.

Co-founded by CEO entrepreneur Yoram Ben-Israel, CMO Mark Alexiou, creator of multiple music-oriented business ventures, and former Sony and Universal artist and startup specialist Rebekah Pennington, the company will provide a range of user-friendly tools and engagement opportunities.

Ampollo empowers musicians and artists to grow their audiences while utilizing the platform’s proprietary studio tools to remix, create with others, and unlock creator and audience rewards. Artists, labels, and other rights holders can also market and distribute music to their already engaged fans to enjoy in an immersive, gamified way, opening up additional revenue streams for the wider music industry.

Some of Ampollo’s key features include stem separation to enable easy remixing of tracks, video and audio recording, stackable audio, preset filters, customizable mixing desks, and social media and audience engagement tools. The platform also serves several other functions, including assisting producers with toplines, beats, and collaboration opportunities, helping songwriters and performers find session players and producer collaborations, providing discovery opportunities for A&R professionals and increasing revenue opportunities for rights holders.

So far, the company has raised $3.06 million (£2.3 million) in early-stage funding from a range of investors across the tech sector, including specialists in music, gaming, community, content, and VR. The company is in discussion with a number of major music companies about further funding partnerships and licensing deals.In addition to providing resources to individuals, Ampollo has entered agreements and partnered on a range of initiatives with several music industry companies and organizations, including BIMM, The Royal Academy, Studiospares, and Pirate Studios. These will allow members and clients of those bodies to access the full range of services offered by Ampollo. The company has also pledged to support the charitable work of Help Musicians with fundraising activity and donations.

Ampollo has been in beta testing since summer last year, with a wide range of both amateur and professional musicians and artists helping refine the platform and offering. Following this successful process, the platform will formally launch in December. There are still opportunities for exclusive pre-launch invitations and interested parties can email Ampollo to request an access code.

“Everyone deserves the chance to find aligned talent to collaborate with,” says CEO Yoram Ben-Israel. “Utilizing emerging technologies enables the creative process to be accessible to everyone, not limited by their location or network. Ampollo’s core aim is to create new opportunities, find undiscovered talent, enable human connection with both collaborative partners and music fans, and to deliver access to new revenue streams in fun and engaging ways through intuitive tools and resources.”