Songkick Raises $15 Million in New Round of Funding by Access Industries; Announces West Coast Expansion and New VP of Product, Design

Songkick Strengthens its Position as the World's Leading Independent Artist Ticketing and Music Discovery Platform, Focusing on Technology to Enhance the Connection Between Artists and Fans, Increase Ticket Sales, and Fight Scalping

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Songkick, the world's leading artist-ticketing and concert discovery platform, announces the close of a $15 million additional round of funding by Access Industries. In addition, Songkick is announcing the expansion of its West Coast office; the hiring of its new VP of product, Lydia Goldberg; and a new VP of design, Lee Martin. Matt Jones, chief executive of Songkick, made the announcement this morning.

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Since merging with CrowdSurge in 2015, Songkick has received international attention for working with artists to improve the live experience. Songkick uses its technology to ensure that artists sell more tickets to fans through enhanced discovery while reducing the number of tickets sold to scalpers, and works with artists including Metallica, J. Cole, Mumford & Sons, Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul McCartney, and more. Songkick is a transparent, pioneering technology partner to artists, helping them retain control of their ticket sales and connect them with their global fan bases better than ever before.

"We've always been focused on aligning with artists and connecting them directly with their fans," Jones says. "The biggest myth in live music is that ticket scalping is somehow impossible to prevent, but with the right focus and the right tools, these issues can be solved, and Songkick is at the leading edge of solving them. Through our technology we're reducing scalping, giving real fans a better chance of getting tickets to the shows they've waited so long to attend, and generating more revenue for artists along the way."

During the year since its merger, Songkick has expanded its artist ticketing and discovery businesses, now ticketing in more than 60 countries around the world and reaching more than 12 million fans every month. In addition, Songkick has integrated its discovery platform with leading media and streaming services including Spotify, Pandora, MTV, CMT and Soundcloud, with more partnerships to be announced in the coming months.