The producer sold his catalog and the catalog of his mau5trap label for $55 million earlier this year.
As investor demand for music assets hums on, hip-hop and pop catalogs have the best outlooks for future growth, while music from the 1980s makes bank from streaming.
The firm’s purchase of more than 1,600 songs includes recordings by Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, Ike & Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield and more.
The financial buyer of music catalogs may be “focused on the boring part of the business,” as co-founder Jeremy Tucker puts it — but it’s built a diverse, 15,000-song catalog.
Daniel 'C418' Rosenfeld wrote the score to the highest-selling game in history, then turned down a tech giant's offer to buy it. Billions of streams later, he reflects on the decision.
The catalog includes more than 400,000 rights, including music from the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings franchises and TV shows like Friends and Game of Thrones.
The 5,600 song catalog includes hits like "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "Love Will Keep Us Together," “More Bounce To The Ounce" and “And The Beat Goes On."
An investor group led by Blackstone now holds a key piece of the accounting giant, which owns one of music's most powerful valuation firms.
The legendary producer and artist manager has worked with The Boss, Jackson Browne, Shania Twain and Natalie Merchant, among others.
The RAK catalog includes shares of songs like "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "You Sexy Thing" and "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)."
