Music royalties marketplace ANote sets foot in Japan with Royalty Bank

By Emmanuel Legrand

ANote Music, the Luxembourg-based music royalties marketplace, is expanding into Japan and Asia through its inaugural joint venture with Royalty Bank, Japan’s first royalties transaction brokerage. 

  The new partnership sees ANote "expand its global presence, bringing its already proven track record and expertise to the Japanese market while bringing ANote’s industry leading technology to Royalty Bank’s rapidly expanding network of investors and rights owners." 

  Royalty Bank’s new website will offer Japanese investors access to ANote’s catalogues of European music royalties. Later this year, the partners will launch a dedicated Royalty Bank Trading Platform, powered by ANote Music, for the Japanese market. 

A huge milestone

  ANote’s platform provides a blockchain-powered secure and transparent platform for artists, record labels and publishers. The platform provides them immediate access to funding through an auction of music rights, while keeping 100% of their artistic control. 

  Marzio F. Schena, CEO and Co-Founder of ANote Music, commented: “This is a huge milestone for ANote Music as we take the next step in our continued global expansion. Royalty Bank is looking to make waves in the Japanese rights ownership and investment.”