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Symphonic Next

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Let’s Talk About What’s Next.

Symphonic works with independent artists, managers, labels, and rights owners to explore the value of their music catalogs, through flexible advances, partial or full catalog sales, strategic partnerships, and long-term distribution support, all backed by strong and supportive infrastructure built to manage, grow and optimize catalogs for a lifetime.

Whether you’re looking to fund future releases, expand your business, or plan the next phase of your career, we provide a transparent and collaborative solutions to unlock and manage catalog value.

As one of the leading independent music distribution platforms, Symphonic offers a unique perspective on catalog performance, helping you make informed decisions about your next step.

Explore Your Options
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Flexible Capital & Catalog Opportunities

Symphonic NEXT provides multiple pathways to unlock the value of your catalog, tailored to your objectives and long-term strategy.

Royalty Advances

Access capital based on the performance of your catalog, without selling ownership.

Advances can be used to support growth initiatives, operations, or new investments, while you retain control of your rights.

  • Recoupable advances based on catalog performance
  • Transparent terms
  • No bank loans or interest structures
  • Flexible deal structuring
Explore Advance Options

Catalog Acquisition

Explore partial or full catalog sales with a partner that understands independent music businesses. Depending on the opportunity, we may pursue acquisitions directly or collaborate with trusted catalog investment partners to structure competitive deals.

  • Partial catalog sales
  • Full catalog acquisitions
  • Master rights transactions
  • Publishing transactions
  • Structured liquidity events
Start Catalog Review

Catalog Optimization

Not ready to sell? We can help increase the value of your catalog before any transaction is considered. Our team works with rights owners to identify operational and revenue opportunities across platforms.

  • Metadata cleanup
  • Revenue audits
  • DSP visibility improvements
  • Marketing and playlisting strategies
  • Rights administration
Optimize Your Catalog
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A More Thoughtful Approach to Catalog Deals

The catalog market has evolved, along with the range of options available to rights owners, from platforms that generate automated offers to investment funds focused exclusively on acquisitions.

Symphonic approaches catalog strategy differently. We are an independent music company and operating partner, not a passive fund and not an algorithm generating templated offers.

We help artists, managers, labels, and rights owners assess the true value of their catalogs, identify opportunities to enhance that value, and explore capital options that align with long-term goals.

Symphonic may either pursue an opportunity directly or collaborate with a network of trusted catalog investment partners to structure the right outcome.

Our approach is straightforward: provide clear insight, thoughtful guidance, and flexible options, without pressure to sell.

Benefits Row
No major label ownership
No forced deals
No loss of creative control

Who Symphonic NEXT is For

We work with rights holders and partners managing catalogs with established revenue and scalable streaming performance.

Artists

Generating consistent streaming revenue and looking to scale their careers.

Managers

Representing artists with growing catalogs and exploring strategic funding opportunities.

Labels

Seeking liquidity, growth capital, or long-term catalog strategy.

Rights Owner(s)

Evaluating partial or full catalog sales.

Built for Every Stage of Growth

Symphonic supports independent music businesses throughout their lifecycle.

Symphonic Starter

Launch your career with simple, affordable music distribution.

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Symphonic Partner

Grow faster with powerful tech, marketing, and strategic support.

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Symphonic NEXT

Unlock the full value of your catalog—sell, scale, or maximize.

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One ecosystem. Long-term alignment. Your partner for every stage of growth.

Independent by Design

For over 20 years, Symphonic has remained independent, built to support long-term value, not short-term asset turnover.

Our focus is helping artists, labels, managers, and rights owners build long-term value in independent music catalogs.

Through access to trusted capital partners and leading technology, we structure opportunities aligned with each catalog’s long-term strategy.

Transparency and alignment are core to our approach—and critical to achieving better outcomes.

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How it Works

1

Determine whether you are looking for an advance or prefer to explore selling your catalog.

Tell us about your catalog and your goals.

2

Start a Confidential Catalog Review.

Share high-level information about your opportunity.

3

Initial Evaluation

Our team reviews your catalog opportunity to determine if it is a good fit to explore acquisition.

4

Strategy Discussion

We schedule a confidential call with you to explore possible paths forward.

5

Tailored Solutions

We outline relevant options, which may include acquisitions, advances, optimization strategies, or partnerships.

6

You Decide What's Next

You decide what is the best opportunity for you with no obligations to proceed.

If your catalog has established revenue and you’re considering the next stage of your career or business, we may be able to help.

We look forward to working with you!

Start a Confidential Catalog Review

All submissions are confidential. There is no obligation to move forward.
Qualified catalogs will be invited to schedule a private strategy call with the Symphonic team.