Stockholm-based Tracklib, a platform offering music producers and artists with pre-cleared authentic music for sampling, has secured $12.2 million in funding in its newest funding spherical.

The funds come from each current and a number of other new traders, together with former NBA participant, actor and music producer Baron Davis.

Tracklib plans to make use of the funding to “reinforce and develop its neighborhood,” it says, together with through authentic collaborations with producers and artists, in addition to to broaden each the obtainable catalog and the options on the platform.

Tracklib additionally just lately introduced partnerships with producer Frank Dukes, in addition to Bob James and Isaac Hayes.

Traders becoming a member of this spherical embrace a number of Europe-based household places of work and funds.

Earlier traders within the firm embrace Sony Innovation Fund, WndrCo and Jörg Mohaupt’s Bridford.

In June 2020, Tracklib raised $4.5m in funding, along with $1.7m raised in 2019 through the Sony Innovation Fund, WndrCo and Jörg Mohaupt, a personal, early-stage investor who has invested in a number of different music firms together with Discogs and Amuse.

“SAMPLES FROM AUTHENTIC MUSIC ARE INTEGRAL TO HOW ARTISTS AND PRODUCERS MAKE MUSIC.”

Pӓr Almqvist, Tracklib

Pӓr Almqvist, CEO, stated: “We’re thrilled to see the curiosity of traders, current and new, in supporting Tracklib’s imaginative and prescient to liberate creativity by creating a greater approach to pattern for tens of millions of music creators.

“Samples from authentic music are integral to how artists and producers make music, irrespective of the style, and we’ve been pioneers in connecting these creators with vital music catalogs in a simple, authorized, and reasonably priced method. ”

“[tracklib] is dope for me as a creator and a DJ.”

Baron Davis

Baron Davis, added: “A tremendous device for creators.

“It’s dope for me as a creator and a DJ.

“It gave me the boldness to work alone tasks and launch a few of my music.

“I can take heed to samples, see what different folks have put on the market and vibe out on Tracklib.”

Tracklib’s catalog consists of over 100,000 all-original recordings from over 400 document labels/publishers around the globe.

The catalog contains artists from Isaac Hayes to Mozart and Jazz musician Bob James, whose music has been sampled by the likes of Run-DMC, Ghostface Killah, Warren G and Röyksopp.

Samples from Tracklib have been utilized in songs from artists like J. Cole, Phantogram, Mary J. Blige, Lil’ Wayne, DJ Khaled and BROCKHAMPTON.Music Enterprise Worldwide