Show Notes
The multiples for music rights and catalog sales continue to rise, despite high interest rates. Selling can look rational in the moment but great music keeps finding new formats, new buyers, and new value. But it's hard to look at sales are pure financial decisions. As most investors know, there are countless factors that can go into a sale.
We are joined by Josh Gruss, founder of Round Hill Music. We dive deep into the deals that he's worked on that blew past expectations (The Offspring, Goo Goo Dolls), the ones that got away, and Round Hill's public and private journey over the past decade and a half.
CHAPTERS
01:54 Deal cycles in music rights
06:05 The Wind-up Records miss
12:45 The Offspring breakthrough
15:49 Goo Goo Dolls and "Iris"
24:02 Round Hill going public, then selling to Concord
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