{"id":88708,"date":"2021-11-08T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=88708"},"modified":"2021-11-08T12:40:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:40:18","slug":"why-has-bandlab-bought-reverbnation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/why-has-bandlab-bought-reverbnation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has BandLab bought ReverbNation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/bandlab.com\">BandLab<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Music making platform BandLab continues to expand, adding ReverbNation to its interesting portfolio.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bandlabtechnologies.com\/\">BandLab Technologies<\/a> is a Singaporean music company with the core goal of giving music makers access to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bandlab-free-music-software\/\">fantastic free features<\/a>. The business has just expanded its collection of companies, which includes NME, MusicTech, <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-alternatives-to-garageband-for-non-apple-devices\/\">CakeWalk<\/a>, and live streaming platform <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bandlab-taking-twitch-djs-chew-tv\/\">Chew<\/a>, by acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-top-music-distributors-cost-and-percentages-compared\/\">ReverbNation <\/a>from parent company eMinor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two companies didn\u2019t divulge specifics on exactly how ReverbNation will fit into <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bandlab-update-free-music-software\/\">BandLab <\/a>in the future, but the focus will be on artist services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Doernberg, CEO of eMinor, said: \u201cReverbNation has long been the standard for artist promotion and growth tools. We have known and admired the management team at <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/is-easy-music-creation-the-next-big-trend-from-instagram-to-tiktok-to-bandlab\/\">BandLab <\/a>for some time and are excited about this extraordinary offering that will serve music makers in new and powerful ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-700x464.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86729 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-700x464.png 700w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-577x382.png 577w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-1536x1018.png 1536w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-2048x1357.png 2048w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-1280x848.png 1280w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-1000x663.png 1000w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/BandLab-10.0-update-800x530.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/bandlab.com\/\">BandLab<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ReverbNation has offered artist services and <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/get-unlimited-music-releases-for-free\/\">distribution <\/a>tools to artists since 2006. The features of BandLab\u2019s core music making product meanwhile are completely free to use, and the company says there are a total of 40 million creators making and sharing music using the platform. The focus is on education and inclusivity, with the easy-to-use <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/best-free-daws-available-in-2021\/\">free music production software<\/a> requiring no download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meng Kuok, CEO of BandLab Technologies, said: \u201cWe have a clear vision of the role BandLab plays in supporting creators worldwide, today, and into the future. This acquisition allows us to accelerate <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bandlab-update-free-music-software\/\">BandLab\u2019s <\/a>product roadmap and further enable us to break down technical, geographic, and creative barriers facing musicians and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s hoping BandLab keeps giving beginner musicians and <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/5-mistakes-new-music-producers-make\/\">producers <\/a>the chance to learn music production skills for free, no matter how large its range of assets grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\">Want to release your music online? RouteNote is an independent music distribution company, working with unsigned artists to help upload music onto streaming services around the world \u2013 for free. Find out more about what we do here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music making platform BandLab continues to expand, adding ReverbNation to its interesting portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":86730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[7572,30204],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why has BandLab bought ReverbNation? - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/why-has-bandlab-bought-reverbnation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why has BandLab bought ReverbNation? 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