EngineEars
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Music-tech platform connecting engineers and artists for streamlined mixing.

Founders
Derek AliLuke Sorenson
Industry
Vertical SaaS
Entry Stage
Seed
Status
Active
Investment Date
2024
Company Overview

EngineEars is a music-tech platform that matches independent artists with audio engineers across genres including jazz, rock, pop, and EDM. The platform handles scheduling, pricing negotiations, and project file storage, streamlining the mixing process for both sides of the transaction.

Investment Rationale

Derek Ali (CEO) is a 3x Grammy winner and multi-platinum album engineer with deep insights into the audio engineering workflow. His established relationships with top record labels and organic traction with others provide an unparalleled advantage in integrating EngineEars into the music industry's core processes. EngineEars is addressing a significant problem in the music industry by streamlining a fragmented collaboration tech stack. The company has demonstrated strong product-led growth with impressive metrics. The launch of "Recording Studios" and the Empire Distribution integration further establishes EngineEars as a complete workflow solution, creating a defensible network effect. The long-term vision to become the operating system for the music industry, starting with the critical role of audio engineers, presents a substantial market opportunity. By focusing on essential pain points like payments, file sharing, and project management, EngineEars is positioned to capture a central role in music projects, building a foundation for broader expansion into the music creation and distribution supply chain.

In the News

The latest articles on EngineEars’s product releases, fundraising, and awards.

Grammy winner MixedByAli launches 'EngineEars Direct' music distribution platform
Product Launch·Music Business Worldwide
Nov 2025