GlobalPass AG, the global identity verification and authentication provider, today announces a partnership with Family in Music, the Finland-headquartered start-up founded by Finish music industry entrepreneur and executive chairman Juka Hynynen. Kevin Bacon (awarded-winning producer and entrepreneur) is also the Chief Innovation Officer. Kevin was a cofounder of AWAL. This company offered artists deals without their rights being sacrificed. Tim Delaney, formerly a key member of U2’s management team, is Managing Director. Over the last years, Delaney – also a label veteran of Island, Mercury, RCA, Arista and J Records in the US, UK, Australia, and Asia – has been involved with a variety of music tech start-ups.

Family in Music has created a network of music creators that will change the way musicians work and are paid. The goal is to protect the rights and revenue earned by songwriters. Recently, the company unveiled new digital tools for songwriters with an emphasis on DIU creator. The DIU creator economy is the fastest growing in the global music industry, according to MIDiA Research – but often the least represented. The Family in Music Writer’s Toolkit will initially comprise of Search for song titlesThis is a tool that allows you to see if the song title ideas have been used previously or if they are similar. Airplay revenueIt monitors stations’ radio activity in Finland and the UK, and then compares this to the rates that royalty collection agencies have set. MgNTa,An online music industry identification that will help to protect the income of the next generation using blockchain technology. Find Cover SongsThis program searches more than 100 million recordings to create a report that includes all possible cover versions. It helps the writer get the right revenue. Royalty AdvanceThis allows the songwriters who get an advance via the tool to keep 100% ownership over their masters, and also receive the largest share of the royalties.

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