New signings, new conversations

Hi everyone,

It’s Anton again.

A quick update from the copyright clearance side. Over the past week, we’ve been in touch with several artists and rightsholders, and one thing keeps becoming clearer: this work is not just about contracts. It is about trust, timing, and understanding how people want their music to return.

Joe, from projects like 61 Players, Causa, and Joe Lucas, told us he would not usually go for exclusivity, but for a niche platform like Revibed he is seriously considering it. With Laurie Mayer, we agreed that 100% of sales made before contract signature will go to the artist, and the conversation quickly moved beyond paperwork into photos, interviews, and ways of telling the story around the music. Roger Larsen made it clear he will return when he feels ready, which is a good reminder that this kind of work cannot be forced. We also began moving toward a direct call with Francis Cucuzzella at Unidisc, and Dave Cooke confirmed directly that Disco Machine was his track, which turned an uncertain rights question into a real conversation.

And one important piece of news: we signed Mr. Pink. Alongside the released material, we will also bring out some unreleased tracks that never made it onto the original records. The more we speak with artists from the analogue era, the more we see the same pattern: many of them still have unreleased music sitting on DATs, tapes, or in old archives. So yes, expect more unreleased material on Revibed. A lot of important music was never fully released the first time around.

And now a few words from Gene, also known as Choorks, one of the moderators handling your preorders:

“Hi everyone, and thanks to all of you who open, support, and buy preorders. Every morning I log in and usually see 5 to 20 new requests waiting.

Some are simple, especially reruns, where a title is being opened again after a failed funding round or an unsuccessful purchase. Then the main job is to check Discogs, confirm availability, and choose the right copy.

One question comes up often, why do we not always order the exact copy a founder pointed to?

Because the cheapest visible copy can disappear the moment a preorder goes live. Revibed affects demand, and people watching the market often move fast. So we have to think not only about the lowest price, but about the real chance of securing the record once funding is complete.

That is the balance in moderation, keeping the preorder fair for founders, while giving us enough room to actually buy the record.”

Next week, we hope to bring one of our buyers into the conversation and explain why some records still do not get purchased even after funding is complete.

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Warm regards,

Anton and Gene

Revibed