Under his leadership, Inc. 5000 named Songfinch the fastest-growing consumer product company in the country in 2023, based on its explosive 23,991% 3-year growth rate.
CHICAGO, IL, May 14, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- John Williamson has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Williamson is a serial entrepreneur and music industry veteran who's been inspiring and investing in the Chicago startup community for over two decades. He currently serves as Co-Founder and CEO of Songfinch, the artist-first music platform leveraging technology to connect talented independent artists with individuals and brands to tell their stories through original songs.
Under his leadership, Inc. 5000 named Songfinch the fastest-growing consumer product company in the country in 2023, based on its explosive 23,991% 3-year growth rate. The platform has fostered a diverse community of artists who span across multiple genres and languages and are now earning real money while doing what they love for the very first time. In fact, the platform has paid out over $25 million directly to this curated community of 1,200 artists in just the last year, helping them fund new albums, buy their first homes, and more.
On the customer side, Williamson is proud to share that Songfinch has helped create over 350,000 unique, radio-quality songs about every relationship, story, and occasion under the sun, building lasting memories and fostering real connections. Williamson's team has also built successful custom licensing deals and bespoke creative partnerships with major brands like McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Nerf, Xfinity, and Josh Cellars.
Outside of Songfinch, Williamson serves as a pillar of his community, actively mentoring and investing in burgeoning, pre-seed Chicago startups. Along with his co-founders, he started and leads Off Center Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early stage founders building at the intersection of tech and entertainment. They leverage their collective experience spanning 50 years of starting and exiting companies within music, media, fintech, sports, and entertainment to support other founders just like them.
Before Songfinch and Off Center Ventures, John built up his industry expertise with roles in music management before founding a successful creative agency and a music licensing marketplace. He is also an advisor at the Music Audience Exchange and a previous member of The Chicago Leadership Alliance.
As Williamson continues scaling Songfinch, his team is focused on building a suite of AI products to help artists earn more money in less time while still delivering the same valued, memorable results to consumers and Fortune 500 brand partners. He envisions Songfinch playing a crucial role in shaping the future of the music industry by keeping human creativity at the forefront of innovation.
About Songfinch:
Songfinch is an artist-first music platform leveraging technology to connect a curated community of talented independent artists with individuals and brands to tell their stories through authentic, original songs. Backed by the biggest names in tech and entertainment, including Valor Equity, Corazon Capital, Goodwater Capital, Quincy Jones, Doja Cat & The Weeknd, it's the fastest-growing music startup today, scaling with 24,000% growth over the last three years, and paying out over $25 million directly to a community of a couple thousand independent artists over just the previous 12 months. Over 350,000 unique studio-quality songs have been created with Songfinch, and the company was ranked #11 on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies of 2023 and #3 on Crain's Fast 50 2023. To learn more visit www.songfinch.com.
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