London’s Abbey Road Studios, through start-up incubator arm Abbey Road Red, has acquired Audiomovers, a remote production and music collaboration technology start-up.
Audiomovers allows music professionals to stream, listen to and record high resolution multichannel remote audio in real time, with multiple collaborators.
The move marks the iconic Universal-owned recording studio’s entrance into the remote music production space.
Founded in 2017 by Igor Maxymenko and Yuriy Shevyrov, Abbey Road says that Audiomovers “quickly gained recognition during the pandemic” amongst producers, mixers, songwriters and studios needing to collaborate remotely.
The start-up will continue under the Audiomovers name, with product and technology led by the founders who will now be supported by Abbey Road Studios’ resources and expertise.
Audiomovers is a subscription service priced at $3.99 per week, $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, with a free weekly trial and available worldwide.
The platform supports lossless multichannel audio, up to 7.1 surround and also includes a set of plugins, Listento and Listento Receiver, as well as mobile apps, with beta desktop software coming soon.
“It’s a natural extension for Abbey Road, enabling creativity beyond the physical building.”
Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road
Isabel Garvey, Abbey Road’s Managing Director, said: “In the past year we’ve seen 100% of studio sessions requiring some level of remote access and the name Audiomovers being repeatedly mentioned.
“We believe the shift to remote music production is here to stay and we want to be part of this new world, supporting music making in all its forms, no matter where creators might be located.
“It’s a natural extension for Abbey Road, enabling creativity beyond the physical building.”
“We’re excited to give them the commercial and operational firepower that their business deserves to grow to its full potential.”
Dom Dronska, Abbey Road
Dom Dronska, Abbey Road’s Head of Digital, added: “Igor and Yuri have created the perfect solution for how people produce and write music nowadays, and we are impressed by how their early-stage business has proven its product market fit, in such a short space of time.
“We’re excited to give them the commercial and operational firepower that their business deserves to grow to its full potential.”
“We built Audiomovers for those who need audio excellence, which is exactly what Abbey Road is all about.”
Igor Maxymenko and Yuriy Shevyrov
Igor Maxymenko and Yuriy Shevyrov, said: “With an admirable portfolio of audio plugins and production tools, as well as years of experience developing start-ups, we felt that Abbey Road Studios is the natural home for our business.
“We built Audiomovers for those who need audio excellence, which is exactly what Abbey Road is all about.
“We have an ambitious and innovative roadmap and, powered by the Abbey Road team, we can become the global choice for remote audio collaboration.”
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