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Encore Musicians
Marketplace for booking live musicians
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Music
- Entertainment
- London, UK
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Company mission
To support musicians by making it simple for anyone to book them through a fair and transparent online platform.
39% female employees
Our take
Founded by two musicians, Encore understand the challenges artists face in finding bookings. Looking to make the booking process less painful, the founders built a platform tailor-suited to them. Encore is a UK based marketplace that lets you find and book a musician or band online.
In a move to make the members of the music industry even more accessible, Encore launched an online product dubbed 'musical messages'. This offering lets you pay one of Encore’s musicians to create and send a personalised musical message to loved ones.
The company also wants to be the most climate-friendly way to book musicians globally. It has recently announced that it will be double offsetting its artists’ travel emissions, plant a tree for every booking, and offset the footprint of the entire Encore team.
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Benefits
- 💰 Earn Shares in the Company
- 🏖️ 26 days holiday per year (+ Bank holidays)
- 🏢 We work at the Ministry of Sound
- 🖥️ WFH equipment budget
- 📚 Learning & Development budget
- 🏓 Regular Socials
- 🏋️ Fitness Allowance
- 🧓 Nest Pension
Company values
- Own your role - Though we work as a close-knit team, at Encore everyone takes full responsibility for their own work. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail and independent thought.
- Never stop learning - We’re a creative bunch that love to continually share new ideas and help each other learn. Every fortnight one of us gives a “Lunch ‘n’ Learn”, an informal presentation on a topic of their choice, from 3-D spatial mapping to owl noises (yes, this happened).
- Take care of each other - We ensure that every member of the team is valued for who they are. We organise informal coffee catch-ups, weekly team lunches, and monthly socials - past examples include capoeira and yoga workshops, laser tag, and a Brazilian BBQ.
- Don't forget the music - We’re driven by a genuine desire to help more musicians earn a living through their craft. We’re also musicians ourselves and regularly hold informal jam sessions in the office after work.
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2023
$1.3m
SEED
Nov 2017
$0.6m
SEED
Total funding: $2.8m
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Leadership
James McAulay
(CEO)Computer Science degree from Cambridge, Ironman triathlete, marketplace expert, and polymath musician.
James King
(CTO)Computer Science degree from Cambridge. Entrepreneur First Alumni. Pianist, Guitarist & Drummer.
People progressing
Began as Booking Specialist - promoted to Head of Customer Experience within first 2 years.
Began as Encore's first intern - now Head of Growth.
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