{"id":6004,"date":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/indie-labels-invest-250000-in-streaming-platform-cantilever\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","slug":"indie-labels-invest-250000-in-streaming-platform-cantilever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/indie-labels-invest-250000-in-streaming-platform-cantilever\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Labels Invest \u00a3250,000 in Streaming Platform Cantilever"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Indie Labels Invest \u00a3250,000 in Streaming Platform Cantilever<\/h2>\n<p>UK-based music app Cantilever has secured <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/curated-music-streaming-service-cantilever-receives-250k-investment\/\">\u00a3250,000 in pre-seed funding<\/a> from independent labels and individual investors associated with those companies.<\/p>\n<p>Investors include <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/K7_(record_label)\">!K7<\/a>, Because, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/City_Slang\">City Slang<\/a>, Domino, Everlasting, Exceleration, Hopeless, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ninja_Tune\">Ninja Tune<\/a>, Partisan, Playground, Secret City, Secretly Group and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sub_Pop\">Sub Pop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These labels are also supporters of The Organization for Recorded Culture and Arts (ORCA).<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3250,000 investment fulfills Cantilever\u2019s pre-seed funding goal.<\/p>\n<p>Cantilever Founder Aaron Skates stated the funding will enable the company to hire staff, enhance the user experience, and expand operations.<\/p>\n<p>Cantilever is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streaming_media\">streaming platform<\/a> focused on curated content, prioritizing quality over a large catalog.<\/p>\n<p>A monthly subscription costs \u00a34.99 and provides access to 10 albums, alongside long-form written content and artist interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Subscription revenue is distributed to rights holders based on individual listener activity.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Skates, Founder of Cantilever, said: \u201cCantilever was built to serve independent record labels and artists, so having over a dozen of the world\u2019s leading independents backing us is the strongest validation we could ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christof Ellinghaus, Founder of City Slang, commented: \u201cIndependent labels have very few true partners left in the ecosystem. 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