Pre-launch · Q4 2026
Ostinato
A regulated platform where fans own the records they love and earn from every stream — and where indie artists raise capital without selling their masters.
A regulated music-IPO platform letting fans buy shares in indie albums and earn monthly royalty distributions as records stream across DSPs.
Early access
Get notified when the first record opens.
Early-list members get first-look access on every Ostinato offering. No spam, one short note per release window.
The problem
Indie artists need money to make records; the cost is steep (recording, marketing, touring), but the cap table is brutal — labels take masters, streaming pays pennies, and the artist gives up upside forever. Fans, meanwhile, pour their identity into music with zero economic alignment.
Why now
Crowdfunding regulation finally caught up. ECSPR in the EU, Reg CF in the US, and emerging frameworks in MENA make fan-equity legal and operable at scale. The infrastructure (streaming data, royalty admin) is now mature enough to settle micro-payments to thousands of co-owners monthly.
Why I'm building this
Ostinato is the product I wished existed when I cared about an album. Fans buy hoodies, posters, concert tickets — every form of belonging except the one that pays them back when the record wins. That's been a regulatory and infrastructure problem, not a desire problem. The desire is enormous. We're building the rails: a regulated platform, transparent royalty pipes, and a UX that makes owning an album as easy as pre-saving it.
— Can Ayan, founder
For fans
Buy a share. Earn for the life of the record.
Pick a record you believe in. Buy as little as $25 in shares. From the day the record releases, your share of streaming revenue lands in your account every month — for as long as the song plays.
It's a regulated security, not a tip jar. You own a real piece of the record's upside.
For artists
Raise without selling your masters.
Ostinato lets you raise $25k–$500k from your audience while keeping ownership and creative control. You set the price, the revenue share, and the rev-share cap.
When the offering closes, funds are disbursed for production, marketing, or touring. Fans become aligned stakeholders, not just listeners.
Updates · last few weeks
Apr 02, 2026
release
Teaser site live
Public teaser site at ostinato (Vercel). Email capture for early-list signups starts the demand-sensing curve.
Mar 24, 2026
decision
Regulatory work begun
Mapping the regulatory path for primary-market music offerings — EU first, with adjacent jurisdictions in scope.
Mar 10, 2026
research
Artist conversations
Early conversations with indie artists across alt-folk, RnB, hip-hop and indie rock. Listening before building.
Audience & signal
Music fans 18–40 who back artists on Bandcamp / Patreon today; indie artists outside the major-label system; royalty-aware investors looking for music exposure.
- ·Teaser site live — collecting early-access interest now
- ·Founder background: years inside markets, applying the same rigor to royalty mechanics
- ·Conversations with indie artists across alt-folk, RnB, hip-hop, indie rock
- ·Comparable: Royalty Exchange ($150M+ catalogue traded, secondary market only) — Ostinato is primary-market, fan-first
- ·Streaming royalty market: ~$30B globally in 2024, growing 12% YoY