Two ways to turn your catalog into capital. Take an advance against your future royalties and keep 100% of your music, or sell your catalog (masters and/or publishing) for a larger, certain sum. We help you pick the one that actually fits your goal.
limbo/ is an independent, founder-owned music-tech company. We work with professional investor partners to fund and acquire catalogs, from a single track to a full catalog. You choose the structure.
An advance against your future royalties. You keep 100% of your masters and publishing; the advance is recouped from a share of your royalties over time, with no fixed monthly payment and no personal debt. Best when you want liquidity and want to keep your upside and control.
A larger, certain sum today in exchange for transferring the interest you sell, 100% or partial, masters and/or publishing. Best when you want maximum upfront capital and certainty, or for estate and tax planning. Full transparency on how we value it.
Neither is "better". They solve different problems. Here is the honest side-by-side so you can see which matches what you actually need.
An advance is not free money: during recoupment you receive less of those royalties, and you repay more than you received (that is the cost of getting the money early). A sale is permanent for the interest you sell. We will tell you which one fits, and recommend the smaller deal when it is the right one. New to this? Read what it means to sell your music catalog.
We already distribute and account for your music, so funding is built on data we both can see, not a black box. Independent and founder-owned, so our incentives are aligned with yours.
Clear recoupment, clear cost, no fine-print traps. You see how the number is built and how it gets repaid before you sign anything.
We make money when your catalog performs, not by trapping you in a bad deal. We will point you to the smaller advance, or to no deal, when that is the honest answer.
The same infrastructure that distributes and protects your catalog: API, white-label, independent royalties, and real humans on the account.
An advance is capital now against your future royalties: you keep 100% ownership of your music, and the advance is recouped from a share of your royalties over time. A catalog sale is larger, certain capital today in exchange for transferring ownership (all or part) of the interest you sell. Advance = keep and repay; sale = sell and walk away.
Yes. An advance is not a sale and not equity. You keep your masters and your publishing; the advance is paid back out of your royalties, not by giving up rights.
From a share of your royalty income, until the advance plus its agreed cost is recouped. There is no fixed monthly payment and no personal debt: if your royalties are slower, the recoupment simply takes longer. The trade-off is honest: during recoupment you receive less of those royalties, and you repay more than you received.
If you want liquidity but want to keep your music and its upside, an advance usually fits. If you want the largest possible sum and certainty, and are ready to transfer ownership, a sale fits. We will tell you straight which one matches your goal, and we are happy to recommend the smaller deal when it is the right one.
Tell us what you own and what you want to do with the money. We will come back with the option that fits, an advance or a sale, and an honest read on which is right for you.
This is general information, not tax, legal, or financial advice. Treatment is jurisdiction- and fact-specific. Consult a qualified professional.