Encino, Calif.
Went public 3/28/2000 at $12 apiece
Filing Range:5 mil. shares @ $10 to $12
Shares Outstanding:37.3 mil. shares
Underwriters:Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Bear Stearns/Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
FINANCIALS
(Data in $ millions)
Y/E Y/E
12/98 12/99
Total Revenue $4.58 $10.27
Net Loss -6.3 -57.8
The Company:
Founded in July 1999, ARTISTdirect is an online music company that connects artists directly with their fans worldwide. The company provides music entertainment through its ARTISTdirect Network, an integrated network of Web sites offering multimedia content, music news and information, community around shared music interests, and music-related commerce. As of Dec. 31, 1999, ARTISTdirect featured 79 unique, artist-owned ARTISTchannels, and has signed agreements to launch channels with an additional 26 artists. The ARTISTdirect Network also features the Ultimate Band List, a music search engine with more than 95,000 artists, and iMusic, an online community where fans exchange music interests and commentary. During December 1999, users viewed more than 60 million pages over the ARTISTdirect Network. ARTISTchannels includes: Backstreet Boys, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Beastie Boys, Kenny G, Tom Petty, Beck, Korn, Pink Floyd, blink-182 and Limp Bizkit among others. The company also operates a music talent agency, the ARTISTdirect Agency, and a traditional record label, Kneeling Elephant Records. The company generates revenue from music-related electronic commerce, online advertising and sponsorships, royalties on record sales and talent agency commissions.
Proceeds:
Estimated net proceeds of $49.5 million will be used for advertising and promotion content production and Web site development, to repay debt and general corporate purposes, including working capital.
Venture Backers:
Constellation Venture Capital LP, Chase Capital Partners, Universal Music Group Inc., Cisneros Television Group Inc., BMG Music d/b/a BMG Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Psilos Group Investors LLC, Lenard Holdings LP, Artistdirect Investors LLC
Board Members:
Marc Geiger
Donald Muller
Keith Yokomoto
Carlos Cisneros
Clifford Friedman
Don Khosrowshahi
Stephen Krupa
Allen Lenard
Rick Rubin