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Exactuals-Sponsored Industry Gathering Marks Return of Legendary Sound City StudiosLOS ANGELES, Aug. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactuals, provider of an innovative SaaS platform for complex payments in the entertainment industry, today released photos from the launch party it sponsored to celebrate the return of Sound City Studios, where many of music's biggest artists recorded their most important works, including Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Dr. John, Neil Young, Metallica, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Alice Cooper, Santana, and the Grateful Dead. The studio's storied history is well documented in Nirvana and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl's 2013 documentary, "Sound City." After being closed to the public for more than a decade, the studio is now back to reclaim its proper place as the home of rock, thanks to the combined passion and efforts of Olivier Chastan, founder and CEO of entertainment intellectual property fund Iconoclast, and Sandy Skeeter, President of the Sound City Studios complex and the daughter of Sound City's founder Tom Skeeter. The studio boasts the best in vintage analog equipment (including two legendary Helios "Type 69" consoles) along with modern digital equipment to attract established artists and budding musicians alike. Those in attendance f the celebratory gathering included:
"This was a real labor of love that started in late 2016 and finally came to fruition," said Olivier Chastan. "Beyond the rebirth of this legendary place is the idea to provide a creative hub for the artist community. In that context, having Exactuals as sponsor made total sense. Their technology platform has the same goal as our studio: to provide tools to support the creative community." Exactuals, which has been generating buzz since it announced $21.5M in funding, provides an innovative SaaS platform used by film/TV, music, and marketplace companies to manage residuals, royalties, and other complex payments for thousands of payees. The company works with all facets of the music industry to provide secure, transparent, and rapid payments, providing a flexible platform that can be established quickly and modified in real time. "We're proud to have played a supporting role in the celebration at Sound City Studios, birthplace of so many classic albums," said Mike Hurst, Exactuals CEO and Co-Founder. "Sandy and Olivier have done music an important service by relaunching this legendary studio." For photos or more information about the event, please contact [email protected]. About Exactuals About Sound City Studios Media Contacts: Chris Blake
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