Artist Consulting & Advisory

Fortune for the Focused.

Noteworth Advisors brings institutional-grade consulting to independent artists, managers, and labels. We surface the gaps, build the systems, and recover what you are owed.

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The Noteworth Standard

The operational clarity your career demands.

Independent artists operate in one of the most complex rights and revenue ecosystems in the world. We provide the strategic consulting required to master it, without the overhead of a major label or the ambiguity of going it alone.

01

Operational Infrastructure

We build the systems that allow you to transition from creator to CEO, with clean metadata, airtight registrations, and a clear picture of your catalog.

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M&A-Grade Discipline

Founded in Austin, we bring the same rigor used in multi-billion-dollar corporate transactions to the independent music sector.

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Catalog Positioning

We ensure your intellectual property is accounted for, protected, and positioned for maximum long-term valuation and revenue potential.

Featured Partnership

Global royalty recovery, powered by Monetunes.

Through our partnership with Monetunes, we connect artists directly to one of the fastest-growing royalty recovery platforms in the world, integrated with over 200 collection societies globally.

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The Noteworth Suite

A clear path from diagnostic to recovered revenue.

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Artist Health Diagnostic

The Goal

A clear real-time understanding of your catalog performance, audience behavior, and operational health, with a set of priority actions to strengthen your foundation.

The Outcome

A unified diagnostic with recommended actions that improve your operational, financial, and rights infrastructure. Can be used standalone or as the first step in a full Noteworth engagement.

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Implementation of Recommendations

The Goal

Correct the operational and rights-related issues identified in your diagnostic so your business is structurally sound and prepared for accurate long-term reporting.

The Outcome

Your catalog, registrations, and systems are corrected and optimized, ensuring your revenue pathways are accurate, complete, and ready for reconciliation.

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Royalty Reconciliation and Revenue Recovery

The Goal

Identify and recover underreported or delayed revenue across your global royalty streams.

The Outcome

A quantified reconciliation showing what you are owed and why, along with a clear path to recovering your earned but unpaid revenue.

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Strategic CFO Advisory

The Goal

Provide the strategic infrastructure and long-term planning required to scale a global career with clarity and confidence.

The Outcome

Total operational clarity and a long-term partner who ensures every decision is accounted for, protected, and positioned for growth.

The Case Study

The Modern Artist's Infrastructure Gap.

The music industry has evolved into a high-stakes global economy, yet the infrastructure supporting artists is still stuck in the past. Standard business management is often reactive, tracking expenses after they happen and filing taxes once a year.

At the Fortune for the Focused level, reactive is not enough. Independent artists and DJs are now operating as decentralized corporations. They face institutional-level complexity: global touring overhead, multi-stream royalty structures, and massive tax implications. To survive this level of scale, you need a proactive strategic partner, not just an accountant.

Market Validation

I would say it is definitely needed. Most artist business managers are terrible.

Global Headliner  |  1.1M IG Followers  |  3.7M Monthly Listeners

It absolutely is needed. At the top level you are dealing with tens to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Multi-Platinum Artist  |  151k IG Followers  |  1.7M Monthly Listeners

Yes, most of us have business managers or financial advisors but not both combined.

Leading Electronic Artist  |  153k IG Followers  |  2.1M Monthly Listeners

Yes, that is one of the most important things in the business. Artists are terrible with money.

Platinum-Certified Duo  |  25k IG Followers  |  950k Monthly Listeners

Strategic Leadership

The team behind Noteworth.

Cristian Valenzuela

Founder & CEO

Cristian Valenzuela

Originally from the Los Angeles area, Cristian grew up in the recording studio environment, spending 18 years observing raw rhythm evolve into a global asset. He spent over three years at a top-tier Big 4 global advisory firm where he managed over $15 billion in international merger and acquisition deals.

Now headquartered in Austin, Texas, Cristian founded Noteworth Advisors to bridge the gap between the creative world and the elite standards of the world's largest consulting firms.

cristian@noteworthadvisors.com
Parks Odenweller

GTM Strategy

Parks Odenweller

Parks leads go-to-market strategy at Noteworth Advisors, driving client acquisition and growth across the independent artist, manager, and label space. With a background in tech sales and a deep passion for the music industry, Parks brings a data-driven approach to how Noteworth identifies and serves the artists who need it most.

parks@noteworthadvisors.com

Featured Partnership

Noteworth & Monetunes.

Noteworth Advisors has officially partnered with Monetunes, one of the fastest-growing royalty recovery platforms in the music industry. Together, we ensure that the artists we work with not only understand where their money is, but actually collect it.

About Monetunes

Monetunes sits at the intersection of a publishing admin platform and a major publisher, built to protect artist independence while unlocking their full earnings potential. Integrated with over 200 collection societies worldwide, artists register their works once and have them automatically synced globally at no cost.

Monetunes gives independent artists access to the publisher share of their royalties, a revenue stream that has long been gatekept by the traditional publishing system. No ownership transfer. No long-term lockup. Just recovery.

In less than 12 months since launching, Monetunes has broken into the top 1% of global music publishers, now representing thousands of artists and powering royalty collection across more than 100 countries.

200+

Collection societies integrated globally with a single registration

100+

Countries where Monetunes actively powers royalty collection

Top 1%

Global music publishers by catalog output, achieved in under 12 months

How the Partnership Works

Step 01

Noteworth Runs Your Diagnostic

We analyze your catalog, registrations, and revenue streams to identify exactly where royalties are being left uncollected and why.

Step 02

We Connect You to Monetunes

Where recovery is needed, we refer you directly to Monetunes, who handles registration and collection across 200+ societies worldwide.

Step 03

You Collect What You Are Owed

Monetunes recovers your unclaimed royalties, including up to six years of backlogged income, and pays them directly to you with full transparency.

What Gets Recovered

The royalties most artists never knew existed.

Publisher Share Royalties

The portion of performance royalties typically only collected by a publisher. Monetunes recovers this without taking ownership of your rights or locking you into long-term deals.

Neighboring Rights

Performance income earned when your master recordings are broadcast on radio, TV, or online. Commonly uncollected by independent artists without international society registrations.

International Performance Royalties

Income earned when your music is performed or streamed in countries outside your home PRO territory. Requires direct integration with local collection societies to collect.

UGC and Broadcast Royalties

Royalties generated when your music is used in user-generated content across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram, as well as broadcast and sync placements worldwide.

Ready to know what you are leaving on the table?

We prioritize high-growth catalogs and established touring artists. Reach out to schedule a private consultation.

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