Sonicbids Acquires ArtistData To Help Musicians Get More Exposure On The Web

ExclusiveSonicbids, a company that operates a website that helps bands get more gigs, has acquired ArtistData, a publishing platform used by musicians to update and publish their content across the Web.

The acquisition and impending integration of the service will enable Sonicbids to not only help musicians book gigs, but also to promote those gigs to fans, social networks, concert databases, local newspapers and more. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Sonicbids says more than 245,000 musicians use its solutions to manage their Electronic Press Kits (EPKs) and book gigs around the world, and that it has attracted over 21,000 promoters and licensors from all around the world. Last year, over 71,000 gigs were booked using Sonicbids, the VC-backed company adds.

Founded back in 2006 by Brenden Mulligan, who will be joining Sonicbids as VP Strategic Development as a result of the acquistion, ArtistData counts more than 25,000 independent and signed musicians as members. Those users can go to the website to enter gig-related information from one central dashboard and publish that data across the Web in no time, to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and nearly 30 other sites.

Sonicbids plans to integrate ArtistData’s functionality into its product by the end of this year.

ArtistData’s free offerings will continue to be free and as a welcome gift, its premium offerings will also be free to users, from now through September 1, courtesy of Sonicbids.

Both companies have this morning announced the acquisition to their members – check out Mulligan’s letter for ArtistData’s side of the story and Sonicbids founder Panos Panay‘s take on the news (bonus: FAQ).