Founded 2014
Founders James McAulay, CEO James King, CTO

Encore is the world’s largest marketplace for booking incredible live musicians to perform at weddings, parties and events.

When planning an event, finding great musicians can be challenging. Hours spent researching, connecting and trying to find the right experience can still lead to disappointment on the day of the event.

Encore is an online marketplace that makes booking incredible musicians easy. The platform features over 7000 singers, bands and DJ’s who are vetted for quality and consistency, making the process of finding the right performer for an event much simpler. Musicians work with Encore to increase their incoming business and easily promote their work. 


Founders

James
McAulay

CEO

James graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Computer Science. He worked at Decoded where he taught the world famous ‘Code in a day’ course. He is also a professional musician.

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James
King

CTO

James graduated with a Masters from the University of Cambridge in Computer Science. He worked in software development before founding his startup. 

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Milestones

2014

Founded at Entrepreneur First

2024

Acquired by Mixcloud

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