Music Fastball: Where music catalog valuation breaks down w/ Alaister Moughan

Music catalog valuation lives or dies on data quality.

In this episode of Music Fastball, we’re joined by valuation expert Alaister Moughan, who talks through the messy reality of music royalty data and why headline revenue numbers can be misleading when valuing catalogs.

We also dig into what happens after the deal. As institutional standards rise, funds are being judged not just on valuation at acquisition, but on how assets perform in day-to-day operations. We discuss why the handoff between valuation and operations often breaks down, and why closing that gap matters for accountability, reporting, and understanding performance over the life of a fund.

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► Credits

Guest: Alaister Moughan — Founder, Moghan Music

Hosts: Tom Mullen, Sam Morey

Theme: “Meet Me” — Outlines (Written by Sam Cox) — Courtesy of Bespoke Records