Ahead of Rock Band 4 release, Harmonix raises $15M to innovate in music gaming

Harmonix Music Systems, the maker of the upcoming Rock Band 4 music video game, has raised $15 million in equity funding. The funding is unusual since Harmonix was founded way back in 1995, and because investments in music games are going through a kind of revival.

The money from the Foundry Group and Spark Capital will go toward innovating in music video games, said Steve Janiak, CEO of Boston-based Harmonix, in an interview with GamesBeat.