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Top 25 Independent music licensing platforms based in New York, United States

Name: Independent music licensing platforms based in New York, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 124 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 124 independent music licensing platforms headquartered in New York, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 4,337 professional contacts across them, including 1,310 with verified work emails. Across the United States, Los Angeles is the largest hub for this category (200 companies); New York follows with 124.

This list covers independent music licensing platforms headquartered in New York, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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4,337Contacts tracked

1,310Verified emails

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The 25 largest independent music licensing platforms based in New York, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 124 independent music licensing platforms based in New York, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent music licensing platforms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Distrokid	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	1,163 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “DistroKid provides musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	The Orchard	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	796 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Kobalt Music	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	538 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Primary Wave	Strong evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	141 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2006 by music industry veterans, Primary Wave is a full-service music shop with expertise in film, television, gaming, advertising, branding, licensing, special…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Downtown Artist & Label Services	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	103 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As part of Downtown, Downtown Artist & Label Services is now proudly part of Virgin Music Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Reservoir Media Management, INC	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Reservoir is an independent music company based in New York City and with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, London, and Abu Dhabi.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Spirit Music Group	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	73 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Spirit music was founded in 1995 by a group of music industry rebels who wanted to return music publishing to its hard driving, entrepreneurial, service-and-results-oriented roots.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Mnrk Music Group	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MNRK Music Group is among the largest independent music companies worldwide, operating in all major music markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Jingle Punks	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Jingle Punks is an Audio Creative Agency and is one of the largest providers of music for media in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Abkco Music & Records, INC	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ABKCO Music & Records, Inc, is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Slipstream Music	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Slipstream is a leading music licensing platform, offering high-quality music for creators and businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Mibe Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	ONE Publishing	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Publishing is the publishing arm of ONErpm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Audiosalad	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AudioSalad is an unparalleled metadata and media asset management, delivery, and distribution platform for the music and entertainment industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	The Music Playground	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over twenty years, The Music Playground has been at the forefront of music for advertising, branded content, promos/trailers and tv/film focusing on original music creation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Muserk, LLC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Muserk is a leader in modern global rights management for music and video, driven by cutting- edge AI technology and royalty accounting solutions that protect and monetize content…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Rytebox	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The unparalleled rights and royalty platform for the music industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Offstep	Strong evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “OFFstep, a sister company to ONErpm, is a Global Music and Tech Platform for Independent Artists, founded in 2023.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Pigeons & Planes	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Here’s the basic idea: Pigeons and Planes is a music discovery site, brought to you by Complex.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Bank Robber Music	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bank Robber Music, is a boutique music licensing company which exclusively represents over twenty of today's finest independent record companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Music Services	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Music Services, a division of SESAC Music Group, provides a suite of technology, distribution, licensing and administration services to independent music publishers and record…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Triplepoint LLC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sell Your Music Online.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Stereogum	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Stereogum.com was one of the first MP3 blogs and remains the leading online community for independent and alternative music news, downloads, and videos.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	MPRS	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Strong evidence “mprs (pronounced “empress”) combines a team of royalty experts with a proprietary technology platform to create an administration platform for music producers and mixers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	IDM Musicpublishing International	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IDM MusicOne, an international rights clearance agency from NYC since 1992, with an established Music Publishing branch in NYC, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Poland,Hungary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent music licensing platforms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names independent music licensing platforms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of independent music licensing platforms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name independent music licensing platforms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Independent music licensing platforms based in New York, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

30.2%Verified-email coverage

35.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for New York, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for New York, over 124 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent music licensing platforms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in New York, United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent music licensing platforms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent music licensing platforms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent music licensing platforms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New York are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,310 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Independent music licensing platforms by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent music licensing platforms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many independent music licensing platforms are there based in New York, United States?

RevenueBase identified 124 independent music licensing platforms headquartered in New York, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Distrokid, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most independent music licensing platforms?

Los Angeles leads the United States with 200 headquartered companies, followed by New York (124) and Atlanta (31).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,310 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 124 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.