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Top 25 Sound recording companies based in the United States

Name: Sound recording companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 1,018 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,018 sound recording companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 35,108 professional contacts across them, including 7,146 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers sound recording companies headquartered in the 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 22, 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 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,018Companies

35,108Contacts tracked

7,146Verified emails

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The 25 largest sound recording companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,018 sound recording companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to sound recording companies: 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	Universal Music Group	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	10,418 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Sony Music Entertainment	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	8,270 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Warner Music Group	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,090 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Warner Music Group (WMG) brings together artists, songwriters, entrepreneurs, and technology that are moving entertainment culture across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Atlantic Records	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	1,275 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Atlantic Records was founded in 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson, both avid music fans and record enthusiasts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	Concord	Indirect evidence	Nashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	826 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CONCORD is the world’s leading independent music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	The Orchard	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	796 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Orchard is a full-service music distribution company operating in 47 cities worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Kobalt Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	538 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
8	RCA Records	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	426 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RCA Records is American record label made up of a diverse and robust group of ambitious industry professions driven by a passion for music, artistry and creativity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	BAD BOY Entertainment	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	419 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bad Boy Entertainment is an award-winning, globally celebrated music, media, and entertainment company founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Republic Records	Indirect evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	304 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Symphonic Distribution	Indirect evidence	Tampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	285 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Symphonic is a leading independent music distribution and marketing company founded in 2006 by music producer Jorge Brea in Tampa, Florida.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Epic Records	Indirect evidence	Culver City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	235 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Sony Music Entertainment Company, Epic Records has launched the careers of GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artists and influential icons since its foundation back in 1953…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Downtown Music	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	131 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Downtown Music is now proudly part of Virgin Music Group.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Disc Makers	Indirect evidence	Pennsauken, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Disc Makers, your music is our business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Rhino Entertainment	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1978, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds with an emphasis on flawless sound…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Reservoir Media Management, INC	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect 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 22, 2026
17	Secretly Group	Indirect evidence	Bloomington, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	101 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Secretly Group is a leading independently owned music company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	Recording Industry Association Of America Riaa	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Ingrooves Music Group	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	94 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	SUB POP Records	Indirect evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in 1988, Sub Pop Records is a medium-sized independent record label based in Seattle, WA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Mnrk Music Group	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MNRK Music Group is among the largest independent music companies worldwide, operating in all major music markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Redeye Worldwide	Indirect evidence	Hillsborough, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Based in Hillsborough, NC (near Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill), Redeye began in 1996 by focusing on the rich independent music of the southeast and providing the artists that made up…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	Secretly Distribution	Indirect evidence	Bloomington, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Supporting great independent music is at the core of Secretly Distribution’s DNA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Parma Recordings, LLC	Partial evidence	North Hampton, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PARMA Recordings is the parent organization of the Navona, Big Round, Ravello, and Ansonica label imprints.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Cinq Music Group	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A data-driven record label, music distribution, and rights management company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 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: sound recording companies. 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 sound recording companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of sound recording companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name sound recording companies. 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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Sound recording companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

20.4%Verified-email coverage

34.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

12.3%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

717

11-50

232

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,018 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 sound recording companies, 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “sound recording companies”. 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 sound recording companies), 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 sound recording companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 7,146 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 22, 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.

Sound recording companies by metro

Sound recording companies in Los Angeles125
Sound recording companies in New York113
Sound recording companies in Nashville42
Sound recording companies in Miami26
Sound recording companies in Atlanta25

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 sound recording companies, 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 sound recording companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,018 sound recording companies headquartered in the 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?

Universal Music Group, headquartered in Santa Monica, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most sound recording companies?

Los Angeles leads with 125 headquartered companies, followed by New York (113) and Nashville (42).

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 7,146 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,018 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 22, 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.