100 Best North Carolina Music Based Startups – Innovating The Music Space

May 31, 2022
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This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Music Based companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Music Based industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact
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Top North Carolina Music Based Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

ReverbNation

ReverbNation

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ReverbNation connects Artists to the Music Industry.

Songvest

Songvest

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Fraction ownership of music royalties (SongShares) sold to fans and investors.

Songvest

CrowdTunes

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Crowd-Powered Music Management Platform

Songvest

Point Motion

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Point Motion improves the quality of life for people through the intersection of music and technology.

Songvest

Cultivate Music

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Cultivate Music is specialize in breath-taking live music videos at a great price.

Songvest

Groove Watersports

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Groove Watersports manufactures impact vest with integrated speakers.

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Donner Music

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Create high quality and affordable instruments and accessories that allow anyone to pursue their dreams of learning music.

Songvest

Jackrabbit Technologies

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Jackrabbit Technologies is an online class management software platform.

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Knomad

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Knomad is a social radio application that allows its users to discover, listen to, and share spoken content.

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Etix

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Etix is an international web-based ticketing service provider for the entertainment, travel and sports industries.

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Vertigo Music

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Vertigo Music is a mobile application that lets friends listen to the same music in real-time.

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Muddy Creek Café & Music Hall

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Muddy Creek Cafe has a simple, yet delicious menu of sandwiches and salads.

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Empire Gig

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Empire Gig is an uber for the creative gig economy. Creating global access of creative services to would be consumers securely and legalaly

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Baker & Taylor

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Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, video and music products to libraries, institutions and retailers.

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Redeye Distribution

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Founded in 1996 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the company has grown from a regional supplier to an international distributor recognized

Songvest

INSP, LLC

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INSP is a broadcast media company that offers entertainment, movies, and classic shows.

Songvest

Sinobas Amplification

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Sinobas Amplification focuses on making customizable bass cabinets, bass effect pedals, and cables.

Songvest

Moog Music

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Home to all Moog software to expand your sound.

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Status4

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Status4 is a community-driven organization that uses music and media arts to provide inspiration and information to the youth.

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Izlesene

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Izlesene is a Turkey-based video community that enables users to watch videos and share experiences with their friends.

Songvest

Disctopia

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Disctopia offers streaming services for artists, podcasters as well as content creators.

Songvest

Girder Music

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Girder Music stocks the best in Christian Rock, metal, hardcore, punk, Shirts, Vinyl, CDs, Posters, stickers and more.

Songvest

ArtistEcard

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ArtistEcard.com is platform designed for musicians to promote their music.

Songvest

Worship Tutorials

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Worship Tutorials provides guitar tutorial and patches.

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New Potato Technologies

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New Potato Technologies is a creative design firm that specializes in electronic, entertainment and commercial product development.

Songvest

Trailblazer Studios

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Trailblazer Studios is an Emmy-winning full-service entertainment, production, post-production and sound studio.

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The Fedora Project

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The Fedora Project is a partnership of free software community members from around the globe.

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IMVDb

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The Internet Music Video Database

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SE Systems

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SE Systems offers audio, video and event-related product sales and installation services.

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Union Symphony Society

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Union Symphony Society is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to entertain, educate, assist and encourage through music.

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The Orange Peel

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The Orange Peel is one of the most prestigious concert venues in the Southeast, with state-of-the-art sound and lighting.

Songvest

Queendom Company

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Music Publishing and Licensing, Entertainment, Media, Television & Film

Songvest

Mojotone

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Mojotone is a musical instrument store that specializes in vintage reproduction cabinets and replacement components.

Songvest

Curtis Media Group

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Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company that offers FM radio, news, and sports news services in the North Carolina.

Songvest

Revolutionary Concepts

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Revolutionary Concepts develops and manufactures electronic security equipment.

Songvest

All American Speakers

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All American Speakers Bureau is one of the top-rated motivational keynote speakers bureaus and corporate entertainment booking agencies.

Songvest

Media Battles

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Media Battles is a multimedia company with the goal of providing safe, family-friendly entertainment on one comprehensive platform.

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Ikohaus

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Ikohaus provides NFTart

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Dream Guitars

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Dream Guitars is an online marketplace for guitars and string instruments.

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Queen City Audio Video & Appliances

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Queen City Audio Video & Appliances is a retail company offering audio video appliances.

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Freaker USA

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Freaker USA quickly grew to be the global leader of preventing moist handshakes and sweaty beverages.

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Truth Network

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Truth Network is a radio station network. It offers segment programs including truth talk live and a place missionaries call home.

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Voices Together

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Voices Together’s provides individual music therapy model transforms.

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On Hold Marketing & Communications

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On Hold Marketing & Communications provides advertising, market research consulting, voice prompt recording, and on-hold music services.

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Kung Fu Nation

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Kung Fu Nation is an eCommerce provider for a long list of music bands like sonic youth, vampire weekend, wilco, MGMT, the mountain goats.

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WNC Radio

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WNC Radio is a radio station in Greenville, North Carolina that specializes in classic rock music.

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Rayzoon

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Rayzoon is a software development company that simulates the process of human drummers to enhance song composition and arrangement.

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USA Radio Networks

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USA Radio Network currently produces and/or distributes more than twenty nationally syndicated radio programs.

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Charlotte Symphony

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Charlotte Symphony is a nonprofit organization committed to delivering musical experiences that connect & strengthen the community.

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Norsan Media

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Norsan Media is a media platform that broadcasts radio stations as well as operates television, print, events and digital media.

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Asheville Radio Group

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Asheville Radio Group is a broadcast media company that offers radio advertising, digital and marketing services.

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The Raleigh Ringers

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The Raleigh Ringers is a non-profit handbell choir that performs spiritual, secular, and popular music for concert audiences.

Songvest

SPR Music Group

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independent record label

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All American Entertainment

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All American Entertainment was founded in 2011

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Kindermusik International

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Kindermusik International is provider of music-based education for children from birth through age seven.

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Sound Legends

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Sound Legends is an online music service with a complete suite of easy-to-use tools and resources.

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Meeting Services

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Meeting Services is an events services company providing lighting, audio, and video production services.

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Native Ground Books & Music

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Native Ground is an American publishing company that offers traditional American music, music instruction books, and cookbooks.

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Choosy Kids

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Choosy Kids is an e-shop that retails stickers, language poster sets, music DVDs, storybooks, children’s activity books, and plush dolls.

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CampRooster

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CampRooster.com is a camp finder tool that makes it simple to search for summer and track-out camps. In North Carolina, expanding in 2019.

Songvest

Durham Performing Arts Center

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Durham Performing Arts Center is an entertainment company providing seating and live entertainment services.

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Omamo LLC (MyTractice)

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A company focused on using technology to make the experience of teaching or learning to play a musical instrument more efficient.

Songvest

Better Sax

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Better Sax provides lessons, guidance and strategies to saxophonists.

Songvest

The Baroque Trumpet Shop

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The Baroque Trumpet Shop Offering the finest instrument, cases, mouthpieces, Baroque trumpet music, and books as well as impeccable service.

Songvest

JL Smith & Company

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JL Smith & Company offers brass and woodwind instrument products and services.

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Sound Pure

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Sound Pure is an online store that offers custom guitar, drums, and audio gears.

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Fuller’s Music

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Fuller’s Music is a retailer of musical instruments.

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Pixeljam

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Pixeljam is a game development company that creates video games, visual art, and music.

Songvest

Bold Music

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In-home music lessons service in the Charlotte, NC area.

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Audio & Light

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Audio & Light is a full-service Audio-Visual company operating in Live Production Services, Design/Installation & Equipment Rentals.

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Micro Technology Unlimited

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Micro Technology Unlimited develops karaoke software.

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Notion Music

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Notion Music is a manufacturer of audio engineering software and electronics.

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Masterworks School of the Arts

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Music School in Mooresville, NC

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Strings and Beyond

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Strings and Beyond is an online shop that provides guitar strings, guitar and musical accessories.

Songvest

Brevard Music Center

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Brevard Music Center is a music tutoring center that teaches music to young students to perform at an artistic level.

Songvest

Crumbs Music Media

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A new way to license music and discover new and emerging artists.

Songvest

Pick 42 Entertainment

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Pick 42 Mobile DJs is an entertainment company, provides white-glove DJ wedding services for all events.

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Hopscotch Music Festival

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Hopscotch Music Festival

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Epicentric

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Epicentric – Make Your Personal Music platform and Use the Power of Music in Your Life

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Feedbands

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Feedbands curates independent music on streaming and vinyl releases.

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JukeBoxAlive

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Jukeboxalive provides download free music to listen to for free that uploads your music with a free JBA account.

Songvest

Mason Jar Media

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Mason Jar Media Providing creative publicity and marketing services for musicians, festivals and events.

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IndustryPlug101

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IP101 was founded by independent artist, Rookie2x, for artists seeking guidence and premier services within the music industry.

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Mosh Energy LLC

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The home for stories from the MOSH PIT, and other aspects that accompany the brotherhood of moshers.

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GateStaff

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Workforce management for temporary staffing and volunteer management.

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Digital Strategy Works

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Custom WordPress Theme and Plugin Development.

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North Carolina Symphony

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North Carolina Symphony is an orchestra that conducts programs and events.

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Tunemuze

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Human powered music recommendation

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Gottalife

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Gottalife Production is a company founded by musicians, that’s experienced in music productions, especially childrens’ songs.

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Small Town Records

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Small Town Records is a recording studio that specializes in a record label, audio engineering and music production services.

Songvest

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra

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Greensboro Symphony Orchestra grew in popularity and began operating as an independent, critically acclaimed musical organization.

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WKRK

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WKRK is a radio station that features entertainment news, views and recommendations related to the TV and film industries.

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Asheville Symphony

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Asheville Symphony Orchestra performs and promotes symphonic music in Western North Carolina.

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Booth Amphitheatre

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Booth Amphitheatre engages in hosting touring artists, movie nights, lantern festivals, triangle Asia fest, food and beverage festivals.

Songvest

Sonarch Media Company

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Sonarch Media Company focuses on developing original, branded and freelance audio/video music-based content.

Songvest

Imagine Music Entertainment

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Imagine Music Group is a music based company that works with musical artists.

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Music Vision International

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Music Vision International is a software development firm that creates and markets interactive multi-media music education programs.

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Promo Palace

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Promo Palace is an online promotional platform for musicians to marketize their music and songs in different ways.

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Artists Music Guild

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Artists Music Guild is a company that is comprised of several artistic corporations that came together to form one entity.

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Provision Audio Video Solutions

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Provision Audio Video Solutions is a company that offers a wide range of audio, video and lighting solutions for events.

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