101 Best Toronto Music Based Startups – Innovating The Music Space

May 31, 2022

This article showcases our top picks for the best Toronto 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 Toronto Music Based Startups

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WOMBO

WOMBO

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WOMBO is an AI-powered lip sync app that creates deepfake copies of images lip-syncing to a selection of songs.

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ole is a rights management company that provides the entertainment industry with IP acquisitions and creative development services.

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Synervoz Communications

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Synervoz is building the world’s most flexible communications platform.

Express Voice Studio Inc

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Express Voice Studio brings unique “Artists Who Teach” to the public for in person or online lessons. We offer singing, songwriting, music production, sound engineering, voice acting, acting coaching, audition preparation, modelling coaching, stage confidence, and music lessons. Express Voice Studio specializes in vocal technique for stage, music, voice over work, and projection. Actors, musicians, beginners, and professionals are welcome! We also work with kids age 8+. Our mission is to create sustainable income for artists across Canada by enabling them to earn a wage respectful to their years of dedication to their craft.

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Afraflix.com

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African Streaming Site

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SiriusXM Canada

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SiriusXM Canada is a Canadian radio channel broadcasting satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, entertainment, and more.

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LUCID, Inc.

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LUCID curates and creates personalized therapeutic music using biometrics, psychometrics, and AI to improve mental health and wellness.

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Calm Radio

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Calm Radio is the world’s largest music streaming company focused on calm, relaxing music with over 260 channels.

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Jamstack

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We make music consumption and creation more accessible and social.

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Royaltymine

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Royaltymine is a music fundraising/investment platform.

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Mass Fidelity

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Mass Fidelity is a technology company that delivers beautifully designed and inventive audio products.

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FIX

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FIX is an aggregated API platform empowering music fans to take in their daily musical content in one simple solution.

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Bluesound

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Bluesound is a company that makes a home wireless system into a home theater for music players.

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Canadian Independent Music Association

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Canadian Independent Music Association connect Canadian music professionals with other industry professionals around the world.

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SmithsonMartin Inc.

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SmithsonMartin Inc. is an award-winning software and hardware company that is changing the future of music technology.

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BlogTo

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Toronto’s source for local news and culture, restaurant reviews, event listings and the best of the city.

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SWFTCharge

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Eliminating low battery anxiety at music festivals, concerts and live events!

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Entertainment One

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Entertainment One is an online platform that provides its users with media content.

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LyricFind

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LyricFind aggregates licensing and content for the use of song lyrics in digital applications.

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OVO Sound

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OVO Sound is a Canadian record label founded by rapper Drake.

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Sumbola

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Sumbola is a cloud-based transmedia publishing platform for content creators to develop, share and sell their digital creations.

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AVS Forum

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AVS Forum is an online community and platform that is focused on home-based audio and video entertainment.

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RedPine

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RedPine is an application specially designed and developed for artists to manage and organizes their own shows and concerts.

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New World

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New World provides artists, musicians, celebrities, companies and products with the opportunity to create at a global scale.

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Skyship Entertainment

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Skyship Entertainment provides series production, children’s entertainment, nursery rhymes, animation, youtube and online video services.

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Derivative

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Derivative is a software company that offers TouchDesigner, a visual development platform.

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WKND

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WKND is a marketplace for music-event promoters to grow their scene by improving event discovery and offering new access types to partygoers

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Banger

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BANGER is the world’s preeminent creator of Heavy Metal content.

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NLogic

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Leading-edge software developer and data provider, helping clients make sense of TV and radio audiences.

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RX MUSIC

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RX Music is a consultancy service for experience-driven brands providing Licensed Music for Business, Curation, AV Design & Integration

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Nelvana Digital

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Award-winning interactive studio specializing in the creation of premier online

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Sodatone

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Large-scale analytics platform for the music industry.

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introduction.io

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Creative Online Portfolios

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SOCAN

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SOCAN, the member-based organization that represents the performing rights of more than four-million music creators and publishers.

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SoCast Digital

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Digital Growth Made Easy

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Riff

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Riff builds a robo-adviser that provides growth plans to musicians, connects them with industry contacts & gives access to a platform.

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PushLife

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Pushlife is a mobile commerce platform for mobile operators.

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PianoShelf

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Social platform + sheetmusic for piano players.

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Split

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Music NFT Platform

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etickets.ca

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etickets, concerts, music, sports, theatre, broadway, musicals

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JamCam

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Capture and share life’s musical moments, in short looping videos.

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Grayson Matthews

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Grayson Matthews specializes in music, sound and experiential work across film and television, advertising and immersive content.

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RUNE Entertainment

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RUNE Entertainment is a broadcasting and media production company that specializes in producing creative content.

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Sworly

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Sworly offers a community-based platform that enables its users to find, listen, and share music playlists.

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officialCOMMUNITY

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officialCOMMUNITY is a brand management agency that develops online communities for touring artists.

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Mongrel Media

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Mongrel Media is an entertainment company that focuses on the film distribtution of local and world cinema to audiences.

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EGT Media

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Online Media, Film & Music Production

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Synapz Productions

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We are a full-service Entertainment Production Company located in downtown Toronto.

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Anthem Entertainment

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Anthem Entertainment is a music and entertainment content and distribution company that has grown with technology and entertainment.

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Motive Unknown

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A strategic digital marketing consultancy working primarily in the music business

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Splashtones

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Splashtones develops interactive aquatic technologies for architecture, education, attractions, therapy, and musicians.

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Urban Post Production

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Urban Post Production is a motion picture production and services firm that specializes in sound design and editing.

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Sheet Happens

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Sheet Happens is a sheet music company that transcribes and produces music books.

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Juicebox

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Juicebox is a music video channel devoted to kids featuring parent-approved videos from today’s biggest stars, 24-7.

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CMRRA

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Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd is a music licensing.

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Dataclef

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Dataclef is an online platform that provides database solutions to store music data for customers.

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Musicpeaks

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Musicpeaks provides entertainment metadata to enhance high-quality information about music videos.

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Beevision Productions

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Beevision delivers quality concept development and design, video production, editing, animation and web design.

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The Feldman Agency

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The Feldman Agency is a premiere entertainment talent agency that has an experience in talent, artist representation, and event services.

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MusicMelter

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MusicMelter is an online community connecting every musical artist and music-related business, built to enhance the entire music industry.

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Inkster

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Inkster allows artists, musicians, and creatives to host their entire portfolio of work and sell through its platform.

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Pirate Toronto

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Pirate Toronto is an award-winning audio production company, crafting sound and music for the past 30 years.

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FRC Marketing

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FRC specializes in using music as a medium to develop relevant, authentic and unforgettable connections between brands, bands and fans.

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Smiley Guy Studios

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Smiley Guy Studios is a digital media production company that offers animation, VFX design, sound design, visual development, and music.

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PetBot

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Innovative entertainment gadget for the whole family and their pets

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MuchVibe

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MuchVibe is devoted exclusively to hip-hop, R&B, soul & reggae music Videos, interviews, and concert specials.

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Casa Blanca Media

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Casablanca provide domestic and foreign music publishing administration services to copyright owners around the globe.

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Music Marketing

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Music Marketing is music software and hardware distributor with offices in Los Angeles and Beijing.

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SoundBrush

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Turn Drawings into Music

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Sullivan Entertainment

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Sullivan Entertainment is media production and distribution company financing features, movies, series, and documentaries.

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Evil Twin Music

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Evil Twin Music is a composer/sound designer who offers music, sound design, film score, game music, and electronic/ambient textures.

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Vidque

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Vidque offers clients, users, and web sites the opportunity to become channels on its curated network.

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Herd.fm

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Herd.fm is the only way you’ll want to share and discover new music with friends on your mobile.

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Strings.fm

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Strings is a music application that enables its users to create soundtracks.

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Knightscove Media

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Knightscove Media Corp.is a fully integrated Canadian entertainment company specializing in the distribution, creation and financing of

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GMA – Great Music Agency

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Music management and booking agency

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Kooltempo Toronto DJ Service

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Kooltempo Toronto DJ Service is a Disc Jockey service offering Toronto Wedding DJ Services, Toronto Corporate DJ’s & Toronto School Dance DJ

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Tun3r

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Tun3r is an internet radio station aggregator and search engine. It offers one point access to audio samples, playlists and full radio

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Media Headquarters

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Media Headquarters is an independent media production company

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Beatpals

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BeatPals is a commission free music marketplace.

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Spidvid

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Spidvid is a social network that enables video creators to make videos together.

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Noteloop

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Noteloop is music software that goes way beyond audio.

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RIVER16 Recording Studio

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River 16 was built to provide a high quality, comfortable, and affordable facility to meet and inspire the growing musical community of

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Somerset Entertainment

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Somerset Entertainment is a producer and distributor of music, books and video.

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Microforum

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Microforum Services Group manufactures music and video products.

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Number 9 Audio Group

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Number 9 Audio Group is a recording studio that offers services like recording, mixing and mastering.

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Singer’s Edge

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Singer’s Edge is a digital platform that offers in-person and online tutors for music and a wide range of instruments.

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SynchAudio inc.

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SynchAudio provides music for all screen based storytelling projects.

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Ludwig Van

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Ludwig Van is an online platform that provides its users with daily classical music news, reviews, and features.

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Music Lab LTD

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Music Lab LTD develops leading applications and web properties in sectors being transformed by the Internet, online and offline.

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Entertainment One- Music

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Entertainment One is an online platform that provides its users with media content.

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MapleMusic

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MapleMusic is a unique music site for fans of Canadian music.

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VoxTonePRO.com

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VoxTonePRO is disrupting the way brands create their audio branding content. Any brand can create audio ad content.

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Re:Sound Music Licensing

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Re:Sound is the Canadian not-for-profit music licensing company

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Torus Power

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Torus Power isolation transformers provide performance and protection for quality audio/video and control systems.

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Qwyrk Media

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Add song clips, movie quotes, and sound effects to your messages.

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MuchRetro

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MuchRetro features classic (songs more than 5 years old) music videos and related programs, including music and pop news or commentaries.

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POST CITY Sound

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POST CITY Sound is a full-service post-production theatrical, commercial, broadcast and digital studio.

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Seenster

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Watch Indie Music Videos and Discover New Artists

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Guitar Kit World

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Guitar Kit World is an online store that designs and sells guitar kit body shapes.

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Paul Hahn & Co.

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Paul Hahn & Co. is a piano shop that provides tuning, repair, refinishing, and restoration services.

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Mediazoic

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Mediazoic is a music and media organization that creates custom audio streaming solutions for people and brands.

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