90 Best Seattle Music Based Startups – Innovating The Music Space

June 1, 2022

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

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S!NG

S!NG

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S!NG is a hesitation-free idea-sharing platform providing new groundbreaking technology services targeted for the music industry.

Lively

Lively

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Lively is a developer of a mobile music platform used to download live recordings.

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Audiosocket

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Audiosocket is a music licensing and technology company that provides creative music licensing solutions for all media.

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Amazon Music

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Amazon Music is a music platform and online music store.

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SyncFloor

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SyncFloor is a marketplace of commercial music that can be used in movies.

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PlayNetwork

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PlayNetwork is a company which provide creative strategy, original and curated content, distribution platforms, and consumer insights.

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Brown Paper Tickets

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Event Registration and Ticketing Company

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MediaNet

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Advanced global music technologies for data, catalog, licensing, and royalties.

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Glacer FM

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Glacer FM is the The #1 Global Internet Radio Station focusing on Unsigned and Independent Music in all genres

Lively

Widevine Technologies

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Widevine provides digital media solutions for the delivery of digital entertainment to any device.

Lively

Loudeye

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Loudeye provides digital media services that facilitate the distribution of media and entertainment for mobile and consumer electronics.

Lively

Sound Transit

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Sound Transit is a company which plan, build & operate regional transit systems for Central Puget Sound

Lively

The Stranger

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The Stranger is an alternatively weekly newspaper that covers news, reviews, arts, and culture.

Lively

Workhouse Media

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A multi-platform talent & content management company for radio, television, literary representation, digital and film.

Lively

tapTrax

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tapTrax offers an application that enables its users to discover, curate, and share music playlists with the other users.

Lively

VALHALLA DSP

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VALHALLA DSP offers digital reverb and analog-inspired delay plugins for musicians, engineers, and other creative audio artists.

Lively

Sub Pop

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Sub Pop is a medium-sized independent record label that releases record albums and popularizes grunge music.

Lively

Light In The Attic Records

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Light in the Attic is a media and entertainment.

Lively

3diosound

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3Dio Microphones Accessories binaural, binaural Audio, 3D Sound, 3d microphone, 3d mic, 3d audio, binaural recording, binaural mic.

Lively

Echodio

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Echodio enables users to keep iTunes music libraries in sync, securely backed up, and streamable from anywhere.

Lively

KEXP 90.3 FM

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KEXP provides rich music experiences on the air, online, and on the streets.

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Tubeify

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Tubeify offers web based music video player.

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Sonemic

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Sonemic is a brand new music discovery site from.

Lively

Sigby

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Formerly known as Funnerator Enterprises

Lively

The 5th Avenue Theatre

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The 5th Avenue Theatre is a musical theatre company that creates musicals by bringing together passion and bigger than life productions.

Lively

Pacific Studio

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Pacific Studio is an entertainment company offering exhibit detail designing and metal fabrication services.

Lively

Herding Cats

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Herding Cats is a Seattle-based cover band that provides live shows and music for individuals.

Lively

Exponential Entertainment

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Exponential Entertainment offers multiplatform services such as social games, widgets, and applications for fans of Hollywood movies.

Lively

xDJs

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We’re building Cardioid, an app that links Spotify with Instagram, Twitch, Bandcamp (and more!) for an artist-centric listening experience.

Lively

Startup Rocket

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Startup Rocket is a diverse group of artists, engineers, and business developers.

Lively

Teatro Zinzanni

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Teatro Zinzanni is a cirque, comedy, and cabaret artists served up with a scrumptious multi-course meal.

Lively

Roland Cloud

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Roland Cloud is a cloud based suite of software synthesizers, drum machines and sampled instruments for creators.

Lively

LoudSwell

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Monetized Live Streaming

Lively

cuddletunes

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Cuddletunes provides an MP3 teddy bear that plays any MP3 music, through Cloud Recorder, can record loving messages for the child to listen.

Lively

Melodeo

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Melodeo delivers music and other media for the web and mobile devices.

Lively

Key Leaves

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Key Leaves offers saxophone and woodwind care products.

Lively

Seattle Music Partners

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Seattle Music Partners provides music education opportunities for students and tutors.

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WebFives

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WebFives is a Developer of a software designed to create and share digital media.

Lively

Josplay

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Josplay provides Music Consultancy and tailor-made playlists suited for luxury brands and hospitality businesses.

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ToneBirds

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ToneBirds is a new platform to help artists get feedback on their tracks.

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The Vera Project

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The Vera Project is a nonprofit firm committed to fostering personal and community transformation through creative music and art.

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World Famous

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World Famous is a motion pictures and film company providing films, commercials, and music promos.

Lively

KEXPlorer.com

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KEXPlorer.com is a site that helps enhance the listening experience of KEXP 90.3 FM. It helps you get more familiar with the great music

Lively

Evolane

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Invest in fractional music ownership through royalty-bearing NFTs

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KNKX

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KNKX is a public radio station that broadcast music, non-commercial news, and regional coverage.

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Philharmonia Northwest

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Philharmonia Northwest is a Seattle community chamber orchestra serving the Pacific NW classical music community.

Lively

The LeMarco Group

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The LeMarco Group is a creative agency that offers marketing and PR services for the fashion, music, television, and film sectors.

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Materia Music

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Video game music rights

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EarGames

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EarGames is an independent game studio founded in 2013 by 26 year game veteran Brian Schmidt.

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Bootie Mashup

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Bootie Mashup offers live streaming of mashup programs and parties.

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eMedia

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eMedia is a publisher of educational music software, DVDs, and apps.

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570 KVI

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570 KVI is a commercial radio station that broadcasts podcasts, contests, events, and programs.

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Admas Entertainment

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Music and Film

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Shared Media Licensing, Inc.

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Shared Media Licensing, Inc. is a revolutionary and file-sharing service for managing the distribution of music and other digital content.

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Muze

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Muze is a provider of a cloud-based DJ simulator platform for bars and lounges.

Lively

theDial.com

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theDial is an online platform that enables its users to listen to private labelled audio.

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Integral DJs

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Integral DJs provides music and audio services for events.

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Ximii

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Ximii is an independent application developing firm who develop applications for iOS and Android.

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GT Recording

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GT RECORDING is a music production and recording company.

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Cdigix

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Cdigix is a provider of secure, legal digital entertainment and educational media to directly serve the college market.

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Classical KING FM

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NBC, classical music. A commercial station owned by non-profit Classic Radio, which supports music-arts organizations in Seattle

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Shunpike

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Shunpike is a community that empowers artists through equitable access to vital expertise, opportunities, and business services.

Lively

Suicide Squeeze

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Suicide Squeeze is a Seattle-based independent record label.

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IME Law

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IME is an interactive and immersive media & entertainment firm creating future-ready law in AR/VR, film, television and video games.

Lively

Gigroster

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GigRoster is the music booking platform allow coordinators and entertainers to book event.

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Off the Wall

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Off the Wall is a music school that offers lessons on piano, guitar, drums, voice and violin along with rock band camps and workshops.

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SongSlide

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SongSlide believe there is a huge well of untapped generosity out there in the world of independent music.

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USC Events

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USC Events is a music company providing lifestyle marketing services.

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MediaPops

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MediaPops is a service that connects users to media they love like books, music, movies, DVD’s, and concerts.

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Modular Seattle

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Modular Seattle provides workshops, performance events, educational lessons and workshops as well as music-making technology.

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ACT Theatre

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ACT is the only local theatre dedicated to producing contemporary work with promising playwrights and local performing artists.

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Komp

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Komp allows users of all skill levels to create music notation, quickly and seamlessly, on the go.

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Seattle Composer’s Alliance

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A non-profit professional organization made up of working composers, students, and others interested in professional music composition

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The Melodic Expansion Projects

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The Melodic Expansion Projects provides instrumental backing tracks for singers and instrumental soloists.

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City Arts

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City Arts is a platform for arts and culture in the Puget Sound region.

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On the Boards

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On the Boards: contemporary dance, theater and music in Seattle. OntheBoards.tv: contemporary performance on-demand, online.

Lively

3Guppies

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3Guppies offers online music and games download services for music and ring tones, sound effects, screensavers, wallpaper and mobile games.

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Atndr

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Helping your feet go where your ears want.

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Spacefinder Seattle

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Spacefinder Seattle is a matchmaking tool for artists and artspaces.

Lively

Madrona Labs

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Madrona Labs specializes in offering a diverse range of hardware and software solutions for electronic music.

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The Vocalist Studio

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The Vocalist Studio is a training studio for singers & is considered to be the world-class training studio for singers in Seattle region.

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Fremont Forward

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Fremont Forward, Inc., is a Seattle based media technology startup founded in early 2007 by Brian McNaboe.

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Sandman D&R

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We are a product and entertainment company.

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WonderTek Labs

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360/XR Content & Consulting Studio

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Highline Bar

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Vegan food, lots of booze, live music and other types of events.

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Onto Entertainment

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Onto Entertainment management company that works with artists and release music albums.

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Materia Collective

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Materia Collective is a videogame music publisher and label that brings videogame music into the forefront.

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GuitarZonline

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Guitarzonline is a learning website about how to play guitar with videos for beginners.

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Live Music Project

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Live Music Project is a nonprofit organization that specializes in event aggregation, classical music listings, and classical music events.

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Three Imaginary Girls

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Three Imaginary Girls is a Seattle-based website that showcases the great music of the Northwest to music lovers worldwide.

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