This article showcases our top picks for the best United Kingdom 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
Top United Kingdom Music Based Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Shazam Entertainment
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Shazam Entertainment is an app that identify any music playing around you.
Sofar Sounds
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Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
Kano
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Kano provides a system of kits and coding platform that enables users to develop apps, games, and music.
tvg hospitality
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Venue Group is an entertainment and hospitality operator in the United Kingdom and the United States.
MelodyVR
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MelodyVR is a destination for music in virtual reality.
Event Genius
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Event Genius is a marketplace to discover and book music festival tickets, accommodation, transfers and extras.
Mixcloud
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Mixcloud is an online long-form audio platform providing content such as radio shows, podcasts and DJ mixes.
ROLI
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ROLI is a London-based music technology company that produces musical instruments and software products.
Pirate Studios
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Pirate Studios is the music technology company.
AWAL
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AWAL is a digital marketing and distribution company that enables artists and labels to be in control and release music globally.
DICE
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DICE is a curated platform that connects fans to live shows.
LifeScore
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LifeScore is a radically innovative platform for musical composition that generates original, bespoke, adaptive music in real time.
7digital
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7digital is the global leader in B2B end-to-end digital music solutions.
Show4me
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Show4me Music Interaction Network is a network for musicians and music professionals.
Deplike
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Guitar Amps and Effects Processor on Android and iOS
Synchtank
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The SaaS software platform for managing and monetizing music & media assets
LICKD
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Pre-cleared commercial music licensing for YouTube and Online Video Creators.
elasticStage
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The Future of Vinyl records. A global platform to make and sell records for all sizes of artists and labels.
Flat
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Flat is an online and collaborative music score editor.
Keakie
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Keakie is a new streaming platform for mixes, podcasts and radio shows.
A Million Ads
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A Million Ads provides dynamic audio advertising for users of digital radio and streaming services.
Audoo
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Audoo is a technology company that develops an audio meter designed to capture actual played music using real-time data.
Crowdmix
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Connecting the world through music. The app where bands, fans and brands collide.
FanCircles
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SaaS Community platforms with gated content and features for NFT projects through to entertainment brands
Uppbeat
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Uppbeat is an online platform that offers freemium registered music from artists, producers, and composers without copyright issues.
Hire Space
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The UK’s leading venue marketplace. Memorable venues, all in one place.
Trackd
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Trackd Social Music Universe with Creator Tools. We unite music lovers and artists around the world.
Fanbytes
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Fanbytes helps brands to engage Gen Z audiences in the most interactive ways on the planet.
InPlayer
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InPlayer is a video and digital asset monetization platform.
Thrillz
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Personalised celebrity video messages and live experiences
Virtuoso
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Virtuoso is a powerful platform and resource for those who want to learn to create and deliver contemporary music.
Instrumental
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Our TalentAI platform uses machine learning to discover emerging talent, predominantly for the music and entertainment industry.
Pure
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Pure is a digital radio manufacturer and engineering firm.
Delic
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Delic is the new operating system for the Music Business. Asset and rights management platform using digital and blockchain technologies.
Encore Technologies
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Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.
Fulwell 73
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Fulwell 73 is a television, film and music production company
Electric Jukebox
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Electric Jukebox: Taking on music streaming services, home entertainment systems
Ambie
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SaaS music solution for retail and hospitality businesses looking to boost their customer experience and drive profits
Butlr
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Butlr is the fastest growing ordering platform for bars, pubs and music venues. One app across all venues removing queues.
Pretty Green
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Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.
100mentors
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We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.
Martin Audio
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Martin Audio manufactures and supplies professional loudspeaker systems for touring, theatre, and installation applications.
Sentric Music
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Sentric Music is an independent music publisher home to thousands of bands/artists/writers.
Discover Film
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A technology and entertainment platform for short movies. Films can be watched online and via mobile and Smart TV Apps.
The Power Of Music (POM)
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The Power Of Music delivers genuine, meaningful connections based on a shared love of the same music.
MusicGurus
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MusicGurus is an online learning company that helps anyone learn music from the world’s top artists.
Filmstro
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A New Standard in Adaptive Music for the Creative Media Industry
Lirica
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Lirica harnesses the power of music to make learning both memorable and fun.
Rushmore.fm
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We want to bring artists and music fans closer together.
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited offers investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights
IRIS Listen Well
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IRIS Listen Well is bringing back living sound and enabling the world to Listen Well.
Soundclub
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We are the social platform for live music experiences
terrible*
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Music Merchandise, Tech, Analytics, Marketplace, Supply Chain
Spontly
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Spontly is a smartphone app and website plug-in for creating photos and comments that appear instantly on their website on a live stream.
Psonar
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Psonar is a cloud-based digital jukebox for users aged 12 to 25.
ROXi
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ROXi’s free TV Music App brings friends and family together to enjoy unlimited music videos, karaoke and games.
Radio.co
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Broadcast to listeners with an all-in-one platform that lets you run your own radio station.
Global
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Global is a media and entertainment company that operates commercial radio stations.
Trad3r
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Trad3r is a social trading platform for stocks, celebrities, sports and friends.
amBX
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amBX is a software company engaged in the development of lighting control technologies.
Tastebuds
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Tastebuds is the best place to meet new people who share your taste in music.
FrontRow Global
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Music Data Intelligence for Music Industry
Sing King
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Sing King is the world’s biggest online karaoke community.
Signature Brew
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Signature Brew is a music inspired brewery – known internationally for their collaboration beers with the musicians themselves.
Bronze
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BRONZE is a technology that allows music creators to utilise AI and machine learning as tools for composition and release.
aptX
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aptX provides industry-leading audio compression solutions to the broadcast, professional audio, and consumer electronics industries.
Playlists.net
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Playlists.net is a music discovery platform to enable users to discover and enjoy music library of 150,000 high quality playlist.
FlairBox
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The home of the performers, where they can perform, connect & be discovered.
CEDAR Audio
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CEDAR Audio is the world in noise suppression and audio restoration.
CueSongs
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CueSongs simplifies the process of licensing music for small usages – no hassle, prolonged negotiation or excessive fees.
GigZoo
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GigZoo is an entertainment marketplace platform connecting talent and customers without limits.
Crate Brewery
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Crate Brewery is one of London’s best known breweries.
Gruvi
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Gruvi develops interactive media solutions for the entertainment industry to engage and streamline global audiences.
Tradiio
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Tradiio is a music app for web and mobile which blends streaming with direct-to-fan recurring payments for artists.
Blackstar Amplification
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Blackstar creates new and innovative guitar amplifiers and pedals designed to give guitarists the ultimate tools for self-expression.
Echofide
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Echofide is the world’s first social content-streaming service – that simplifies booking creatives.
Ko-fi
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The friendly way for creators to get support from fans of their work
The Light Cinema Company
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The Light Cinema aims to provide a unique entertainment experience.
Cove
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A music-making app that helps people to communicate their feelings.
Slicethepie
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Slicethepie is a web-based artist financing engine that raises money for artists to record music albums.
DAM Good Media Limited
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A technology platform helping make live music events more discoverable, and delivers bite-sized technology services to the industry.
TeamRock
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TeamRock Radio is a commercial-free national DAB rock radio station broadcasting in the UK.
PUMP Audio
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PUMP Audio is to Dance Music what Beats were to Hip Hop. We make some *seriously* good headphones.
Humm
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Humm, music for the masses, is a free no ads alternative to Spotify and Apple Music. Making music accesible to everyone.
THE GROOVY GROUP
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THE GROOVY GROUP is an online company providing users with the tools to publish multimedia.
Tunepics
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Tunepics is an iPhone application that enables its users to share pictures attached to audio music files.
AI Music
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Exploring the relationship between music and AI to enable a new age of music consumption
Ditto Music
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Ditto Music is an online music record label services and digital distribution company serving artists and labels.
MXX
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MXX is a creative AI technology company. We have built the world’s first AI engine that atomises and edits any music to video, instantly.
Imagesound
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Imagesound develops in-store music curation and media solutions for global retail, fashion, hospitality, luxury, and restaurant brands.
BandApp
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BandApp is an app that enables musicians to share music, tour dates, and conversations directly to their fans’ smartphones.
Arcus Studio
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A specialist 2D animation studio creating high quality content across a variety of platforms
Soundbops
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Soundbops is empowering music learning in young children.
Ali Rasoul LTD
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An independent creative marketing agency committed to uncompromising visions working in the entertainment and corporate industries.