Start Pill
This article showcases our top picks for the best Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica Music Based Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Universal Music Group
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Universal Music Group offers music recording, publishing, and merchandising services worldwide.
Songtradr
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Songtradr is the world’s first data-powered, full stack, music licensing platform.
Beats Electronics
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Beats Electronics offers premium consumer headphones, earphones and speakers, software technology and streaming music subscription services.
IndieFlow
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IndieFlow – an all-in-one workflow management platform for independent musicians and teams.
Mayk
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Mayk provides a virtual music studio designed to help people make original songs for streaming or social media.
Culture Genesis
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Culture Genesis is a digital studio, focused on remixing digital technology for urban multicultural audiences.
Chromatik
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Chromatik builds products for musicians to learn, play, and share the music they love.
STYNGR
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STYNGR is an online store offering an in-game music experience with the latest popular tracks for players.
Cinq Music
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Cinq is a record label and music distribution company that provides rights management and brand management services.
Gigmor
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Gigmor is the leading marketplace for booking and promoting live music gigs (and now live streams) in the US and Canada.
Mixcord
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Creative apps to help you make your mark. Create and edit videos, photos and music.
Hitch Radio
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Hitch Radio makes it ridiculously easy to share live broadcast Radio with your friends.
Rowl
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Rowl, Inc acquires mobile technology startups to accelerate & realize their full value & potential.
Gigit
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Gigit is an online platform for locating musical bands and artists for parties and other events.
Westcott Multimedia
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Westcott Multimedia is a signal-based automated advertising platform for creatives and the companies that support them.
Pantaya
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Pantaya is a streaming service offering the best movies and series in Spanish, streaming exclusively in one place.
HitFix
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HitFix offers breaking entertainment news, insider information and exclusives on film, movies, TV, music, local events and awards.
CHNL
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CHNL offers a digital tool that allows users to discover and share videos, music, and other content from their social networks in one place.
Suretone Entertainment
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Suretone Entertainment operates in film development, financing, and production, as well as music artist management.
Interscope Records
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Interscope Records is a music label focusing primarily on EDM, dance, and electronic artists.
Skydance Productions
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Skydance Productions is an American film and television production company based at Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California.
Studiotime
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Studiotime is the largest online community to rent music studios.
Antelope Audio
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Antelope Audio is an electronic manufacturing company manufacturing audio master clocks and audio interfaces.
Raised In Space Enterprises
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A music/tech investment group focused on raising the value of music through technology
Company 3
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Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos
Cloud Cover Music
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Cloud Cover Music is an industry leader in providing the music and promotional messages you hear in retail and other business locations.
Musico
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Musico is a software platform for music teachers to select students, chose a music lesson, and track progress.
OpenPlay, Inc.
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OpenPlay solutions power workflow and process management for some of the world’s largest entertainment companies.
Baron Davis Enterprises
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Under BDE and its affiliated or managed entities, Baron Davis invests in operating companies with a focus on SIC sectors.
Intertainer
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Intertainer is the pioneer in the video on demand business.
Vertical Entertainment
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Vertical Entertainment is an independent film distribution and production company that offers full-service marketing and sales services.
Imagine Dragons
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Imagine Dragons is an American alternative band from Las Vegas, Nevada.
KCRW
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KCRW creates and curates a unique mix of content centered around music discovery, NPR news, cultural exploration.
Digital Music News
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Digital Music News is a web-based news and information portal for music industry and technology executives worldwide.
Unbias
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Unbias AI statistically analyzes audio and estimates how listeners will respond to music.
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
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N.A.R.A.S. – The people behind the Grammys.
Innovative Artists
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Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, Inc. operates as a talent and literary agency.
revo
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Tag your friends to let them stream songs from your music library, and discover your friends’ favorite tracks from indie artists
Universal Music Publishing Group
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Universal Music Publishing Group is a North American music publishing company and is part of the Universal Music Group.
Stardust Studios
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Stardust Studios is an animation company offering films and video production services.
Zync Music
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Zync Music is a music licensing and publishing company,
Human Worldwide
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Human Worldwide is a company of composers and producers creating entirely original music and sound design.
Recording Academy
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Recording Academy represents the voices of performers, songwriters, producers, engineers, and all music professionals.
Oomo
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Oomo 3D 5.1 Surround Sound Earbuds. Movie Theater Sound System in your pocket. A socially conscious company.
The Concert Agency
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The Concert Agency offers full event production services to colleges, businesses, festivals and private events.
Grammy Foundation
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Grammy Foundation is dedicated to the improvement and sustainability of music and its makers through various programs.
Creator Arcade
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Learn Electronic Dance Music alongside the world’s most popular DJ’s
Rondor Music
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The world’s greatest song catalog from the No.
Cordoba Music Group (Cordoba Guitars, Guild Guitars)
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Cordoba Music Group is a music company that supplies nylon string guitars and accessories.
Cut + Run
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Cut + Run is a production firm that offers editing commercials, movies, music videos and advertising services.
Incroud
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Incroud allows musicians to share music and gear with their fans.
AFX Creative
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AFX Creative is a content creation studio specializing in visual effects, color and creative ideation.
Verve Label Group
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Verve Label Group is a provider of wide variety of musical store in international level.
Noci Pictures Entertainment
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Noci Pictures Entertainment is involved in content creation, development, finance, production, and distribution.
Twenty2 Films
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film, TV, commercial and interactive production company
Mirrored Media
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Mirrored Media is a marketing firm that offers content, creative strategy, experiential, lifestyle music and influencer marketing services.
Dashbox
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Dashbox is a cloud-based music asset and metadata management system.
Intrepidus
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Intrepidus is focused on recognizing and developing multi-platform assets primarily within the media, entertainment & technology sectors.
USA Media Rights
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Their services reflect over 18 years of entertainment industry experience with a focus on media rights administration.
Playing For Change
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Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music.
VSCRL
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Ambisonic ambience libraries for 360 Film, Video Games, and VR Content.
TriArts Communications
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TriArts Communications focuses on music, film, and online entertainment.
GPS
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GPS is a music management firm that delivers project coordination, tracking and collections, digital marketing & content strategy services.
Endless Noise
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Endless Noise is a music and sound design production company.
Rated i Creative
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Rated i Creative is a video creative agency.
Family Groove
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Family Groove is a music label that preserves obscure and old music in tangible form for future references.
Eight Ball Sound
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Eight Ball Sound provides complete sound services for video games and film.
Immediate Music
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Immediate Music is an epic music production company based in Santa Monica, California.
Ruskin Group Theatre Company
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The Ruskin Group Theatre is a non-profit theatre company that mission is to produce unforgettable theatre with world-class artists.
AudioShot
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Share music. In any app. With any music service.
Santa Monica School of Dance and Music
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SMSDM is a dance studio and a music school.
GrooveWorx
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GrooveWorx is a music production studio that deals with feature film trailers, commercials, television scoring and radio services.
Milken Archive
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Milken Archive of Jewish Music represents the historic angle and proportion of the music body that pertains to the American Jewish.
iam.dj
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All DJs in one spot! The ultimate Social Music Platform where you can follow the World’s greatest DJs in one place.
Santa Monica Air Center
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Santa Monica Air Center is an events venue for events, entertainment productions, retail sales, awards shows, exhibitions, and parties.
Spin Move Records
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Spin Move Records is a company that specializes in boutique record label that releases music from all genres.
Music Interactive
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Music Interactive creates digital music advertising solutions for clients such as Pandora, Shazam, and other digital music services.
Santa Monica Art Studios
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Santa Monica Art Studios is a studio that houses artists and their exhibits.
Future Perfect
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Future Perfect composes and produces music for advertising, film, TV, interactive design, and video games.
ULTRAMEDIA
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ULTRAMEDIA is an innovative entertainment company specializing in the worldwide sales, financing, representation, and production of quality.
Santa Monica Academy of Music
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Santa Monica Academy of Music is a music education school.
Filmtrust
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Filmtrust a provider of online collaboration and procurement software for the entertainment industry.
Killer Tracks
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Killer Tracks is a global source for pre-cleared music for film, television, advertising and interactive media.
