This article showcases our top picks for the best District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia Music Based Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Mint Songs
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Mint Songs is the largest music NFT marketplace helping music artists build web3 communities
Osiris Media
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Creating and curating music and culture podcasts for passionate fans and helping like-minded advertisers get in front of engaged customers.
Oppty
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Service for marketers and website owners that sell soft,games, video and music
Radio Javan
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Radio Javan is a Persian music streaming platform.
SoundExchange
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SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties for sound recording.
XM Satellite Radio
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XM Satellite Radio is a subsidiary of SiriusXM Radio is an American satellite radio company.
Smithsonian Channel
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Smithsonian Channel is an entertainment company that offers tv entertainment services.
WAMbloc
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WAMbloc is an online platform that enables musicians, writers, and musicians to collaborate on new work.
RIAA, Recording Industry Association of America
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Recording Industry Association Of America is a trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry.
NMPA
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The National Music Publishers’ Association is the largest U.S. music publishing trade association with over 3000 members.
Gigturn
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Gigturn is an e-commerce platform that helps DJs and musicians connect and interact with venues, promoters, and influencers.
Real Hip-Hop Network
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A digital media and entertainment company .
I.M.P. Entertainment
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I.M.P. Inc. owns and manages the major entertainment venues 9:30 Club, the Merriweather Post Pavllion and the Lincoln Theatre
WHUR 96.3
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WHUR 96.3 is a digital radio platform that offers local news, university news, music, podcasts, events and programs.
MusicFIRST
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MusicFIRST works to ensure music creators get fair pay for their work.
Radio World
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Radio World is a radio broadcast technology company.
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
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Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment aims to tackle digital piracy and copyright of creative content for the entertainment industry.
Kovue
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Kovue is the union of Facebook and Spotify for live TV and streaming video.
Internet Product Development Group
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Offers highly targeted automated custom news packages that deliver specific breaking updates on topics ranging from music to politics.
Homemaide
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Homemaide helps you buy the items you love that you see on Streaming (Netflix, Youtube, Prime) and Social (FB, P, T, IG, Snap, WhatsApp)
Magnum Entertainment Group
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Magnum entertainment group is a full-service entertainment event planning firm headquartered in washington.
Concurrent Media
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Concurrent Media Strategies was founded in 2010 by long-time industry analyst and journalist Paul Sweeting.
WPFW
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Washington DC, listener supported community radio station dedicated to Jazz and Justice streaming live.
Funk Parade
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Funk Parade, a one-of-a-kind street fair, parade and music festival, continues that tradition.
Digital Citizens Alliance
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The Digital Citizens Alliance is focused on educating the public and policymakers on the threats faced by people on the internet.
Night Life Agency DC
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Event Planning, Marketing & Promotions
Listen Vision
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Listen Vision offers full service music, entertainment and multimedia production facility.
Place Tempo, Inc.
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iOS & Android App:Find the best places nearby to work remotely or study that match your productivity needs from realtime and recent ratings.
Dischord Records
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Dischord Records is a music label company that produces and distributes music records by various bands and artists.
Youth Orchestra of the Americas
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YOA Orchestra of the Americas is a world-class symphony orchestra of gifted musical leaders.
Allbeat
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Allbeat is a new 11-second music discovery platform for emerging artists.
Sitar Arts Center
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Sitar Arts Center is an art organization that offers summer arts education programs in the form of visual arts, music, drama, and dance
DarwinBeats
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DarwinBeats is an app for music lovers who want to discover and support their favorite up-and-coming artists.
Onstage DC
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OnstageDC is a company with the expertise in online entertainment publishing.
Capital City Symphony
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Capital City Symphony is a community orchestra performing fun and creative programming at atlas performing arts center.
AppsAlliance
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Apps Alliance is an independent application developing company that develops applications for iOS and Android devices.
International Intellectual Property Alliance – IIPA
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International Intellectual Property Alliance, a coalition, represents U.S. companies that produce copyright-protected material.
One City Ent
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Connecting consumers, creatives, and companies through competition and challenges, shaping the culture.
Rezz Mitchell
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Rezz Mitchell is a Washington, D.C based private-entity and brand focused on the production of concerts and video content.
DCTOP20
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DCTOP20 is a streaming community that provides a platform for marketing, digital advert, live stream programming, and social data analysis.
Teyus
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Teyus Music All of the music that you ever heard, every note, every phrase was written by and for humans.
Brown Art Ink
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A community incubator to support the arts ecosystem.
Studio Gallery
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Studio Gallery is a non-profit artist cooperative exhibiting and selling art by DC, Maryland, and Virginia’s living contemporary artists.
Future of Music
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Future of Music Coalition is a national nonprofit organization.
DJ Flounder
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DJ Flounder is an entertainment & events company and a strong advocate for art, beauty, creativity, love and music.
KindredSound
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KindredSound is a location-based mobile application connecting people through their shared favorite music.
Preamp.fm
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Preamp.fm is a new way to discover live music in your city. The site finds artists playing shows in venues near you, then builds an
DJBiddy
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DJBiddy is an online platform for live music, virtual event planning, and music sharing also helps DJs connect with a worldwide audience.