Songtradr, the world’s largest B2B music licensing market, announced that it has acquired music technology and data company Tunefind. Tunefind is the world’s largest database and online information resource for music in television, films, and video games.
“Tunefind is an important trusted industry resource for using music in all major entertainment formats. The size of the database and coverage is unparalleled, “stated Paul Wiltshire , CEO of Songtradr . Film and gaming has considerable unrealized value. Our extensive data from the use of commercial music will in turn add to what Tunefind has to offer. ”
Together with an active community of millions of users per month, Tunefind works with over 250 of the world’s leading music supervisors to obtain song data directly from the experts responsible for selecting the music in TV shows, films and video games. Tunefind’s interviews with music supervisors shed light on this craft and highlight the important role music plays in storytelling.
“We’re very excited about this new phase that is now starting for Tunefind,” said Amanda Byers , General Manager of Tunefind. ”we can continue to provide the industry with the best resource.”
Tunefind also provides API data services under contract to clients such as Plex, Chartmetric, and other major music industry partners. The platform is also the basis of the Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter TV music charts.
Tunefind is the second music data company to acquire Songtradr after acquiring Jaxsta Limited in September 2020 . Songtradr and Jaxsta recently completed their first integration. It gives Jaxsta users seamless access to related rights claims through jaxsta.com, the world’s largest database of music credits.
HrNxt.com Newsdesk has researchers and writers with an excellent domain knowledge about the talent ecosystem, and the business environment. The team keeps a tab on the latest happenings in the ecosystem to bring most relevant news and insights for our readers. You can connect with our newsdesk at newsdesk@hrnxt.com.