Moraine Music Group

What Moraine Music Group does

Moraine Music Group is a privately held independent music publishing company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1999 by Dianna Maher. The company operates a portfolio of 27 wholly-owned publishing entities registered across the three major U.S. performance rights organizations—ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC—representing songwriters whose works have been recorded by major artists including Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Chris Stapleton, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Combs, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lee Ann Womack, and The Judds. The catalog spans country, rock, pop, folk, and Americana genres and has produced Grammy, CMA, ACM, and NSAI Song of the Year winners, including "I Hope You Dance" and "Blue on Black."

The company's core technology and operational capability is music publishing catalog management combined with active sync licensing representation. Catalog administration is handled through partnerships with major global publishers—UMPG, Sony/ATV, Round Hill Music, Reservoir Media, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Curb, Welk, Carlin, Nettwerk, and Membran—providing worldwide licensing and royalty collection. The sync licensing team places songs in film, television (The Bear, Tulsa King, Found, Suits, Lucifer, American Idol, Fire Country), and brand advertising (Subaru, Chevy, Disney, Splenda, Glade, Tourism Ireland). The company also operates The Blueroom Studios, a recording facility in Nashville's Berry Hill neighborhood featuring vintage equipment (1978 Trident TSM console, Otari MTR-90) and Grammy-winning producer Brent Maher.

Moraine generates revenue through three streams: music publishing administration (licensing royalties collected via PRO and sub-publisher networks), sync licensing fees (negotiated case-by-case based on usage, media, territory, and duration), and recording studio services at The Blueroom Studios. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company's go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct relationships with film/TV music supervisors, advertising agencies, and recording artists. The company has earned over 50 industry awards from ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SOCAN, and international bodies, and was recognized as SESAC Publisher of the Year for Americana and Folk formats.

Name

Moraine Music Group

Legal name

Moraine Music Group

Website

https://morainemusic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Moraine Music Group is a Nashville-based independent music publishing company founded in 1999 that administers 27 publishing entities across ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, representing songwriters whose works have been recorded by major artists and placed in film, TV, and advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Publishing Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230), Music Publishers (51223), Sound Recording Studios (51224)

akta.pro primary industry

Publishing Administration (Catalog Admin, Global Subpublishing) (MPAIABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sync Rights Representation (Pitching, Clearance, Negotiation) (MPAIABAF), Songwriting & Composition (Topliners, Co-writers, Camps) (MPAIABAA), Music Producers & Production Teams (MPAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Music publishing services
• Sync licensing representation
• Songwriter representation
• Recording studio services
• Music catalog licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Music Publishing Administration: The company administers a catalog of publishing companies (over 27 publishing entities listed including Moraine Music ASCAP, BMI, SESAC affiliates) representing songwriters' musical works and collecting performance royalties.
2. Sync Licensing: Songs from the catalog are licensed for use in films, television shows, commercials, and streaming content. Recent placements include The Bear, Tulsa King, Found, Suits, Lucifer, and major brand commercials for Subaru, Chevy, Disney, and Glade.
3. Recording Studio Services: The Blueroom Studios, operated by the company, provides recording studio facilities and services for artists. Featured releases include work with Grammy-winning producers Brent Maher and Charles Yingling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Moraine Music Group is an independent Nashville music publishing company that administers a catalog of 25+ publishing entities across ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC representing songwriters' musical works and collecting performance royalties. The company licenses catalog songs for synchronization in films, television shows, commercials, and streaming content, and operates The Blueroom Studios, a recording facility in Nashville's Berry Hill creative hub featuring Grammy-winning producers Brent Maher and Charles Yingling.

Product overview

Moraine Music Group is a single, unified independent music publishing company operating from Nashville, Tennessee. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected services centered on music publishing, songwriter representation, sync licensing for film/TV/advertising, and recording studio capabilities through The Blueroom Studios. The core offering is music publishing with a catalog spanning multiple genres, complemented by placement services that connect songs to visual media projects and a professional recording facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Blueroom Studios: Recording studio facility operated by Moraine Music Group featuring a 1978 Trident 32 input TSM Console with IZ RADAR 24 track Classic Converters, Pro Tools 12.5 Native, Otari MTR-90, and various vintage audio equipment. Features releases by Grammy winning producer/engineer Brent Maher and Charles Yingling.

Products and services

• Moraine Music Publishing Catalog Music publishing catalog administration covering country, rock, pop, folk, and Americana genres with songs recorded by Grammy-winning superstars. Operated for global licensing and royalty collection through partnerships with UMPG, Sony/ATV, Round Hill Music, Reservoir Media, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, and other major publishers.
• Film/TV Sync Licensing Music placement services for films, television shows, and commercials. Catalog songs have appeared in The Bear, Tulsa King, Suits, Lucifer, American Idol, Nashville, Fire Country, and commercials for Subaru, Chevy, Disney, Splenda, Glade, and Tourism Ireland. Targeted at music supervisors, advertising agencies, and brand teams.
• The Blueroom Studios Recording studio facility featuring a 1978 Trident 32-input TSM Console, IZ RADAR 24 track Classic Converters, Pro Tools 12.5 Native, Otari MTR-90, and premium outboard gear. Home to Grammy-winning producer/engineer Brent Maher (AES Hall of Fame 2017, Country Music Hall of Fame Music Masters 2019) and Charles Yingling. Offered to artists for recording sessions with bookings via [email protected].
• Songwriter Representation Services Representation and development of songwriters including Gareth Dunlop, Shannon LaBrie, Steven Dayvid McKellar, Kyshona, Kieran Kane, Kevin Dailey, SHEL, Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley, Tia Sillers, and 30+ additional writers, providing publishing administration, sync placement, and royalty collection services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Songs have spent 17 consecutive weeks at #1 (Kenny Wayne Shepherd's "Blue on Black" in 1999)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reservoir Media: Independent music publisher with a sizable catalog and active sync licensing operation; a direct competitor for writer signings, catalog acquisitions, and film/TV placements, and a current publishing partner administering part of Moraine's catalog.
• Hipgnosis Songs Fund: Investment vehicle specializing in acquiring music publishing catalogs globally; competes for the same songwriter catalogs and catalogs Moraine represents, and is itself an admin partner for portions of Moraine's catalog — making it both competitor and channel.
• Round Hill Music: Independent music publisher with catalog acquisition strategy and active songwriter representation; competes for sync placements and writer signings, and currently administers Moraine catalog rights.
• Primary Wave Music Publishing: Independent music publisher focused on acquiring legacy catalogs and representing established songwriters; directly competes for the writer relationships Moraine relies on.
• Spirit Music Group: Independent music publisher managing significant catalogs across pop, rock, country, and R&B; directly comparable in catalog scale and sync licensing outreach.
• peermusic: Largest independent music publisher globally, with broad catalog and sync representation; directly comparable in independent-publisher positioning and the catalog-administration-plus-sync model Moraine operates.
• Downtown Music Publishing: Independent publisher with strong sync representation and songwriter services; closely comparable in targeting indie songwriters and pitching for film/TV/advertising placements.
• Blackbird Studio: Premier Nashville recording studio featuring Grammy-level producers and vintage analog equipment; directly comparable as the studio-operations side of Moraine's business via The Blueroom Studios.

Broad incumbents

• Concord Music Publishing: Larger, well-capitalized publisher with broad genre coverage and active sync representation; operates at higher scale but in overlapping country, Americana, and folk catalogs where Moraine is strong.

Regional players

• Big Machine Label Group: Nashville-rooted independent music company with publishing and recorded music operations; comparable as a Nashville indie but rooted more in recorded music than pure publishing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/morainemusicgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/morainemusicgroup
• Instagraminstagram.com/morainemusic/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@moraine.music.gro?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
• Xx.com/morainemusic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moraine-music-group

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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