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Yessian
Legal namestring
Yessian
Websiteurl
yessian.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1971
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersNew York, United States
HQ citystring
New York
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
audio production services, music composition services, sound design services, experiential audio production, commercial music production
Industry2 codes
1Sound Design (Creative/Design-Heavy FX, World-Building)
CodeMPAHAEAEPrimaryYes
2Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural)
CodeMPAHAEAJPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Sound Recording Studios512240
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production7812
Product category
Audio Production Services
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model3 records
1Custom Sound Design Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Project-based custom music composition and sound design for commercials, brand experiences, theme parks, and immersive attractions

yessian.com
2Experiential Audio Production
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Audio production for themed entertainment venues including fly theaters, 4D/5D attractions, dome shows, and immersive installations

yessian.com
3Commercial Music Production
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Music creation and sound design for advertising campaigns including broadcast, digital, and promotional content

yessian.com
Marketing channels2 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Yessian is a full-service sound production company providing original music composition, sound design, audio mixing, audio post-production, and music supervision for television commercials, digital advertising, and brand campaigns. The firm also creates immersive audio experiences and multi-dimensional aural environments for theme parks, fly theaters, 4D/5D attractions, dome shows, brand activations, and live events, delivered through studio facilities in New York City and Detroit supported by a global creative network.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Yessian is a sound production company offering three interconnected services: Commercials (music composition, sound design, audio post, and music supervision for advertising), Experiential (immersive audio environments for theme parks, attractions, and brand activations), and Music Search (a library platform for licensing pre-existing tracks). The company operates two studio facilities in New York City and Detroit, supported by a global network of composers, sound designers, and producers.

Product and service3 records
1Commercials
CategoryCommercial audio production
Description

Commercial music production service offering music composition, sound design, audio post-production, and music supervision for advertising campaigns across television, digital, and streaming platforms.

2Experiential
CategoryExperiential audio production
Description

Immersive audio experience production service creating sonic environments for theme parks, interactive installations, themed entertainment venues, fly theaters, dome shows, 4D/5D attractions, and brand experiences.

3Music Search
CategoryMusic licensing platform
Description

Online music library and discovery platform enabling clients to search, preview, and license pre-existing music tracks for commercial use.

Scale indicator2 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent music and sound design studio producing original scores, sound design, and audio post for commercials, film, and experiential projects. Operates in the same project-based, brand-and-agency-facing model as Yessian.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global music and sound branding agency composing original music, sound logos, and sonic identities for brands and agencies. Directly comparable to Yessian's commercial music and music supervision offerings.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Multi-disciplinary music and sound design company providing original music, sound design, and audio post for advertising campaigns. Closely mirrors Yessian's commercial sound production focus.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent music and sound design studio serving global brands and agencies with original composition, sound design, and audio post for advertising. A direct competitor for the same commercial accounts Yessian serves.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Long-running NYC-based music and sound design company producing original scores, sound design, and audio post for television, advertising, and branded content. Directly comparable in service mix and customer base.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent music and sound design agency creating sonic branding, original music, and sound design for advertising and brand experiences. Comparable offering for global brand and agency clients.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent sound studio specializing in original music, sound design, and audio post for advertising, film, and digital content. Operates in the same craft-led, project-based model as Yessian.

8Stimmung
TypeDirect peer
Description

Sound design and original music studio producing audio for advertising, branded content, and immersive experiences. Overlaps with Yessian across commercials and experiential work.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Multidisciplinary experiential studio creating immersive environments for theme parks, museums, and public spaces. Comparable to Yessian's experiential division, though Moment Factory covers the full visual/audio/tech stack rather than audio only.

TypeOthers
Description

Large production music library used by Yessian's Music Search offering for pre-licensed track discovery. Not a direct competitor but an enabling/adjacent player in the music licensing ecosystem.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat5 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers42 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature2 records

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Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles8 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Yessian

Audio Production Servicesyessian.com

Yessian firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Yessian
Legal name
Yessian
Website
https://yessian.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1971
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Yessian industry classification

Industry
Product category
Audio Production Services
NAICS
Sound Recording Studios (512240)
SIC
Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
akta.pro primary industry
Sound Design (Creative/Design-Heavy FX, World-Building) (MPAHAEAE)
akta.pro secondary industry
Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural) (MPAHAEAJ)

Keywords

  • Audio production services
  • Music composition services
  • Sound design services
  • Experiential audio production
  • Commercial music production

Where Yessian is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Yessian business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Custom Sound Design Services: Project-based custom music composition and sound design for commercials, brand experiences, theme parks, and immersive attractions
  2. Experiential Audio Production: Audio production for themed entertainment venues including fly theaters, 4D/5D attractions, dome shows, and immersive installations
  3. Commercial Music Production: Music creation and sound design for advertising campaigns including broadcast, digital, and promotional content

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Yessian product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Yessian is a full-service sound production company providing original music composition, sound design, audio mixing, audio post-production, and music supervision for television commercials, digital advertising, and brand campaigns. The firm also creates immersive audio experiences and multi-dimensional aural environments for theme parks, fly theaters, 4D/5D attractions, dome shows, brand activations, and live events, delivered through studio facilities in New York City and Detroit supported by a global creative network.

Product overview

Yessian is a sound production company offering three interconnected services: Commercials (music composition, sound design, audio post, and music supervision for advertising), Experiential (immersive audio environments for theme parks, attractions, and brand activations), and Music Search (a library platform for licensing pre-existing tracks). The company operates two studio facilities in New York City and Detroit, supported by a global network of composers, sound designers, and producers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Commercials Commercial music production service offering music composition, sound design, audio post-production, and music supervision for advertising campaigns across television, digital, and streaming platforms.
  • Experiential Immersive audio experience production service creating sonic environments for theme parks, interactive installations, themed entertainment venues, fly theaters, dome shows, 4D/5D attractions, and brand experiences.
  • Music Search Online music library and discovery platform enabling clients to search, preview, and license pre-existing music tracks for commercial use.

Companies that use Yessian

Customer profile

Named customers42 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Yessian technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Yessian partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Yessian competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Antfood: Independent music and sound design studio producing original scores, sound design, and audio post for commercials, film, and experiential projects. Operates in the same project-based, brand-and-agency-facing model as Yessian.
  • MassiveMusic: Global music and sound branding agency composing original music, sound logos, and sonic identities for brands and agencies. Directly comparable to Yessian's commercial music and music supervision offerings.
  • Squeak E. Clean Studios: Multi-disciplinary music and sound design company providing original music, sound design, and audio post for advertising campaigns. Closely mirrors Yessian's commercial sound production focus.
  • Butter Music and Sound: Independent music and sound design studio serving global brands and agencies with original composition, sound design, and audio post for advertising. A direct competitor for the same commercial accounts Yessian serves.
  • JSM Music: Long-running NYC-based music and sound design company producing original scores, sound design, and audio post for television, advertising, and branded content. Directly comparable in service mix and customer base.
  • Human Worldwide: Independent music and sound design agency creating sonic branding, original music, and sound design for advertising and brand experiences. Comparable offering for global brand and agency clients.
  • Sonica Music: Independent sound studio specializing in original music, sound design, and audio post for advertising, film, and digital content. Operates in the same craft-led, project-based model as Yessian.
  • Stimmung: Sound design and original music studio producing audio for advertising, branded content, and immersive experiences. Overlaps with Yessian across commercials and experiential work.

Emerging players

  • Moment Factory: Multidisciplinary experiential studio creating immersive environments for theme parks, museums, and public spaces. Comparable to Yessian's experiential division, though Moment Factory covers the full visual/audio/tech stack rather than audio only.

Others

  • APM Music: Large production music library used by Yessian's Music Search offering for pre-licensed track discovery. Not a direct competitor but an enabling/adjacent player in the music licensing ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Yessian social profiles

Digital presence

Yessian financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Yessian leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Yessian funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Yessian M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Yessian

What does Yessian do?

Yessian is a full-service sound production company providing original music composition, sound design, audio mixing, audio post-production, and music supervision for television commercials, digital advertising, and brand campaigns. The firm also creates immersive audio experiences and multi-dimensional aural environments for theme parks, fly theaters, 4D/5D attractions, dome shows, brand activations, and live events, delivered through studio facilities in New York City and Detroit supported by a global creative network.

Is Yessian a public or private company?

Yessian is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.

When was Yessian founded?

Yessian was founded in 1971. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Yessian based?

Yessian is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

How does Yessian make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Custom Sound Design Services are the primary driver. The others are experiential Audio Production and commercial Music Production.

Who are Yessian's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Antfood, MassiveMusic, Squeak E. Clean Studios, Butter Music and Sound, JSM Music, Human Worldwide, Sonica Music and Stimmung. Moment Factory is listed as an emerging player. APM Music is listed as an others.

Does Yessian have an API?

No public API is recorded for Yessian.

What industry is Yessian in?

Yessian's product category is Audio Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAHAEAE, Sound Design (Creative/Design-Heavy FX, World-Building), with a secondary code of MPAHAEAJ, Immersive/Spatial Audio Production (Dolby Atmos, 5.1/7.1, Binaural). Its NAICS code is 512240 and its SIC code is 7812.

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PR NewswireUS Music Production Company Yessian Celebrates 50 Years and Journey from 300-Square-Foot Bait Shop to National and International Studios with Audio Projects for Top Brands Across the GlobeYessian, a music production company founded in 1971 by composer Dan Yessian in a 300-square-foot bait shop in metro Detroit, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The company has grown into a global enterprise with studios in Farmington Hills, Los Angeles, New York City, and Hamburg, Germany, totaling 20,000 square feet of studio and office space. Yessian provides audio production for top brands in advertising, film, TV, gaming, and theme parks, and was recently awarded two Gold Awards at the 2021 American Advertising Awards Los Angeles.PR NewswireFor the First Time, Iconic Documentary Ballad "I See Wings" from "An Armenian Trilogy" Now Available as Film Released in Five LanguagesThe documentary "An Armenian Trilogy" and its featured symphonic ballad "I See Wings" by Kenny Watson have been released on multiple streaming platforms including iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, and Vimeo with subtitles in five languages. The film follows American composer Dan Yessian's journey from advertising Hall of Fame music creator to writing his first classical composition commemorating the 1915 Armenian Genocide victims, performed by the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra in Yerevan. Yessian, who founded Yessian Music Inc., was commissioned by his priest to create the composition for the 100th anniversary of the genocide, when 1.5 million Armenian citizens were massacred.