Neophonic Music & Media

What Neophonic Music & Media does

Neophonic Music & Media is a Los Angeles-based, full-service music supervision and consultation firm serving film studios, television networks, streaming platforms, advertisers, and video game publishers. Founded by Evyen J. Klean, the firm provides creative conceptualization, production budgeting, music clearance and licensing, talent acquisition, soundtrack solicitation and oversight, music production, on-camera music performance planning, and legal consultation across film, television, commercials, promos, and digital media. Its most significant commercial relationship is a 25+ year tenure as a music supervision partner to HBO/Max, with documented credits on flagship programming including Game of Thrones, Succession, Euphoria, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, Westworld, Peacemaker, The Penguin, and Dune: Prophecy, alongside work for Netflix, Lionsgate, and other major studios.

Neophonic operates as a relationship-driven, consultative B2B professional services firm. Services are sold directly to enterprise clients through embedded, multi-season engagements rather than through volume pricing or distribution channels. The firm bills against project scopes at premium positioning, evidenced by talent relationships with composers such as Hans Zimmer, Gustavo Santaolalla, and Ramin Djawadi, and collaboration credits with filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, Aaron Sorkin, Ryan Murphy, Mike White, and Damon Lindelof. Industry recognition includes a Creative Arts Emmy nomination in 2025 for The Last of Us Season 2, a Guild of Music Supervisors Award in 2020 for Bombshell, and a prior Emmy nomination/win for Bessie.

The firm is privately held and founder-controlled, with no disclosed institutional investors, acquisitions, or capital events. Operating geographies and headquarters address are not publicly disclosed. The team consists of nine named professionals on its About page, and the firm maintains marketing presence via its website, Instagram, Facebook, and Spotify channels, plus earned media through award recognition and industry panels. No proprietary software, API, or AI/ML tooling is offered; the product is delivered entirely through human-led creative and licensing labor.

Name

Neophonic Music & Media

Legal name

Neophonic Music & Media

Website

https://neophonic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neophonic Music & Media is a Los Angeles-based, full-service music supervision and consultation firm founded by Evyen J. Klean, serving film studios, television networks, and streaming platforms with music clearance, licensing, talent acquisition, and soundtrack oversight, anchored by a 25+ year relationship with HBO/Max.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Supervision Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Music Publishers (512230), Other Sound Recording Industries (51229)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Supervision Services (MPAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sync Rights Representation (Pitching, Clearance, Negotiation) (MPAIABAF), Public Performance/Neighboring Rights for AV Uses (Cue Sheet & Reporting Services) (MPAIALAK), Audio Post & Music for Advertising (Sound Design, Mix, Music Supervision) (MPAAAMAE)

Keywords

• Music supervision services
• Music clearance licensing
• Soundtrack production
• Film music consulting
• Television music supervision

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Music Supervision Services: Full-service music supervision and consultation for film, television, commercials, promos, and digital media including creative conceptualization, production budgeting, music clearance and licensing, talent acquisition, soundtrack solicitation, music production, on-camera music performance planning, and legal consultation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Neophonic Music & Media is a full-service music supervision firm providing end-to-end music services for film, television, commercials, promos, video games, and digital media. Its offering spans creative conceptualization, production budgeting and scheduling, music clearance and licensing, talent acquisition, soundtrack solicitation and oversight, music production, on-camera music performance planning, and legal consultation. The firm serves major studios, television networks, and streaming platforms under direct B2B engagements.

Product overview

Neophonic Music & Media is a full-service music supervision firm offering two primary service offerings: Music Supervision Services and Music Consultation Services. The company, founded by Evyen J. Klean, provides comprehensive music services for film, television, commercials, promos, video games, and digital media. Their services include creative conceptualization and execution, production budgeting and scheduling, music clearance and licensing, talent acquisition, soundtrack solicitation and oversight, music production, on-camera music performance planning and facilitation, and legal consultation. The company has a longstanding relationship with HBO and Max spanning over 25 years and has worked with every major studio and television network on projects across all genres and budgets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Supervision Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning: Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Supervision on The Last of Us Season 2
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HBO/MaxcoreOthers25+ year relationship providing music services for HBO and Max. Neophonic has worked alongside HBO's team through the production of their groundbreaking and iconic programming including Game of Thrones, Succession, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, and House of the Dragon.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Picture Moving Company: Music supervision and consultancy serving major Hollywood productions. Directly competes with Neophonic for high-profile film and TV music supervision engagements.
• Variance Music Supervision: Music supervision and creative services firm working across film, TV, and commercials. Closely aligned with Neophonic's boutique, relationship-driven model and major-network client focus.
• Epitome Music Supervision: Full-service music supervision firm with credits across major television and film productions. Comparable to Neophonic in service scope (creative direction, clearance, licensing) and client base (major studios, networks, and streaming platforms).
• Cutting Room Music: Boutique music supervision firm serving film, television, and advertising clients. Directly comparable to Neophonic as a peer professional services provider in the music supervision category with similar B2B studio/network clientele.
• DuMonde Music: Music supervision and production music company working with studios and networks. Comparable service offering to Neophonic with similar high-end client portfolio in television and film.

Emerging players

• Musicbed: Music licensing platform focused on film, TV, and advertising sync. Comparable to Neophonic's commercial and indie-film work, though operates via a marketplace model rather than full-service supervision.
• Songtradr: B2B music licensing platform that has expanded into music supervision-adjacent services including sync clearance and catalog management. Represents the tech-enabled, scalable competitor model that pressures traditional boutique supervisors like Neophonic.

Broad incumbents

• BMG: Major music publisher and rights administrator offering integrated sync licensing, publishing administration, and recording services. Operates at much larger scale than Neophonic across overlapping music rights territory.
• APM Music: Large-scale production music library (part of Sony Music) licensing tracks for TV, film, and advertising. Provides music sourcing at scale that competes with portions of Neophonic's sync and clearance workflow.
• Warner Chappell Music: Global music publishing division of Warner Music Group handling sync rights, publishing administration, and creative services. Comparable to Neophonic's publishing-adjacent rights work but at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/neophonic
• Xx.com/neophonicinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/neophonicmusicmedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neophonic-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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