The Gorfaine/Schwartz

What The Gorfaine/Schwartz does

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. (GSA) is a privately-held music talent agency founded in 1982 and headquartered at 4111 W. Alameda Avenue, Suite 509 in Burbank, California. The firm represents an exclusive roster of more than 200 music professionals — including over 100 composers, 11+ songwriters and producers, 8+ music supervisors, and 10+ music editors — for placement in film, television, and new-media productions. Its clients span marquee franchises and top-tier auteurs, with named placements on Disney, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO, and Amazon Studios projects. The agency's revenue model is commission-based talent representation; GSA earns commissions on bookings negotiated between its represented professionals and production companies, with rates and contract terms not publicly disclosed. Industry position is reinforced by longstanding studio relationships and the inclusion of Oscar, Grammy, and Emmy winners on the roster.

GSA operates three product/service lines. The core offering is talent agency representation across four talent categories (composers, songwriters/producers, music supervisors, music editors). A secondary Artist Management service (gsamusic.com/management) extends representation into broader recording-artist career development, with cited talent including James Taylor and producer Glen Ballard. A third line, Film Concerts Live (FCL), is a sub-brand maintained in partnership with FilmConcertsLive, focused on producing live orchestral concert tours built on film and television scores. The agency serves global markets; while its operational footprint is the Burbank headquarters, its represented talent originates from at least 13 countries and books projects for studios and streamers worldwide.

The go-to-market is relationship-driven and direct. GSA does not run enterprise software or a public pricing model, relies on its professional website for talent discoverability, and drives bookings through longstanding direct engagement with entertainment-company executives at major studios and networks. The firm markets itself as the 'premiere talent agency for music in film, television and new media' — a positioning built across more than four decades and anchored on a high-density roster of award-winning composers and music supervisors.

Name

The Gorfaine/Schwartz

Legal name

Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.

Website

https://gsamusic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency is a private music talent agency founded in 1982 in Burbank, California, representing 200+ composers, songwriters, producers, music supervisors, and music editors for major film, television, and streaming productions including Disney, Netflix, Marvel, Lucasfilm, HBO, and Apple TV+.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Talent Representation

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Casting & Talent Placement (Sessions, Bands, Touring Musicians) (MPAIAGAM)

Keywords

• Music talent representation
• Film composer agency
• Television music supervision
• Artist management services
• Entertainment industry talent

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Representation and Commission: GSA generates revenue by representing film industry composers, music producers, songwriters, music supervisors, and music editors. The agency earns commissions on projects booked for its roster of talent, matching creative professionals with film, television, and new media productions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency (GSA) is a music talent representation agency that represents film composers, music producers, songwriters, music supervisors, and music editors for placement on film, television, and new media productions. The agency also operates an Artist Management division for select recording artists and producers, and runs the Film Concerts Live (FCL) sub-brand for live concert productions featuring film and television scores.

Product overview

Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency is a talent representation agency offering a unified platform for representing music industry professionals. The core agency service provides representation for four distinct talent categories: Composers (including film, television, and video game composers), Songwriters and Producers, Music Supervisors, and Music Editors. Supporting this core offering is the Artist Management service which provides career development for represented talent. Additionally, Film Concerts Live (FCL) operates as a sub-brand division focused on live concert events featuring film and television music scores performed by orchestras worldwide.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Gorfaine/Schwartz Talent Representation Agency A talent representation service for music professionals (composers, songwriters/producers, music supervisors, music editors) placing them on scoring and music projects for film studios, television networks, and streaming platforms.
• Artist Management

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FilmConcertsLive (FCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSA maintains a partnership with FilmConcertsLive, a company producing live concert experiences featuring film scores, as evidenced by their 'Fcl' link in the website navigation and promotional slider featuring FCL content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Concord Music Publishing: Concord is one of the world's largest independent music publishers, representing songwriters and composers across film, TV, advertising, and recorded music. While its core business is publishing rather than agency representation, it operates in the same composer/songwriter ecosystem as GSA.
• Reservoir Media: Reservoir is an independent music publisher that also offers management services to songwriters, producers, and composers. It is adjacent to GSA — focused more on publishing rights than pure talent representation — but competes for some of the same composer/songwriter clients.

Broad incumbents

• WME (William Morris Endeavor): WME is one of the largest global talent agencies with a sizable music and composers division. Although it covers actors, writers, and broader entertainment, its music arm competes with GSA for A-list composer and music supervisor placements.
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): CAA is a major global talent agency with a music department representing composers, producers, and recording artists. It competes with GSA particularly for higher-profile composer signings and large studio package deals.
• United Talent Agency (UTA): UTA is a major diversified talent agency with a music division that has aggressively expanded into composer representation. It is an incumbent that competes with GSA on major film/TV scoring placements and has been acquiring smaller music agencies.
• Paradigm Talent Agency: Paradigm is a full-service talent agency with a strong music and composing department representing composers across film, TV, and theater. It competes with GSA across multiple scoring verticals and serves many of the same studio clients.

Emerging players

• Primary Wave Music Publishing: Primary Wave is an independent music publishing and talent management company that has expanded into artist management and rights administration. While primarily a publisher, it overlaps with GSA in representing high-profile music talent and rights holders.

Direct peers

• Air-Edel Associates: Air-Edel is a UK-based music agency representing film, television, and advertising composers globally. Like GSA, it focuses on placing high-end composers onto screen projects and is a direct comparable in the international scoring representation market.
• Kraft-Engel Management: Kraft-Engel Management is one of the closest direct competitors to GSA — a boutique talent agency also based in the Los Angeles area representing A-list film and television composers. It offers the most apples-to-apples comparison in composer representation for Hollywood scoring.
• Manners McDade Artist Management: Manners McDade is a London-based composer and music management agency representing screen composers, songwriters, and producers for film, TV, and games. It directly competes with GSA for international composer placement on major productions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gsamusic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gorfaine-schwartz-agency

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