Search Party Music

What Search Party Music does

Search Party Music is a New York-based music supervision and original music firm operating as a division of Premier Music Group following its 2020 acquisition. Founded by Randall Poster — a Grammy Award-winning music supervisor known for shaping the musical identities of Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Todd Phillips, and Sam Mendes projects — the firm delivers four integrated service lines: original music composition, music supervision, music licensing and clearance, and re-record production.

The company's core offering is project-based professional services. A core team of five senior supervisors and producers (including Co-President Winslow Bright, Chief Creative Director Randall Poster, and supervisors Meghan Currier, Ian Herbert, and Milena Erke) executes original scores, curates licensed song selections, clears rights, negotiates talent, and produces custom re-recordings for advertising campaigns, feature films, television series, and podcasts. The firm has no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML components, and no standalone software products; its deliverable is human creative judgment and rights-clearing expertise.

Search Party Music generates revenue through custom, quote-based professional services fees from enterprise clients. The customer base spans more than 20 named enterprise logos across eight-plus verticals, including Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Sephora, Target, Walmart, Coca-Cola, Toyota, Nissan, Budweiser, Stella Artois, Tory Burch, Swarovski, and Beyond Meat on the advertising side, and Netflix, HBO, Warner Bros., Wes Anderson Productions, and Martin Scorsese Productions on the film/TV side. The company has no disclosed funding, no public revenue, and operates as a sub-unit of Premier Music Group with a single New York office.

Name

Search Party Music

Legal name

Search Party Music

Website

https://searchparty-music.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Search Party Music is a New York-based music supervision firm providing original music composition, licensing, re-record production, and creative music strategy for advertising, film, television, and podcast clients. It operates as a division of Premier Music Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Supervision Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Supervision Services (MPAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio Post & Music for Advertising (Sound Design, Mix, Music Supervision) (MPAAAMAE), Production Music Libraries (Library Music, Trailer Music, Stock Cues) (MPAIABAH), Brand Partnerships & Music Placement Services (Non-Exclusive Brand Deals) (MPAIALAM)

Keywords

• Music supervision services
• Music licensing clearance
• Original music composition
• Advertising music production
• Film television soundtracks

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Music Supervision Services: Professional music supervision services for advertising campaigns, film, and television productions including original music composition, music licensing, and re-record production. Revenue generated through project-based fees for music supervision, licensing clearances, and production services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Search Party Music provides music supervision services for advertising campaigns, film, and television productions. Offerings include original music composition, music licensing and clearance, re-record production, talent negotiations, and brand consulting. The team curates soundtracks and pairs brands with artists for campaigns across advertising, TV, film, and podcasts.

Product overview

Search Party Music is a team of music supervisors that pioneer original music composition, music supervision, and licensing for advertising, television, and film. The company offers four interconnected service lines: Original Music Composition (custom scores for campaigns), Music Supervision (curating and pairing brands with artists), Licensed Music (clearing existing songs for campaigns), and Re-Records (creating custom versions of songs with modified arrangements or lyrics). Founded by renowned music supervisor Randall Poster, the company joined Premier Music Group in 2020 and is led by Co-President Winslow Bright.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Original Music Composition Custom original music composition services for advertising campaigns, television, and film projects. The team creates bespoke soundtracks tailored to each client's brand identity and project requirements.
• Music Supervision Professional music supervision services pairing brands with artists, curating event-based campaigns, and managing digital, social, and collaborative music endeavors for advertising, film, TV, and podcasts.
• Licensed Music Music licensing services for advertising and branded content, sourcing and clearing existing songs for use in campaigns.
• Re-Records Custom re-record production services creating alternative versions of songs for brands, including lyric changes and arrangement modifications for advertising use.

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Premier Music GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020As of 2020, Search Party Music officially joined Premier Music Group. The company is now part of the Premier Music Group team. Co-President Winslow Bright handles inquiries at [email protected].
• Pereira & O'DellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvertising agency partnership for Stella Artois campaigns including the Daydream in the Life Artois campaign featuring M. Ward cover of The Lovin' Spoonful's Daydream.
• Standard HotelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Artists In Residence program with Standard Hotel. Randall Poster and Annie Ohayon selected artists to spend a week at each Standard property composing original songs, resulting in limited-edition LP compilation.
• Warby ParkerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple collaborations including Beck Song Reader project where SP teamed up with Warby Parker and Beck to deliver a newly recorded album of 20 songs. Also includes Warby Parker Concert Series and co-branding opportunities.
• Tory BurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnique multi-year music partnership creating playlists for Tory blog, in-store events, runway shows, look-book videos, advertisements, and co-branding opportunities.
• Google PlayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMIC collaboration with Interstellar film - a short film comprised of nearly 8,000 video submissions from around the world, with music supervised by Meghan Currier.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Squeak E Clean: Global music supervision, sonic branding, and original music studio headquartered in Los Angeles. Comparable offering across advertising, film, and trailer music, with similar mix of brand consulting and sync licensing.
• Position Music: Independent music publishing and supervision company specializing in sync placements for advertising, film, TV, and trailers. Comparable on the sync and licensing side, with a deeper catalog/rights-administration angle.
• JSM Music: New York-based music supervision and licensing firm serving advertising agencies, brands, and film/TV productions. Overlaps directly on sync licensing, clearance, and original composition for major commercial clients.
• Big Sync Music: Boutique music supervision company focused on advertising and brand campaigns. Closely comparable in service model, customer segment (brands and agencies), and project-based fee structure.
• Contemplate Music: Boutique New York music supervision firm serving advertising and film clients with licensing, original music, and brand partnerships. Closely comparable in service mix, customer base (major brands and agencies), and positioning as a high-touch creative shop.
• Beacon Street Studios: Music supervision and original music house serving advertising, film, and TV. Direct competitor with a similar creative-led boutique model and a comparable roster of brand and entertainment clients.
• Genuine Music: Independent music supervision and original music company focused on advertising, film, and TV. Direct peer offering the same core suite of supervision, licensing, and original composition services to brand and entertainment clients.
• Good Ear Music Supervision: Independent music supervision firm serving advertising and film clients with licensing and original music services. A like-sized boutique peer with comparable creative positioning.

Broad incumbents

• APM Music: Large-scale production music library and licensing platform supplying pre-cleared music for advertising, film, TV, and trailers. A broader incumbent in the same sync ecosystem that competes with boutique supervisors on speed and catalog depth.
• Premier Music Group: Search Party Music's parent company and a roll-up of music supervision firms. Premier Music Group is the most direct comparable as the platform acquirer/operator in the same boutique music supervision category, with overlapping service lines and shared clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sp_music
• Facebookfacebook.com/Search-Party-Music-386878657473
• Instagraminstagram.com/searchpartymusic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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