Sourdoreille

What Sourdoreille does

Sourdoreille Production is a French audiovisual production company founded in 2006 as a media collective and converted into a Société Coopérative (SCOP) worker cooperative in 2011. Headquartered in Paris with a second base in Nantes, the firm operates as a collective of approximately 30 associates with complementary journalism, videography, and production profiles. Its stated focus is the "atypical" end of music filming — unusual locations, artists pushed outside their usual register, ambitious and sometimes offbeat productions — and it celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026.

The company's core technical offering is SEQUENCES, a proprietary 360° filming format delivered with binaural 3D audio mixed for headphone listening. Beyond SEQUENCES, Sourdoreille produces a portfolio of branded series: Déambulations (for Canal+), City Sessions, Emporte La Nuit, ON TOP, Variations, Sésame (for France TV/Culturebox and France 3), Piano Day (annual for ARTE Concert), Club Atomium, Stadium, Les Sessions suspendues, DANCEFLOOR(S), BIOPIX (animated artist biographies), Pastish, Trouble-Fête (interview/documentary), and Échappées Sonores. Distribution runs through linear broadcast, the firm's own media properties (sourdoreille.net and media.sourdoreille.net), and YouTube playlists.

Sourdoreille operates a B2B professional-services model. Revenue is generated through quote-based production contracts with French public broadcasters — Canal+, France TV/Culturebox, ARTE Concert, France 3 Pays de la Loire — and through festival and live-event production for music-festival organizers. Co-production partnerships (e.g., La Compagnie des Indes on Variations, STEREOLUX and six SMAC venues on Sésame) supplement the broadcaster pipeline. No public pricing exists, no revenue is disclosed, and there are no funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors; the SCOP structure means ownership and governance sit with the worker-members.

Name

Sourdoreille

Legal name

Sourdoreille Production

Website

https://sourdoreille.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sourdoreille Production is a Paris- and Nantes-based French worker-cooperative audiovisual producer (SCOP, ~30 associates) specializing in music content — concert capture, artist portraits, documentaries, animated series, and branded franchises — for French broadcasters Canal+, France TV/Culturebox, ARTE Concert, and music festival clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAIAHAB

Music Producers & Production Teams

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Music & Audio (Recording, Publishing, Streaming)/Music Production Services (Studios, Producers, Session Musicians)

Keywords

• Audiovisual production services
• Music documentary filmmaking
• Concert recording production
• Broadcast content creation
• Festival video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Bagnolet

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Broadcast content production: Production of audiovisual content for French broadcasters including ARTE Concert, France TV (Culturebox), and Canal+. Includes original series, concert recordings, and documentaries.
2. Festival and event production: Production services for music festivals including live session recordings, promotional content, and event documentation

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sourdoreille Production is an audiovisual production company based in Paris and Nantes that produces music films, concert recordings, music videos, documentaries, and short fictions as commissioned and original content for major French broadcasters (Canal+, Culturebox/France TV, ARTE Concert, France 3 Pays de la Loire). The company operates as a worker cooperative of approximately 30 associates with complementary profiles and specializes in filming musicians in atypical venues with ambitious, unconventional creative approaches.

Product overview

Sourdoreille Production is an audiovisual production company based in Paris and Nantes that produces musical films, concert recordings, music videos, documentaries, and short fiction. The company operates both as a media outlet and production house, creating original content across multiple branded series and formats. Key product offerings include concert capture series (Déambulations for Canal+, Emporte La Nuit for Culturebox, Stadium), artist spotlight series (City Sessions for France TV, Variations pairing electronic and classical musicians), event-based content (Piano Day d'ARTE Concert), and documentary/interview formats (BIOPIX animated biographies, DANCEFLOOR(S), Trouble-Fête). The company was founded as a collective in 2006 and became a cooperative in 2011, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Déambulations Documentary series featuring musicians in urban settings, produced for Canal+. Each episode profiles musicians performing and exploring urban environments.
• City Sessions Video series following five artists discussing and performing in their hometowns, produced for Culturebox (France TV).
• ON TOP Concert series filmed on the rooftop of BHV department store in Paris.
• Variations Series pairing electronic music producers with classical instrumentalists performing together, broadcast on Culturebox.
• Emporte La Nuit Concert series featuring intimate nighttime performances, produced for Culturebox.
• Piano Day d'ARTE Concert Annual concert event dedicated to piano music, produced in partnership with ARTE Concert.
• Club Atomium Concert series featuring electronic music performances.
• Les Sessions suspendues Twelve musical sessions combined with light fictional scenes, broadcast by France 3 Pays de la Loire.
• Stadium Concert series featuring live performances.
• Pastish, un éloge du plagiat Documentary series exploring music plagiarism and copyright questions, distributed on YouTube.
• BIOPIX Web series using illustrations and pictograms to narrate the lives of French musical artists.
• DANCEFLOOR(S) 12-episode portrait series of the electronic music scene in Nantes, directed by Thomas Grandrémy.
• Sésame Series of secret concerts broadcast on France 3 Pays de la Loire, produced in collaboration with STEREOLUX and six SMACs.
• SEQUENCES (360° with binaural 3D audio) Immersive live-session format filmed in 360° with 3D sound mixed in binaural format, requiring headphones for optimal experience.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Compagnie des IndescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for the Variations series, working with Sourdoreille and Culturebox to create original programming combining electronic and classical musicians
• STEREOLUXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Les Sessions suspendues series produced in Nantes, working with STEREOLUX and other SMAC venues in Pays de la Loire region
• France 3 Pays de la LoireminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast partner for Les Sessions suspendues series, distributed through France 3 regional channel

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Backlight: Smaller French music content production studio producing artist portraits, sessions, and concert films. Comparable niche positioning to Sourdoreille at a smaller scale, often collaborating with French broadcasters and digital platforms.

Direct peers

• Windwalk Productions: French audiovisual production company with a portfolio of music documentaries and concert series for French and European broadcasters. Comparable to Sourdoreille in music documentary focus and broadcaster client mix.
• La Belle Affaire Productions: Independent French production company producing music-driven documentary and live content for TV broadcasters and streaming platforms. Comparable format mix and broadcaster-driven business model.
• Agat Films & Cie: Established French independent production house producing documentaries, music content, and cultural programming for major French broadcasters. Comparable in terms of broadcaster relationships and documentary-format output, though typically at a larger scale.
• La Blogothèque: Paris-based collective producing intimate 'Take Away Shows' and music session films. Shares Sourdoreille's DNA as a music-focused content collective producing distinctive audiovisual sessions for both independent and established artists.
• Camera Lucida Productions: French audiovisual production company specializing in music videos, concert captures, and artist documentary content for French broadcasters. Closely comparable to Sourdoreille in format mix, broadcaster client base, and scale.
• Morgane Production: French production company producing documentaries and cultural programming for French public broadcasters including France Télévisions and ARTE. Overlaps with Sourdoreille on music documentary and concert series commissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/sourdoreille/playlists
• Xx.com/Sourdoreille
• Facebookfacebook.com/sourdoreille
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sourdoreille-production

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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