Strange Fangs Song Factory

What Strange Fangs Song Factory does

Strange Fangs Song Factory (legal entity Song Factory LLC) is a privately held music composition and production company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Binghamton, New York, with secondary operations in Orange County. The company operates two distinct lines: the artistic solo project "Strange Fangs," which produces commercial music releases (including Windchest, Forget Me Not, and SubQuest), and the "Song Factory" therapeutic music program, which delivers structured music composition and production training to youth in residential care. The therapeutic program is built on a proprietary methodology that uses mathematical algorithms to structure compositions, with 100+ therapeutic pieces and 50+ program graduates accumulated by September 2021, alongside 120+ commercial projects completed across the broader business.

The company's go-to-market is bimodal. On the therapeutic side, it delivers programming through institutional partnerships with New York State youth residential care agencies, notably the Children's Home of Wyoming Conference (CHWC) and Children's Home of Poughkeepsie (CHP), and recognized as a Top 6 Innovative Practices honoree at the 2019 OCFS Summit. This side of the business is supported by grant funding, including a $50,000 Klee Foundation award in 2020, and was extended to a virtual delivery model in 2019 that subsequently enabled a New York State-wide rollout. On the commercial side, the company produces original music for a long-tail of small clients; contract values, pricing models, and customer logos are not disclosed in the available material. The entity is operated by a two-person team led by founder James Wright Glasgow, with Kim Stratton as co-creator.

Name

Strange Fangs Song Factory

Legal name

Song Factory LLC

Website

https://strangefangs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Strange Fangs Song Factory is a privately held New York-based music composition and production company that operates a therapeutic music program for youth in residential care alongside a commercial music production line, under founder James Wright Glasgow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Composition and Production Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Producers & Production Teams (MPAIAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs) (EDAMANAK), Remote Recording & Online Session Services (MPAIAHAL), Jingle & Brand Sonic Identity Studios (MPAIALAE)

Keywords

• Music composition services
• Therapeutic music programs
• Trauma-informed care
• Commercial music production
• Algorithmic composition

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Therapeutic Music Program Contracts: Song Factory LLC establishes contracts with social service agencies based on the number of youths to participate over a set period of time. The company provides the therapeutic music program to the agency's population, coming directly to the agency with their mobile recording setup.
2. Composition and Production Services: Commercial composition and production for clients including dance companies, film projects, commercial entities, universities, and private clients since 2015. Work has been performed at major festivals and venues.
3. Licensing Royalties: Music released on streaming platforms under Strange Fangs (electronic orchestral antipop project) and through Bandcamp. Also includes compositions for film, stage productions, and commercial projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Strange Fangs Song Factory operates an agency-contracted therapeutic music workshop program (Song Factory) in which trauma-exposed youth co-create and record two original songs over eight sessions, delivered on-site via a mobile recording setup or virtually statewide in New York. The company also provides commercial composition and production services for dance companies, film, universities, and private clients, and releases its own orchestral antipop music under the Strange Fangs brand on streaming platforms.

Product overview

Strange Fangs Song Factory is an international award-winning music production and composition company operated by James Wright Glasgow, offering a portfolio of music-related products and services. The core offerings include: (1) Strange Fangs, a gritty orchestral antipop solo project with releases on streaming platforms; (2) Song Factory, a therapeutic music program for young people recovering from trauma, offering workshop sessions, facilitator resources, and demo clips; (3) Composition services spanning experimental, traditional, and film/commercial work; and (4) collaborative performance pieces including Do You See What I Hear? (experimental music and poetry), Windchest (interactive Burning Man sculpture), and Forget Me Not (original ballet). Additional offerings include the SubQuest audio experience, As I Pass By photography collection, and Songwriting Resources (free guides). The company also produces the Strange Fangs antipop music on Bandcamp with multiple EPs and albums.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Song Factory: Therapeutic music program for young people who have experienced difficult events, developed after Glasgow used similar methods to assist in his own trauma recovery. The program involves clients working with James Wright Glasgow to write, record, and produce two original songs over eight workshop sessions.
• Strange Fangs

Products and services

• Song Factory (Therapeutic Music Program) A trauma-informed, relationship-based, developmentally focused therapeutic music workshop program for youth who have experienced difficult events. Participants work with James Wright Glasgow to write, record, and produce two original songs over eight workshop sessions. Delivered on-site at partner agencies via a mobile recording setup or virtually statewide in New York. Targets agencies serving youth in foster care, residential treatment, or with social services.
• Strange Fangs (Solo Antipop Music Project) Independent songwriting and releases by James Wright Glasgow under the stage name Strange Fangs, described as a gritty orchestral antipop project. Music available on streaming platforms and Bandcamp.
• Composition Services International award-winning music production and composition services including experimental, traditional, and film/commercial compositions. Clients include dance companies, film projects, commercial entities, universities, and private clients.
• Do You See What I Hear? An experimental music and poetry performance featuring piano and electric cello by James Wright Glasgow alongside poetry by Mario Moroni (Lorenzo Montano Poetry Prize); an award-winning touring production.
• Windchest (Interactive Musical Sculpture) An interactive musical sculpture commissioned for Burning Man 2019, reminiscent of a pipe organ integrating light with music. Collaborative compositions include Windchest I: Organic Manipulations, Windchest II: Absurdities, and Windchest III: Space Opera.
• Forget Me Not (Original Ballet) A critically acclaimed original ballet created in collaboration with Vortex Dance Company. The production tells the story of three people living with memory loss through contemporary dance and original music, with no dialogue.
• Song Factory Orange County Program Song Factory's music creation program in Orange County, NY, offering self-expression through music and lyric creation for local participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average 14.5 point improvement on Behavior Rating Index for Children (BRIC) scale of 1-100, with improvements ranging up to 55 points in overall reduction of challenging behaviors, with no cases of negative change
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Burning Bones Physical TheatresecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Performed compositions for 'Hysteria' production - a collection of Butoh dance pieces choreographed by Frankie Mulinix exploring themes of religious experience, witchcraft, mental illness, gendered attitudes to mental health, and identities considered 'other'.
• Children's Home of Poughkeepsie (CHP)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Successfully implemented the fully online/virtual Song Factory option. Program graduates identified the virtual option as both enjoyable and highly effective. This partnership enabled Song Factory to expand to agencies throughout New York State.
• VerbStudio LLCsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019VerbStudio LLC designed and fabricated the Windchest interactive musical sculpture commissioned for Burning Man 2019. The sculpture is described as a landscape reminiscent of a pipe organ integrating light with music.
• Vortex Dance CompanysecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Created 'Forget Me Not' original ballet about memory loss with Vortex Dance Company. Glasgow composed the haunting score combining somber and jazzy moments. Production structure featured 15 dances telling stories through music and contemporary dance.
• The Children's Home of Wyoming Conference (CHWC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CHWC is the co-developer of Song Factory alongside James Wright Glasgow. The organization provided assistance and generosity in developing the program. Song Factory is headquartered at CHWC's Binghamton, NY facility where a professional-grade therapeutic music studio was constructed with grant funding.
• Frankie MulinixsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerChoreographer of 'Hysteria' production. Glasgow created compositions specifically for Mulinix's Butoh dance pieces exploring mental health and identity themes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Music & Memory: Nonprofit organization that uses personalized music programming to improve quality of life for people with cognitive and physical conditions. Comparable to Song Factory in its use of music as a therapeutic intervention with documented outcomes, though Music & Memory focuses on dementia/cognitive decline rather than trauma-affected youth.
• Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation: Nonprofit that donates musical instruments and supports music education programs for under-served youth. Comparable to Song Factory in addressing music access for vulnerable young people, though it focuses on instrument provision and program funding rather than direct therapeutic music creation.
• Music Will: Formerly Little Kids Rock, this nonprofit delivers free music education and songwriting programs to under-served K-12 students nationwide. Comparable to Song Factory in its mission to use music creation as empowerment for at-risk youth, though it operates at significantly greater scale and focuses on school settings rather than therapeutic residential care.
• MusiCares (Recording Academy): Charitable arm of the Recording Academy providing health, wellness, and crisis support to musicians. Comparable to Song Factory's therapeutic orientation toward the music community, though it serves working musicians' welfare needs rather than youth trauma through music creation.
• SongDivine: Therapeutic songwriting service that creates personalized songs for individuals facing illness, hardship, or memory loss. Comparable to Song Factory's use of original music creation as a therapeutic intervention, with similar one-on-one composition methodology adapted for emotional and clinical benefit.
• Aakash Odedra Company: Touring dance and theatrical production company that commissions original scores for its productions and tours internationally. Comparable to Strange Fangs in its collaborations with dance companies (Galumpha, Secondhand, Burning Bones, Vortex) and its international touring footprint, though it operates as the dance production rather than the composer.
• Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy: Nonprofit provider of music therapy services for children and adults with developmental, emotional, and physical needs. Closest comparable to Song Factory's therapeutic music workshop model, with both organizations delivering structured, relationship-based music interventions to vulnerable populations through certified practitioners.
• Berklee Institute for Creative Arts Therapies: Research and clinical arm of Berklee College focused on music therapy, expressive arts therapy, and trauma-informed practice. Comparable to Song Factory in its blending of compositional craft with therapeutic outcomes, though it operates as an academic and clinical research institution rather than a service-delivery organization.

Broad incumbents

• Bleeding Fingers Music: Composer collective producing original scores for film, television, and games (Hans Zimmer collaborators). Comparable to Strange Fangs' commercial composition business, particularly the score work commissioned for film and dance productions, though operating at significantly larger scale and with institutional infrastructure.
• Remote Control Productions: Hans Zimmer's film and media composition company. Comparable to Strange Fangs' commercial composition arm in delivering original scores for film and high-end media, though it operates at far greater scale with a roster of established composers rather than a single artist-owner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/strangefangs_songfactory
• Facebookfacebook.com/strangefangs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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