Fine Gold Music

What Fine Gold Music does

Fine Gold Music is a boutique music sync licensing firm headquartered in New York City, founded and led by Jonathan Finegold. The company operates a catalog of over 50,000 titles, including more than 4,000 Billboard charting hits, and controls both master and publishing rights on more than 40,000 of these compositions (one-stops), spanning diverse genres, eras, and geographies. It serves three primary counterparties: music supervisors and sync buyers working in TV, film, advertising, trailers, and video games (e.g., Apple iPhone 5C, The Walking Dead: Dead City); labels and publishers seeking sync representation (e.g., 8 Mile Style/Eminem, Roc Nation, Fania Records, K-tel, Luaka Bop, 43 North, Henry Stone Music/TK Records); and artists and bands seeking representation. The team is small (7 employees) and the model emphasizes high-touch, relationship-driven service rather than self-service catalog browsing.

The underlying technology is the Disco platform, used for catalog management, metadata curation, and distribution of themed sampler playlists to music supervisors. The firm explicitly highlights that every track is vetted by active musicians on staff, with detailed metadata for clearability. Supporting product lines include Beat Maestros (in-house Billboard-charting producers for custom-written sync) and Oro Music (a sub-brand/label). Revenue is generated almost exclusively through sync licensing fees on a transaction basis, with deal structures that are exclusive or non-exclusive and pricing negotiated per placement; observed anchor pricing includes $4K all-in for TV and $6K all-in for Film on pre-cleared Latin pop catalog. The go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven: direct pitching to music supervisors, supplemented by curated Disco samplers and the "Hey! You Gotta Hear This!" email blast series. The company is privately held, founder-owned, has no disclosed outside investors, and licenses catalog worldwide.

Name

Fine Gold Music

Legal name

Fine Gold Music

Website

https://finegoldmusic.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fine Gold Music is a New York–based boutique music sync licensing firm that places music in TV, film, ads, trailers, and video games through a 50,000+ title catalog with 40,000+ one-stops, serving music supervisors, labels, and artists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Licensing Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Music Publishers (512230)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Supervision Services (MPAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sync Rights Representation (Pitching, Clearance, Negotiation) (MPAIABAF), Music Rights Administration & Royalty Processing (Admin, Accounting, Statements) (MPAIAKAD)

Keywords

• Music sync licensing
• Music supervision services
• Catalog licensing
• One-stop licensing
• Custom music search

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. Sync Licensing Fees: Fine Gold Music places music into films, TV, ads, trailers, and video games and earns licensing fees. Deal structures include exclusive and non-exclusive synch deals. Payment timelines vary: advertising within 60 days, TV up to 6 months, films within 45 days of release (occasionally up to 9 months).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fine Gold Music licenses music from its catalog of 50,000+ titles — including 4,000+ Billboard charting hits — for placement in television shows, films, advertisements, movie trailers, video games, VR, and podcasts. The firm controls both master and publishing rights on 40,000+ one-stops, simplifying clearance for music supervisors, and supplements placement with custom-written sync music, music supervision, and A&R services.

Product overview

Fine Gold Music is a boutique music licensing firm based in NYC that operates a multi-faceted licensing platform. The core service offers music licensing for TV, Film, Advertisements, Trailers, Video Games/VR/Podcasts through a catalog of over 4,000 Billboard charting hits and 50,000+ titles. Supporting services include Beat Maestros (in-house producers) and Oro Music for custom music writing and A&R capabilities. They control both master and publishing on 40,000+ one-stops for simplified clearances. The platform operates on both exclusive and non-exclusive deal structures with detailed metadata and 24/7 availability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TV Music Licensing

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully placed music in TV shows, films, commercials, movie trailers, and video games worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westbound/Bridgeport MusiccoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWestbound Records catalog including classic funk and soul tracks represented by Fine Gold Music for sync licensing. Includes Funkadelic catalog (Maggot Brain era) and Ohio Players hits.
• K-telcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerK-tel catalog represented by Fine Gold Music for sync licensing opportunities.
• ONErpmcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerONErpm label catalog represented for sync licensing, including Mexican pop content.
• Fierce PandacoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerUK indie label Fierce Panda catalog represented for sync licensing.
• Spinnin' RecordscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSpinnin' Records electronic/dance catalog including Timmy Trumpet and female vocal tracks represented for sync licensing.
• Luaka BopcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLuaka Bop world music catalog including William Onyeabor, Tim Maia, and Javelin represented for sync licensing.
• Ace RecordscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAce Records catalog represented for sync licensing.
• Tamayo RecordsminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTamayo Records catalog represented for sync licensing.
• Honest Jon'sminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHonest Jon's record label catalog represented for sync licensing.
• Simply GrandminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSimply Grand catalog represented for sync licensing.
• Curb RecordscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCurb Records catalog including Kay Adams country tracks and Lyle Lovett represented for sync licensing.
• Disco (Metadata Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationDisco platform used for catalog management, metadata, and sampler distribution. Look for the stop sign in album artwork section of the DISCO metadata.
• 43 North (43North Holdings)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner43 North Broadway catalog includes 100,000+ copyrights including Roadshow, Private Stock, Sussex, Jewel-Paula labels, represented for sync licensing.
• Roc NationcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerRoc Nation catalog represented for sync licensing, including Dorothy's 'Gifts From the Holy Ghost' album and Kalan.FrFr's '222'.
• Putumayo World MusicminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPutumayo world music catalog including Global Electro represented for sync licensing.
• 8 Mile StylecoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner8 Mile Style represents Eminem catalog; collectively awarded 9 Grammys, 1 Academy Award, with sales over 80 million records worldwide.
• Cherrytree RecordsminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCherrytree Records catalog represented, including JX Riders (founded by Cherrytree chairman Martin Kierszenbaum).
• Fania RecordscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerFania Records Latin catalog represented for sync licensing, including Jay Hayden's 'Matter of Time'.
• Henry Stone Music / TK RecordscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHenry Stone's TK Records catalog (classic soul, blues, funk from the 1950s onwards, including KC and the Sunshine Band) represented with both master and publishing control.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Artlist: Subscription-based music licensing platform serving video creators, brands and agencies with pre-cleared tracks for ads, film, trailers and games. Competes with Fine Gold Music on the same end-use cases (ads, trailers, video) via a more productized, technology-led model.
• Musicbed: Boutique-leaning sync licensing platform curating independent artists and composers for film, TV and advertising placements. Closely comparable to Fine Gold Music in target customer (music supervisors, directors, ad agencies) and curated catalog model, though with a stronger digital self-serve platform.
• Position Music: Independent sync agency and label group placing music in film, TV, trailers, advertising and video games. Closely comparable boutique-scale competitor with similar pitch-to-supervisor workflow and label representation model.
• Songtradr: Tech-enabled B2B music licensing marketplace connecting catalogs to brands, film/TV, and gaming for sync use. Overlaps directly with Fine Gold Music's pitch-and-clear workflow for TV, film, ads and games, but competes via scale, technology and a global catalog pool.
• Big Sync Music: Independent sync licensing agency representing labels and artists for placements in advertising, film and TV. Comparable boutique competitor with similar pitch-led GTM to music supervisors and label representation model.
• Marmoset: Boutique sync licensing agency representing independent artists and labels for film, TV, advertising and games. Comparable on boutique curation, indie label roster, and music supervisor relationships, with similar pitch-driven GTM.
• Epidemic Sound: Subscription-based music licensing platform supplying original music for YouTube, podcasts, advertising and film/video. Comparable on end-uses (ads, video, podcasts) and one-stop clearance, but differentiated by subscription model and creator focus.

Broad incumbents

• Warner Chappell Production Music: Major-label production music arm supplying pre-cleared tracks for TV, film, advertising and trailers. Overlaps with Fine Gold Music's full media coverage but operates as part of a much larger publisher with global reach.
• Extreme Music: Production music library owned by Sony, supplying pre-cleared music for film, TV, advertising and trailers. Directly overlaps with Fine Gold Music's core media segments but at a significantly larger catalog and global distribution scale.
• APM Music: One of the world's largest production and sync music libraries, offering pre-cleared music for film, TV, advertising and trailers. Directly comparable to Fine Gold Music on end-markets (TV, film, ads, trailers) but operates at much greater catalog and headcount scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/jonathanfinegold
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fine-gold-music

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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