WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED

What WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED does

WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED is a UK-based music sync agency founded in 2003 and operating out of Salford Priors. The company licenses commercially released music from its represented artists and independent label partners for synchronization into film, television, advertising, trailers, and video games, acting as an intermediary that handles music clearance from initial pitch through final paperwork. Its roster features underground and alternative artists such as Hania Rani, GOAT, Snapped Ankles, Decius, GHOSTWOMAN, W. H. Lung, Alice Boman, Wax Head, Murcof, Flora From Kansas, Sarathy Korwar, and pinkcaravan!, with representation agreements in place with independent labels including Trunk Records, The Leaf Label, Gondwana Records, Full Time Hobby, Rocket Recordings, Kill Rock Stars, Melodic Records, and Lo Recordings.

The business operates as a single unified service offering rather than a packaged product portfolio. Core technology is not applicable; the agency's value is delivered through human curation of a differentiated catalogue and direct relationship-driven outreach. The agency offers free music searches to prospective clients, with specific licensing fees quoted on a per-project basis depending on media type, duration, and territory. Go-to-market is sales-led: the founder (contactable via [email protected] and a UK mobile number) proactively engages music supervisors, filmmakers, and brands rather than relying on inbound demand generation.

Documented placements span a broad enterprise customer base across broadcasting (BBC, HBO, Sky, AMC, Showtime), streaming (Netflix, Amazon), consumer advertising (Nike, Adidas, BMW, Ford, Samsung, Maserati, Nespresso, Heinz, Mastercard, Google), and video games (Microsoft, Ubisoft, Konami). Despite this logo breadth, the firm remains very small at 1-10 employees, privately held with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no management team information in the public record. Revenue figures are not disclosed, and pricing is handled on a per-licensing basis rather than through standardized tiers.

Name

WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED

Legal name

WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED

Website

https://woodworkmusic.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WOODWORK MUSIC LIMITED is a UK-based music sync agency that licenses underground and independent catalogue music from its artist and label roster for use in film, TV, advertising, trailers, and video games.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Sync Licensing

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Supervision Services (MPAIALAB)

Keywords

• Music sync licensing
• Music clearance services
• Music supervision support
• Independent label representation
• Film advertising music

Headquarters

HQ city

Salford Priors

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Music Sync Licensing: Woodwork earns revenue by placing music from their roster of artists and labels into visual media projects including films, TV shows, advertisements, trailers, and video games. They act as sync agents facilitating the clearance process from pitch to paperwork, earning commissions or licensing fees on successful placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Woodwork Music Limited operates as a music sync agency that licenses commercially released music for placement into film, TV, advertising, trailers, and video games. The company represents a roster of artists and works with independent labels to provide music clearance services from initial pitch through to paperwork for music supervisors, filmmakers, and brands.

Product overview

Woodwork Music Limited is a music licensing and sync agency founded in 2003. The company operates as a single unified service offering—music licensing and clearance for visual media projects. They represent a roster of artists and work with record labels to provide music for films, TV shows, trailers, video games, and commercial advertisements. Their core offering includes free music searches and fast clearance processes for music supervisors and visual content creators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Music Sync Licensing and Clearance Services End-to-end sync licensing service covering free music searches, track recommendations from the Woodwork roster, pitch support, and full clearance paperwork for music placed into films, TV shows, trailers, advertisements, and video games. The service is offered to music supervisors, filmmakers, advertising agencies, and brand creative teams seeking distinctive, non-generic music.

Named customers20 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Trunk RecordscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster, providing catalog music for sync licensing.
• The Leaf LabelcoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Gondwana RecordscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Full Time HobbycoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Rocket RecordingscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Kill Rock StarscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Melodic RecordscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.
• Lo RecordingscoreOthersLabel partner represented on Woodwork's roster for music sync licensing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• MassiveMusic: Global sync agency representing composers, labels and artists for film, TV, advertising and games. Most direct competitor to Woodwork in the boutique-to-mid-market sync space.
• Crucial Music: Sync agency and music supervision firm licensing indie and catalog music for film, TV and advertising. Comparable client base and service model.
• Soho Music: UK-based music supervision and sync agency serving advertising and film. Comparable in geography, customer type and service offering.
• DLMDD (David Levy Music): UK boutique sync and music supervision agency licensing independent and alternative music into advertising and film. Closely comparable in scale and catalog positioning.
• Bank Robber Music: Independent sync agency representing indie labels and artists for advertising and film. Closely aligned in catalog niche and target buyers.
• Leland Music: Independent sync agency offering music licensing for advertising, film and television. Comparable boutique positioning and indie/alternative catalog focus.
• The Secret Group: Independent sync agency focusing on authentic, alternative and indie music for brand campaigns. Operates with a similar boutique curation model.

Broad incumbents

• APM Music: Major production music library offering extensive pre-cleared catalogs for film, TV, advertising and games. Adjacent competitor for non-hero sync placements.
• BMG Production Music: Large rights-managed production music library owned by BMG. Competes for the same sync budgets with a much larger catalog and rights administration footprint.
• Tracks Music Library: Established UK production music library providing pre-cleared music for media. Overlaps with Woodwork's end use but competes via catalog scale rather than curation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/woodworkmusicagency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodwork-music-limited

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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