Name

DICHROMA LTD

Legal name

Dichroma Ltd

Website

https://jameskulmer.com/dichroma

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Composition & Production Services

NAICS

Music Publishers (512230), Record Production and Distribution (512250), Sound Recording Studios (51224)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Music & Original Score/Composition (MPAIALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Songwriting & Composition (Topliners, Co-writers, Camps) (MPAIABAA), Production Music Libraries (Library Music, Trailer Music, Stock Cues) (MPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Music composition services
• Soundtrack production
• Music publishing administration
• Orchestration services
• Software engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Music Composition and Production: Dichroma Music trading name handles commissioned music composition and production services for film, television, video games, and other media.
2. Music Publishing Rights: Dichroma Publishing holds music publishing rights, including rights to James Kulmer's compositions where retained. Revenue from royalties and licensing.
3. Master Recording Rights: Dichroma Records holds master recording rights including James Kulmer's master recordings, where retained. Revenue from streaming, sales, and licensing.
4. Software Engineering Services: Dichroma Software provides software engineering services as a separate revenue stream.
5. Sheet Music Sales: Chamber works published through Forton Music. Sheet music sold as physical/digital copies with ISMN identifiers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dichroma Ltd provides commissioned music composition, orchestration, mockup creation, session preparation, and production (mixing/mastering) services through its Dichroma Music trading name, primarily for film, television, video game, and concert projects. Through separate trading names, it also administers music publishing rights (Dichroma Publishing), holds master recording rights (Dichroma Records), and offers software engineering services (Dichroma Software). Finished products include released soundtracks such as Robo-Mom and published chamber works available as sheet music through Forton Music.

Product overview

Dichroma Ltd operates multiple trading names providing music composition, production, publishing, recording, and software engineering services. Dichroma Music offers commissioned music composition and production for film, television, video games, and concerts. Services include composition, orchestration, mockups, session prep, and production (mixing and mastering). Dichroma Publishing handles music publishing rights including James Kulmer's compositions. Dichroma Records manages master recording rights. Dichroma Software provides software engineering services. The company also produces and releases soundtracks such as 'Robo-Mom' and publishes sheet music works including 'Two Nocturnes' and 'Reflection' through Forton Music.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Composition Services Composing original music in a range of styles for live or digital realisation; written to brief, to picture, for video games, and concerts. Intended for film, TV, video game, and concert clients.
• Orchestration Services Expanding short score, creating novel arrangements, and transforming MIDI to score and parts for clients requiring orchestral arrangement support.
• Mockup Services Creating convincing orchestral and hybrid mockups using high-quality sample libraries for clients needing pre-production audio references.
• Session Prep Services Creating conductor's scores and parts, Pro Tools sessions, and click tracks for clients preparing for recording sessions.
• Production, Mixing and Mastering Services Digital and acoustic music production along with mixing and mastering for clients needing full post-production of composed works.
• Software Engineering Services (Dichroma Software) Software engineering services provided by Dichroma Ltd under the Dichroma Software trading name.
• Robo-Mom Soundtrack Eleven-track soundtrack album re-scoring a short sci-fi/thriller film about a glitch in a robotic mother replacement's programming, released on Spotify, Bandcamp, and most major streaming platforms.
• Two Nocturnes (Sheet Music) Sheet music for Four Flutes composed by James Kulmer and published through Forton Music. ISMN: 979-0-57048-607-6.
• Reflection (Sheet Music) Sheet music for Flute and Piano composed by James Kulmer and published through Forton Music. ISMN: 979-0-57048-772-1.

Named customers4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forton MusiccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Forton Music is the publisher distributing James Kulmer's chamber works including Two Nocturnes (January 2018, ISMN: 979-0-57048-607-6) and Reflection (November 2019, ISMN: 979-0-57048-772-1). This is a key distribution partnership for sheet music sales.
• Emperor NortonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames Kulmer plays bass guitar and writes for the prog-rock band Emperor Norton. The partnership involves creative collaboration and live performance.
• Thinkspace EducationminorOthersJames Kulmer studied composition and orchestration with Thinkspace Education, an online music education institution.
• FILMKUNSTFEST MVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned to write official trailer music for the 32nd FILMKUNSTFEST MV in Schwerin, Germany (May 2023). Music played at 40+ screenings across 5 cinema screens and used for social media promotion.
• Tromsø International Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFILMKUNSTFEST MV 32 featured films from the 2023 'Films from the North' program of the Tromsø International Film Festival as part of a collaboration. The trailer music referenced Norwegian themes.
• Radina MetodievaminorOthersRadina Metodieva (of Duni Design) created the Dichroma logo for the company.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Air-Edel: UK-based music production company providing original composition, orchestration, and licensing for film, TV, and advertising. Closest direct peer to Dichroma given the geographic overlap (London), commissioned-score model, and roster of named composers.
• Musicbed: Sync licensing marketplace connecting independent composers with film, TV, and brand clients. Comparable to Dichroma as a venue for original music reaching media producers, with a broader roster of independent artists.

Broad incumbents

• Bleeding Fingers Music: Hans Zimmer-affiliated composer collective producing original score for film, TV, and games. Comparable to Dichroma in the commissioned-original-score space, but with a roster model and major-studio relationships Dichroma lacks.
• APM Music: Major production music library providing pre-cleared tracks for film, TV, advertising, and games. Adjacent to Dichroma's sync-custom-score positioning, representing the catalog alternative to bespoke commissioning.
• Artlist: Subscription-based music and SFX licensing platform for video creators, agencies, and game studios. Comparable end-buyers (film/TV/games) to Dichroma, but with a catalog-driven rather than commissioned composer model.
• Audio Network: Production music library licensing original music for film, TV, advertising, and games. Comparable to Dichroma in serving the same sync/commissioned-media-music end market, but at vastly greater scale with a pre-cleared catalog model.
• Boosey & Hawkes: Classical and contemporary music publisher with a long-running catalog of concert works. Comparable to Dichroma Publishing's role distributing James Kulmer's chamber works through Forton Music, but at much larger scale and international reach.
• Wise Music Group: Independent music publishing group housing numerous classical and contemporary catalogs. Comparable to Dichroma Publishing on the publishing-rights side, with multiple imprints distributing chamber and concert works globally.

Emerging players

• Spitfire Audio: UK-based music technology company producing high-quality orchestral sample libraries and collaborating with leading composers. Partial overlap with Dichroma's orchestration and mockup workflow, where premium sample libraries are central to the production stack.
• Songtradr: Music licensing marketplace and rights administration platform for independent artists and catalogs. Comparable to Dichroma in empowering independent composers to license and monetize works, though via a tech platform rather than direct commissioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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