Orbital Music And Sound

What Orbital Music And Sound does

Orbital Music and Sound is a New York City-based music studio founded in 2017 that delivers original composition, sound design, music supervision, and post audio final mix for moving image projects. The company operates from a hybrid analog/digital recording studio on Christopher Street in Manhattan's West Village, which has hosted recording sessions by artists including Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Cat Power, and is configured with gear from Trident, Neve, SSL, Neumann, Burl, and API. Its core service lines are Original Composition, Music Supervision, Post Audio Final Mix, and Sound Design & Foley, delivered as integrated engagements rather than discrete products.

The company's customer base is concentrated in creative agencies and brand advertisers, with named engagements spanning Droga5, BBH, Wieden+Kennedy, Leo Burnett, Publicis, TBWA, DDB, and Campbell-Ewald, plus direct brand work for Chase, Google, Cadillac, Budweiser, IKEA, Epic Games (Fortnite), JPMorgan, Tommy Hilfiger, Hennessy, 3M, and others. The founder, Alfonso Emilio Vélez, leads creative direction with a six-person team (Cultural Attaché, Business Affairs, Associate Producer, Engineer, Sound Designer/POST). The company is certified as a National Minority Certified Business through NMSDC and has contributed music supervision to a Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning campaign.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct engagement with creative agency teams and brand clients across New York, Detroit, Los Angeles, Paris, London, and Tokyo, supported by an online portfolio and email-driven outreach. The firm is privately held, founder-controlled, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Orbital Music And Sound

Legal name

Orbital Music And Sound

Website

https://orbitalmusicandsound.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orbital Music and Sound is a New York City music studio founded in 2017 that provides original composition, sound design, music supervision, and post audio final mix for advertising and moving image projects, serving creative agencies and enterprise brands through project-based engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Production Services for Advertising

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (51224), Other Sound Recording Industries (512290)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Sound Post-Production (Dialogue, ADR, Foley, Mixing) (MPADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Re-Recording Mixing (Theatrical/TV/Streaming) (MPAHAEAF), Sound Design (Creative/Design-Heavy FX, World-Building) (MPAHAEAE), Foley Recording & Editing (MPAHAEAC), Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync) (MPAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Original music composition
• Music supervision
• Sound design foley
• Post audio mixing
• Advertising music production

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Music Production Services: Custom music composition, music supervision, sound design, post audio final mix, and foley services provided to creative agencies and brands. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements for specific client deliverables.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Orbital Music and Sound provides original composition, music supervision, post audio mixing, and sound design for moving image projects. The studio delivers custom bespoke scores, track selection and licensing, final mix, and foley services to creative agencies and brand clients through its Christopher Street recording studio in Manhattan's West Village.

Product overview

˚Orbital is a New York City-based music studio providing a unified suite of audio services for moving image content. The core offering consists of four integrated service lines: Original Composition (custom score creation), Music Supervision (track selection and licensing), Post Audio Final Mix (audio post-production), and Sound Design & Foley (audio effects creation). These services are delivered through their Christopher Street recording studio in Manhattan's West Village, which features a hybrid analog/digital workflow for modern production needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Original Composition
• Music Supervision
• Post Audio Final Mix
• Sound Design & Foley

Quantifiable outcome

• Music supervision work contributed to Cannes Lions Grand Prix winning campaign

Named customers39 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BBHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work. BBH is one of the forward-thinking agency teams that Orbital works with.
• Campbell-EwaldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing creative partnership for original music composition work across various brand campaigns.
• DDBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work with DDB agencies.
• Droga5coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing creative partnership for original music composition and sound design work.
• Leo BurnettcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work across various campaigns.
• MullenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work.
• PubliciscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work with Publicis agencies.
• TBWAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative partnership for original music composition work with TBWA agencies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• MassiveMusic: Global music agency headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in NYC and other cities, providing original composition, music supervision, and sound design for brands and agencies. Directly comparable as a specialist music-for-brands peer with similar service lines and blue-chip brand roster.
• Native Foreign: Los Angeles-based music and sound design studio serving brands and agencies with original composition and audio post services. Comparable boutique peer in the same moving-image audio space with similar agency-driven GTM.
• Hook & Line: Music and sound design studio serving advertising agencies and brands with original composition and audio post. Comparable boutique peer in the same moving-image audio category.
• Antfood: Brooklyn-based music and sound design studio producing original scores, sonic branding, and audio post for advertising and brands. Closely comparable boutique peer with overlapping services (composition, supervision, sound design) and advertising-focused client base.
• Plan8: Creative music agency producing original scores and sonic branding for global brands and agencies. Comparable peer in the same advertising audio space with similar composition and supervision offerings.
• Squeak E. Clean Studios: Music and sound design studio specializing in original composition, licensing, and audio post for advertising and branded content. Comparable boutique peer serving major brands with similar end-to-end audio services.
• Butter Music and Sound: Independent music and sound design studio producing original scores and audio for advertising campaigns. Direct competitor with overlapping service lines (composition, sound design, mix) and similar agency relationships.
• Jamestown Music: Music and sound design studio producing original scores and audio for advertising and film campaigns. Comparable boutique peer with overlapping service lines and agency-driven GTM.
• Stimmüng: Los Angeles-based audio post-production studio providing music, sound design, and mix for advertising and film. Direct peer offering the same end-to-end audio-for-moving-image services for major brands and agencies.
• Hummingbird Music & Sound: Independent music and sound design studio producing original scores and audio post for advertising and branded content. Comparable boutique peer with similar agency-driven client base and service offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orbital-music-and-sound

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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