Brentwood Benson

Name

Brentwood Benson

Legal name

Brentwood Benson

Website

https://brentwoodbenson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Choral Music Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Music Publishers (512230), Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Religious & Specialty Publishing Distribution (CRAOALAD), Religious & Spiritual Books Retail (CRALAAAE), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Church choral music
• Worship music publishing
• Christian sheet music
• Hymnals and anthems
• Children's choir music

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physical Product Sales: Sale of physical products including choral books, sheet music, accompaniment CDs, DVDs, and orchestrations. Products are shipped to US customers with various delivery options.
2. Digital Product Sales: Downloadable digital versions of anthems, accompaniment tracks, orchestrations, audio stems, and rehearsal tracks available for immediate download through customer accounts.
3. Choral Club Subscriptions: Annual subscription memberships providing exclusive member benefits including 15% discount on orders, full-length preview products shipped to door or inbox, and a product coupon equal to membership cost. Auto-renews annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brentwood Benson creates, markets, and distributes Christian choral and church music for the contemporary evangelical church market. Its catalog includes choral books, anthems, hymnals, children's choir music, orchestrations, songbooks, worship charts, and consumer print music, delivered in physical formats (printed sheet music, CDs, DVDs) and digital formats (downloadable PDFs, audio stems, rehearsal tracks, accompaniment videos). The company serves worship services, choir rehearsals, and seasonal programs (Christmas, Easter, Patriotic) for churches and music ministries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ready To Sing Glorious Night... When Christ Was Born A 34-minute Ready To Sing Christmas musical for adult choir featuring arrangements of contemporary Christian songs, sold in multiple formats starting at $6.29.
• RTS Blended Worship Volume 6 A Ready To Sing Blended Worship collection fusing 21 praise/worship songs with hymns into 8 medleys for adult choir.
• Top Anthems Volume 6 A Top Anthems collection featuring 20 songs in 17 arrangements from leading arrangers, sold as Choral Book (Piano/Vocal) $9.99, Soprano/Alto Rehearsal Track CD $17.99, Split-Track Accompaniment CD $99.99, Digital Bundle $385.00.
• Yahweh (Anthem) An individual anthem arranged and orchestrated by Marty Hamby, written by Paula Stefanovich, and featured as the Brentwood Benson Choral Club January 2026 selection.
• Hymn of Heaven (Anthem) An SATB anthem arrangement of Phil Wickham's "Hymn of Heaven" by Jay Rouse, 4:48 minutes duration at moderate difficulty.
• What the Herd Heard (Kids Christmas Musical) A 33-minute Kids Christmas musical featuring talking animals telling the Christmas story, created by Gina Boe.
• Race Day (Kids Easter Musical) A 32-minute biblically based Kids Choir Easter musical about running the race of faith, featured as the Easter 2026 Choral Club selection.
• The S.A.L.T. Company (Kids Musical) A 30-minute Kids Choir musical teaching about being salt of the earth, created by Gina Boe and featured as the Choral Club September 2024 selection.
• The Holy Week Project An Easter/Holy Week choral resource with 11 songs and Scripture readings plus set lists for Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, arranged and orchestrated by Cliff Duren.
• Rejoice! It's Christmas! A 44-minute Christmas musical in gospel, worship, and inspirational styles, created by Cliff Duren and Dale Mathews.
• Choral Club Membership Annual subscription membership program for church music directors offering full-length previews of new releases, exclusive 15% member discount on orders, and a coupon equal to the cost of membership. Available in Full (Adult & Kids) and Special Seasons (Christmas/Easter/Patriotic) tiers, each in physical or digital format.
• Sweet Freedom's Song (Ready To Sing Patriotic Musical) A 27-minute Ready To Sing Patriotic musical with 6 songs in 3 sections themed around Heritage, Faith, and Freedom, designed for full or section-by-section performance.
• Songs from The Great American Church Songbook A Ready To Sing collection of 15 iconic American church songs (e.g., I'll Fly Away, Just Over in the Glory-Land), arranged by Russell Mauldin.
• Orchestrations (Conductor's Score and Instrumental Parts) Conductor's scores and instrumental parts sold on CD-Rom at $79.99 or as Digital Orchestration PDFs, with bookmarked formatting that allows directors to print only needed instruments and copies. Non-returnable once purchased.
• Choral Club Subscription Membership (Tiered Annual Memberships) Recurring annual membership tiers offering full-length previews, exclusive member discounts, and a coupon equal to membership cost, available in physical or digital formats across Full Adult & Kids, Special Seasons (Christmas/Easter/Patriotic), and Kids-only variants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $400 of choral books, anthems, and recordings available annually for preview through Choral Club membership
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Music Services (musicservices.org)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic Services, located in Brentwood, Tennessee, handles permission requests for mechanical, synchronization, and print licenses for Brentwood Benson copyrighted songs. Their online forms process licensing requests for reproduction, recording, or publishing Brentwood Benson songs and sound recordings. Music Services represents several other publishers in the Christian music industry.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PraiseCharts: Digital-first platform providing chord charts, sheet music, and multitracks for worship teams and churches. Closely comparable as a contemporary worship music publisher targeting evangelical churches, though with a digital-native delivery model.
• Shawnee Press: Publisher of choral music, worship resources, and educational materials with a strong choral catalog. Comparable in choral publishing focus and serving both church and school markets.
• Lifeway Worship: Worship music publishing arm of Lifeway Christian Resources, providing choral music, hymnals, and musicals for Baptist and evangelical churches. Comparable as a church-focused music publisher with similar customer base and seasonal product cycles.
• Morning Star Music Publishers: Sacred music publisher producing choral works for church and concert use, with liturgical and worship focus. Comparable as a church choral publisher with similar anthem catalog.
• Word Music: Long-established Christian music publisher producing choral anthems, musicals, and worship resources for churches. Directly comparable in target market (churches), product format (choral arrangements, musicals), and brand heritage in church music.
• Hope Publishing: Independent church music publisher producing choral anthems, hymnals, and worship resources. Comparable as a niche church music publisher with similar choral and hymnal product offerings.
• Beckenhorst Press: Independent choral music publisher specializing in sacred choral anthems and worship music for churches. Closely comparable as a niche church choral publisher with similar anthems and seasonal product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Hal Leonard: The largest print music publisher globally, offering choral, worship, and educational sheet music for churches and schools. Directly comparable as a publisher of choral arrangements with broader portfolio across secular and sacred music.
• Alfred Music: Major music publisher with broad catalog spanning educational, choral, and worship music. Comparable as a music publisher with choral offerings, though broader in scope than Brentwood Benson's church-specific focus.

Others

• Music Services: Licensing administrator handling mechanical, sync, and print rights for multiple Christian music publishers including Brentwood Benson. Comparable as an ecosystem participant enabling rights monetization for church music catalogs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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