About Audio Network

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Who is Audio Network?

Audio Network is a global production music company that creates and licenses original music for TV, film, advertising, branded content and digital media.

Founded in London in 2001 by Andrew Sunnucks and Robert Hurst, the ambition from the beginning was to build a different kind of music business: one that invested properly in artists and composers, made exceptional music and gave customers a simpler way to license and use it.

Audio Network still works that way today.

Audio Network's production music catalogue includes more than 300,000 tracks from over 1,000 composers, artists and producers. It spans contemporary genres, modern film and TV scoring including orchestral music and sounds rooted in cultures and traditions around the world. Behind it is a wider community of world-class musicians, producers, engineers, music experts and licensing specialists, working across 16 locations globally.

The quality of the music starts with the people who make it and Audio Network takes production seriously. It commissions original work, records with outstanding musicians and producers and works in studios including Abbey Road Studios, AIR Studios, Synchron Stage Vienna and School Farm Studios.

More than 150 recording sessions take place every year as Audio Network continues to invest in new music, new talent and the production quality that has always been central to the company.

Audio Network's catalogue is created by people. The company does not use generative AI to make music. It does use technology to make a large and constantly growing catalogue easier to explore, helping customers find the right track more quickly.

What Audio Network does

Music plays a different role in every project.

It can carry the emotion of a scene, give a brand energy, create momentum in an edit or simply make something feel right. Audio Network's job is to make finding and licensing that music easier.

Audio Network creates and licenses original production music for TV, film, advertising, branded content and digital media. Its catalogue spans a huge range of genres, moods and styles, with new music added every month.

It is built around the realities of production too. Alternative mixes, cutdowns and stems give editors more flexibility, supported by detailed metadata and search tools that help people explore music in different ways.

You can search by genre, mood, instrumentation or tempo, describe the scene or idea you are working on, or use a reference track to find music with a similar feel. Audio Network's teams also curate playlists and collections around genres, moods, themes and creative needs, bringing human music expertise into the discovery experience from the start.

And when you need something more specific, there are people to call.

Audio Network's music teams work closely with customers every day, from responding to a brief to curating music for a campaign, series or wider creative project. They know the catalogue deeply and understand how music works in context, which can make all the difference when the brief is difficult to put into words.

Music with provenance

Audio Network believes it matters where music comes from.

That means knowing who wrote it, who performed it, where it was recorded and the musical or cultural context behind it. As Audio Network's catalogue has grown, so has the range of people, places and traditions represented within it.

Provenance matters creatively, but it also reflects how Audio Network believes a music company should work.

Audio Network builds long-term relationships with artists and composers and records with people who understand the music properly. When the company works with music rooted in a particular culture or tradition, it wants the people closest to it involved in making it.

It gives the catalogue depth and character, with a clear connection to the people and places behind the music.

Licensing made straightforward

Because Audio Network controls the master and publishing rights to its music, customers have a clear route from finding a track to licensing it, with full indemnification against copyright infringement.

The right licence depends on what you are making, where it will appear and how widely it will be used. That might be a single production, an ongoing content programme or music used across a global organisation.

Audio Network's teams help customers navigate the detail and find an approach that reflects how their content will actually be used.

Music expertise, rights expertise and personal support all sit in one place, making it easier to move from an idea to a finished production with confidence.

A global music company with music at its centre

Audio Network works across 16 locations worldwide, with teams in major markets including London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Munich, as well as across Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Its customers, artists and creative partners span many more.

That reach gives Audio Network access to a broader range of talent and musical perspectives, while allowing its teams to stay close to the markets and creative communities they work with.

It matters for Audio Network's customers too. Productions travel, campaigns cross markets and music chosen in one country can be heard almost anywhere.

Audio Network's role is to make that easier while continuing to invest in the quality, originality and provenance of the music itself.

After 25 years, the way music is discovered, distributed and used has changed enormously. Audio Network is still here for the same reason: to make great music, support the people who create it and help that music find its place in the world.

Music for what happens next.

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