Thrive through music
Want to make a living, build your audience, and thrive through music? You can with Epidemic Sound.
Our unique ecosystem
Fair, far reaching, and artist focused
Our unique artist ecosystem empowers you to thrive creatively and commercially. Your music flows freely and fairly between you and the world’s biggest storytellers, brands, and music streaming services.
Unrivaled global reach
Our music catalog is used by professional creators, broadcasters, and global brands to add more feeling, meaning, and magic to their productions — exposing your music to a potential audience of billions.
Every day, our tracks are heard more than:
- 2 billion times on YouTube
- 500 million times on TikTok
- 40 million times on music streaming platforms
Fair compensation
We offer short, flexible, non-exclusive agreements with competitive upfront payments for each of your tracks — as well as a 50/50 split on all streaming royalties, forever.
You’ll also share in our yearly Soundtrack Bonus of $2.9 million and growing. The more our customers love and use your music, the more you earn.
We’re also committed to paying artists fairly in a potential AI-driven future.
Artist development and insights
We commission new, original music spanning 160 genres and 34 moods, nourishing your creative growth and commercial potential at every step.
Our team of music industry experts guide you from first demo to final mix, providing insights on audience, client, and sync specifics — so that your sound and artistry really shine through.
But you’ll always define the feel and character of your music. And with the quantity of tracks always flexible, you can work at your own pace.
Our artists
We partner with established and emerging producers, composers, musicians, and artists from all over the world.
We offer continuous feedback and end-to-end support through release management, A&R, design, and digital rights management.
Ultimately, we want you to thrive through your music. So you’re also free to create outside of your agreement with us.
King Sis
“Epidemic Sound has introduced me to an incredible community of producers, songwriters, and collaborators, while introducing my music to an audience of content creators and music lovers worldwide.”
- 3.6 million streams globally
- 195K monthly listeners
Nyck Caution
“In Epidemic Sound I found a partner that let me remain independent, stay in control of my releases, and be financially secure. I’ve been able to collaborate with awesome producers and artists around the world and be exposed to more brands and audiences than ever before.”
- 250 million streams globally
- 275,000 monthly listeners
A collaborative, creative community
Fueled by boundless ideas and inspiration, the energy in our creative community is electric.
You’ll connect with a network of songwriters, producers, and engineers who aspire to produce world-class tracks — and develop your craft through in-person collaboration, writing camps, and educational summits.
All while feeling safe and supported by a richly diverse community that takes challenges such as mental health seriously.
Who we’re looking for
No matter your background or experience, we’re always eager to hear new music. We look for independent, enterprising artists and musicians who thrive on feedback, development, and working toward a common goal.
We currently partner with artists and musicians who are citizens or residents of the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, or Sweden, and are unaffiliated with or willing to opt out of PROs, NROs, and collecting societies.