When your music meets their story.

NexChord connects independent artists with opportunities in film, television, advertising, games, and brands.

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Your music deserves more than just a stream.

Music for independent films, television, documentaries, and digital productions.

Film & TV

Songs for commercials, campaigns, social content, and branded storytelling.

Advertising & Brands

Opportunities across games, digital media, and emerging forms of entertainment

Games & Media

Built around the artist.

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Our team carefully curates the right music for the right project; meaning you can be confident your music is placed in the right situation, with a fair shot of being considered.

❋ Careful Curation

We are proud to empower artists in the sync space by offering non-exclusive terms and a cut that heavily favors the artist

❋ Artist Friendly Terms

❋ You keep your rights

NexChord does not require you to give up ownership of your music.

❋ Stay in control

Our 24-hour approval window allows you the opportunity to approve placements before they move forward.

How it works.

01 - Submit

Send us your music and tell us about your catalog.

02 - We Listen

We review your music and identify opportunities where your track may be a good fit.

03 - We Pitch

We present your music to potential clients

04 - You Approve

If there’s interest, we work through the opportunity with you.

05 - Your Music Gets Placed

Your song becomes part of a film, show, campaign, game, or other visual project.

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What kind of music are we looking for?

Pop

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Hip-Hop

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R&B

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Electronic

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Indie

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Singer-Songwriter

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Alternative

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Folk

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Country

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Instrumental

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Experimental

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Pop ~ Rock ~ Hip-Hop ~ R&B ~ Electronic ~ Indie ~ Singer-Songwriter ~ Alternative ~ Folk ~ Country ~ Instrumental ~ Experimental ~

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FAQs

  • Sync licensing is when a song is licensed to be used alongside visual media.

    That could mean hearing your song in a movie, TV show, commercial, video game, or many other types of visual media.

    When a song is selected for a project, the artist and other rights holders are paid permission to use their music. The artist keeps ownership of their music while allowing it to become part of a story, scene, or brand.

  • NexChord does not obtain any ownership of your music through our sync agreement.

    We pride ourselves on providing artist-friendly deals and on our founding value to give every artist a fair shot.

  • Nope! We accept any artist regardless of your label status (unless you are signed to a label and have exclusive terms with them)

  • We highly recommend being registered with a Performing Rights Organization so that you can properly collect publishing royalties for your song.

    Not registered? No worries! Please feel free to still apply and if your song(s) is selected, we will work with you to help you register.

  • There is no cost to submit your music for sync consideration.

  • We recommend using songs that are already released, or are set to release within 30 days; however, this is not a hard restriction and we are open to including songs outside of that timeline.

    PRO TIP: Its a good idea to have your song copyrighted, especially if you are submitting places before their release. Not sure how to do that? We can do that for you!

  • Our agreement is non-exclusive, meaning we do not prohibit you from working from other sync agencies while signed with us. Should you choose to use any additional agencies, please check with them regarding their terms of exclusivity.

  • A representative will reach out to you regarding next steps. Signing with NexChord doesn’t automatically mean placement, but it does mean that your music will be put in the best positions to succeed.