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Music Licensingfor Creative Agencies

  • World-Class Artists
  • Popular Hits and Never-Sampled Songs
  • Pre-Optimised Creative

Performant creative to maximise engagement.

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Convenience

Performant Creative to Maximise Engagement.

One contract, one invoice. Sync clearance with the campaign.

Up to 40%

Saved by bundling licensing with paid media

8wks → 2wks

Cycle time

2 → 1

Vendors

The Catalog

Top-Tier Artists and Songs.

The Library

Browse the Library. Request a Quote.

Approval rights or one-click checkout saves time, with selection from a vast catalog of over 100k songs.

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Browse the Library

Ranked by YouTube views and Spotify popularity.

  • DreamsFleetwood Mac
    4:17234.1M viewsSpotify 934:17234.1M93Request
  • OutsideCalvin Harris
    3:47194.5M viewsSpotify 903:47194.5M90Request
  • DJ Got Us Fallin’ in LoveUsher
    3:41141.6M viewsSpotify 883:41141.6M88Request
  • DilesBad Bunny, Ozuna & Farruko
    4:46256.3M viewsSpotify 874:46256.3M87Request
  • Can’t Feel My FaceThe Weeknd
    3:33190.9M viewsSpotify 863:33190.9M86Request
  • StyleTaylor Swift
    3:5137.3M viewsSpotify 863:5137.3M86Request
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Request a Quote

Cover, sample, interpolation, adaptation or sync, in three steps.

License Request

License Request Progress1 of 3 completed
  1. Your track
  2. 2Credits & deal
  3. 3Review

Request type *

CoverRe-perform as writtenMechanical license required
SampleCopy original audioDual clearance required
InterpolationRe-create melodyPublisher permission only
AdaptationTransform fundamentallyNegotiated co-ownership
SyncSet music to pictureSync & master licenses

Other request types

RemixTranslationArrangementMedleyMashupOther

The Library

One-Click Checkout.

Pre-cleared tracks with the fee, split and terms shown up front.

Track · Bella Figura · Pre-cleared

Chequered Love

Kim Wilde

BPM
182
Key
G major
Length
3:30
Score
51/100

£697

Sample fee · 10% creator split

Publisher
£348.50
Label
£348.50
Total
£697
Territory
Worldwide
Licence
Publishing, Master-use
Usage
Streaming, Download
Buy

How it works

Pre-Optimised Creative.

Match Metadata

KeyBPMArtist interests
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Never-Licensed Songs

Feature songs that have never been licensed.

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Performance

Velocity of organic, minus paid and bots.

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Pre-optimised creative, guaranteed to deliver the best CTR and viewing.

Performance

Velocity of Organic, Minus Paid and Bots.

MEASUREDVelocity
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REMOVEDPaid
−
REMOVEDBots
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RANKEDOrganic

Songs are ranked on organic velocity alone, with paid promotion and bot traffic stripped out.

Use cases

Four Ways Agencies Use bushido.

Use case 01

Pre-Cleared Music for Commercials.

Every track carries a relevance score, so the list is a ranked index of the most relevant creative for your budget.

Precleared Music for Ads

  • Relevance score
  • 0–19 Very Low
  • 20–49 Low
  • 50–71 Good
  • 72–93 High
  • 94+ Peak
  1. 1
    Bet She DoesJono McCleery · 107 BPM
    97
    $710.00+7% fee · 25% artist
    License
  2. 2
    So LongJono McCleery · 120 BPM
    94
    $605.00+7% fee · 25% artist
    License
  3. 3
    Little River GirlJono McCleery · 148 BPM
    88
    $635.00+7% fee · 25% artist
    License
  4. 4
    Why Should I?Jono McCleery · 80 BPM
    81
    $620.00+7% fee · 25% artist
    License
  5. 5
    Wonderful LifeJono McCleery · 125 BPM
    73
    $1,055.00+7% fee · 25% artist
    License

Use case 02

Brand-Sponsored Remix Competitions.

Example: Red Bull

300

Submissions

30,000

Email addresses

23%

Engagement

EMAIL VALUE$300k30,000 × $10 per email
INVESTMENT$50kCompetition budget
RETURN6xYou do the math

Track · Groove Armada · Pre-cleared

I See You Baby Remix Competition

Groove Armada, Gramma Funk

Duration
4:12
Popularity
40/100
Release
2000

Purchase the producer pack, download the stems, create your remix. Remixes with the most upvotes earn the attention of the Expert Panel.

Competition · Benefits

  • €500
  • Have your remix released on the next GA Remix EP to Spotify and all DSPs
  • VIP access to select GA show
  • Video chat with GA to provide feedback (at artist discretion)
Stems · Downloads10 stems available

Expert panel

  • ACAndy Cato♫ 4.9KVerified
  • GAGroove Armada♫ 3.0MVerified
  • BMGBMG Production Music UK♫ 639Verified

Community remixes

Anonymous User299 days ago

I See You Baby (Kosem Remix)

As a life long GA fan I am thrilled to have created, mixed and mastered this banger!

0:00
1 Votes3Share
Submit your remixUpload

Use case 03

Brand Audit.

Don’t get in trouble with business affairs or the CFO.

1.2M

Posts a year using music, from one brand

8 years

Of past socials audited and cleaned up

$300k

Worst-case statutory damages per song: $150k each for the composition and the master, if willful (17 U.S.C. § 504(c))

9.6M posts over 8 years. Even 1,000 distinct songs at the willful maximum is $300M in exposure.

Example report · song titles redacted

1 · Brand TV commercials

National TV commercials from seven major advertisers, fingerprinted from public uploads against the full catalogue. Advertiser identities, campaign names and air dates are withheld; each advertiser is shown by sector and market only. Spot lengths are bucketed.

7Major advertisers
4Ready to report
£5.5–17MEst. UK spend (3 ads)
$17–70MEst. US / Intl spend (4 ads)
AFashion retailerUK:30£150k–500k£1M–4M0.982REPORT
BTelecoms operatorUK:60+£300k–1M£3M–8M0.986REPORT
CRestaurant chainUS:15$150k–500k$3M–15M0.975REPORT
DConsumer technologyIntl.:60+$500k–2M$5M–20M0.920REPORT
EQuick-service restaurantUS:15$150k–500k$5M–20M0.881REVIEW
FAutomotive (premium)Intl.:60+ (remix)$500k–1.5M$3M–10M0.881REVIEW
GEnergy supplierUK:30£100k–400k£1M–3M0.731REVIEW

Use case 04

Derivative Copy Testing.

The industry playbook: Verizon buys reach blocks on Facebook and Google. Peel 2–3% off to A/B test copy.

INSTEAD OF

Spending to see which version has the highest creative

USE THOSE FUNDS TO

Test the creative with fans of the artist

Verizon’s reach-block strategy with Facebook and Google is shown as a real-world industry example, not an endorsement of bushido.

The Team

Built by Leaders in Media and Music.

  • Jordan Katz

    CEO & Founder

  • Tim Spengler

    Former CEO, Magna

  • Gregg Hamberger

    Partner, VMG

  • Mark Tarnuzzer

    Former SVP Marketing, Universal Music

Let’s talk

Music Licensing
for Creative Agencies

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