Epidemic Sound provides a subscription service that gives creators and businesses unlimited access to a catalog of over 50,000 royalty‑free tracks and 200,000 sound‑effects, all covered by a single global license. The platform integrates directly with Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve, and mobile apps, offering AI‑powered search, stem export, and an AI voice‑over engine. Enterprise plans add team permissions, usage analytics, and API access for large‑scale production workflows.
Funding
$450M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
BGEFounders
Product
Problem
Content creators and businesses often face costly, fragmented licensing processes and the risk of copyright claims when sourcing music and sound effects for video projects. Traditional libraries require multiple clearances, limited search capabilities, and manual workflow integration, leading to delays and legal uncertainty.
Solution
Epidemic Sound offers a subscription‑based platform that provides unlimited access to a curated catalog of over 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound‑effect variations, all covered by a single global license that includes public‑performance rights. The service integrates directly into popular editing environments (Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve Studio) and mobile apps, allowing users to search by genre, mood, theme, reference track, video frame analysis, or natural‑language description. Tracks can be downloaded for offline use, synced across devices, and customized via stems or AI‑generated voiceovers. Enterprise customers receive additional workflow tools, team permissions, and API access to streamline large‑scale production pipelines while eliminating copyright risk.
Target Audience
Primary users are video creators, freelancers, and agencies producing content for platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch, as well as brands, broadcasters, production companies, and digital publishers that require scalable, legally cleared audio assets.
Features
- Catalog of 50 k+ royalty‑free tracks and 200 k+ sound‑effects, continuously updated by global artists and Grammy‑winning producers.
- Direct, worldwide license that bundles all rights (including public performance) into a single subscription, removing the need for separate clearances.
- Multi‑modal search: genre/mood/theme filters, reference‑track matching, video‑frame analysis, and natural‑language queries powered by AI.
- Native plugins for Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition) and DaVinci Resolve Studio that let users browse, preview, and drop assets directly into timelines.
- iOS and Android apps with offline download, Shazam‑based “search by sound” and automatic sync of playlists across desktop and plugins.
- AI voiceover engine with credit‑based usage and custom‑voice training, plus stem export for granular track remixing.
- Enterprise dashboard for user management, permission controls, usage analytics, and API/SDK integration for custom workflows.
- Curated themed playlists (e.g., ads, vlogs, gaming, cinematic) and smart recommendation engine that suggests tracks based on video content.