New York, NY (Top40 Charts) In a dynamic business combination announced today between Zync
Music and
Round Hill Music, the companies will join forces to better serve the music supervisor community, offering not only an incredible catalog of music, but also the hottest frontline indie artists.
Zync
Music is a leading music licensing and publishing company that specializes in music synchronization placements in film, advertising, television, trailers, sports, and video games. The company is especially recognized for its work with emerging, cool independent artists.
Round Hill and Zync have also announced their launch of a JV publishing business to support and expand Zync's successful rights representation business, and to also offer funds for developing and signing new publishing deals with hot emerging artists.
Zync's LA team is headed by sync & publishing veteran Marisa Baldi (formerly of Universal
Music Publishing) who heads up the West Coast operations, and Zync founder Sanne Hagelsten (formerly of Ultra Records) who heads up the East Coast Operations. Combined they have over 45 years of experience in the music publishing and sync placement licensing business.
Under the new arrangement, Zync's creative team will remain intact and work alongside
Round Hill's sync staff. Baldi and Hagelsten will co-head the combined sync teams with offices in NY, LA, and Nashville.
"We cannot be more excited about Zync, Powered by
Round Hill! We are so happy to find a partner who shares our passion for music and appreciates the importance of strategic synchronization. This collaboration means more opportunities to bring great music and amazing artists to our friends in the sync world.
Round Hill's funding guarantees financial resources for our creative team to continue developing and expanding an incredible roster. It also adds the benefit of
Round Hill's publishing and administration expertise." - Sanne Hagelsten, CEO, Zync
"We are extremely proud of the reputation we've established as curators of cutting edge music.
Round Hill's worldwide network of resources gives us the ability to dramatically grow our business, while maintaining what has made us successful - our boutique, hands-on, personalized service. As music fans, we feel this is such an incredible fit and auspicious time to join forces, as we now get to represent
Round Hill's ever-growing catalog of multi-genre classics and hits. We look forward to signing (and syncing) great music together, in a climate brimming with possibilities." - Marisa Baldi, CEO, Zync
"The synergy between the Zync frontline and the
Round Hill catalog is compelling. Zync has arguably the best synchronization team in the business and
Round Hill can further back up our claim that we excel in sync. We are thrilled to have Sanne and Marisa, and the entire Zync staff, join the
Round Hill family." - Josh Gruss, CEO,
Round Hill Music
About ZYNC Music
Zync is a premier destination for music supervisors. With personalized service, Zync eases the creative detective work for the licensing community and provides them the inside track to the hottest upcoming artists. Since its beginning in 2002, Zync has secured over 15,000 licenses and nearly $100 million for their artist clients. Recent placements include the new Apple iPhone X campaign featuring Sofi Tukker, and the Google Pixel 2 campaign featuring Too Many Zooz. On the film marketing side, recent Zync trailer spots include The
Heavy in American Made's campaign and
Bassnectar and Loudpvck both of whose songs were the featured music in this year's Fate of the Furious campaign. Tim Myers is also featured in the new trailer for Disney Pixar's COCO and Caught a
Ghost in A Mountain Between Us film. Recent TV highlights include
ODESZA in Greys Anatomy,
Battle Tapes in Mr. Robot and The Acid in How To Get Away With Murder.
Zync's roster includes Band of Skulls, The Heavy, Bassnectar, Sofi Tukker, ODESZA, Sleigh Bells,
Alabama Shakes, Bones, Lucius, Vulfpeck, and many more.
About
Round Hill Music
Founded by Josh Gruss along with Richard Rowe and Neil Gillis,
Round Hill
Music has quickly risen to be one of the top independent publishers in the nation, and one of the largest independent music rights company in the world. Through its various divisions, Zync Powered By
Round Hill, Big Loud Bucks Royalty Administration,
Round Hill Nashville,
Round Hill Records, and its Bosshouse
Music Library,
Round Hill delivers everything from sync licensing, song placements, music production, label services, and one of the most transparent and accurate royalty systems in the marketplace.
Round Hill has in a short time frame climbed the ranks to become one of the top publishers in the nation. Ranked as one of Billboard's Top 10 Publishers in Q1 2017, and 7 other quarters within the last three years, as well as Billboard's #5 Top publisher in Country
Music for the last two years.
Round Hill boasts an extensive catalog of music recorded and performed by The Beatles, Eddie Holland, Neil Sedaka, The Rolling Stones, The Offspring, Bruno Mars, Cee Lo Green, Frank Sinatra,
James Brown, Bon Jovi, Steve Perry, Louis Armstrong, Tina Turner, Ella Fitzgerald,
Celine Dion, Britney Spears, N Sync, Mötley Crüe, Josh Kear, Percy Sledge, and
Katy Perry and many others. Some of
Round Hill's current artists, writers and producers include American Authors,
Morgan Taylor Reid, Cobi, Jeffery David, Rune Westberg, The London Souls, Gramatik, Civil Twilight, The Griswolds, Lettuce and Odessa.
Round Hill Nashville claims songwriters such as Dallas Davidson, Jimmy Robbins, Wade Kirby and
Danny Myrick on its current roster along with
Craig Wiseman, Rodney Clawson,
Sarah Buxton, the Warren Brothers, Matt Dragstrom and Chris Tompkins in partnership with Big Loud Shirt.
Round Hill's catalog includes hit songs such as, "All of Me", "She Loves You", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Stop! In the Name of Love ", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "All Of Me," "Video Killed The
Radio Star," "When a Man Loves a Woman," "Cherry Pie", "
Collide", "Land of A Thousand Dances", "
All By Myself" and many more.
