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Libraries sound like libraries.
Stock tracks are quick to license and easy to spot. Your audience hears the difference.
Boutique sync licensing · New York City
Real records.
Cleared fast.
Fine Gold Music finds the right song for film, TV, ads, trailers and games from 50,000 titles across more than 70 independent labels. Over 40,000 are one stops, so a single deal clears master and publishing.
On call around the clock for fast turnarounds
Heard in
The Boys
Creed Fisher, “Stomp My Flag I’ll Stomp Your Ass”
600+placements across TV, film, ads, trailers and games
50,000+titles from more than 70 independent labels
40,000+one stop tracks, cleared in a single deal
4,000+Billboard charting hits in the catalogue
WestboundBridgeport MusicAce RecordsLuaka BopHonest JonsFierce PandaAlternative TentaclesShanachieCumbanchaMunster RecordsSunday BestONErpmTamayo RecordsCurbEverest RecordsPrivate StockTimewarp
The problem
The right song is out there. The deadline is not moving.
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Famous songs clear slowly.
A master owner and a publisher means two quotes, two approvals and two chances to stall.
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Search bars do not listen.
Tags say upbeat. You need to know where the vocal comes in and when the chorus hits.
Most searches start with a playlist, a library login and a long email thread. It works until the edit locks and the song everyone loves will not clear.
How it works
Your brief. Our ears. One call to clear.
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Send the brief.
Scene, mood, references, budget and deadline, in any format.
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We dig.
Working musicians search 50,000 titles by hand and send a short list of real records, with instrumentals and timings.
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You clear it.
One stops clear master and publishing in a single deal. We keep the paperwork moving so you can keep cutting.
On call around the clock for quick turnarounds.
Send us a briefListened, not just tagged
Every song, heard by a musician.
Our team are working musicians and DJs. We listen to everything we represent and tag it by hand: vocal type, instrumentation, where the vocal comes in and where the chorus hits.
A short list you can drop straight into the cut.
Example short list3 tracks
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Cissy Houston
“Midnight Train To Georgia”
Acoustic guitarHarmonicaFemale vocalVocal 0:12Chorus 0:56
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Jason Eady
“Drive”
BanjoMale country vocalVocal 0:12Chorus 0:37
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Desireless
“Voyage, voyage”
Synth popFemale French vocal
One stop clearance
One call clears it.
More than 40,000 of our titles are one stops, where we control both master and publishing. One deal, one approval, no waiting on a second rights holder. Look for the stop sign in the artwork in our DISCO catalogue.
We are not a music library, but we always make room for smaller budgets.
Typical clearance
Master ownerQuote
Master ownerApproval
PublisherQuote
PublisherApproval
Two deals
With Fine Gold
Fine GoldQuote
Fine GoldApproval
One deal
Master and publishing controlled in one place, so a single license covers the whole song.
The catalogue
Records nobody else is pitching.
Vintage soul and funk, golden era hip hop, global grooves and new independent artists from more than 70 labels, including Westbound, Bridgeport, Ace, Luaka Bop, Honest Jons and Fierce Panda. Over 4,000 Billboard charting hits sit next to deep cuts no library has.
From Funkadelic to Fierce Panda, in one search.
70s · USSoul
WestboundFunk
Golden eraHip hop
Luaka BopGlobal
Billboard hitsDisco
Munster · SpainGarage rock
50s to 70sJazz
Fierce Panda · UKIndie
Brazil to PanamaLatin
Placements
You have already heard our records.
Over 600 placements across television, film, advertising, trailers and games. A few recent ones.
248Television
207Film
97Advertising
40Games, VR and podcasts
32Trailers
Series · Prime Video
The Boys
Creed Fisher, “Stomp My Flag I’ll Stomp Your Ass”
Series · HBO
IT: Welcome to Derry
Joyce Harris, “Dreamer”
Series · Netflix
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
George Wright, “Angela Mia”
Film
A Complete Unknown
The Francettes, “I’m Leaving You”
Advertising
Rivian
Sleigh Bells, “Rill Rill”
Trailer · AMC
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Rosemary Clooney, “Manhattan”
Film
A Different Man
Lord Invader, Teddy & The Frat Girls and Grupo Niche, three tracks
Advertising
Casamigos
William Onyeabor, “Fantastic Man”
Film · Prime Video
Balls Up
Tim Maia, “Do Leme ao Pontal”
Film
Obsession
The Little Dippers, “Forever”
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Browse them all
placements and counting, from prestige TV to Super Bowl spots.
Your project next.
Tell us the scene and we will find the record.
Services
More than a license.
Everything a music team needs, from a single song to an original track.
Sync licensing
Real records for ads, film, TV, network and cable trailers, video games, VR and podcasts, worldwide.
Our core serviceCustom search
Send a brief in any format and get a hand picked short list with instrumentals and timings.
Start hereSupervision and A&R
Music supervision and A&R for documentaries, indie films, ad campaigns and albums.
Project basedCustom music
In house Billboard charting producers and established bands write to picture. Guest hip hop features too.
Written to pictureBeat Maestros
Authentic hip hop beats from platinum producers: trap, West Coast, boom bap, reggaeton and more.
One stop · precleared · sample freeOro Music
Originals and covers from talented musicians and songwriters around the world.
Originals and coversSamplers
A fresh sampler, every month.
Themed playlists built for music supervisors: eras, genres, holidays and label spotlights. More than 180 so far, plus 80 Hey! You Gotta Hear This! single spotlights.
SamplerFGM At The Movies70 tracks
SamplerHip Hop 50th Anniversary62 tracks
Sampler70s Soul with Instrumentals60 tracks
SamplerVintage Christmas in July60 tracks
SamplerCinco de Mayo60 tracks
SpotlightsHey! You Gotta Hear This!80 singles
Want the next one first? Join the sampler list and get each new playlist the day it goes out.
Roster
Represented by Fine Gold.
Anderson .Paak / Eminem / Funkadelic and Parliament / Pharoah Sanders / Ohio Players / William Onyeabor / Ennio Morricone / Sleigh Bells / Icona Pop / Scissor Sisters / Tim McGraw / LeAnn Rimes / Lyle Lovett / Doris Day / Kay Starr / The Clark Sisters / Tag Team / Kid ’n Play / Main Source / UTFO / Sixpence None The Richer / Bush Tetras / Martin Rev / Drop Nineteens / Water From Your Eyes / Detroit Emeralds / Fatback Band / Loren Allred / Princess Superstar / Showtek
Plus 74 labels and publishers, including
- Westbound
- Bridgeport Music
- Ace Records
- Luaka Bop
- Honest Jons
- Fierce Panda
- Alternative Tentacles
- Shanachie
- Cumbancha
- Munster Records
- Sunday Best
- ONErpm
- Tamayo Records
- Curb
- Everest Records
- Private Stock
- Timewarp
- Acrophase
The team
Musicians, DJs and music fans. Not a music library.
We play shows, go to shows and listen to everything we represent. A small team in New York with a personal relationship with every label and artist.
Owner and Founder
Jonathan Finegold
Before Fine Gold, Jonathan was an A&R executive at Island Records, Q/Atlantic and Robbins/BMG, working with Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Wyclef Jean and Pitbull. He manages Grammy winning producer Lenky, the man behind Sean Paul’s number one hit “Get Busy”.
A New York hip hop DJ since 1985, he spun as P Fine on WNYU and in clubs like The World and Palladium. Today he teaches music business at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute and Marymount Manhattan College.
Grammy voting memberMusic supervision master class, IFF PanamáFirst concert: Hall & Oates, New Haven
David Drucker
Executive Licensing Consultant
First concertThe Rembrandts, around 1994
Lucy Whiteford
Director of Licensing
First concertHardly Strictly Bluegrass, 2009
Truman Gaynes
Music Licensing Assistant
First concertRed Hot Chili Peppers, 2008
Kiera Ellison
Music Coordinator
First concertSelena Gomez, 2013
For artists and labels
Got records worth hearing?
We pitch independent artists, labels and publishers to music supervisors for TV, film, ads, trailers and games.
You approve every deal. We never sync without your permission.
Exclusive or nonexclusive. Every deal is structured around your music.
Always mix an instrumental. A great mix is enough to start. The official master can wait for the deal.
What we are looking for
- Hip hop with no samples
- Electronic pop
- Female vocals
Please do not send
- Score or classical compositions
- Music written only for sync
- Anything made with generative AI
- Instrumental beats
- Demos
How fast can you turn around a search?
We are on call around the clock for quick turnarounds. Put the deadline in your brief and we will work to it.
What is a one stop?
A song where we control both the master recording and the publishing. One deal clears everything, so there is no second rights holder to chase. Look for the stop sign in the artwork in our DISCO catalogue.
Do you work with smaller budgets?
Yes. We are not a music library, but we are always happy to work with smaller budgets. Share the number up front and we will search inside it.
Can you create something custom?
Yes. Our in house Billboard charting producers and established bands write to picture, and we can arrange guest hip hop features.
I make music. Will you sync it without my permission?
Never. As soon as a supervisor is interested we get in touch, and you approve every deal. Sync moves fast, so be ready to sign off quickly and send mastered WAV files.
How long do payments take after a sync?
It depends on the medium. Advertising usually pays within 60 days, TV can take up to six months, and films usually pay within 45 days of release.
Do you guarantee placements?
Nobody can. We cannot make a supervisor choose a song, but we make sure they have it, listen to it and consider it.
Send a brief
Tell us what the scene needs.
Share the project, the budget and the deadline. A musician on the team will come back with a short list.
Prefer email? licensing@finegoldmusic.com