Epidemic Sound is a Swedish music technology company and royalty-free music platform, providing soundtrack solutions for content creators, brands, and media producers. Founded in 2009 in Stockholm by Peer Åström, David Stenmarck, Oscar Höglund, Hjalmar Winbladh, and Jan Zachrisson, it addresses the complexities of music licensing and aims to provide artists with sustainable income opportunities. The company offers a subscription-based service, granting users access to a vast catalog of music and sound effects with cleared rights, thereby simplifying the licensing process and eliminating royalty concerns.
Epidemic Sound's headquarters are located in Stockholm, with additional offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Oslo, and Seoul. Oscar Höglund is the CEO. The company's Chief Financial Officer is Sara Börsvik, Marcus Lewold is Chief Strategy Officer, Sam Hall is Chief Product Officer, and Maria Waddington is Chief of People & Culture. Epidemic Sound's catalog contains over 250,000 original tracks and sound effects. In 2023, videos using Epidemic Sound's music reached 2.5 billion daily views on YouTube and TikTok. Epidemic Sound has received approximately $500 million in funding, including a $450 million investment in 2021. In recent news, Blaze AI partnered with Epidemic Sound to power small business and brand content with music. The company continues to update its AI-powered soundtracking Assistant to accelerate human creativity.
