101 Best United Kingdom Music Based Startups – Innovating The Music Space

May 31, 2022

This article showcases our top picks for the best United Kingdom based Music Based companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Music Based industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact
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Top United Kingdom Music Based Startups

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Shazam Entertainment

Shazam Entertainment

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Shazam Entertainment is an app that identify any music playing around you.

Sofar Sounds

Sofar Sounds

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Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.

Sofar Sounds

Kano

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Kano provides a system of kits and coding platform that enables users to develop apps, games, and music.

Sofar Sounds

Yoto

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Yoto – The screen-free audio platform for kids.

Sofar Sounds

tvg hospitality

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Venue Group is an entertainment and hospitality operator in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Sofar Sounds

MelodyVR

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MelodyVR is a destination for music in virtual reality.

Sofar Sounds

Event Genius

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Event Genius is a marketplace to discover and book music festival tickets, accommodation, transfers and extras.

Sofar Sounds

Mixcloud

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Mixcloud is an online long-form audio platform providing content such as radio shows, podcasts and DJ mixes.

Sofar Sounds

ROLI

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ROLI is a London-based music technology company that produces musical instruments and software products.

Sofar Sounds

Pirate Studios

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Pirate Studios is the music technology company.

Sofar Sounds

AWAL

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AWAL is a digital marketing and distribution company that enables artists and labels to be in control and release music globally.

Sofar Sounds

DICE

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DICE is a curated platform that connects fans to live shows.

Sofar Sounds

LifeScore

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LifeScore is a radically innovative platform for musical composition that generates original, bespoke, adaptive music in real time.

Sofar Sounds

Screach

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Smart device interactivity platform

Sofar Sounds

7digital

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7digital is the global leader in B2B end-to-end digital music solutions.

Sofar Sounds

Show4me

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Show4me Music Interaction Network is a network for musicians and music professionals.

Sofar Sounds

Deplike

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Guitar Amps and Effects Processor on Android and iOS

Sofar Sounds

Synchtank

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The SaaS software platform for managing and monetizing music & media assets

Sofar Sounds

LICKD

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Pre-cleared commercial music licensing for YouTube and Online Video Creators.

Sofar Sounds

elasticStage

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The Future of Vinyl records. A global platform to make and sell records for all sizes of artists and labels.

Sofar Sounds

Flat

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Flat is an online and collaborative music score editor.

Sofar Sounds

Buster + Punch

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A London, UK-based interiors brand.

Sofar Sounds

Keakie

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Keakie is a new streaming platform for mixes, podcasts and radio shows.

Sofar Sounds

A Million Ads

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A Million Ads provides dynamic audio advertising for users of digital radio and streaming services.

Sofar Sounds

Audoo

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Audoo is a technology company that develops an audio meter designed to capture actual played music using real-time data.

Sofar Sounds

Crowdmix

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Connecting the world through music. The app where bands, fans and brands collide.

Sofar Sounds

FanCircles

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SaaS Community platforms with gated content and features for NFT projects through to entertainment brands

Sofar Sounds

Uppbeat

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Uppbeat is an online platform that offers freemium registered music from artists, producers, and composers without copyright issues.

Sofar Sounds

Hire Space

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The UK’s leading venue marketplace. Memorable venues, all in one place.

Sofar Sounds

Trackd

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Trackd Social Music Universe with Creator Tools. We unite music lovers and artists around the world.

Sofar Sounds

Fanbytes

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Fanbytes helps brands to engage Gen Z audiences in the most interactive ways on the planet.

Sofar Sounds

InPlayer

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InPlayer is a video and digital asset monetization platform.

Sofar Sounds

Thrillz

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Personalised celebrity video messages and live experiences

Sofar Sounds

Virtuoso

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Virtuoso is a powerful platform and resource for those who want to learn to create and deliver contemporary music.

Sofar Sounds

Instrumental

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Our TalentAI platform uses machine learning to discover emerging talent, predominantly for the music and entertainment industry.

Sofar Sounds

Pure

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Pure is a digital radio manufacturer and engineering firm.

Sofar Sounds

Delic

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Delic is the new operating system for the Music Business. Asset and rights management platform using digital and blockchain technologies.

Sofar Sounds

Encore Technologies

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Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.

Sofar Sounds

Fulwell 73

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Fulwell 73 is a television, film and music production company

Sofar Sounds

Electric Jukebox

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Electric Jukebox: Taking on music streaming services, home entertainment systems

Sofar Sounds

Ambie

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SaaS music solution for retail and hospitality businesses looking to boost their customer experience and drive profits

Sofar Sounds

Butlr

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Butlr is the fastest growing ordering platform for bars, pubs and music venues. One app across all venues removing queues.

Sofar Sounds

The Qube

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Creatives, Music, Art, Film, Photography

Sofar Sounds

Pretty Green

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Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.

Sofar Sounds

100mentors

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We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.

Sofar Sounds

Martin Audio

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Martin Audio manufactures and supplies professional loudspeaker systems for touring, theatre, and installation applications.

Sofar Sounds

Sentric Music

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Sentric Music is an independent music publisher home to thousands of bands/artists/writers.

Sofar Sounds

Discover Film

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A technology and entertainment platform for short movies. Films can be watched online and via mobile and Smart TV Apps.

Sofar Sounds

The Power Of Music (POM)

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The Power Of Music delivers genuine, meaningful connections based on a shared love of the same music.

Sofar Sounds

MusicGurus

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MusicGurus is an online learning company that helps anyone learn music from the world’s top artists.

Sofar Sounds

Rotor

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Make high quality music videos in minutes

Sofar Sounds

Filmstro

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A New Standard in Adaptive Music for the Creative Media Industry

Sofar Sounds

Lirica

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Lirica harnesses the power of music to make learning both memorable and fun.

Sofar Sounds

Rushmore.fm

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We want to bring artists and music fans closer together.

Sofar Sounds

Hipgnosis Songs Fund

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited offers investors a pure-play exposure to songs and associated musical intellectual property rights

Sofar Sounds

IRIS Listen Well

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IRIS Listen Well is bringing back living sound and enabling the world to Listen Well.

Sofar Sounds

Soundclub

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We are the social platform for live music experiences

Sofar Sounds

FROW

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Buy and Sell Records LIVE

Sofar Sounds

terrible*

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Music Merchandise, Tech, Analytics, Marketplace, Supply Chain

Sofar Sounds

Spontly

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Spontly is a smartphone app and website plug-in for creating photos and comments that appear instantly on their website on a live stream.

Sofar Sounds

Psonar

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Psonar is a cloud-based digital jukebox for users aged 12 to 25.

Sofar Sounds

ROXi

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ROXi’s free TV Music App brings friends and family together to enjoy unlimited music videos, karaoke and games.

Sofar Sounds

Radio.co

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Broadcast to listeners with an all-in-one platform that lets you run your own radio station.

Sofar Sounds

Global

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Global is a media and entertainment company that operates commercial radio stations.

Sofar Sounds

Trad3r

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Trad3r is a social trading platform for stocks, celebrities, sports and friends.

Sofar Sounds

amBX

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amBX is a software company engaged in the development of lighting control technologies.

Sofar Sounds

Tastebuds

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Tastebuds is the best place to meet new people who share your taste in music.

Sofar Sounds

FrontRow Global

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Music Data Intelligence for Music Industry

Sofar Sounds

Sing King

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Sing King is the world’s biggest online karaoke community.

Sofar Sounds

Signature Brew

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Signature Brew is a music inspired brewery – known internationally for their collaboration beers with the musicians themselves.

Sofar Sounds

Bronze

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BRONZE is a technology that allows music creators to utilise AI and machine learning as tools for composition and release.

Sofar Sounds

aptX

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aptX provides industry-leading audio compression solutions to the broadcast, professional audio, and consumer electronics industries.

Sofar Sounds

Playlists.net

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Playlists.net is a music discovery platform to enable users to discover and enjoy music library of 150,000 high quality playlist.

Sofar Sounds

FlairBox

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The home of the performers, where they can perform, connect & be discovered.

Sofar Sounds

CEDAR Audio

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CEDAR Audio is the world in noise suppression and audio restoration.

Sofar Sounds

CueSongs

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CueSongs simplifies the process of licensing music for small usages – no hassle, prolonged negotiation or excessive fees.

Sofar Sounds

GigZoo

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GigZoo is an entertainment marketplace platform connecting talent and customers without limits.

Sofar Sounds

Crate Brewery

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Crate Brewery is one of London’s best known breweries.

Sofar Sounds

Gruvi

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Gruvi develops interactive media solutions for the entertainment industry to engage and streamline global audiences.

Sofar Sounds

Tradiio

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Tradiio is a music app for web and mobile which blends streaming with direct-to-fan recurring payments for artists.

Sofar Sounds

Blackstar Amplification

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Blackstar creates new and innovative guitar amplifiers and pedals designed to give guitarists the ultimate tools for self-expression.

Sofar Sounds

Echofide

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Echofide is the world’s first social content-streaming service – that simplifies booking creatives.

Sofar Sounds

Ko-fi

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The friendly way for creators to get support from fans of their work

Sofar Sounds

The Light Cinema Company

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The Light Cinema aims to provide a unique entertainment experience.

Sofar Sounds

Cove

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A music-making app that helps people to communicate their feelings.

Sofar Sounds

Slicethepie

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Slicethepie is a web-based artist financing engine that raises money for artists to record music albums.

Sofar Sounds

DAM Good Media Limited

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A technology platform helping make live music events more discoverable, and delivers bite-sized technology services to the industry.

Sofar Sounds

TeamRock

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TeamRock Radio is a commercial-free national DAB rock radio station broadcasting in the UK.

Sofar Sounds

Musicraiser

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Musicraiser is a italy based music company.

Sofar Sounds

PUMP Audio

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PUMP Audio is to Dance Music what Beats were to Hip Hop. We make some *seriously* good headphones.

Sofar Sounds

Humm

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Humm, music for the masses, is a free no ads alternative to Spotify and Apple Music. Making music accesible to everyone.

Sofar Sounds

THE GROOVY GROUP

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THE GROOVY GROUP is an online company providing users with the tools to publish multimedia.

Sofar Sounds

Tunepics

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Tunepics is an iPhone application that enables its users to share pictures attached to audio music files.

Sofar Sounds

AI Music

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Exploring the relationship between music and AI to enable a new age of music consumption

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Ditto Music

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Ditto Music is an online music record label services and digital distribution company serving artists and labels.

Sofar Sounds

MXX

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MXX is a creative AI technology company. We have built the world’s first AI engine that atomises and edits any music to video, instantly.

Sofar Sounds

Imagesound

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Imagesound develops in-store music curation and media solutions for global retail, fashion, hospitality, luxury, and restaurant brands.

Sofar Sounds

BandApp

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BandApp is an app that enables musicians to share music, tour dates, and conversations directly to their fans’ smartphones.

Sofar Sounds

Arcus Studio

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A specialist 2D animation studio creating high quality content across a variety of platforms

Sofar Sounds

Soundbops

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Soundbops is empowering music learning in young children.

Sofar Sounds

Ali Rasoul LTD

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An independent creative marketing agency committed to uncompromising visions working in the entertainment and corporate industries.

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