About Us

Rumblefish is a pioneer in music licensing and has been a trusted provider of music for top TV shows, films, ad agencies and video games for over a decade. The company has always made artists and labels its priority, and has paid millions in royalties to its members for the licensed use of their music. Rumblefish launched the Music Licensing Store in 2006, dubbed "an iTunes for Corporate America" (CNBC). It was the world’s first online resource for 100 percent copyright-cleared music for businesses. In 2008 the company struck a landmark licensing deal with YouTube and in the summer of 2010 deepened that relationship with the launch of Friendly Music, a website where consumers can license soundtracks. The company now boasts the world’s largest music catalog for social media and diverse clientele including Animoto, Virtual Active, Amazon Studios, Kaiser Permanente and Google among others.

Team

Paul Anthony

Paul Anthony

CEO + Founder

Artist/music producer/musician/music-tech entrepreneur/intellectual property expert. Love learning, snowboarding, Bball, marathons, diving.

Josh

Josh Friedman

COO + Director

Entrepreneur and rabble-rouser. Founder of Eleven Wireless & NedSpace. Climber, skier, cook, dog parent, lover of life & deeply inquisitive.

Sarge

Sarge Sargis

Music + Editorial Supervision Manager

Music/Editorial Supervisor, Filmmaker, LP Collector, Slow-Core/Post-Rock Aficionado, Mountain Biker, Paleoethnobotanist, Food Cart Enthusiast.

Rob

Rob Thomas

Licensing Account Manager

Singer/blogger/drummer/beatboxer/music aficionado/pop culture junkie/churchy/music licensing and biz nerd. Ratchet at times. Smart always!

Rob

Gray Gannaway

Catalog Acquisition

Music snob & beat nerd.  Likes fresh kicks, legalese, and pushing button objects.  Spotted at the Columbia River Gorge and bourbon tastings.

Jeff

Jeff Goddard

Software Developer

Geek, jazz pianist, composer, sailor, beer-lover, explorer, entrepreneur, and camofladged lesser bodhisattva. 面白い ですね.

Peat

Peat Bakke

Architect and Lead Developer

Perennial propellerhead and venture votary. See also: photographer, notaphilist, itinerant, and dad.

James

Ben Kihnel

Catalog Supervisor

Musician, aging skateboarder, and artist advocate. Loves reading, traveling and sports. Kind of preppy but a punk rocker at heart.

James

Drew Betts

Design+

Devotee of Portland Thai food carts, start-up junkie, homebrewer, dad, climber, mountain biker, backcountry snowboarder, and downtempo enthusiast

James

James Piccolo

Controller and Accounting Manager

Philosopher/Shaman/ArtistMusician/Guitarist/Songlover / Husband/Father / IndependentFinanceProfessional / PeaceWalker / Seeker / LifelongLearner

James

Spencer Trowbridge

Business Development + General Counsel

Lawyer / Musician / Mountain Biker. Occasionally plays guitar for Exquisite Rap Duo

Teresa

Teresa Oliver

Office + HR Manager

Facilitator of all things office; like a Swiss Army Knife, "with capabilities like no other." Loves cats, metal music, Japan and nostalgia.

Ace

Ace Friedman

Head of Security

Loyal companion, co-pilot, crag dog and lover of greetings and petting. Black lab and border collie, so I'm told. Find me near my dad's feet.

News

GlobeNewswire
Zooppa and Rumblefish Announce Soundtrack Licensing Partnership
GlobeNewswire
Rolling Stone
Soundtrack Service Lets Video Makers Add Music Without Sweating Legal Noise
Rolling Stone
Ecommerce Times
Soundtrack Service Lets Video Makers Add Music Without Sweating Legal Noise
Ecommerce Times
Billboard Magazine
Music Licensing Service Rumblefish Adds Ex-Pandora Board Member
Billboard Magazine
Programmable Web
Music Licensing API Lets You Sound Legally Awesome
Programmable Web
Digital Media Wire
Rumblefish Now Helping Developers Add Licensed Music
New Media Plus
Digital Media Wire
Rumblefish Opens Music API, Issues 4 Million Licenses
Digital Media Wire
Silicon Florist
Portland's Rumblefish has an API - and more than 4 million licensed tracks in the wild
Silicon Florist
Hyperbot
Rumblefish hits 4m, Opens API
Hypebot
Online Video Net
Friendly Music Adds Tracks and an API for One-step Music Licensing
OnlineVideo.net
Mashable
Rumblefish Launches API To Help Developers Add Licensed Music
Mashable
MediaPost
Rumblefish Gives Advertisers Link To Music Licenses
Media Post
Socialtimes
Planking Gets An Anthem And A Video Contest
Social Times
Mashable
4 Ways to Find Legal Music for Your YouTube Videos
Mashable
YouTube
Rumblefish launches user-friendly music program for YouTube community
YouTube Blog
Techcrunch
Rumblefish Lauches Friendly Music: Tunes For YouTube videos at $1.99 a Pop
TechCrunch
Mashable
License Songs for Your YouTube Videos at $1.99 Each
Mashable
Socialtimes
Rumblefish To Help YouTubers Avoid Copyright Infringement With New Friendly Music Service
Social Times
PC Magazine
Brian Heater - YouTube Rumblefish Partner for Friendly Music
PC Mag
Switched
Rumblefish 'Friendly Music' Legally adds music to YouTube vids -- For a Price
Switched.com
MediaPost
YouTube and Rumblefish Make 'Friendly Music' together
MediaPost
TG Daily
YouTube teams with Rumblefish for copyrighted 'Friendly Music'
TG Daily
Socialtimes
On the Money
CNN
The Music Snob
Music Licensing Success with Rumblefish
The Music Snob
Fast Company
Rumblefish In the Music Jungle
Fast Company
Fast Company
How Rumblefish Works
Fast Company
Inc.
Capturing Eardrums
Inc. Magazine
YouTube Notice Get a copyright notice from YouTube? Read our FAQ

Street Address and Phone

Rumblefish, Inc.
107 SE Washington St. Ste. 700
Portland, OR 97214

TEL: 503.248.0706 or 800.293.9102 FAX: 503.248.0714

Email

Questions about music licensing: licensing@rumblefish.com

Questions about Rumblefish's developer program: developers@rumblefish.com

General questions:
info@rumblefish.com

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