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
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Paul AnthonyCEO + FounderArtist/music producer/musician/music-tech entrepreneur/intellectual property expert. Love learning, snowboarding, Bball, marathons, diving. |
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Josh FriedmanCOO + DirectorEntrepreneur and rabble-rouser. Founder of Eleven Wireless & NedSpace. Climber, skier, cook, dog parent, lover of life & deeply inquisitive. |
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Sarge SargisMusic + Editorial Supervision ManagerMusic/Editorial Supervisor, Filmmaker, LP Collector, Slow-Core/Post-Rock Aficionado, Mountain Biker, Paleoethnobotanist, Food Cart Enthusiast. |
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Rob ThomasLicensing Account ManagerSinger/blogger/drummer/beatboxer/music aficionado/pop culture junkie/churchy/music licensing and biz nerd. Ratchet at times. Smart always! |
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Gray GannawayCatalog AcquisitionMusic snob & beat nerd. Likes fresh kicks, legalese, and pushing button objects. Spotted at the Columbia River Gorge and bourbon tastings. |
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Jeff GoddardSoftware DeveloperGeek, jazz pianist, composer, sailor, beer-lover, explorer, entrepreneur, and camofladged lesser bodhisattva. 面白い ですね. |
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Peat BakkeArchitect and Lead DeveloperPerennial propellerhead and venture votary. See also: photographer, notaphilist, itinerant, and dad. |
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Ben KihnelCatalog SupervisorMusician, aging skateboarder, and artist advocate. Loves reading, traveling and sports. Kind of preppy but a punk rocker at heart. |
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Drew BettsDesign+Devotee of Portland Thai food carts, start-up junkie, homebrewer, dad, climber, mountain biker, backcountry snowboarder, and downtempo enthusiast |
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James PiccoloController and Accounting ManagerPhilosopher/Shaman/ArtistMusician/Guitarist/Songlover / Husband/Father / IndependentFinanceProfessional / PeaceWalker / Seeker / LifelongLearner |
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Spencer TrowbridgeBusiness Development + General CounselLawyer / Musician / Mountain Biker. Occasionally plays guitar for Exquisite Rap Duo |
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Teresa OliverOffice + HR ManagerFacilitator of all things office; like a Swiss Army Knife, "with capabilities like no other." Loves cats, metal music, Japan and nostalgia. |
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Ace FriedmanHead of SecurityLoyal 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

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