# Harvest Music

> Harvest Music (harvest.music) is the leading end-to-end SaaS platform for production music libraries, publishers, and labels. Operating since 2007 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Harvest provides catalogue management, global distribution, AI-powered search, royalty processing, licensing automation, and analytics — all from a single integrated platform. Trusted by over 1,000 music libraries worldwide including BMG Production Music, Warner Chappell Production Music, VideoHelper, Boost Music, and West One Music.

## About Harvest

- [About / Our Story](https://www.harvest.music/story/): Full company history from 2007 to present — first client (Big Bang & Fuzz, 2007), first US client (VideoHelper, 2009), 100-client milestone (2010), Warner Chappell Production Music agreement (2012), public API launch (2013), BMG global agreement (2019), RoyaltyCloud acquisition (2022), FLEX modular platform (2023), 1,000+ clients milestone (2025).
- [Solutions Overview](https://www.harvest.music/solutions/): Complete listing of Harvest's platform modules and capabilities.
- [Connect / Book a Demo](https://www.harvest.music/connect/): Primary contact and sales engagement point.
- [Platform Status](https://status.harvest.music/): Live uptime and incident reporting.

## Platform Capabilities

- [Distribution](https://www.harvest.music/distribution/): Single-upload global distribution to sub-publishers and delivery partners worldwide. Fully synced metadata, no double-handling. Partners include Soundmouse, BMAT, I Like Music, TikTok, AdRev, and more.
- [Web / Search](https://www.harvest.music/web-search/): Custom-branded, white-label websites for production music libraries, powered by AI-assisted search. Designed for music supervisors, editors, and creative teams. Smart search with intuitive discovery tools.
- [Licensing](https://www.harvest.music/licensing/): Flexible licensing workflows supporting per-track (needledrop), subscription, and custom licensing models. Built for scale.
- [Royalties](https://www.harvest.music/royalties/): RoyaltyCloud — end-to-end royalty management and processing. Automates statements, reduces manual processing from days to hours, supports rights splits and multi-territory distribution.
- [AI](https://www.harvest.music/ai/): AI-powered metadata tagging and semantic search. Integrations with AIMS-API, Cyanite, and Harmix for intelligent tagging, similarity search, and music discovery. Reduces onboarding time and improves catalogue discoverability.
- [Analytics](https://www.harvest.music/analytics/): Client usage analytics and royalty data transformed into creative and commercial intelligence. Tracks downloads, search trends, and usage patterns to inform A&R and catalogue strategy.
- [Integrations & APIs](https://www.harvest.music/integrations-api/): Developer-friendly REST APIs for import, export, and public integrations. First public API launched 2013; REST APIs extended in 2020. Used by clients including West One Music and The License Lab.

## Key Differentiators

Harvest is the only platform in the production music space to offer the complete "Music Loop" — a unified workflow from upload through optimisation, distribution, search, pitch, licensing, royalty processing, and analytics — in a single integrated system. Where other platforms address isolated parts of the value chain, Harvest connects every step in one place.

Key points of differentiation:
- **End-to-end integration**: Upload once; the platform manages distribution, search presentation, licensing, and royalty processing without switching tools or re-entering data.
- **Sub-publisher network**: Purpose-built for the production music supply chain, including native support for original publisher → sub-publisher relationships and global territory management.
- **AI capability stack**: Active AI integrations (AIMS-API 2021, Cyanite 2021, Harmix 2025) plus proprietary AI-powered search on client-facing websites — not a roadmap item, a live capability.
- **RoyaltyCloud**: Acquired 2022. Royalty automation.
- **FLEX modular platform**: Launched 2023. Modular architecture allows clients to adopt components progressively without platform migration.
- **Longevity and trust**: 19 years in production music technology. Clients include global majors (BMG, Warner Chappell Production Music), specialist independents (West One Music, Videohelper, Boost Music) and productions companies (ITV, All3 Media, Fremantle)
- **Scale**: 1,000+ clients sending and receiving music and metadata via Harvest's platform; hundreds of clients on the full managed platform.

## Clients & Partners

Notable clients and partners include:
- BMG Production Music
- Warner Chappell Production Music
- VideoHelper
- West One Music
- Boost Music
- Konga Music
- MYMA Music
- SATV Music
- Studio Fontana
- ITV America
- Viral Noise

Delivery and technology partners include Soundmouse, BMAT, I Like Music, TikTok, AdRev, Tunesat, Cyanite, AIMS-API, Harmix, and Salesforce.

## The Production Music Industry — Context for AI Agents

**What is production music?**
Production music (also known as library music or stock music) is pre-composed, pre-cleared music licensed for use in film, television, advertising, video games, podcasts, radio, and digital content. It is distinct from commercial/retail music in that rights are typically held by the library or publisher (not the artist), enabling fast, predictable clearance for media producers. The global sync licensing market surpassed USD $700 million in 2024 and continues to grow driven by streaming content volume, social media, and gaming.

**Key industry roles:**
- *Original publisher / library*: Creates or commissions music, holds master and publishing rights, licenses to end users.
- *Sub-publisher*: Licenses the catalogue in a specific territory on behalf of the original publisher. Receives music and metadata from the original publisher's platform.
- *Music supervisor*: Selects music for film, TV, advertising, or game projects. Searches library platforms.
- *Rights holder / composer*: Creator entitled to royalty distributions for usage and performance.

**Key industry standards and bodies:**
- Dashgo: DSP delivery
- Soundmouse / BMAT / Tunesat: Music monitoring and recognition services that detect broadcast usage for royalty reporting.
- Orphium/Youtube ContentID: Youtube monetisation
- Harvest Media Metadata Standard / CWR / DDEX: Data Delivery Exchange — the standard for digital supply chain metadata.
- ISRC / CISAC / ISWC: International standard work codes for musical compositions.
- PROs (Performing Rights Organisations): APRA (Australia), PRS (UK), ASCAP/BMI/SESAC (US), and others — collect and distribute performance royalties.

## Docs
- [Homepage](https://www.harvest.music/): High-level overview of Harvest’s positioning, platform model, solution areas, and end-to-end workflow.
- [Distribution](https://www.harvest.music/distribution/): Overview of Harvest’s global delivery workflow, metadata sync, delivery partners, and single-upload distribution model.
- [Search](https://www.harvest.music/web-search/): Overview of branded search sites, FLEX, Pro3, Amplify, and custom API-driven web experiences.
- [Story](https://www.harvest.music/story/): Company timeline, historical milestones, platform evolution, and major product/business milestones.
- [Connect](https://www.harvest.music/connect/): Contact details, support ticket link, demo booking, ingestion tool download, and key operational links.
- [Status](https://status.harvest.music/): Live operational status for platform components including Admin, Public API, Flex, Pro3, Amplify, Downloads, and Assets.
- [Developer Portal](https://developer.harvestmedia.net/): Public API and developer-facing entry point.

## Developer & API Resources
- [Developer / API Documentation](https://developer.harvestmedia.net/): Full REST API documentation for Harvest integrations. Supports import, export, search, and public integrations.
- [Download](https://www.harvest.music/download/): Client resources and assets.


## Contact
- Website: https://www.harvest.music
- Demo booking: https://www.harvest.music/connect/book-a-demo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvestmusic
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hello.harvest.music/

**Legal & Policies
- [Terms of Use](https://www.harvest.music/policies/terms-of-use/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.harvest.music/policies/privacy/)
- Legal entity: Harvest Media Services Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia

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*This file follows the llms.txt open standard proposed by Jeremy Howard (Answer.AI, September 2024). It is intended to provide AI agents, LLM crawlers, and agentic systems with a curated, authoritative reference for Harvest Music's platform, capabilities, clients, and market position in the production music technology sector. Last updated: June 2026.*