Artyfile Get Your Music in
Film, TV & Ads.
Artyfile distributes your music to 150+ platforms and lists it in a curated sync-licensing marketplace where filmmakers and agencies actively license. Built for composers and cinematic artists — one placement can equal 25,000 streams. Keep 85% of every euro, one-time from €19. Never a subscription.
What is sync licensing — and how does Artyfile fit in?
A sync (“synchronisation”) licence is what a filmmaker, TV producer, game studio, or advertising agency pays to use your music alongside their visuals. It is one of the most lucrative — and most overlooked — income streams for independent artists: a single placement routinely pays more than tens of thousands of streams. Most distributors drop your track onto Spotify and stop there. Artyfile distributes you to 150+ platforms AND lists your music in an integrated sync marketplace, so the same release that earns streams can also get licensed for film, TV, and advertising. Sync and master rights are handled directly by Artyfile, so licensees pay no additional GEMA fees and you keep 85% of the licence.
How placement works
Distribution and sync from a single submission — no third-party libraries, no extra fees.
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Apply and get curated
Apply free (you pay only if accepted). Our A&R team reviews for production quality and originality — the same bar that puts our catalogue alongside Abbey Road Studios and London Symphony Orchestra recordings.
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Distribute + enter the sync marketplace
Your studio-quality master goes live on 150+ platforms and Artyfile Stream, and is simultaneously listed in our sync-licensing marketplace for film, TV, games, and advertising buyers.
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Get licensed, get paid
When a buyer licenses your track, you keep 85% of the net licence fee, paid out quarterly and transparently. Because Artyfile manages sync and master rights together, buyers get one clean source — which makes your music easier to license.
Why one placement changes the math
Streaming pays in fractions of a cent. Sync pays like a paycheck.
A catalogue filmmakers actually browse
Artyfile is quality-curated, not volume-driven. Your music sits alongside recordings from Abbey Road Studios and performances by the London Symphony Orchestra — so when music supervisors and agencies browse for something cinematic, they find work worthy of the screen, not bedroom MIDI. That premium positioning is what gets serious composers placed.
- ✓Curated alongside Abbey Road & London Symphony Orchestra recordings
- ✓Real orchestras, real instruments — built for picture
- ✓One integrated source for sync + master rights (no extra GEMA fees for buyers)
- ✓Also earns on 150+ platforms and Artyfile Stream (up to 10× Spotify payouts)
Sync & composer-distribution FAQ
What kinds of music get placed in film, TV and ads?
Cinematic and orchestral scores place most often, but ambient, electronic, neo-classical, folk, and well-produced songs all get licensed — curation is quality-first, not genre-first. What matters is professional production that works to picture: clean mixes, real dynamics, and an emotional through-line a supervisor can drop under a scene.
How much does a sync placement pay?
Artyfile’s average sync licence is €96.90, and you keep 85% of the net fee. A single placement therefore pays roughly what 25,000 Spotify streams would — and high-profile film, TV, or national-ad usage can pay multiples of that. Exact fees depend on the medium, territory, and exclusivity.
Do I keep my rights if my music gets licensed?
Yes. You own your masters (on the Ownership tier they are minted to you as Music NFTs), and Artyfile manages sync and master rights on your behalf as a single source for buyers. Sync licences are typically non-exclusive unless you agree otherwise, so the same track can keep streaming and be licensed again.
Is this only for classical or orchestral composers?
No. The Abbey Road / London Symphony positioning sets the quality bar, but any high-production genre that works to picture is welcome. The gate is craft and originality — reviewed by a human A&R team — not your genre.
How does this work with GEMA?
Artyfile music is registered with GEMA and other collecting societies for worldwide monitoring. Sync and master rights are managed directly by Artyfile, so licensees pay no additional GEMA fees and have one clean source — while composers remain GEMA members. This is not “GEMA-frei” music.
What does it cost to get distributed and listed for sync?
The same one-time tiers as all Artyfile distribution: Launch €19 per track, Ownership €59.90 per track (mints your master as 100 Music NFTs, 85 to you), and Album €149 for up to 5 tracks. Sync-marketplace listing is included on every tier, you keep 85% of net revenue, and there is never a subscription.
Your music belongs on screen.
Apply free, pass A&R, and get distributed to 150+ platforms and listed for film, TV and ad placements — keeping 85% of every euro, forever.