article is disputed . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message jingle punks music type llc industry music publishing production music founded 2008 headquarters new york ny santa monica ca toronto canada london uk sydney australia area served world wide key people founders jared gutstadt dan demole services music composition music licensing number of employees 60 website http www.jinglepunks.com jingle punks music is a music publishing and licensing company headquartered in new york ny founded by jared gutstadt and dan demole in october 2008 . the company provides original and licensed music for television film video games and advertisements . history edit the company began as a self funded startup company based out of the lower east side apartment of co founder jared gutstadt in new york city . the other co founder of jingle punks dan demole met jared at a the black keys concert during an evening later dubbed the big kahuna night . the company officially launched in october 2008 . soon after they partnered with former e town concrete singer and music manager anthony martini to increase their catalog of artists . within months of launching the company they released their platform the jingle player . developed by demole with industry knowledge input from jared it helped them differentiate themselves quickly from their competitors . the player itself is a proprietary patented 1 technology that provides targeted music selection with a searchable and user friendly interface . in july 2009 they became music providers for both viacom 2 and bravo tv networks . 3 in april 2010 jingle punks launched their west coast offices with offices following in toronto and london . early notice came from cnn 4 and variety 5 while other early landmark moments included being named pepsi soundctrl leading innovator in the music technology industry at south by southwest 2010 sxsw . shortly after returning from sxsw 2010 jingle punks completed substantial equity financing and established its strategic advisory board . the funding was sponsored by hammerline capital out of new york with an advisory board that included such tech and music industry veterans as steve kofsky of new remote publishing and former last.fm coo spencer hyman who observed to me the jingle punks approach represents the future of music discovery and music licensing . 6 in october 2010 jingle punks became the first music supervision application approved for the ipad . the release was met with a wave of positive press including coverage from cnet 7 digital music news 8 cult of mac 9 and mashable . 10 the video demo that accompanied the release received thousands of views in the first few days and again highlighted jingle punks unique approach to viral marketing . in november 2010 jingle punks was heavily involved in the launch of top gear usa which featured a track with poison singer bret michaels . 11 the collaboration was the first project to be launched from the jingle punks internal creative services arm . since then jingle punks went on to compose and provide catalogue music on notable shows such as nbc s the voice abc s the taste real housewives of atlanta and american pickers . jingle punks has received ascap film & tv awards in 2010 2011 2012 2013 and 2014 for scoring the voice as well as their theme song for pawn stars composed by gutstadt . in 2013 gutstadt co wrote and produced a new theme for pawn stars with lynyrd skynyrd . the company has also worked with nas dierks bentley matt & kim bret michaels debbie gibson stacy keach kris kristofferson and snow . jingle punks first foray into the brand partnership realm was with viacom subsidiary black entertainment television bet and was announced february 18 2011 in variety . 12 the unique partnership between bet and jingle punks helped to create a cohesive urban music library the first ever assembled for the media licensing space . in 2011 jingle punks created an eight piece string ensemble called the jingle punks hipster orchestra an in house chamber group intended as a multi genre marketing and artistic tool . the group have many releases including the nirvana sessions a covers album of songs from nirvana s nevermind album created at the request of publisher primary wave music for the 20th anniversary of the album s initial release.hipster dinner party vol . 1 featured covers of songs by artists such as vampire weekend mgmt the strokes and the black keys . the group s third release the king of instruments features south carolina based organist alex collier and was released in the fall of 2012 . in november 2011 both jingle punks and the hipster orchestra were highlighted in the new york times 13 after performing in the offices of leading agencies such as wieden kennedy and ogilvy & mather worldwide . jingle punks has also been featured in the wall street journal 14 usa today 15 business insider 16 fast company 17 the toronto star 18 forbes 19 and bloomberg businessweek . 20 in late 2012 talent agency william morris endeavor acquired a majority stake 21 in jingle punks aiming to cultivate synergies across their music and entertainment verticals . 22 references edit uspto database united states patent 8 429 181 jingle punks providing viacom with pre licensed music . 2009 07 09 . jingle punks teams with bravo . 2009 07 24 . roshkow matt 2010 03 02 . a fresh and cheap sound for tv soundtracks . cnn . vaughan carson 2009 08 24 . jingle punks hits ground running . variety . jingle punks music completes substantial equity financing . 2010 05 24 . bell donald 2010 10 04 . jingle punks ipad app helps indie bands get paid . cnet . resnikoff paul 2010 10 01 . think the ipad is just a toy then you haven t checked out this licensing app ... . digital music news . lazar lonnie 2010 10 05 . jingle player brings indy music to the ipad . cult of mac . ehrlich brenna 2010 10 05 . app lets you score your project from your ipad . mashable . elliot stuart 2010 11 18 . exotic cars roll out to promote u.s. top gear . new york times . chagollan steve 2011 02 18 . bet builds music library . variety . a genre bending musical pitch to ad agencies the new york times the reality tv music factory the wall street journal change agents jared gutstadt and his jingle punks usa today now marissa mayer s complaint about yahoo s hold music has turned into a music video business insider can the musical middle class be saved fast company jingle punks dockside a music factory gains momentum toronto star money calling jingle punks reality tv fortune forbes america s most promising startups bloomberg businessweek money calling jingle punks reality tv fortune forbes the reality tv music factory the wall street journal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jingle punks music & oldid 684230725 categories companies established in 2008production 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