Styngr makes it easier to license music for video games

When it comes to getting music for games, Styngr is the only full licensed major label partner that can get pre-cleared music into games. The Santa Monica, California-based company got started on this mission in 2020, and now it has more than 100 million pre-cleared songs for use in PC, mobile, and console games. It has a software development kit (SDK) that makes it simple to integrate music into games. I talked to Stephen Cooper, chairman of Styngr and former CEO of Warner Music Group, in an interview about Styngr. Cooper said that Styngr has licensed full music catalogs from the major labels including Universal, Sony, Warner and BMG. Styngr’s tech allows gamers to access and use music within games, enhancing the user experience and extending session length. And it allows gamers to play with the music they want, and Styngr enables game devs and the labels to make money on the music access at the same time. Steve Cooper is chairman of Styngr. Styngr also recently launched Soundboar ... Read full article.