Music Licensing
What We Do
Hidden Shoal manages a growing catalogue of label released, curated tracks, all available for your music licensing needs. We provide a one-stop shop, handling both master and sync rights worldwide and can turn clearance requests around as quickly as your project requires. We work with large and small clients alike from independent productions to big scale projects across film, tv, games, web and more. We also license tracks for compilations and manage licensing for covers of Hidden Shoal songs. Our client list includes MTV, ABC (US), Billabong, Foxtel, BBC, Greenpoint Pictures, Turn Left Productions, Victorian Government, ABC (Australia) and many more.
The Music
This wonderful selection of music covers a broad spectrum of sounds and styles, from filmic neo-classical and expansive and emotive ambient instrumentals through to inventive indie and post-rock, electronica and all the spaces in-between. To give you an introductory feel for what we have to offer you can sample a small selection of sonic delights from the catalogue via our SoundCloud playlist to the right or stream releases via our artist’s profiles on this website.
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Licensing News
“The Field” – Beautiful New EP from The Slanted City
We’re excited to announce the release of The Field, the new EP from the Erik Nilsson project The Slanted City. The EP is available now via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music and the rest. The music of The Slanted City is available for licensing (film, tv, web etc) via Hidden Shoal. The Field comprises three songs, written over the course of ...The World of Dust – New Music Video and Interview
We’re excited to present the wonderfully playful music video by Mark Jennings for The World of Dust song ‘Sailing’. The track is lifted from The World of Dust’s new album “True Sound”, available on CD and digital through Tiny Room Records and streamable via Spotify, Apple Music and the rest. The video is being premiered along with ...New Kramies Single and Video, ‘Ohio, I’ll Be Fine’
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the gorgeous new Kramies single ‘Ohio, I’ll Be Fine’, a beautiful example of the emotional potency he’s has become known for. Taken from the highly anticipated forthcoming self-titled Kramies EP, “Ohio, I’ll Be Fine” taps into Kramies’ past, the lyrics unflinchingly facing his personal demons. Download the track via ...New Single From The Slanted City, “The Field” EP Soon
We’re excited to present ‘A House Divided’, the first single lifted from The Field, the new EP from the Erik Nilsson project The Slanted City. The EP will see release on 5th October 2021 through Hidden Shoal. The music of The Slanted City is available for licensing (film, tv, web etc) via Hidden Shoal. “The Field” ...Liminal Drifter ‘Cut Out’ – New Single!
Hidden Shoal is excited to present the new Liminal Drifter single, ‘Cut Out’, the perfect way to usher in the Australian springtime. Clean and shimmering, punctuated by golden horns and keys, the song’s positive momentum is counterbalanced by the bittersweet taste of leaving something behind. The track is lifted from Liminal Drifter’s forthcoming EP, due ...Otinget’s Brilliant Debut Album Out Now!
On their debut release, The Greatest Thing That Never Happened… Yet, Swedish trio Otinget deliver a mesmerising suite of songs, blending delicate folk, strident post-rock, lilting Americana and brooding slowcore – plus a special guest appearance by Dungen lead guitarist Reine Fiske. The album is available now via Bandcamp, Spotify and all other good online ...The World of Dust “True Sound” Out Now!
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of True Sound, the new album from The World of Dust, the musical project of Stefan Breuer, featuring Todd Tobias (Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard, Circus Devils). The album is available on CD and digital through Tiny Room Records and can be streamed via Spotify, Apple Music and the ...Memorybell “Glass Garden” Out Now!
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of Glass Garden, the beautiful fourth album by American neoclassical minimal ambient artist Memorybell. The album is available now to purchase in CD and digital formats from Bandcamp and to stream and download from Spotify, Apple Music and all other good online music stores. The music video ...Jumpel Releases Beautiful New Album “Drive”
Hidden Shoal is excited to announce the release of Drive, the sixth album by German ambient-electronica artist Jumpel. The album is available via Bandcamp, Spotify and all good online stores. All songs from Drive along with the rest of the Jumpel catalogue are available for licensing across film, tv, web, games and beyond. Check out our licensing page for more info and ...Epic New Battlestations Album, “Splinters, Vol II: Bruise”, Out Now!
Hidden Shoal is proud to announce the release of Splinters Vol II: Bruise, the epic new album from shadowy instrumental project Battlestations. The album is available to download via Bandcamp and the first track lifted from the album, ‘Unelind’, can be streamed via SoundCloud. The music of Battlestations is available to license for use in ...
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