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With custom music production capabilities, sync licensing expertise, 300+ indie artists, and top-notch music supervision, we help brands and networks meet music needs on every budget.

This week The Music Playground is spotlighting roster artist Jayden Secor!Jayden blends classic country roots with a mod...
01/08/2026

This week The Music Playground is spotlighting roster artist Jayden Secor!

Jayden blends classic country roots with a modern edge—music built for late-night Nashville bars and neon-lit dance floors. Timeless storytelling meets high-voltage country rock for a sound that’s both classic and fresh. Modern-day honky-tonk, through and through.

From raw, heartfelt ballads to high-energy, line-dance-ready anthems, Jayden covers the full spectrum of country.

Be sure to check out Jayden’s latest releases: “Burnin Hell,” “Escape,” “4 Wheels,” and “Honky Tonk Diamond” in our bio!

All of Jayden’s songs are one-stop clearance with The Music Playground.

As we close out 2025, we want to send a huge thank you to the clients and brands who trusted The Music Playground to sha...
12/18/2025

As we close out 2025, we want to send a huge thank you to the clients and brands who trusted The Music Playground to shape the sound that brought their stories to life. 

We are incredibly proud of our composers, producers, artists, and team who helped turn bold ideas into award-winning music and bring home the gold:

• Gold Shots Award, Use of Music – Original Composition
• Gold London International Awards 2025, Music & Sound Statue, Original Music with Lyrics
• Silver Telly Award, Craft – Use of Music
• Bronze Telly Award, Craft – Original Music & Jingle
• Silver People’s Telly Award, Regional TV
• D&AD Wood Pencil, Health & Wellbeing – Film

We’re also honored to have been nominated for the AICP Awards for Best Original Music and the AMP Awards for Best Original Song.

As a small, independent music house, we’re deeply grateful for the trust, collaboration, and creative partnerships that made this year possible. We’re heading into 2026 inspired, energized, and excited for what’s next. Stay tuned, there’s more on the way.

For now, enjoy this compilation of some of our favorite projects from this year!

11/06/2025

The Music Playground is ecstatic to hear FOUR of our roster artists in this incredible film, All That We Love, Directed by Yen Tan set to release in select theaters and VOD on November 7th.

Here are the songs from TMP that you’ll hear in this grounded dramedy exploring universal themes of loss, connection, and reconciliation:

1. Breathing Space by Makeitaboutyou

2. Back to Basics by Ni****ne

3. Out Of My Head by fika & El Train

4. Two Lights by The Electric Sons

Thanks to Trina Marie-Hill for collabing with us on this!

WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!We’re honored to share that we’ve been shortlisted for Creativepool Annual 2025, and the Creat...
07/14/2025

WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!

We’re honored to share that we’ve been shortlisted for Creativepool Annual 2025, and the Creativepool People’s Choice Awards, for our work on the “Stop The Iron Pipeline” campaign, in collaboration with our friends at StrawberryFrog and LifeBridge Health.

This was such a special project for so many reasons. What a privilege to collaborate with hip hop legends , , and ; especially on a campaign with such powerful messaging around the crucial issue of illegal gun trafficking.

If you haven’t done so already, please visit stoptheironpipeline.org to learn more about the initiative, and sign the petition for legislative action.

We want this project to touch as many lives as possible; and we need your help! The People’s Choice Award winners are chosen by the online public, so please vote for us!

HOW TO VOTE:
1) View the shortlist for the Music category at the link in bio
2) Create a Creativepool account if you don’t have one (super easy)
3) Cast your vote!
4) Tell your friends!

Congrats to all of the other nominees on some truly outstanding work. It’s always an honor to be recognized alongside such talented friends and colleagues.

Voting is open now through July 17th, let’s do this!




We’re so excited and honored to announce that our collaboration with our friends at LifeBridge Health and Strawberry Fro...
06/04/2025

We’re so excited and honored to announce that our collaboration with our friends at LifeBridge Health and Strawberry Frog on the Stop The Iron Pipeline campaign has won a D&AD Wood Pencil, for Health & Wellbeing - Film! We continue to be amazed by both the accolades the project is garnering and the ongoing real-world impact this campaign is having, including important legislative action currently in progress.

Our utmost gratitude as always to hip hop legends , , and , and to their fantastic teams, for all of the heart and hard work they put into this powerful project.

If you haven’t done so already, please visit stoptheironpipeline.org to learn more about the initiative, and to sign the petition for policy change around illegal gun trafficking.

***See everyone tonight at AICP, where we’re happy to say the project has been shortlisted in the Original Music category! Good luck to all!







Brandon Barrett, .media.group .tv

Creative Licensing Director Charlie Cervone carried the torch for teams TMP and The Diner at this year’s AMP awards in N...
06/02/2025

Creative Licensing Director Charlie Cervone carried the torch for teams TMP and The Diner at this year’s AMP awards in New York. What a special night; always a highlight to get together with so many fantastic folks in our industry and celebrate some truly excellent work. Congrats to all the winners, big thanks as always to The Association of Music Producers, and see you next year!

We are excited to announce that we are the winners of THREE Telly Awards this year, for our work on the Stop The Iron Pi...
05/20/2025

We are excited to announce that we are the winners of THREE Telly Awards this year, for our work on the Stop The Iron Pipeline campaign with our friends at LifeBridge Health and StrawberryFrog!

We were honored with the Silver Telly Award for Craft-Use of Music and the Bronze Telly Award for Craft - Original Music & Jingle; as well as the Silver People’s Telly Award for Regional TV, voted on by the online public!

We are thrilled to see this campaign continue to generate visibility and catalyze action around the crucial issue of illegal gun trafficking, especially in the wake of the recent passing of Maryland bill SB 443. If you haven’t done so already, please visit stoptheironpipeline.org to learn more about the initiative and to sign the petition.

Huge thanks to our artist collaborators Logic, 6ix, and Oddisee, and their amazing management teams. And congratulations to all of the other winners!

Check out the full list of winners in The Telly Awards Gallery, linked in our bio.

Very encouraging policy change around illegal gun trafficking in Maryland, catalyzed by the Stop The Iron Pipeline initi...
05/19/2025

Very encouraging policy change around illegal gun trafficking in Maryland, catalyzed by the Stop The Iron Pipeline initiative. Amazing to see the real-world impact of the initiative continue to grow and gather momentum.

We continue to feel so honored to have worked on this powerful project with our friends at LifeBridge Health and StrawberryFrog, in collaboration with the incredible artistic talent of Logic, 6ix, and Oddisee.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at AMP in New York this week…the project is nominated for two awards!

WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!We’re happy to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the 46th People’s Telly Awards in two cat...
04/09/2025

WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!

We’re happy to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the 46th People’s Telly Awards in two categories, for our work on the “Stop The Iron Pipeline” campaign, in collaboration with our friends at StrawberryFrog and LifeBridge Health!

We’re so excited to see this important project continue to be recognized for its creative craft, and to catalyze action around the crucial issue of illegal gun trafficking. If you haven’t done so already, please visit stoptheironpipeline.org to see the film, hear the music, learn more about the initiative, and sign the petition for legislative action.

We want this project to touch as many lives as possible; and we need your help! The Webby People’s Telly Award winners are chosen by the online public, so please vote for us!

HOW TO VOTE:
1) Go to our personalized link in bio for each category
2) Create a Tellys account (super easy)
3) Cast your votes!
4) Tell your friends!

Voting is open now through April 18th, let’s do this! Thank you to everyone for your help!




WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!We’re happy to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the 2025 People’s Telly Awards in two cat...
04/09/2025

WE NEED YOUR VOTES…AGAIN!!

We’re happy to share that we’ve been shortlisted for the 2025 People’s Telly Awards in two categories, for our work on the “Stop The Iron Pipeline” campaign, in collaboration with our friends at StrawberryFrog and LifeBridge Health!

We’re so excited to see this important project continue to be recognized for its creative craft, and to catalyze action around the crucial issue of illegal gun trafficking. If you haven’t done so already, please visit stoptheironpipeline.org to see the film, hear the music, learn more about the initiative, and sign the petition for legislative action.

We want this project to touch as many lives as possible; and we need your help! The People’s Telly Award winners are chosen by the online public, so please vote for us!

HOW TO VOTE:
1) Go to our personalized link in our bio for each category
2) Create a Tellys account (super easy)
3) Cast your votes!
4) Tell your friends!

Voting is open now through April 18th, let’s do this! Thank you to everyone for your help!




We’re proud to announce that President and EP Sydney Ferleger will be joining an ace collective of thought leaders and m...
04/08/2025

We’re proud to announce that President and EP Sydney Ferleger will be joining an ace collective of thought leaders and music minds from across the sync world, as a panelist at AdSync Summit NY’s online conference, April 9 and 10!

Along with Bryan Hinkley of Gratitude Sound and Tommy Phelan of The Crystal Creative, Sydney will be shedding light, sharing wisdom, and maybe even telling a few wild sync stories during the “What is the Role of Custom Music Houses?” panel, TOMORROW April 9 at 11:15 AM ET.

Registration is still open for this awesome opportunity to learn from and connect with some amazing luminaries in our industry. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about the conference and the speakers, and to get your ticket to the fun!



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