Today Disney Music Group (DMG) and AudioShake announced their
collaboration to open up Disney’s catalog of music to new creative
and marketing opportunities. AudioShake’s groundbreaking
advancements in sound separation and lyric transcription will make
it possible for DMG to unlock new listening and fan engagement
experiences for the legendary Disney Music catalog.
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From the earliest recordings of Mickey Mouse, through to
contemporary classics across a wide range of genres, DMG is
renowned for its iconic song recordings. Many of these earlier
recordings don’t have their constituent parts (AKA “stems”), which
limit their use in sync licensing, remastering, and emerging
formats like immersive audio and lyric videos.
Under the new agreement, DMG will expand its use of AudioShake’s
instrument stem separation technology to open up recordings that
don’t have stems to these new uses, to the benefit of artists,
songwriters and fans alike.
AudioShake was a participant in the 2024 Disney Accelerator, a
business development program designed to accelerate the growth of
innovative companies from around the world.
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The deal will also enable DMG to utilize AudioShake’s lyric
transcription tool, which allows for quick transcription of a
track’s lyrics–dramatically reducing the amount of time spent on
transcribing and revising lyrics before they are distributed to
streaming platforms. With automated transcription, DMG will also be
able to strengthen the metadata of its catalog and take advantage
of more powerful sync searches, as well as expand formats such as
lyric videos.
“We were deeply impressed by AudioShake’s sound separation
technology, and were among its early adopters,” said David Abdo,
SVP and General Manager of Disney Music Group. “We’re excited to
expand our existing stem separation work as well as integrate
AudioShake’s lyric transcription system. AudioShake is a great
example of cutting-edge technology that can benefit our artists and
songwriters, and the team at AudioShake have been fantastic
partners.”
“Stems and lyrics are crucial assets that labels and artists can
use to open up recordings to new music experiences,” said Jessica
Powell, CEO of AudioShake. “We’re thrilled to deepen our
partnership with Disney Music Group, and honored to work with their
extensive and iconic catalog.”
About Disney Music Group
The Disney Music Group encompasses all aspects of the Company’s
music commercialization and marketing including: recorded music
(Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records); music publishing; and
Disney concerts. DMG releases film, television, game, and
attraction soundtracks from some of the largest franchises in the
world – from Disney, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Searchlight
Pictures, 20th Century Films and Disney+ including the
chart-topping albums “Encanto,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Oscar® and
Grammy®-winning “Frozen,” the Grammy®-winning "Guardians of the
Galaxy," the Emmy®-winning music from "WandaVision" and "The
Mandalorian," the Oscar® and Grammy®-winning "Soul" score, the
Oscar®-winning “Black Panther,” "Coco" and "Moana'' soundtracks,
plus video game soundtracks for “Spider-Man 2” and the Grammy®
winning “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.” Recent titles include “Inside
Out 2,” “Wish,” “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3,” “The Little
Mermaid,” and “Tiana’s Bayou Adventure” plus the television
soundtracks “Ahsoka,” “Shōgun,” “Star Wars: The Acolyte” and “Only
Murders in the Building: Season 3.” Upcoming releases include
“Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Moana 2,” “Descendants: The Rise of
Red” and “Mufasa.”
DMG’s rich and eclectic catalog has impacted pop culture
globally, including music from films such as "Snow White," "Star
Wars," and "Beauty and the Beast," “Avatar,” “Indiana Jones,” “Mary
Poppins,” “Jungle Book,” “Tarzan,” and the beloved classic song
"It's a Small World." DMG produces The Big Score video series
highlighting conversations with acclaimed film composers from DMG
soundtracks. Disney Concerts licenses and produces thousands of
shows around the world, including Star Wars in Concert, Disney: The
Castle, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney on Classic, Pixar in
Concert, The Lion King 30th Anniversary, Marvel’s Infinity Saga and
many more. DMG’s catalog of over 100 years of music lends itself to
playlists for every occasion, as well as a dedicated SiriusXM
Station (Channel 133), and online store
www.disneymusicemporium.com.
The labels' genre-spanning rosters include Queen (in The United
States and Canada), little image, Andy Grammer, Sofia Carson, TINI,
kenzie, Joywave, almost monday, Freya Skye, Adrian Lyles, New Hope
Club and more.
About AudioShake
AudioShake makes audio more interactive, immersive, and
accessible by splitting recordings into their stems. Named to
TIME's Best Inventions list, and winner of Sony’s sound separation
challenge, the company’s B2B sound separation and lyric
transcription technology enables multiple content workflows–from
clean speech and music extraction from noisy environments, through
to immersive mixing, M&E separation, synthetic voice, and
applications in UGC, gaming, streaming, sports, and more.
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Disney Music Group Contact:
Lillian Matulic Lillian.Matulic@disney.com
Disney Accelerator Contact:
Kirsten Underwood Kirsten.Underwood@disney.com
AudioShake Contact:
April Anderson april@audioshake.ai