Cutting Edge Media Music, a division of ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘John Wick’ music services firm, lands $100M in new funding
Cutting Edge Media Music, a division of a firm that provided music services for films, TV series and video games John Wick, Stranger Things And Red dead rescueSecured $100 million in new financing.
Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners, which already had a relationship with Cutting Edge, led a consortium of financial backers.
CEMM, a division of London-based Cutting Edge Group, is a financing and investment company focused on music in film, television, video games and other fields. Its parent company operates music publishing, record labels and music services for films, TV shows, musical theater productions and video games.
“I look forward to our partnership with Pinnacle to help give the next wave of film and TV composers the opportunity to monetize their catalogs.”
CEMM’s “deep understanding of the film/TV composer universe aligns with our mission to honor and support the creative community,” said Andy Moats, Pinnacle’s director of music, sports and entertainment.
Cutting Edge Group originated in 2008, and the firm has grown by exploring new financial models in the field of music for the screen. The traditional setup of soundtrack sales has been upended by streaming and other changes in the landscape. Cutting Edge’s music services credits include over 1,000 films, TV series, musical theater productions and video games. are among them Stranger Things, Bridgerton, The King’s Speech, Moonlight, Drive, Star Trek: Discovery, Fury, John Wick, Sicario, Whiplash, Hacksaw Ridge And The Walking Dead; Like Broadway shows Matilda, color purple, Anastasia And My beautiful lady; and video games such as Sunset Overdrive, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Red Dead Redemption And Cyberpunk 2077.
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