Audiosocket
{{Short description|Music licensing tech company in the United States}}
Audiosocket is a music licensing and technology company founded by Brent McCrossen and Jennifer Miller {{Cite web|url=https://www.audiosocket.com/about/krewe|title=About - Audiosocket}} with dual headquarters in Seattle, WA and New Orleans, LA.Holmes, David. [http://pando.com/2014/07/22/seattles-audiosocket-partners-with-110-music-libraries-to-try-to-fix-copyright-on-youtube/ "Seattle’s Audiosocket partners with 110 music libraries to try to fix copyright on YouTube"]. Pando Daily.
Audiosocket are the creators of MaaS{{cite web|last=Rao|first=Leena|title=Audiosocket's Music as a Service Allows Startups To Offer Licensed Music To Users|date=19 July 2011 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/19/audiosockets-music-as-a-service-allows-startups-to-offer-licensed-music-to-users/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=May 21, 2012}} (Music-as-a-Service), a music search and licensing technology designed for integration with video and photo sharing platforms, virtual worlds, online games and social networks. Audiosocket's MaaS™ technology was first launched with Vimeo in the form of Vimeo's online Music Store.{{cite web|last=Empson|first=Rip|title=Vimeo Launches Audiosocket-Powered Music Store To Bring Tunes To Video|date=21 September 2011 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/21/vimeo-launches-audiosocket-powered-music-store-to-bring-tunes-to-video/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=May 21, 2012}}
Audiosocket has integrated MaaS to launch online storefronts with partners including MOFILM,{{cite web|last=Sawers|first=Paul|title=Movie Crowdsourcing Company MOFILM Taps Audiosocket's Indie Music Licensing Platform|date=6 April 2012|url=https://thenextweb.com/media/2012/04/06/movie-crowdsourcing-company-mofilm-taps-audiosockets-indie-music-licensing-platform/|publisher=TheNextWeb.com|accessdate=May 21, 2012}} Indieflix,{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Sarah|title=Need Tunes For An Indie Film? Audiosocket Launches A Fully Hosted Music Storefront|date=6 December 2011 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/06/need-tunes-for-an-indie-film-audiosocket-launches-a-fully-hosted-music-as-a-service-storefront/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=May 21, 2012}} and LearnCreate.{{cite web|title=LearnCreate Tunes Into Audiosocket For Music Content|url=http://www.learncreate.com/press-release-audiosocket-partnership/|publisher=LearnCreate|accessdate=May 21, 2012}}
AudioSocket's service can be used by independent filmmakers to license tracks for use in their films and other creative projects.{{cite book|author1=Jesse Cannon|author2=Todd Thomas|title=Get More Fans: The DIY Guide to the New Music Business|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mGlnbJEPflAC&pg=PA642|date=25 November 2012|publisher=Jesse Cannon|isbn=978-0-9885613-1-1|pages=642–}}[http://www.cnet.com/news/ap-offers-subscribers-music-through-audiosocket/ "AP offers subscribers music through Audiosocket"]. CNet, July 17, 2012, Donna Tam
In 2013, Audiosocket collaborated with SourceAudio to add licensing watermarks to the latter's five million audio tracks.[https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/5695454/audiosocket-aims-to-reduce-youtube-copyright-conflicts "Audiosocket Aims to Reduce YouTube Copyright Conflicts"]. Billboard, by Alex Pham, Los Angeles | September 16, 2013 The watermarking software is called LicenceD and is intended to help musicians and composers collect royalties when their tracks are played and distributed.[http://siliconbayounews.com/2015/06/17/an-interview-with-brent-mccrossen-ceo-of-audiosocket/ "An Interview with Brent McCrossen, CEO of Audiosocket"]. Silicon Bayou, June 17, 2015