Symphonic’s Year in Review: 2024

A message from our CEO, Jorge Brea:

Dear Symphonic Family,

As 2024 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on a year shaped by both challenges and triumphs. In these moments, the strength of our beloved community of music lovers, creatives, industry veterans, and everyone in between has never been more evident. Together, we’ve shown that resilience isn’t just about bouncing back—it’s about rising higher, growing bolder, and shaping a brighter future through every twist and turn.

This collective strength serves as a powerful reminder that no matter how uncertain the road ahead may be, our shared passion, innovation, and determination will always light the way and lead us toward new heights of success. Fueled by this unwavering drive, we’re proud to have introduced some groundbreaking features for the artists and labels we are so honored to represent. Among these included features like: 

• Your Story 2024: Inspired by Spotify Wrapped, Your Story 2024 allows you to celebrate your top tracks, videos, and playlists with a personalized page, making it easier to share your achievements with fans.
• AI Mastering Tool: Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, we launched our AI mastering tool in partnership with Masterchannel to provide high-quality audio mastering, ensuring your music sounds its best across all platforms. 
• SplitShare Updates: We enhanced our SplitShare feature, streamlining royalty management and ensuring transparent, timely payments to all collaborators.
• StreamSafe: StreamSafe offers enhanced security for your music, protecting your creative work from unauthorized use and ensuring your rights are safeguarded.
• Updated Marketing Drivers process so you can edit the marketing drivers you’ve submitted directly in your SymphonicMS account. No more emailing updates and waiting.
• New Recoupments Tool: Streamlined financial recoupments across various scenarios, serving the needs of artists, labels, and production teams. Our new recoupments tool caters to a variety of financial arrangements in which expenses or advances need to be recouped. 
• Spatial Audio in the SymphonicMS: We were proud to launch support for spatial audio, providing creators with an immersive way to elevate their music. It’s been incredible to see the creative potential unlocked through this innovation.

In addition to these, we also expanded our reach to better support clients in more corners of the world. With the establishment of new operations in Europe and Asia—led by industry veteran Guji Lorenzana in Asia—we’re so excited to help your music connect with even broader audiences. Plus, we got to partner with companies like Rivet, JamFeed, Luminate, and Groover to offer our clients a more robust set of services and tools to expand their music reach.

We also continued our Women’s Mentorship Empowerment Program which enrolled 78 mentors and 209 mentees spanning the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, London & Africa, making a total of 700 women and gender-expansive people a mentorship opportunity. 

We’re proud to have created more networking events in major US cities and Canada, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Nigeria, which attracted over 3,300 attendees. Our leadership team even got recognized in Billboard’s Indie and International Power Players, and I was honored to receive the Music Biz’s NEXTGEN_NOW One To Watch Award, which is presented to an executive under 40 whose work has been exceptional, innovative, and stands out as a contribution to the industry. (Thank you Music Biz!)

Not only did we accomplish a lot internally, but our Symphonic artists hit some insane achievements that we’re very proud to celebrate. From topping the charts and Grammy nominations (and wins), to performing on global stages, your dedication and talent have inspired us all. Specifically in our local community of Tampa, we threw our annual Vibes Of The Bay Festival. A celebration of independent music featuring all local artists, clients, and artists slated to be the biggest names of tomorrow. The event, which in the past has featured icons like Doechii, drew record attendance in 2024. As we look ahead to 2025, we remain dedicated to providing you with the best tools, support, and community needed to thrive in this ever-evolving, highly competitive industry.  

In the new year, we will continue to create, innovate, and elevate independent music to the best of our ability. Lastly, thank you for being an integral part of our incredible community. Your passion and resilience fuel our mission every day. 

Here’s to a harmonious and successful new year ahead. 

Cheers. 🥂

\\ Check out our annual end-of-year video below //

To our incredible clients: we’re honored to be part of your journey and proud to support your music, your vision, and your dreams. This recap video is a celebration of everything we’ve accomplished together as the Symphonic family.

Enjoy the highlights—and remember, Your Story Starts Here.

🖤