Keep 100% · Paid sync deals · No gatekeepers

Sell your music.
Keep every cent.

Your own storefront, your own prices, your own fan list — and a board of paid sync briefs from TV, film, podcasts, games and ads. No label, no distributor, and no cut taken on your music.

Keep 100% of salesNo platform cut. Ever.
Paid sync briefs$120–$3,000 per placement.
Own your audienceYour fans. Your email list.
Set your own priceYou decide what it’s worth.

Streaming pays fractions of a cent per play. Direct sales and sync don’t.

23briefs open now
$21,720in live budgets
0%taken on your music
Sell. Sync. Scale.

One track can pay more than a year of streams.

A sync placement is paid up front and in full. Streaming royalties accrue a fraction of a cent at a time — the top brief on the board right now would take roughly 750,000 streams to match.

One sync placement$3,000

1 song · 1 brief · paid on licence

The same money from streaming750,000

plays at ~$0.004 each, before any split with a label or distributor

No agents. No middlemen. No cut.
TV, film & trailersScene beds, themes, title music.
Games & podcastsLoops, stings, intro themes.
Ads & campaignsBrand spots and social.
Direct sales, on repeatYour back catalogue keeps selling while you write the next one.

Open right now

23 paid briefs are live on the board today. Here are the five biggest — real productions, real budgets, and you keep 100% of any deal.

  1. 1Indie feature film — end-credits songFirst-time director's festival-circuit feature needs one original end-credits song. Emotional and acoustic-leaning. Non-exclusive sync + festival rights.indiefolkacoustic$1,500–3,000
  2. 2Festival short film — original scoreAward-circuit short (approx. 6 min) needs a delicate ambient/electronic score. Composer credit + placement.ambientcinematicelectronic$2,500
  3. 3Animated short film — original scoreIndependent animation studio producing a festival-bound short seeks an expressive original score. Emotional storytelling is more important than genre. Composer credit included.orchestralemotionalcinematic$2,200
  4. 4Science documentary — cinematic underscoreIndependent documentary producer seeking atmospheric instrumental music for a feature exploring oceans, space, and technology. Looking for emotional builds, subtle textures, and memorable themes. Non-exclusive sync.cinematicambientorchestral$2,000
  5. 5Educational streaming series — background libraryEducational video producer commissioning a versatile collection of instrumental music for science, history, and culture programming. Looking for positive, timeless productions that work across multiple episodes.documentaryinspiringinstrumental$1,800 (8 tracks)
See all 23 open briefs →Start pitching →

From finished track to paid placement

Three steps. No label, no distributor deal, no gatekeeper deciding whether your music is allowed to earn.

1

Open your storefront

Upload a track, set your price, and you are selling. Launches in minutes — $12.99/mo, cancel anytime.

2

Sell direct, keep 100%

Fans pay you, not us. Played takes no cut of your music, and you keep the email list — not a follower count you rent from a platform.

3

Pitch for placements

Browse open briefs from real productions and pitch the tracks that fit. Pro includes 3 pitches a month.

Straight answers

Do you take a cut of my sales?

No. Played takes 0% of your music sales and 0% of any sync deal. Fans pay you through your own payout link, and Played is never in that flow. The subscription is the whole business model.

Do I keep my rights?

Yes. You keep your masters, your publishing and your rights. Played hosts and helps you sell — it does not own, license or administer your music.

Is a sync placement guaranteed?

No. A pitch is a submission, not a placement, and briefs typically shortlist a handful out of many. Buyers can take up to 6 months to come back. Nothing on this page promises a deal.

What if I have no audience yet?

The storefront works from your first track, and sync briefs are judged on whether the music fits the brief — not on your follower count. That is the point of a board: no gatekeeper deciding whether your music is allowed to earn.

Start selling in minutes

Pick a plan, upload a track, keep 100%. 23 paid briefs are open right now.

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