Nashville, TN: Soundstripe, the premier music licensing technology company, is excited to announce the appointment of Jeff Perkins as the company’s new CEO. A proven executive leader with a track record of driving transformative growth, Perkins joins Soundstripe at a pivotal moment as the company continues to gain momentum in the market and prepares to launch an innovative new click-to-license music solution later this year.
Current Co-CEO and co-founder Travis Terrell will transition into the role of President, focusing on further strengthening Soundstripe’s music business and leading its business development team to secure rightsholder and other strategic partnerships. Co-founder and Co-CEO Micah Sannan will shift to an advisory role, supporting Perkins, while co-founder Trevor Hinesley will remain CTO.
This CEO hire follows a strong year for Soundstripe, driven by continued business growth and significant expansion in enterprise licensing and traditional sync markets. The company now serves a diverse community of over 1,000 enterprise companies and more than 1 million individual content creators, all relying on its expertly curated catalog.
Designed specifically for use in sync, the catalog now features over 15,000 songs, carefully selected and crafted by a team of industry veterans to meet the unique needs of filmmakers, marketers, and creators across a wide range of projects.
The year also marked the launch of Soundstripe’s groundbreaking AI-powered Song Editing tool, which empowers creators to seamlessly customize tracks for their projects. Additionally, Soundstripe reached a milestone of $13.2 million in all-time payouts to artists, underscoring its commitment to supporting the creative community while driving innovation in music licensing.
Perkins will work to bolster Soundstripe’s position as a trusted partner for agencies, creatives, and brands looking for the highest quality, fully licensed music for their projects. It’s a role he’s played repeatedly at other tech companies.
Building on his background in marketing and his experience in the New York ad industry at notable agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi and Havas, Perkins has led several companies to profitable growth, most recently as CEO of ParkMobile, where he helped increase revenue by more than 230% during his tenure.
“As co-founders, we are thrilled to welcome Jeff to our team,” says Travis Terrell, Co-Founder of Soundstripe. “He has proven himself a highly effective leader with experience scaling businesses that cater to both large enterprises and individual users. We know Jeff is the right person at the right time to lead Soundstripe into our next stage of growth.”
“I am very excited to join the Soundstripe team,” says Jeff Perkins. “Our founders, Travis, Micah, and Trevor, have built an incredible company that combines the highest quality music with an innovative AI-powered platform that solves a major problem in the industry. I look forward to working with this talented team as we continue to expand our business and provide creators with the best music and technology solutions available on the market.”