elevate.io partners with Epidemic Sound to add world-class audio to its collaborative video creation platform
Stockholm, Sweden, January 7, 2025 – Epidemic Sound, the global soundtracking platform, and Blackbird plc (Aim:BIRD), developer of the browser-based collaborative video editor elevate.io, today announced a partnership to bring world-class music and sound effects to its video creation platform, via Epidemic Sound’s API.
The partnership will see elevate.io integrate Epidemic Sound’s music and sound effects directly into its online collaborative video editing platform before the end of Q1 2026, giving users instant access to world-class audio for their content, which can be published without copyright worries.
“Industry analysts forecast the collaborative video editing market will reach $4.5 billion by 2029. elevate.io aims to lead this category by bringing world class video creation tools to our customers within a single, seamless experience. Every creator knows that music not only embellishes their stories, it completes them.” said Blackbird Executive Chair, Ian McDonough. “Partnering with Epidemic Sound to provide an integrated, fluid experience not only enhances elevate.io's value proposition for its users, but enables them to create, iterate and deliver professional videos while never breaking their creative flow. This partnership is also an early validation of our unique approach to collaborative video editing by the industry’s leading music and soundtrack service for creators and brands.”
"We’re delighted elevate.io has chosen to integrate our world-class music and sound effects into their innovative collaborative video editing platform via the Epidemic Sound API," said Sam Hall, Chief Product Officer at Epidemic Sound. "This partnership is a testament to our commitment to make it as easy as possible for global content creators to find the perfect soundtrack for their projects, publish without copyright worries, and enable them to focus on creating."
About Blackbird plc
Blackbird plc operates in the fast-growing SaaS, Media and Entertainment and content creation markets. Blackbird plc’s patented technology allows for frame accurate navigation, playback, viewing and editing in the cloud and it has two products.
BlackbirdⓇ a market leading suite of cloud-native computing applications, is used by rights holders, broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, live events and content owners, post production houses, other mass market digital video channels and corporations.
elevate.io is the company’s new browser-based collaborative content creation platform currently in general release. elevate.io is built using Blackbird’s core technology and is aimed at professional teams and the fast growing Creator Economy.
Blackbird plc also licences its core video technology, under its ‘Powered by Blackbird’ licensing model, enabling video companies to accelerate their path to true cloud business models.
