Private company

Extreme Music

Logo: Extreme Music, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

British music production company

Extreme Music is a production music arm of Sony Music Publishing. The company creates and licenses music for use in television, film, advertising and online media.² It was founded by Russell Emanuel and Dolphin Taylor.¹ It employed 82 people.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded¹

Industrymusic production¹
HeadquartersLondon¹
Websitewww.extrememusic.com
Legal formprivate company limited by shares¹

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Extreme Music is a production music arm of Sony Music Publishing. The company creates and licenses music for use in television, film, advertising and online media.²

Corporate structure

Extreme Music is part of a group headed by Sony Group. 280 entities, 30 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Sony Group 東京都港区, Japan
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe 100% · London, United Kingdom
- Sony Music Publishing 100% · 550 Madison Avenue
  - Extreme Music London
  - APM Music Subsidiary · Hollywood
  - EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Subsidiary · London
    - Emi Songs do Brasil Edicoes Musicais Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
  - KPM Music Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Bungie Subsidiary · 100% · Bellevue
- Sony (China) Subsidiary · 100% · Chengdu, People's Republic of China
- Sony Assurance Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Bank Subsidiary · 100% · Nishikichō
- Sony Corporation of America Subsidiary · 100% · New York City
  - Gracenote Subsidiary · Emeryville
    - Gracenote Sports Subsidiary
  - Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation Subsidiary · Shizuoka Prefecture
  - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Subsidiary
  - CBS Records, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
  - Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
- Sony Electronics, Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Sony Financial Holdings Subsidiary · 100% · 東京都千代田区, Japan
  - Sony Lifecare Subsidiary · Kawasaki-ku, Japan
  - Sony Payment Services Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
  - ソニー生命保険株式会社 Subsidiary · 東京都千代田区, Japan
- Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Interactive Entertainment Subsidiary · 100% · Minato-Ku, Japan
  - 989 Studios Subsidiary · Los Angeles
  - Firewalk Studios Subsidiary
  - Peace Arch Entertainment Subsidiary · Toronto
  - PlayStation Productions Subsidiary · California
  - PlayStation Studios Subsidiary · San Mateo
    - Bigbig Studios Subsidiary · Leamington Spa
    - Bluepoint Games Subsidiary · Austin
    - Evolution Studios Subsidiary · Runcorn
    - Firesprite Subsidiary · Liverpool
    - Guerrilla Cambridge Subsidiary · Cambridge
    - Guerrilla Games Subsidiary · Amsterdam
    - Housemarque Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
    - Incognito Entertainment Subsidiary · Salt Lake City
    - Insomniac Games Subsidiary · Burbank
    - Japan Studio Subsidiary · Tokyo
      - 1 more
    - London Studio Subsidiary · London
    - Malaysia Studio Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    - Media Molecule Subsidiary · Guildford
    - Naughty Dog Subsidiary · Santa Monica
    - Nixxes Software Subsidiary · Utrecht
    - Pixelopus Subsidiary · San Mateo
    - PlayStation Studios XDev Subsidiary · Liverpool, United Kingdom
    - Polyphony Digital Subsidiary · Kōtō
    - San Diego Studio Subsidiary · San Diego
    - Santa Monica Studio Subsidiary · Playa Vista
    - SCE Studio Liverpool Subsidiary · Liverpool
    - Sucker Punch Productions Subsidiary · Bellevue
    - Team Asobi Subsidiary · Tokyo
    - Valkyrie Entertainment Subsidiary · Seattle, United States
    - Zipper Interactive Subsidiary · Redmond
  - PlayStation Studios Mobile Subsidiary
  - PlayStation Mobile, Inc. Subsidiary · United States
  - PlayStation PC LLC Subsidiary
  - Sony Computer Entertainment America Subsidiary · United States
  - Sony Interactive Studios America Subsidiary · United States
  - Sugar & Rockets, Inc. Subsidiary · Japan
- Sony Life Subsidiary · 100% · Otemachi Financial City Grand Cube
- Sony Marketing Subsidiary · 100% · Minato, Japan
- Sony Mobile Communications Subsidiary · 100% · Minato
- Sony Music Subsidiary · 100% · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  - AWAL Subsidiary · Sheffield
  - Bad Boy Records Subsidiary · Washington, D.C.
  - Funtech Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Taiwan
  - Monument Records Subsidiary · Hendersonville
  - RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
    - RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
    - The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Indonesia Subsidiary · Jakarta, Indonesia
  - Sony Music Malaysia Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  - Sony Music Mexico Subsidiary
  - Sony Music Perú Subsidiary · Miraflores, Peru
  - Ultraphon Subsidiary · Prague
  - Ariola Subsidiary · Germany
  - Arista Nashville Subsidiary · United States
  - Arista Records Subsidiary · United States
  - BNA Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Columbia Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Disruptor Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Epic Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Freebandz Subsidiary · United States
  - In the Name Of Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Indochine Records Subsidiary
  - Jive Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Kemosabe Records Subsidiary · United States
  - LaFace Records Subsidiary · United States
  - Legacy Recordings Subsidiary · United States
  - and 23 more
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan Subsidiary · 100% · Rokubanchō
  - Epic Records Japan Subsidiary · Rokubanchō
  - Music On! TV Subsidiary · Minato
  - Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. Subsidiary · Akasaka, Japan
  - Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Subsidiary · Akasaka, Japan
  - Sony Music Solutions Subsidiary · Ichigaya, Japan
  - Defstar Records Subsidiary · Japan
  - Kioon Music Subsidiary · Japan
  - Zepp Hall Network Subsidiary · Japan
- Sony Network Communications Inc. Subsidiary · 100% · Tokyo
  - Life Elements Subsidiary · Yoyogi, Japan
- Sony Pictures Subsidiary · 100% · Culver City
  - Affirm Films Subsidiary · Culver City
  - Columbia Pictures Subsidiary · United States
    - Ghost Corps Subsidiary · Culver City
    - Gottlieb Subsidiary · San Francisco
      - 1 more
    - Deutsche Columbia Pictures Filmproduktion Subsidiary · Germany
  - Pixomondo Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main
  - Screen Gems Subsidiary · Sony Pictures Studios
  - Sony Pictures Digital Subsidiary · Culver City
  - Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia Subsidiary
  - Sony Pictures Releasing France Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Sony Pictures Television Subsidiary · Culver City
    - 2waytraffic Subsidiary · Hilversum
    - Blueprint Pictures Subsidiary
    - Curio Pictures Subsidiary
    - Embassy Row Subsidiary · Los Angeles
    - Left Bank Pictures Subsidiary · London
    - Sony Pictures Television Kids Subsidiary · London
    - Stellify Media Subsidiary · Belfast
    - Teleset Subsidiary · Bogotá
    - Stolen Picture Subsidiary
  - AXN Subsidiary · United States
  - AXN Crime Subsidiary
  - Golden Torch Music Co. Subsidiary
  - TruTV Subsidiary · United States
- Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Subsidiary · 100% · Kanagawa, Japan
  - Sony LSI Design Subsidiary
- Sony Honda Mobility Subsidiary · 50% · Minato
  - Sony Honda Mobility of America Subsidiary · United States
- Adelaide Productions Subsidiary · Culver City
- Aniplex Subsidiary · Rokubanchō
  - A-1 Pictures Subsidiary · Suginami
  - Animec Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
  - Aniplex of America Subsidiary · Santa Monica
  - Boundary Subsidiary · Nakano, Japan
  - CloverWorks Subsidiary · Nakano
  - Crunchyroll ANZ Subsidiary · Melbourne
  - Lasengle Subsidiary · Meguro, Japan
  - Peppermint Anime Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Funimation Subsidiary · United States
  - Wakanim Subsidiary · France
- Bandit.fm Subsidiary
- Bend Studio Subsidiary · Bend
- Columbia Pictures Television Subsidiary · Sony Pictures Studios
- and 89 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Dolphin Taylor and Russell Emanuel in 1997.¹

Leadership

Who has led Extreme Music, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderDolphin Taylor¹
FounderRussell Emanuel¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Sony Music Publishing

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1997Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataExtreme Music on Wikidata
2
WikipediaExtreme Music on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsExtreme Music logo by Extreme Music, Public domain