APM Music and Berklee launch collegiate production music catalog

APM Music and Berklee College of Music have launched the Berklee Music Library, a new production music catalog built from student and alumni recordings and now available for licensing worldwide. The partnership gives Berklee talent paid industry experience while giving music supervisors and brands a new source of emerging artists.

Why it matters: - The Berklee Music Library gives Berklee students and alumni a direct path into production music and sync licensing. - The partnership creates paid opportunities and global exposure for emerging creators. - APM Music gains a new pipeline of catalog music for supervisors, producers, editors, brands and media clients.

What happened: - APM Music and Berklee College of Music launched the Berklee Music Library on August 13, 2026. - The catalog is described as a first-of-its-kind collegiate production music library. - The APM-Berklee catalog is available for licensing worldwide at APM Music. - The library features tracks written and recorded by students at Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

The details: - The first two releases are “Modern American Voices” and “A Berklee Christmas.” - Those releases feature contemporary arrangements of public-domain songs including “Yankee Doodle” and “Deck the Halls.” - Future releases will continue to highlight emerging Berklee talent and their artistic voices and cultural backgrounds. - APM Music is co-owned by Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group. - Berklee’s Career Center is partnering on the program. - Dr. LaMarcus Miller, executive director of The Syncubator and professor of voice at Berklee, leads the program with Hayley Thompson-King, associate professor of voice and director of operations of The Syncubator. - Miller’s credits include Jim Henson Idea Man, Choir, The Wonder Years, RapCaviar Presents, the Little League World Series and The Compatriots. - Miller previously served as head of operations for the Guild of Music Supervisors and led the Guild’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration at the 2023 State of Music in Media Conference. - Miller serves on the Guild’s Education Committee. - The program grew out of the Student Sync Club. - The Syncubator is designed as an industry-driven pipeline covering songwriting, production, A&R, catalog management, marketing, engineering and operations.

Between the lines: - APM and Berklee are positioning the library as both an educational tool and a commercial music source. - The launch also signals growing interest in university-based pathways into the sync and production music market. - The emphasis on “human-made” music and expert curation reflects a marketplace where differentiated catalog depth matters.

What’s next: - Berklee says future releases will keep showcasing new student and alumni work. - The partnership is expected to keep building professional experience for students while expanding APM’s licensing catalog. - The program may serve as a model for other schools looking to connect music education with commercial placement opportunities.

The bottom line: - Berklee students now have a direct route from classroom work to a licensable global music catalog.