The collaborative platform elevate.io incorporates the Epidemic Sound music and sound bank

Blackbird, developer of the browser-based collaborative video editor elevate.io, will integrate the extensive catalog of music and sound effects of Epidemic Sound on the platform before the second quarter of 2026.

Epidemic Sound, offers high-quality, royalty-free music and sound effects for creators, brands and media companies. By owning all the rights to its catalogue, it makes the Music licensing is simple and secure. Its growing popularity generates more than 3 billion views a day on videos featuring music from Epidemic Sound.

Trusted by global brands such as GoPro, Coca-Cola, Apple and Levi's, Epidemic Sound is deeply rooted in the creator ecosystem thanks to its partnerships with renowned artists, such as legendary guitarist Johnny Marr, and its integrations into platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Adobe, Canva y DaVinci Resolve.

To Ian McDonough, CEO of Blackbird, the agreement with Epidemic Sound "It not only enhances elevate.io's value proposition for its users, but allows them to create, iterate and deliver professional videos without interrupting 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."

From Epidemic's perspective, Sam Hall, Product Manager, adds: "We are delighted that elevate.io has decided to integrate our world-class music and sound effects into their innovative collaborative video editing platform via the Epidemic Sound API. This partnership is a testament to our commitment to making it as easy as possible for content creators around the world to find the perfect soundtrack for their projects, publish without copyright concerns, and allow them to focus on creating."