Anacrusis has two key verticals: publishing and licensing.
Anacrusis is a Nashville-based publishing and licensing company, focused on local non-country songwriters and artists.
Anacrusis Licensing
Anacrusis is redefining the sync licensing experience in Nashville, actively working with artists and songwriters on a personal level through showcase opportunities and songwriting retreats. By focusing on the artist, we are able to work with their vision, their team, and their fan base to secure targeted and valuable placements in television, film, advertising, trailers, and video games. We also coordinate with our artists' tour schedules to set up showcases and meetings with clients in other cities, as well as host music supervisors for showcases here in Nashville in conjunction with organizations like Nashville In Sync. We intentionally have a small roster, and strive to develop real relationships with our artists. To see some of the placements we have secured, click here. est. 2014
Anacrusis Publishing
Anacrusis is passionate about Nashville-based, non-country writer-producers, working to grow the community of pop and alternative creators in Nashville. As one of the first companies in Nashville to focus on signing exclusively non-country and sync-focused songwriters, we are proud to say that all of our writers have recouped their deals through sync. In 2018, Anacrusis signed a global admin and licensing deal with Kobalt Music Group. Anacrusis songwriters have collaborated with top artists, writers, and producers, including Jimmy Harry, Wayne Wilkins, Albert Harvey, Steve Aoki, NERVO, The Gifted, HUGEL, Jason Blume, Erin McCarley, Tedd Tjornhom, and have garnered the attention of David Guetta and Timbaland. Anacrusis also hosts quarterly songwriting retreats, often flying in outside writers and music supervisors to collaborate and bring in current projects. We know our writers are paving the way in Nashville, but we are also actively sending them to write and collaborate around the world. est. 2016
We work exclusively with Nashville-based artists. We do not work with country music.
Anacrusis Events
We are reimagining the publishing and licensing industry through an experiential marketing lens. Anacrusis focuses on creating unique and memorable events that both build relationships and secure opportunities for our artists. We host large quarterly songwriting retreats, bringing artists, songwriters, producers, and music supervisors together in an intimate setting where we strive to foster creativity, connection, and community. Events include partnerships with the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, The Nashville Film Festival, Nashville In Sync, WHO KNEW Nashville presents "The Pitch: An Evening with Music Supervisors," Acme Radio Live, and more.
Mission statement
Anacrusis strives to build upon the existing careers of emerging artists and songwriters through visible sync placements and artist cuts, and to become a trusted source of high-quality music, while focusing on building meaningful, personal relationships.
Origin of the name
Anacrusis: (pronounced anna-crew-siss) upbeat; specifically: one or more notes or tones preceding the first downbeat of a musical phrase. See: upbeat.
(This is why our slogan is "We're ahead of the music")
Upbeat: an unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Optimistic; happy; cheerful; positive
(Our team's outlook on life and opportunities.)
Origin of anacrusis: from Greek anakrousis: beginning of a song, from anakrouein: to begin a song.
More about...
Liz Rogers Langham
Liz Rogers Langham is the Owner and Creative Director at Anacrusis, where she oversees new signings, writer development, and pitching creatively for sync. Anacrusis has secured hundreds of placements for emerging artists in Nashville in dozens of shows, films, and advertising campaigns. Liz also is an independent music supervisor, working in film and advertising, and is a voting member of the Guild of Music Supervisors. Liz is the co-founder and head of events for Nashville In Sync (formerly the Nashville Film Festival Music Program), and an Advisor at the Entrepreneur Center. She was featured as the keynote speaker at Vanderbilt’s Entrepreneurship Conference, and has spearheaded events like The Nashville House at SXSW, and “The Pitch: An Evening with Music Supervisors” at City Winery, bringing awareness to the non-country community of songwriters and artists in Nashville.
Liz is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she remains actively involved as a guest lecturer, speaker, and mentor. Liz was honored as one of Nashville's “30 Under 30”, and recognized by the Nashville Business Journal on the esteemed power players list “Women In Music City.” Outside of Anacrusis, Liz has a background in experiential marketing and event planning, and enjoys renovating old houses with her husband. She has also written a children's book inspiring young and old into entrepreneurship. She currently lives outside Nashville with her husband and three children.
Awards and Honors:
Nashville Business Journal's Women in Music City power players list
Nashville's 30 Under 30
Nashville Emerging Leader Awards Nominee and Finalist
NEXT Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist
Expert Industry Advisor Award at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Women In Music's "Women in Sync" Finalist
Entrepreneur of the Month Spotlight at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Press features:
Bold Journey: Meet Liz Rogers
Exploring Life & Business with Liz Rogers
Liz Rogers Making Waves in Nashville