Nagamo works with a growing community of Indigenous composers and musicians.

We acknowledge the term 'indigenous' is broadly-used to describe the vast range of native peoples across the globe. We live and work on Turtle Island, mostly Canada, but are motivated to find community and grow our family globally. 

Nagamo music is a remix of our cultures into something unique and truly Indigenous.

“Nagamo is a much needed gathering point for Indigenous composers to showcase their craft, create new opportunities, and find new ways of collaboration in today’s media landscape. 
There is a huge demand within the creative community for new, Indigenous music that helps to tell a story.

My experience working with Nagamo has been excellent. 
I would absolutely recommend Nagamo to any Indigenous composer that is open to collaboration, new ways of showcasing their style, and is seeking opportunities to share their music with a wider audience.”

JUSTIN DELORME
Composer

FEATURED ARTISTS

BEATRICE DEER Inuit throat-singing / Indie Pop Rock Inuit/Mohawk

BEATRICE DEER

Inuit throat-singing / Indie Pop Rock

Inuit/Mohawk

BRYDEN GWISS Traditional Powwow Ojibway, Odawa, Potawatomi, Oneida, Mi'k maq, Delaware

BRYDEN GWISS

Traditional Powwow

Ojibway, Odawa, Potawatomi, Oneida, Mi'k maq, Delaware

CHUCK COPENACE Jazz / Funk / Traditional Ojibway

CHUCK COPENACE

Jazz / Funk / Traditional

Ojibway

CRIS DERKSEN Cello / Orchestral North Tall Cree

CRIS DERKSEN

Cello / Orchestral

North Tall Cree

DANIEL MONKMAN Electronic / Soundscape Broken Head Ojibway

DANIEL MONKMAN

Electronic / Soundscape

Broken Head Ojibway

HANDSOME TIGER EDM / Electronic / Underscore Anishinaabe

HANDSOME TIGER

EDM / Electronic / Underscore

Anishinaabe

JUSTIN DELORME Underscore / Orchestral / Electronic Métis

JUSTIN DELORME

Underscore / Orchestral / Electronic

Métis

MELODY MCARTHUR Pop / Country / Vocals Big Stone Cree Nation

MELODY MCARTHUR

Pop / Country / Vocals

Big Stone Cree Nation

MIMI O'BONSAWIN Folk / Percussion / Vocals Abenaki

MIMI O'BONSAWIN

Folk / Percussion / Vocals

Abenaki

NIGEL IRWIN Underscore / Rock / Electronic Enoch Cree Nation, Blackfoot

NIGEL IRWIN

Underscore / Rock / Electronic

Enoch Cree Nation, Blackfoot

SHANE GHOSTKEEPER Rock / Indie Cree / Métis

SHANE GHOSTKEEPER

Rock / Indie

Cree / Métis

SIIBII Traditional / Vocals James Bay Cree (Eeyou/Eenou)

SIIBII

Traditional / Vocals

James Bay Cree (Eeyou/Eenou)

SILLA Inuit throat-singing Iglulik North Baffin

SILLA

Inuit throat-singing

Iglulik North Baffin

TASHEENA SARAZIN Traditional / Vocals Algonquin

TASHEENA SARAZIN

Traditional / Vocals

Algonquin

THEA MAY Pop / Vocals Anishinaabe

THEA MAY

Pop / Vocals

Anishinaabe

WOLF SAGA Electronic / Pop Ojibway

WOLF SAGA

Electronic / Pop

Ojibway

ARE YOU A COMPOSER?

JOIN US IN PRESERVING AND PROMOTING INDIGENOUS MUSIC

COMPOSER FAQs

  • We offer an online catalog of music made by Indigenous composers for production purposes. (i.e. tracks made for underscore or sync).

    Production teams and editors can access this catalog online and license individual tracks directly off the site. Additionally, companies buy blanket licenses that allow them to download unlimited tracks for a production period. 

    Nagamo commissions original tracks and also hosts, non-exclusively, existing composer catalogs. 

    Additionally, Nagamo provides custom scoring work for productions and media spots. 

  • When commissioning new works, Nagamo pays upfront fees for the labor of creating and exporting. We then own the master to that track, however, the composer owns 100% of the writer's share.

    At the end of each SOCAN year, productions submit cue sheets noting all the music that was used, when/where and for how long. With funds earned from blanket license purchases, Nagamo pays out to the composer based on these earnings. Additionally, composers receive all writer share royalties via SOCAN.

  • Nagamo is mainly focused on instrumental tracks that are created with a production music format. This could mean any genre, be it cinematic/orchestral, electronic/ambient, pop, blues, or jazz, and everything else! 

    The unique quality of the Nagamo library is our blend of traditional Indigenous styles into contemporary formats. While not a requirement, we're interested in hearing Indigenous voices/instruments remixed into the track.

    ALL SAMPLES IN THE NAGAMO LIBRARY ARE ORIGINAL AND WRITERS ARE CREDITED.  Please share info about the sounds sampled in your tracks. 

    Each track should be mixed to broadcast-quality.

    • Please note that submitting to Nagamo does not guarantee inclusion in the library. 

    New submissions should be sent via an organized Dropbox folder titled, '[name] - Nagamo Submission'. Please send to Nigel Irwin - nirwin@nagamo.ca. 

    For initial submissions, a wav. or mp3 of main mixes are required. Please include Creative Title in each audio file. Please include a doc detailing samples used. Optionally, letting us know which community you're from is appreciated. 

  • If you're interested in doing custom scoring work via Nagamo, please send your reel to Nigel Irwin (nirwin@nagamo.ca).

    Nagamo cannot guarantee responses to each submission.