HALF SOUR is a creative led music supervision studio offering expert music search and bespoke composition services.

Founded by DJ and label curator Jon Rust, Half Sour links brands with forward-thinking artists, underpinned by two decades of industry experience.

Services

  • We divine the best fit for your film, starting with expertly crafted creative research.

    Backed up with sound knowledge of music clearance, we can then handle the licensing process.

    Whatever stage we join you, we’re happy to help, be it pre, or post- production; or even an eleventh-hour scenario.

  • Through a network of forward-thinking artists and talented composers we can guide the conception and creation of the perfect supporting score to your film

  • Get in touch with your music project today.

ClientS

Google, Mercedes, Uniqlo, Virgin, Maserati, Amazon, AMEX, Squarespace, Facebook, Heineken, Huawei, Carharrt, Diesel, TK Maxx, Michelob, Glenmorangie, Instacart, Instagram, Hoka, Indeed; Somesuch.co, ProdCo, Reset, Academy, Droga5, Johannes Leonardo, Wieden & Kennedy, Fallon and Anomaly.

View our previous projects here.

Jon Rust

An original resident on London’s NTS Radio since its beginning and a presence on many seminal Boiler Room sessions, Jon has a reputation as a fiercely discerning selector and musical curator.

Jon has performed at club and art spaces across Europe & the US - Robert Johnson (DE), Plastic People (UK), Salon Des Amateurs (DE), Fabric (UK), Guggenheim (US, ES), The Good Room (US), Tate Modern (UK), Ormside Projects (UK), Nitsa (ES), Concrete (FR), Lux Fragile (PT) and co-curated numerous club and warehouse events, including shows with Joy Orbison, L.I.E.S’ Ron Morelli and Jamie XX.

Via his label Levels, Jon has debuted a range of talent including James Massiah and Lord Tusk, the most recent being a video collaboration between Massiah and director Ian Pons Jewell.