Pedro Costa

Pedro Costa Canadian Artist, Composer, Producer. His music was first thrust into the spotlight in 2009, after he uploaded his song “The Light” to an indie music website.

Pedro Costa is a Canadian Singer/Songwriter, Music Producer, Media Composer, and the CEO of Music Licensing company InStyle Music. A very Sugarman-esque story ensued…

Pedro happened to notice a spike in website traffic originating from Poland. And after some web searches discovered his song on their Top 40 singles chart competing head to head with Coldplay, AC/DC, U2, DEPECHE MODE, etc. He regist

ered an account on a fan based forum of the chart to find out how this happened. His posts were met with skepticism by the people in the forum, who though he was an imposter and could not possibly be the “real” Pedro Costa. It wasn’t until Pedro spoke on the phone with national radio station Trojka’s main radio personality Piotr Baron, that people finally believed it was truly him. In 2011 Pedro discovered the world of Music Licensing/Synch and was hooked. Since then, his music has been used in over a thousand productions around the world. Clients and productions include: 13 Reasons Why (Netflix), BMW (Ad), Shameless (Showtime), America’s Got Talent (NBC), Young and the Restless (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC), and many more. In 2014 Pedro founded his own Music Licensing company InStyle Music. Providing Indie Artist songs, Production Music, and Custom Music for all media, InStyle has established itself as a trusted source for Music Supervisors, Editors, Directors, and Producers across North America. Pedro does his utmost to give back to up and coming artists and composers through speaking engagements, providing music feedback, as a panelist for Music Licensing industry conferences, and as a judge in music categories for the Emmy Awards. One of Pedro’s first Television projects was producing a custom version of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” for the Discovery Channel show Weed Country. Emmy Award winning Executive Producer Bill Pruitt (Amazing Race, The Apprentice) had this to say:

“The marriage of music and film has always been an extremely important part of my storytelling. In rendering the controversial world of medical marijuana as seen through the eyes of both growers and law enforcement, there was no better song to summon woe than “God’s Gonna Cut You Down.” Johnny Cash owned it top to bottom in how his version was reverent and mean. Nobody, we thought, could touch it. Nevertheless, we reached out to this guy somebody knew up in northern Ontario who offered to give it a go. By the time Pedro Costa’s opening guitar riff settled down, we knew we were in the hands of a master. It was astronaut music in bedlam. So tight, so mean, so angry and exhilarating. He set the tone. Then came his voice. Seasick and blasphemous, mournful and foreboding, he bit out the lyrics from far away, his voice tweaked by some digital mastering, an artist’s touch. By the time it was over, he owned it every bit as much as the Man in Black. Pedro is a thief in the night, stealing songs you can’t imagine being done any other way and making them his own.”

Executive Producer Bill Pruitt (Amazing Race, The Apprentice)

Just found out my song New Feelin' off of the "Hearts of Summer" album will be on Superman & Lois. This is a song by my ...
10/26/2024

Just found out my song New Feelin' off of the "Hearts of Summer" album will be on Superman & Lois. This is a song by my band Dove Pilot with Steven Wesley Guiles - Musician

Catch our song New Feelin' from the album "Hearts of Summer" on episode 405 of Superman & Lois on the CW :)

Some fresh new music placements on TV :)
05/06/2024

Some fresh new music placements on TV :)

04/23/2024

This is a fun one. WDR FS in Germany using my track "Salty" https://instyle.sourceaudio.com/track/25066771 a few days ago for a news spot talking about a w**d grow op 🙂 I think it's now legal there as of this month.

Found out about this new placement in Australia. The Bachelors on Channel 10.
02/16/2024

Found out about this new placement in Australia. The Bachelors on Channel 10.

New achievement unlocked! One of my songs was used in a Hallmark Movie :) Coincidentally I was watching a scene for a ne...
02/15/2024

New achievement unlocked! One of my songs was used in a Hallmark Movie :) Coincidentally I was watching a scene for a new one being shot a few days ago outside my office.

New placement on German TV for my track Expanse off the latest Fetal Pulse release Catharsis
11/17/2023

New placement on German TV for my track Expanse off the latest Fetal Pulse release Catharsis

ARD Mediathek

New placement on German TV with a track out of the latest Fetal Pulse album :)
11/17/2023

New placement on German TV with a track out of the latest Fetal Pulse album :)

ARD Mediathek

I guess I forgot to share here that my latest Fetal Pulse album Catharsis is getting a lot of love on German TV :)Hope y...
10/22/2023

I guess I forgot to share here that my latest Fetal Pulse album Catharsis is getting a lot of love on German TV :)
Hope you are all doing well.

Fun! Had another music placement of Ride with Norman Reedus. Cool thing is that it was an episode in Portugal. Riding fr...
10/22/2023

Fun! Had another music placement of Ride with Norman Reedus. Cool thing is that it was an episode in Portugal. Riding from Lisbon to Porto :)

10/17/2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of music, the realm of synchronization – or "sync" music – holds a unique and pivotal role. For those who may be unfamiliar, sync music refers to the practice of pairing music with visual media, such as films, TV shows, ads, video games, and more. The right piece o...

New placement on this Food Network show. Using my fun whistling friendly track Cloud 9. Just added it on YouTube here: h...
09/15/2023

New placement on this Food Network show. Using my fun whistling friendly track Cloud 9. Just added it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/n_HdUmbm2gU

When a 15 old's performance moves people to tears. The power of music! “Music is what feelings sound like.” - Georgia Ca...
09/14/2023

When a 15 old's performance moves people to tears. The power of music! “Music is what feelings sound like.” - Georgia Cates

André Rieu together with the 15-year-old Emma Kok, performing Barbara Pravi's song Voilà live on Vrijthof square in Maastricht. For tour dates visit: http://...

Waiting yesterday by the Pro Cathedral
09/03/2023

Waiting yesterday by the Pro Cathedral

Here's the Bandcamp link for the new Dove Pilot Garage Rock instrumental release :)
08/16/2023

Here's the Bandcamp link for the new Dove Pilot Garage Rock instrumental release :)

13 track album

08/16/2023

My dear friend Steven Wesley Guiles - Musician came to visit us recently from California. We formed a band called Dove Pilot about a decade ago.

We decided to release some of the favourite Garage Rock instrumentals. Trashcan Treasures 2013-2017 is out today on all digital platforms!

Much of the music has been used in Film/TV/Ads.

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My parents used to own this one. Picked it up yesterday. #nostalgia

#nostalgia #vynil @officialphilcollins

Rain cool off #summer #cottagelife

This is a fun one. WDR FS in Germany using my track "Salty" https://instyle.sourceaudio.com/track/25066771 a few days ago for a news spot talking about a weed grow op 🙂 I think it's now legal there as of this month.

Another great new song “As It Was” by Harry Styles. Inspired by my friend Steve Guiles’ rendition I thought I’d play around with it as well.

Fell in love with the Ben Platt song recently. So naturally had to try learning it. Here's the progress so far. Have a great day everyone.

This popped up in my FB memories from 214. A music placement that I was super excited about at the time. Big Bang Theory was huge and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) was introduced at the 27th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards with my music playing. "Zero Gravity Dance Party" FTW :)

I found this old video I recorded. At least 10 years ago (had a bit more hair). I think I was playing around with recording audio and video to maybe do more and never got around to it. Still something I think about doing often. Playing around with the song Broken Toy by Keane

It is said that there is a spot for every piece of music. But I certainly would not have pictured this one. This is by far the sweetest compositions I've ever written. "Sweet Sunshine" And it was used on a dark show "Masters of Murder". Started airing yesterday on Oxygen. Kind of curious to watch the scene. Was it used in an ironic way? Just goes to show you never know what the right music will be for the right scene. Just write submit forget repeat!

What Happens to a Guitar when the Temperature changes?
What Happens to a Guitar when the Temperature changes?

Between +22C indoors to -20C outdoors back to +22C indoors.

Stowford Press TV Ad
Stowford Press TV Ad

Was able to get a hold of the video for this Cider ad that used my music a few years ago. Aired on UK TV a few years ago.

Pedro Costa - Seasons
Pedro Costa - Seasons

Hope everyone is doing well. #StayHome has been a good time to revisit some old tracks. I decided to put together a video for my old song Seasons. Hope you like it. Take care out there everyone!

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