Josh Barnes
Senior Vice President·Creative License
Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Ad Agency Music · Brand Audio · Creative LicenseRecently activeReviewed Sep 2026
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Why reach out to Josh?
Josh Barnes works as a senior vice president at Creative License and is publicly associated with ad agency music, brand audio and creative license, working into Usa. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Market
Usa · Los Angeles, Ca
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Josh
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Creative License.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Josh Barnes cover?
Coverage
- Ad Agency Music
- Brand Audio
- Creative License
- Super Bowl
Market
- Los Angeles, Ca
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Josh Barnes?
Josh Barnes is a Los Angeles, CA-based senior vice president associated with Creative License. Their published work centres on Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio and Creative License. The audience sits primarily in Usa and Los Angeles, Ca. Senior Vice President · Creative License. Josh Barnes works as a senior vice president with Creative License, based in Los Angeles, CA. SVP at Creative License (LA) covering talent, music, and IP procurement for brand advertising — public campaigns include Jeep x Iliza Shlesinger with Highdive, Pringles' Super Bowl with Sabrina Carpenter (FCB New York / Creative License talent+music team), and other tentpole brand work the boutique clears music and talent for. The topics that recur across their output are Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio, Creative License, Super Bowl and Jeep Ads, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. Reach concentrates on Usa, Los Angeles, Ca and United States, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Senior Vice President. Works at: Creative License. Based in: Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America. Campaign types: Brand Partnership, Sync. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Josh's coverage and the Usa market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Senior Vice President
- Works at
- Creative License
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Brand Partnership, Sync
- Territories
- United States, North America
Questions
About Josh Barnes
Josh Barnes works as senior vice president and covers Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio, Creative License and Super Bowl. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Josh Barnes is based in Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Josh is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Josh's coverage and the Usa market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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