InMusic Shuts Down Native Instruments UK After Acquisition

InMusic has reportedly shut down Native Instruments’ UK office following its acquisition in May 2026. The closure marks a significant organizational shift as part of the integration of Native Instruments into the InMusic family. This development comes shortly after key leadership changes were made within the company, with Richard Seymour replacing Nick Williams as the CEO of InMusic Europe. The organizational changes aim to streamline operations and focus on innovation, with the restructuring expected to impact several roles at the UK office. These changes reflect InMusic’s strategy to enhance efficiency and promote long-term growth across its brands.

After InMusic’s acquisition of Native Instruments in May 2026, company filings in July reported a series of leadership changes at the firm. The filings show Nick Williams was removed as Native Instruments CEO and Simon Cross was removed as chief product and technology officer.

The filings show Richard Seymour was appointed as InMusic Europe’s CEO, replacing the previous leadership. Tim Adnitt, who is president of the MIDI Association and served as Native Instruments vice-president of product and sound design, may be removed.

New roles later appeared on InMusic’s careers page, primarily based in Rhode Island, USA, and Cambridge, UK.

Reported potentially terminated roles include product manager, product designer, engineering manager, chief financial officer, vice-president global marketing, senior product designer, and senior product engineer. The reported titles cover product, engineering and finance functions within Native Instruments’ UK operations. Public reporting named those specific roles as at risk amid the organisational changes.

In July, InMusic reportedly laid off 100 employees across all Native Instruments departments. That July headcount reduction was reported as a mass layoff affecting multiple departments within Native Instruments. The reported list of potentially terminated UK roles was presented in public reports alongside the July reductions.

Jack O’Donnell said: “The future for NI, I can assure you, is very exciting, very bright, and very secure.”

Job listings that appeared on InMusic’s careers page after the acquisition included content development engineer, lead product manager, and lead product designer. Those postings were reported as being based predominantly in Rhode Island, USA, and Cambridge, UK, indicating a geographic hiring focus on those locations.

The advertised roles were described in public reports as covering content development, product leadership and product design responsibilities within the company. Reporting noted these new listings in the context of the company’s organisational changes and the closures and role eliminations affecting the UK office.

InMusic said it is simplifying Native Instruments’ organisational and legal structure, removing layers tied to a private-equity ownership model and streamlining the business to create a faster, more efficient organisation focused on innovation, customers and long-term growth. The company said it recognises the impact these changes have on affected employees and is committed to supporting them throughout the transition. InMusic also stated that Native Instruments remains a strategically important part of inMusic, that its commitment to the brand is unchanged, and that product development continues at a strong pace with major new hardware and software initiatives already underway for 2027 and beyond.

A Reddit thread stated: “The layoffs continue: InMusic just fired the whole native instruments UK office…What everyone already thought about InMusic turns out to be correct once again.”

Jack O’Donnell said: “The future for NI, I can assure you, is very exciting, very bright, and very secure.”

InMusic acquired Native Instruments in May 2026. Company filings in July show Nick Williams was removed as Native Instruments CEO, Simon Cross was removed as chief product and technology officer, and Richard Seymour was appointed as InMusic Europe’s CEO. The reported closure of Native Instruments’ UK office may lead to termination of roles including product manager, product designer, engineering manager, chief financial officer, vice-president global marketing, senior product designer and senior product engineer, and Tim Adnitt may also be removed. In July, InMusic reportedly laid off 100 employees across all Native Instruments departments.

New job listings later appeared on InMusic’s careers page, with roles such as content development engineer, lead product manager and lead product designer primarily shown as based in Rhode Island, USA, and Cambridge, UK. InMusic stated it is simplifying Native Instruments’ organisational and legal structure, removing layers tied to a private-equity ownership model and streamlining areas of the business to create a faster, more efficient organisation focused on innovation, customers and long-term growth. The company said it recognised the impact of the changes on affected employees and was committed to supporting them throughout the transition, and that Native Instruments remained a strategically important part of the inMusic group with product development continuing at pace and with major hardware and software initiatives underway for 2027 and beyond.

Jack O’Donnell said: “The future for NI, I can assure you, is very exciting, very bright, and very secure.”

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