the written scope
for before anything is built
what gets built, in what order, the number and the ship date, in one document you sign.
- a fixed number
- a ship date
- the order of work
a first version of your music software, scoped and dated in writing.
we build the first working version of one music product: a store, a licensing engine, a booking flow, a label platform. the written scope fixes what gets built, the number and the ship date before anything starts, and at launch the code, the domain and the accounts are yours.
Mixed by Isolation's store went from signed scope on 5 July to live on his own domain on 13 July.
what you get.
one product, built to a written scope, live under your name.
the build
for to the scope
the product itself, built around how a release, a roster or a catalog actually works.
- the working product
- your copy, art and prices in it
launch in your name
for at launch
the code, the domain, the merchant account, the customer list and the analytics move into your name. no licence to renew.
- code you own
- accounts in your name
60 days of fixes
for after launch
for sixty days after launch, anything that does not work the way the scope says is fixed at no charge. what it covers.
- defect fixes at no charge
AI search included
for in every build
the structured data, the crawler rules and the page work we sell on its own as AI search.
- readable by Google and the AI search tools
first versions we have shipped.
Jake Angel
a beat store and licensing engine, off the marketplace.
- a 592-beat catalog moved off BeatStars onto his own domain.
- every sale writes and stamps its own licence agreement.
- beat previews play on every product page before anyone buys.
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read the case studyLitt Recording Studios
a studio's booking platform.
- a North Hollywood room open 24/7 since 2017.
- 75+ artists through the room, sessions booked on its own page.
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read the case studyMixed by Isolation
a preset store with per-sale delivery terms.
- scope signed 5 July, live on his own domain 13 July.
- the store landed him preset work for Quinton Bobbitt.
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read the case studywhat every build includes.
- a written scopethe number and the ship date fixed in writing before anything is built.
- AI searchevery build ships readable by Google and the AI search tools.
- 60 days of fixesanything that fails the signed scope after launch is fixed at no charge.
- it is yours at launchthe code, the domain, the merchant account and the customer list, in your name.
- a retainer, if you want onethe studio on call month to month, cancellable any month.
how it runs.
diagnostic
most engagements start with a paid diagnostic: one week, a fixed fee, credited in full against the build if you go ahead within 90 days. it produces the written scope, and you keep that document either way.scope
the scope fixes what gets built, the number and the ship date, in writing, before anything is built. the number is set by what the catalog and the roster actually need, not by a tier picked off a page.build
the build follows the scope. the parts most agencies skip are scoped in on purpose: the licence terms written per sale, what happens to a property when an artist leaves the roster, and who sees which royalty numbers.launch and transfer
at launch the code, the domains, the merchant account, the customer list and the analytics move into your name. no licence to renew and no monthly fee on the platform itself.after launch
your team edits copy, prices, art and releases from a dashboard at no monthly cost. or keep the studio on a retainer for continuous engineering, billed monthly, cancellable any month.
who it is for.
- record labels
- a platform for the roster, the catalog and the store, on the label's own domain.
- producers and beat makers
- a catalog and licensing store off the marketplace.
- studios and engineers
- booking, presets and delivery on a site you own.
- artists and DJs
- a direct-to-fan home with your own customer list.
not a fit if
- a template you want to edit yourself: a site builder is the right tool
- a build with no written scope
- audio plug-ins and DSP: other studios do that
related.
- custom software for the music industry
- everything we build for music, with the live software.
- case studies
- the builds, with the figures each client publishes.
- AI search
- getting named when people ask ChatGPT for what you do. $2,000, guaranteed.
who does the work.
Studio Raine was founded by Raine, an ai engineer and a musician. ai engineering at Google, Meta, Microsoft and Scale AI since the start of the ai hype, a working catalog and released records on the music side. the studio is in New York City and works for labels, studios, producers, engineers and artists everywhere.
more about the studioquestions.
what is a music software MVP?
the first working version of one music product, built to do one job well, live on your own domain, so you can sell, book or license with it and decide what to build next from what it does.
how long does a first version take?
the ship date is written into the scope before anything is built. Mixed by Isolation's store went from signed scope on 5 July to live on 13 July.
what does it cost?
the number is fixed in the written scope, set by what the product needs. most engagements start with a paid diagnostic that produces that scope, and its fee comes off the build.