the software
for every system
what each system does, how it is built, and what it would cost to keep it running.
- a system-by-system read
know what you are buying before you buy it.
before you buy or back a catalog, a label or a music-tech company, we review its software, its data and its sites and write up what we find: what each piece does, who owns the code, the domains and the accounts, and what it would take to keep it running after the deal.
a written report, from the studio that builds label platforms, catalog stores and licensing engines.
what the review covers.
the software and the data behind the catalog or the company, in writing.
the data
for the catalog
how the catalog, the metadata and the customer records are held, and whether they can move.
- a data read
who owns what
for code, domains, accounts
who holds the code, the domains, the merchant accounts and the customer lists, and what has to change hands at the deal.
- an ownership list
how it shows up
for Google and AI
how the brand shows up on Google and in AI answers today, measured the way we measure our own.
- a search and AI read
what we build, and so what we know how to read.
Burn County
a label platform: one operator, three properties, one build.
- the studio, the music brand and the marketing arm, each on its own property.
- one storefront and one customer list under all three.
- the catalog behind it carries nine Billboard top tens and an RIAA gold record, the client's credits.
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read the case studyJake 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 studyhow a build 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.
- catalog buyers
- what the catalog's systems and data are worth to run.
- investors
- what the software is before you back it.
- labels and publishers
- what you take on when you acquire.
not a fit if
- a legal or financial audit: this is the technical review, done beside those
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 technical due diligence?
a written review of a company's or a catalog's software, data and sites before a deal: what each piece does, who owns it, and what it takes to run.
is this a legal or financial audit?
no. it is the technical review, and it sits beside those.
what does it cost?
it is quoted in writing, set by how many systems there are to review.