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Vocal Demo Marketplace for Song Placements

A platform where songwriters commission backup vocalists to record demo vocals in multiple artist styles and artists bid to license them.

Summary

Digitize the existing studio workflow where vocalists record demo takes (often in multiple artist styles) that are circulated to artists/labels for bids. The platform streamlines commissioning, hosting, bidding, licensing, and payments so vocalists can monetize demos and songwriters/producers can efficiently shop vocal ideas without informal in-person networks.

Problem

Backup/session vocalists historically earn from demo work, but discovery and licensing are informal and now threatened by AI-generated vocals, reducing income and reach.

Target customer

Songwriters, producers, A&R teams, indie/major artists looking for vocal demos, and backup/session vocalists seeking placements.

Solution

A marketplace where vocalists upload or record demo takes (tagged by style/voice), songwriters submit briefs, artists/labels browse and bid, and the platform handles contracts, licensing, and payments.

Business model

transaction/commission on sales or bidssubscription for premium listings or producer toolslicensing fees and revenue sharefeatured placement or promotion fees

Distribution

SEOcold outreachpartnerships

Required skills

LLM workflowscustomer discoverydistributionproduct validationsupply acquisition

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