7 App For Music Producers Success Stories [2024]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a app for music producers:
1. Musicspace ($2.4K/year)
Karan Beghi, the founder of Musicspace.io, came up with the idea after realizing the need for a simple music catalog management platform while working with an artist who struggled to organize their song lyrics and metadata. He conducted a product-market fit questionnaire and found that 90% of his followers were interested in a catalog platform, prompting him to create Musicspace. Despite facing challenges with finding developers, he persevered and launched the platform, attracting 100 users in just under 2 months.
How much they make: $2.4K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
Current team size: 1
Musicspace.io is a music catalog management platform that has attracted 100 users in under two months entirely bootstrapped, with plans to handle independent and non-independent artists of all sizes, while offering additional features such as a Milestones product for users to track their achievements, goals, and milestones.
2. AudioCipher Technologies ($12K/year)
AudioCipher Technologies was founded by Ezra Sandzer-Bell, a musician with a passion for music philosophy and hidden messages in melodies. After discovering a technique used by classical composers to encode words into melodies, Ezra saw an opportunity to create a music software company. With a shoestring marketing budget, AudioCipher sold over 200 copies of their flagship product, earning $3000+ in revenue within their first 10 weeks on the market.
How much they make: $12K/year
How much did it cost to start: $7K
Current team size: 1
AudioCipher Technologies has sold over 200 copies of its $15 MIDI plugin that translates words into music notes, earning $3000 in revenue during its first 10 weeks without any pre-existing mailing lists or industry leads, despite a shoestring budget.
So... can you actually make money with a app for music producers?
Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.
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3. Urban Masterclass ($120K/year)
How much they make: $120K/year
Current team size:
This case study follows an entrepreneur who generated over $10k in revenue with just 62 students enrolled after improving their SEO on a course focused on selling beats.
So... can you actually make money with a app for music producers?
Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.
But how?
- Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
- Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
- Take action, because now you have the roadmap.
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4. Songstats ($828K/year)
Oskar Eichler, co-founder of Songstats, came up with the idea for his business while working as a label manager and DJ in Shanghai. Being involved in the music industry, he recognized the value of data analytics for artists and record labels and wanted to provide a platform that aggregated insights across various music services. After teaming up with his co-founders, they built Songstats and now have over 6,000 customers generating almost $1 million in annual recurring revenue.
How much they make: $828K/year
How much did it cost to start: $400K
Current team size: 8
Songstats is a music data analytics SaaS platform that aggregates insights across 14 different music services, approaching $1 million in annual recurring revenue and growing its team of music lovers, ultimate frisbee players, and close friends that came together in Bali, Indonesia with a shared vision of launching their startup.
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- Access to our founder directory
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- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
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- $1M in software savings
