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who does ai search, seo and websites for the music industry.

Studio Raine publishes this page and is one of the firms on it. the others are the firms ChatGPT named on October 16, 2026, one chat per question, when asked who does AI search optimization, SEO and web development for the music industry. a website builder and two firms priced under $1,000 a month were left off: this page compares agencies that work for labels and music companies.

every line about a firm comes from that firm's own pages, linked and read on October 16, 2026. nothing is scored or ranked, and each list runs in alphabetical order.

ai search optimization (GEO) for the music industry.

asked "who does AI search optimization for the music industry?", ChatGPT named Kern Media, MV3 Marketing, The Second Floor and Stramasa. Studio Raine is listed with them as the publisher of this page.

Kern Media

for musical gear brands, music retailers, music education companies, touring artists and labels.

read October 16, 2026, from kernmedia.com/services/music-marketing and kernmedia.com/pricing.

offers
getting gear brands and artists recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity: content AI crawlers can read, prompt research, reviews and demos where players compare gear, and structured data so the knowledge panel and AI answers get an artist's facts right. an AI visibility audit is the usual first step.
price, as published
month to month, typically $1,500 to $5,000 a month, and $5,000 to $10,000 for enterprise programs on its pricing page. audits are billed at the same rates.
clients named
Lieber Instruments, Bearfoot FX and Ninebuzz (search visibility), and The Infamous Stringdusters (structured data for the band's knowledge panel).

MV3 Marketing

for music tech companies selling to businesses: streaming infrastructure, rights management and artist tools.

read October 16, 2026, from mv3marketing.com/industries/music-tech and mv3marketing.com/pricing.

offers
B2B marketing: buyer research, 15 to 30 content pieces a month, outbound to 500 named accounts a month, GEO so the company is cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude for its category, and pipeline reporting.
price, as published
a $997 GEO audit (one-time audits run $997 to $1,997). retainers from $2,997 a month on its pricing page; Growth AI is $5,997 a month on a 12-month minimum, Scale AI $9,997 a month.
clients named
none named on the page. it links to a library of case studies.

The Second Floor

for artists and labels.

read October 16, 2026, from thesecondfloor.io/who-we-help/artists-and-labels.

offers
release campaigns, brand and art direction, artist and label sites on Webflow or Astro, SEO for an artist's name and scene, AEO so AI recommends them, paid campaigns, and tracking for streams, fans and sales.
price, as published
monthly engagements with no long-term contract, scoped to the release and the budget on a free 30-minute call.
clients named
Unchained Music, and the page's footer says The Second Floor is part of Unchained Music Ltd. the page also quotes an artist, Kiz.

Stramasa

for independent artists, bands, DJs and live performers, record labels and artist managers.

read October 16, 2026, from stramasa.com/music.

offers
SEO and GEO for artists, so they rank on Google and appear in AI answers for their name, their genre and music questions, as one of eight programs beside promotion and ads, branding, distribution setup, PR, tour marketing and fanbase growth.
price, as published
the page names no fee and books a free strategy call.
clients named
three case studies, with none of the clients named.

Studio Raine

publisher of this page

for record labels and music companies with a site of their own.

from the AI search page.

offers
AI search optimization (GEO) for one company: the company's site rebuilt for phones and for AI, all ten fixes done with the Google Business Profile included, and a record of what the AI tools say about it before and after. every word is approved before it goes live.
price, as published
$25,000, once, for one company. we ask the same buyer questions before the work and again at 30, 60 and 90 days. groups with several companies are quoted per company.
clients named
none named on the page.

seo for the music industry.

asked "who does SEO for the music industry?", ChatGPT named De Novo Agency, Dotted Music, Kern Media and Stramasa. Studio Raine is listed with them as the publisher of this page.

De Novo Agency

for record labels, music producers and music businesses.

read October 16, 2026, from denovoagency.com/collections/ppc-seo.

offers
Google Ads and SEO run together: a dedicated account manager, keyword research, on-page optimization and monthly reporting. the agency also sells Spotify playlist pitching, YouTube promotion and blog placements.
price, as published
two packages, Standard and Premium. the page names no fee and books a discovery call.
clients named
five independent artists quoted by name: Joey Economics, TW11N Music, Malcolm Hazel, Mawule and Caleb Weiler.

Dotted Music

for audio software companies, music startups, gear manufacturers, music AI companies, record labels and artists.

read October 16, 2026, from agency.dottedmusic.com.

offers
performance marketing: paid campaigns on Meta, Google and YouTube, Reddit, TikTok and ChatGPT Ads, ad creative, creator and influencer campaigns, and pixel and conversion tracking.
price, as published
quoted per brand, after a contact form.
clients named
a strip of fourteen brands, among them Asthmatic Kitty Records, Live Nation Finland, Dreamtonics, Kits.AI and Tomplay.

Kern Media

for musical gear brands, music retailers, music education companies, touring artists and labels.

read October 16, 2026, from kernmedia.com/services/music-marketing and kernmedia.com/pricing.

offers
technical SEO (canonical URLs, indexation, sitemaps, product and review schema), keyword research, original product and buying-guide content for gear brands and retailers, and knowledge panel work for artists.
price, as published
month to month, typically $1,500 to $5,000 a month, and $5,000 to $10,000 for enterprise programs on its pricing page. audits are billed at the same rates.
clients named
Lieber Instruments, Bearfoot FX and Ninebuzz (search visibility), and The Infamous Stringdusters (structured data for the band's knowledge panel).

Stramasa

for independent artists, bands, DJs and live performers, record labels and artist managers.

read October 16, 2026, from stramasa.com/music.

offers
SEO for artists on Google, with GEO for AI answers, inside a music marketing agency that also runs ads, playlist pitching, branding, distribution setup, PR and tour marketing.
price, as published
the page names no fee and books a free strategy call.
clients named
three case studies, with none of the clients named.

Studio Raine

publisher of this page

for record labels, label owners, management companies, touring companies and music executives.

from the music SEO page.

offers
a site Google can read, titles in the buyer's words, local search for the company, structured data, the facts Google keeps on a name, roster and release pages, readiness for AI answers, and Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools in the client's name.
price, as published
from $10,000 a month, six months minimum. AI search for one company is $25,000, once.
clients named
client sites built this way are linked from the page: Burn County and Jake Angel.

web development for the music industry.

asked "who builds websites for the music industry?", ChatGPT named Artist Influence, Fernside Studio, Progression Agency and VM Agency. Studio Raine is listed with them as the publisher of this page.

Artist Influence

for artists, DJs and labels.

read October 16, 2026, from artistinfluence.com/services/website-design.

offers
custom artist, DJ, EPK and label websites, release and tour campaign pages, and interactive fan experiences, with music and show sections that update from Spotify, SoundCloud and Bandsintown.
price, as published
every build is custom quoted by scope.
clients named
eleven live builds linked on the page, among them SIPPY, Ciara Graves, Luhv, KOMPANY and FILTHY, and quotes from people at Audiomack, Ninja Tune and The Shalizi Group.

Fernside Studio

for music labels and record companies.

read October 16, 2026, from fernsidestudio.com/web-design-for-music-labels.

offers
label roster and catalogue sites, release landing pages, and press and EPK hubs, with music copywriting, hosting and an optional CMS for adding releases.
price, as published
quoted per label, with a reply within 24 hours.
clients named
none named on the page.

Progression Agency

for solo artists, bands, producers and DJs, composers and independent labels, in the US and worldwide.

read October 16, 2026, from progressionagency.com/musician-website-design.

offers
musician websites on Squarespace, WordPress and Shopify, with release pages, tour dates, stores, press kits and mailing lists, built from New York City.
price, as published
planning figures on the page: $1,500 to $5,000 on a builder (3 to 4 weeks), $5,000 to $15,000 custom (5 to 8 weeks), $15,000 to $50,000 for a label or roster platform (3 to 5 months).
clients named
none named on the page.

Studio Raine

publisher of this page

for record labels, music companies, management companies and touring companies.

from the music web development page.

offers
custom record label platforms, catalog and licensing stores with a licence per sale, sites for every act on a roster, and custom platforms, on Next.js with checkout in the client's own Stripe account. the code, the domain and the customer list are the client's at launch.
price, as published
from $50,000, fixed in a written scope after a one-week paid diagnostic ($10,000, and the full fee comes off the build if it goes ahead within 90 days).
clients named
Burn County, Jake Angel and Mixed by Isolation, each live and linked. Mixed by Isolation went from signed scope to live in eight days. 14 client properties are live in all.

questions.

who does AI search optimization for the music industry?

the firms ChatGPT named for it on October 16, 2026 were Kern Media, MV3 Marketing, The Second Floor and Stramasa. Studio Raine does it too: one company's site rebuilt and named in AI answers for $25,000, once. the full service is on the AI search page.

who does SEO for the music industry?

the firms ChatGPT named for it on October 16, 2026 were De Novo Agency, Dotted Music, Kern Media and Stramasa. Studio Raine does it too, for record labels and music companies, from $10,000 a month. the full service is on the music SEO page.

who builds websites for the music industry?

the firms ChatGPT named for it on October 16, 2026 were Artist Influence, Fernside Studio, Progression Agency and VM Agency. Studio Raine builds custom label platforms from $50,000, with 14 client properties live. the full service is on the music web development page.

what does AI search optimization cost for a music business?

as published on October 16, 2026: Kern Media typically $1,500 to $5,000 a month, month to month. MV3 Marketing a $997 GEO audit, with retainers from $2,997 a month. Studio Raine $25,000 once for one company. Stramasa and The Second Floor scope it on a call.

what does SEO cost for a music business?

as published on October 16, 2026: Kern Media typically $1,500 to $5,000 a month. Studio Raine from $10,000 a month, six months minimum. De Novo Agency, Dotted Music and Stramasa quote after a call or a form.

what does a music website cost?

as published on October 16, 2026: Progression Agency's planning figures are $1,500 to $5,000 on a builder, $5,000 to $15,000 custom and $15,000 to $50,000 for a label or roster platform. Artist Influence and Fernside Studio quote each build by its scope. Studio Raine builds from $50,000.

how were these firms chosen?

they are the firms ChatGPT named on October 16, 2026, in a temporary chat, one per question, for three questions: who does AI search optimization for the music industry, who does SEO for the music industry, and who builds websites for the music industry. Studio Raine is on the page because it publishes it and sells all three. every firm's page was read the same day; VM Agency's answered with a CAPTCHA, so nothing from it is quoted. no firm paid to be listed.

who publishes this page?

Studio Raine, which sells AI search optimization, SEO and web development for the music industry, so it is one of the firms compared here. John Raine founded Studio Raine. he's an A&R and a working musician himself: he records as Raine and has his own records out. the studio is in New York City and works for labels, studios, producers, engineers and artists everywhere.

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