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 review
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 review
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 review
what we build, so we know what to look for.
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.
live:burncounty.comburncountymusicburncountymedia
read the case study
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.
live:jakeangelbeats
read the case study
Mixed 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.
live:mixedbyisolation
read the case studyhow a build runs.
diagnostic
most projects start with a paid diagnostic: one week, $10,000, and the full fee comes off the build if you go ahead within 90 days. it gives you the written scope, and you keep that document either way.scope
the scope puts what gets built, the price and the ship date in writing before anything is built. the price comes from what the catalog and the roster actually need, not from 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. there's 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 you can keep us on a retainer for ongoing engineering, billed monthly and cancellable any month.
who it is for.
- catalog buyers
- what the catalog's systems and data cost to run.
- investors
- a clear look at the software before you back it.
- labels and publishers
- what you're taking on when you acquire.
not a fit if
- a legal or financial audit: this is the technical review that runs alongside 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. $25,000, paid once.
the studio already builds and publishes for
Traphouse
Knice On the Sonics
Isolation
who does the work.
Studio Raine was founded by John Raine, an A&R and a musician who records as Raine, with released records and a working catalog on the music side. the studio is in New York City and works for labels, studios, producers, engineers and artists everywhere.
questions.
what is music catalog due diligence?
the review a buyer or an investor runs before paying for a catalog or the company that holds it. the legal side checks the rights and the contracts; the financial side checks the royalty history. this is the third side, the technical one: a written review of the software the catalog runs on, the metadata and the statements behind it, the sites and the accounts, who owns each piece, and what it would cost to keep them running after the deal.
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?
from $25,000, fixed in writing, set by how many systems there are to review.
text us the deal you are looking at.
no names needed in the first message.