Research & Field Notes
The agentic music industry, in the open.
Essays on where music and AI are heading — plus guides and tutorials you can ship today. Straight from the team building the agent infrastructure and running our own label.
20 pieces · research, guides & tutorials
Open Labels
The record label is no longer a set of tools — it's a programmable system your agent can run.
Sandbox for Record Labels
A file system and bash for your mood boards, docs, and rules — a sandbox built for how record labels actually work.
Recoup in 2026
In 2026 we're optimizing Recoup for enterprise label teams: recurring value for every seat, measurable time saved, and clearer outcomes per campaign.
Meta Bought Manus Because Agents Still Break
Meta's $2-3B acquisition of Manus signals where AI value is accumulating: not in models, but in orchestration layers that keep agents coherent across real work.
AI is changing the music business fast.
Notes on AI agents for music — research, open tools, and what we learn running our own label. For labels, managers, and distributors.
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