Consulting
We implement AI inside
your music business.
Recoup is a research lab and implementation partner. Work directly with the team that builds the tools — on strategy, rollout, and custom agents that run in your stack. Not slide decks.
You own what we build. See our data boundary.
Used by teams at 8 labels, distributors & platforms
11
Open-source skills
19
Research pieces published
8
Labels, distributors & platforms
1
Label we run ourselves
What you get
Strategy, built into your stack.
Strategy
AI strategy session
A working session that maps where AI fits your operation — A&R, catalog, marketing, ops — and what to build first. You leave with a prioritized plan, not a deck.
Implementation
Implementation sprint
We build the workflows with your team: agents and skills wired into your data and tools, running in your stack. Scoped to your roster and catalog.
Custom agents
Custom agents & skills
Private, organization-owned skills for the work generic tools can't do — diligence, royalty analysis, release ops. They live in a repo you control.
Partnership
Training & ongoing support
Get your team fluent in the tools that matter, then keep us on retainer for monthly check-ins, async support, and priority access as the stack evolves.
Who we work with
Built for the teams running music.
Labels
Modernize A&R, marketing, and catalog strategy — from indie imprints to majors.
Catalogs & rights owners
Diligence, royalty intelligence, and audience development on top of the data you already hold.
Distributors & platforms
Give your artists and clients music-aware agents without standing up a model team of your own.
Management companies
Scale what your team does for artists — strategy, content, and revenue ops — without scaling headcount.
Why us
Work with the people who build the tools.
We build the tools we recommend
Open-source skills, an API, and MCP integrations — not vendor-neutral slideware. You can read exactly what we ship before we ship it to you.
We run our own label on it
Recoup Records and our artist Gatsby Grace run on the same agents and skills. Every workflow earns its keep on a real roster before we recommend it.
You own what we build
Agents, skills, and workflows live in your stack or a repo your organization controls, with data boundaries scoped before we build.
Sidney Swift
Founder, Recoup
You work directly with the people who build the tools — not an account manager. We run our own label on the same stack we put in yours.
Follow along ↗“Catalog diligence is one of the biggest pain points I have. Cut it down to minutes and it changes how we buy.”
Start here
Start with a conversation.
Sessions start at $500. Scope and pricing depend on what you need — one call, an implementation sprint, or ongoing support.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What does a typical engagement look like?+
It depends on where you are. Some teams need a single strategy session to get clarity; others want a multi-week implementation sprint alongside their team. We scope it together on the first call — no fixed package required.
Who owns what we build — and how is our data handled?+
You do. The agents, skills, and workflows we build are yours, and they live in your stack or a repo your organization controls. We scope data access and reuse terms before work starts, and your private work is not folded into public skills without approval.
Do I need technical people on my team?+
No. We translate between the technical and business sides — that's the point. You leave with a plan your team can actually run, and the same skills work whether your team lives in spreadsheets or in a terminal.
Is this just about Recoup's products?+
No. We cover the full AI landscape relevant to music — tools, workflows, and build-vs-buy decisions. If Recoup's platform is the right fit, great; if not, you still leave with a clear plan you can execute anywhere.
What's the time commitment?+
Sessions run 60–90 minutes. Implementation sprints take one to a few weeks depending on scope. Training can be a single half-day or spread across sessions.
The next decade of music belongs to the teams that own their data.