Introducing Audius Agency: Turning Artist’s Ideas into Reality

Imagine you could build your own music experiences, free from the limitations of generic platforms and off-the-shelf tools. 

Audius is excited to announce the launch of Audius Agency — a new initiative where Audius  connects with musicians to build custom stand-alone, open-source products on top of the Audius protocol. No cookie-cutter experiences. No gatekeeping. Just bold ideas, built based on your vision.

So, what is Audius Agency?

At its core, Audius Agency is a creative lab where artists and engineers collaborate to turn bold ideas into real, working tools.

With Audius Agency, you’re paired with a team of dedicated builders who work alongside you to craft a distinctive, fully customized music experience that embodies your artistic vision.

What makes Audius Agency special is the focus on your vision. We’re not offering a self-serve dashboard or a DIY low-code solution. Instead, our dedicated team of engineers collaborates closely with you, focused on your idea, investing the time and creativity to push the boundaries of what's possible. And if the solution we create together proves successful, it may even  become part of the core Audius Music client.

Everything we build is open-source and powered by the free Audius SDK, meaning your ideas can continue to grow, evolve, and inspire others in the community. 

‍Why are we doing this?

On most music streaming platforms, your presence often fades into the background thanks to one-size-fits-all tools that stifle your unique vision. We’re here to change that by injecting a bit of delight into the music experience—experimenting with fresh ideas sourced directly from the artists who know best

You get access to a team of dedicated engineers who can help bring your vision to life, and we get to learn directly from the artists pushing creative boundaries. And as these projects take off, they can attract more attention from artists, which means more innovative ideas and reasons for creators to explore what Audius can offer.

With Audius Agency, we’re not just building tools, we're building relationships, momentum, and a shared vision for the future of music tech.

‍Got an idea?

Imagine a personalized ‘music passport’ that unlocks exclusive tracks, merch, or content as fans engage with your work, or an immersive music hub where radio-style playlists fuse with social features for real-time interaction, or even a music crowdsourcing platform that empowers artists to fund and launch groundbreaking projects. These are just a few ideas to spark your imagination—ambitious visions we’re excited to support. 

If you’re an artist with a spark of inspiration, whether it’s a fully developed concept or just a “what if?,” we’d love to hear from you!

Reach out to Jesse Grushack at jesse@audius.co and let’s start creating the future of music—together.

FAQ

Who is the Audius Agency for?

• The Audius Agency was created with an Artist first mentality, however, we want to work with creators of all kinds including those working in parallel to build creator-first tooling.

My music isn’t on Audius, its on streaming platforms, can I still participate?

• Yes! Our goal is to expose more artists to the power of decentralized technology and work together to build new revenue streams thru creative collaboration. We’ll even walk you through becoming an Artist on Audius.

Is working with the Audius Agency free? How does Audius benefit?

• Yes! Instead of wasting time and energy running pricey campaigns or going for viral marketing, we believe that collaborating with artists is a win-win for everyone. Audius gets to experiment with great music and talented artists and artists get creative experiences for fans.

Who owns the final product we build together?

• Audius is comprised of completely open source software. Anything built under the Audius Agency will also be open source under the Apache 2.0 . Any IP related to the artist will continue to be property of the Artist.

I am not famous, should I still reach out?

• No, but our goal is to be build products for real users and if you’re just starting out, working to build a little bit of a fanbase is the first step. We are always open to making exceptions though.

I already have my own [designer, engineers, etc] can we collaborate?

• Absolutely, our goal is to build useful products for real users, collaboration is key to success.

How do fans benefit?

• Fans will be given novel products in which new experiences are able to build a record of a their music history. This record is not owned by Audius and can be permissionless. We want to enable a new music industry where art and creativity thrive.