USE CASES / LABELS & PUBLISHERS

How labels and publishers use MusicAtlas to unlock catalog revenue

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Labels and publishers use MusicAtlas to make catalogs instantly searchable by sound, lyrics, and intent — turning recorded music into infrastructure that can be explored by internal teams, external partners, and fans globally.

The outcome is simple: faster brief responses, more placements, and better visibility into which tracks are gaining momentum — even before revenue shows up in statements.

Common starting point: connect a catalog once, then let teams search by reference track (“sounds like…”), lyric themes, and natural-language prompts — without uploads, retagging, or manual data entry.

What rights owners are trying to do

  • Respond faster to briefs with high-confidence “sounds like” results.

  • Surface hidden value in deep catalog beyond what metadata can describe.

  • Enable self-serve discovery for creative, sync, and A&R teams.

  • Support external partners with controlled access to cleared/approved catalogs.

  • See demand signals early by tracking what’s being searched and shortlisted.

What MusicAtlas enables for catalogs

  • Search by sound using a single reference track — no extra descriptions needed.

  • Lyric-driven discovery for themes, narratives, and clearance workflows.

  • Prompt-based exploration for intent (“uplifting indie for a coming-of-age montage”).

  • Multi-model intelligence so “similarity” can be evaluated from more than one angle.

  • Portable outputs that resolve across workflows and listening destinations.

MusicAtlas is designed to operate alongside your existing systems of record — as the search and intelligence layer.

How teams use it day-to-day

  • Sync & licensing: turn briefs into instant searches, build shortlists, and move faster with confidence.

  • Creative & marketing: find adjacency tracks for campaigns, content, and playlist strategy using sound + meaning.

  • A&R & repertoire: explore catalog clusters and “neighbor” artists to guide signings, collaborations, and positioning.

  • Publishing: search by lyric themes and narrative intent to support briefs and clearance discussions.

  • Partnerships: share a controlled catalog experience with supervisors and partners without exporting spreadsheets.

Catalog intelligence with SyncSearch

SyncSearch is the MusicAtlas product used by labels and publishers to operationalize this intelligence — powering private catalog search, external partner discovery, and faster brief response at scale.

  • Be live in days. Automated onboarding with no uploads or data entry.

  • Private index. Search results can be restricted to your catalog only.

  • Analytics. See what’s being searched and shortlisted across your catalog.

  • APIs + LLM-ready. Integrate search into internal tools or partner workflows.

Pricing is based on catalog size. Standard plans start at $25/month. Enterprise pricing available.

Key idea

  • Most catalog tools are workflow tools.

    MusicAtlas sits underneath — as the search and intelligence layer — and makes the catalog reusable across teams, partners, and platforms.

  • Tags don’t scale to intent.

    MusicAtlas uses multi-model analysis across audio and lyrics so teams can search the way they actually think: by reference, feeling, and narrative.

  • Faster briefs compound.

    Faster shortlists create more shots on goal — and better analytics reveal which tracks are rising even before they land the big placement.

Summary

For labels and publishers, MusicAtlas turns catalogs into searchable infrastructure — enabling faster discovery, rights-aware workflows, and measurable intelligence about what’s being searched. SyncSearch is the private catalog product that delivers this at scale for internal teams and external partners.

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