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Music Production & Creation

Tools, studios, and services for composing, recording, mixing, and mastering music.

16 projects

The Sonic You

The Sonic You is a sonic branding agency that creates comprehensive audio brand identities for corporations. They develop strategic sonic systems including audio logos, brand soundscapes, campaign music, and voice identity that work across all brand touchpoints from physical spaces to digital channels. The agency translates brand values into unique musical compositions designed to enhance recognition and emotional connection with audiences. They serve major multinational clients across sectors including FC Barcelona, Banco Santander, MAPFRE, Vueling, and Naturgy.

Music Production & Creation Marketing, Distribution & Fan Engagement Sonic & audio branding Growth / Scaling

My Sheet Music Transcriptions

My Sheet Music Transcriptions is a professional music transcription service that converts audio recordings into accurate sheet music and digital notation formats. The company employs 80+ specialized musicians who manually transcribe music note-by-note by ear, explicitly rejecting automated AI transcription software. Services include audio-to-sheet music transcription for all instruments, music arrangements, MIDI preparation, and B2B solutions for music tech companies, with capacity to produce over 4,000 transcriptions monthly in multiple formats (PDF, MIDI, Sibelius, Finale, MusicXML, MuseScore, Guitar Pro).

Music Production & Creation Artist Development & Support Music Education & Training Music Technology & Innovation Growth / Scaling Established / Mature

SONIA LINARES

Sonia Linares is an independent electronic pop artist creating cinematic soundscapes influenced by artists like Kate Bush, Massive Attack, and Röyksopp. Her project FORCES combines synthesizers with contemporary vocal delivery, drawing inspiration from science fiction media like Stranger Things and 1980s film soundtracks. The music is produced by Xevi Collado and Albert Pardo from Moon Vision, with a focus on sync opportunities for science fiction films and visual media.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Live Music & Events Testing / Pilot Launch / Early Operations

Zongtopia

Zongtopia is an educational mobile video game for musicians that combines gamified music learning with virtual studio building. Players learn music production techniques, music theory, and professional studio setup through interactive mini-games, quizzes, and challenges while customizing their dream music studio. The platform includes a social hub for musician collaboration and networking, with planned features for collaborative song creation and monetization education.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Music Education & Training Testing / Pilot Launch / Early Operations

lahuella.audio

Lahuella Audio is a Barcelona-based audio marketing and sound branding studio offering three main services: Lahuella AMBIENT (a cloud-based musical ambiance platform for commercial spaces with legal licensing and analytics), Lahuella STUDIO (creative audio production including sound branding, jingles, and music composition), and Lahuella PODCAST (professional podcast production services). The company provides B2B solutions for retail chains, hotels, and various commercial sectors, combining streaming technology with optional professional hardware and centralized multi-location management.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Marketing, Distribution & Fan Engagement Audio for non-music environments Sonic & audio branding Growth / Scaling

RoEx

RoEx creates AI-powered audio tools for mixing and mastering music. Their flagship products include Automix, an AI multitrack mixing and mastering service that processes stems in minutes, and Mix Check Studio, which provides objective feedback on mixes and masters with optional AI-driven enhancement. They also offer Tonn API and SDK for third-party platforms to integrate their audio processing capabilities into their own services.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Music Education & Training Growth / Scaling

Starmony

Starmony is a mobile music creation platform that enables users to create professionally produced songs using just their smartphone. The platform offers multiple creation methods including voice-based song creation, AI-powered song generation from text descriptions, and voice transformation technology that converts vocals into various styles. It provides an end-to-end solution combining creation, production, and distribution, with integration to streaming platforms and social media.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Growth / Scaling

FANPLAYMUSIC

FANPLAYMUSIC is a dual-platform system designed to serve the entire music business ecosystem. The first platform functions as a marketplace connecting all stakeholders in the music industry, from artists and venues to labels and fans. The second platform enables tokenization of artistic projects, allowing creators to fund and develop their work independently of the traditional music industry. Both platforms are described as interconnected and aimed at a global audience, with current headquarters in Barcelona.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Artist Development & Support Live Music & Events Rights Management & Royalties Music Education & Training Marketing, Distribution & Fan Engagement Launch / Early Operations Growth / Scaling

Bosc dels sentits - Càpsula Artnative

Bosc dels Sentits is an immersive interactive exhibition designed to raise awareness about the human-nature relationship, climate change, and environmental conservation. Using Playtronica® technology, visitors can generate electrical impulses by touching conductive natural objects (trees, plants, leaves, fruits), which are then translated into visual landscapes and sounds via Smode® and Ableton®. The experience engages multiple senses—hearing, sight, smell, and touch—to encourage reflection on climate consciousness. The project has completed a first edition and is now planning a second edition targeting the Barcelona/Catalunya market.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Sustainability & Circular Economy Live Music & Events Music Education & Training Immersive (XR/AR/VR) for cultural venues Prototyping / MVP

desilence

Desilence is a Barcelona-based creative visual arts studio founded in 2005 that specializes in live visuals, projection mapping, and immersive visual experiences for concerts, festivals, theatre, and institutional venues. The studio creates real-time generative visuals and large-scale installations using tools like Notch and VDMX, combining a painterly artistic sensibility with advanced digital technology. Their client portfolio spans major international festivals (Sónar, Primavera Sound), top cultural institutions (Tate Gallery, Le Grand Palais, Guggenheim Bilbao), and global brands (Apple, Adidas, Red Bull). Beyond their studio work, they are also driving the Academia de las Artes Digitales, an initiative to strengthen the digital arts ecosystem in Barcelona.

Live Music & Events Music Production & Creation Artist Development & Support Music Education & Training Established / Mature

Aani - Spatial Audio Intelligence

Aani is a Finnish deep-tech startup building a proprietary acoustic metadata and machine listening platform that processes multi-channel audio in real time (under 10ms) to extract spatial, semantic, and contextual intelligence from sound. Their patented software runs on low-powered processors and is hardware-agnostic, designed to be embedded in devices ranging from mobile phones and smart glasses to autonomous vehicles and robotics. The technology outputs structured acoustic metadata including source count, spatial localization, semantic classification, and environment classification, enabling applications in immersive media, safety monitoring, and industrial automation. Their first product, the Stereo2Binaural upmixer plugin, was released in January 2026.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Launch / Early Operations

TORXA

TORXA is a Barcelona-based cultural and music startup focused on identifying trends, activating collaborations, and developing initiatives to grow musical talent. The company operates at the intersection of music, culture, community, and value creation, connecting artists, industry professionals, and audiences through projects with long-term potential. TORXA's offering centers on discovering, developing, producing, and amplifying talent through formats, experiences, and tools, working alongside labels, venues, promoters, producers, and music technology platforms.

Music Production & Creation Artist Development & Support Live Music & Events Marketing, Distribution & Fan Engagement Idea / Concept

Guitar Technologies

Stringtheory SL is a Barcelona-based guitar hardware company that develops and sells precision-engineered guitar nuts and bridge pins designed to solve the long-standing intonation problem in fretted instruments. The company holds patents on adjustable nut systems that provide intonation calibration at the headstock end of the string — a complement to standard bridge saddle intonation that has traditionally been ignored. Their product range spans static calibrated nuts, dynamic multi-tuning systems, mechanical adjustable nuts, and calibrated replacement necks, using advanced engineering materials including PEEK, titanium, and stainless steel. Stringtheory operates both direct-to-consumer e-commerce and a B2B/OEM model targeting luthiers and guitar manufacturers.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Launch / Early Operations

MiMU Gloves

MiMU Gloves are wearable musical instruments that allow musicians to control sound, effects, lighting, and visuals through hand gestures and movement. The product ecosystem includes the physical gloves (with flex sensors, orientation sensors, Wi-Fi, and haptic feedback), Glover (mapping software with ML-based gesture recognition), the Gliss mobile app, and granular audio plugins. Designed for professional live performance and composition, the gloves connect to third-party music software via MIDI and OSC, enabling expressive, movement-based control without traditional controllers. Founded around the work of Grammy-winning artist Imogen Heap, MiMU targets professional and semi-professional musicians seeking more dynamic, visually engaging stage performances.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Live Music & Events Music Education & Training Launch / Early Operations Growth / Scaling

LiveLoop

LiveLoop is a professional live-looping desktop software application designed for real-time stage performance. It functions as a next-generation DAW offering 16-track simultaneous looping, multiple loop modes, a 256-step sequencer, VST/AU/M4L plug-in support, complex time signature handling, and networked collaboration for up to 16 users via its Live Jam feature. The platform targets musicians of all levels—from beatboxers and electronic performers to classical instrumentalists—and is expanding into Web3 with a forthcoming NFT marketplace (LoopNFT) for minting and monetising looped compositions.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Live Music & Events Growth / Scaling

Nabla Acoustic Solutions

Nabla Audio develops AI-powered acoustic optimization software that analyzes how sound behaves in real spaces and automatically optimizes speaker placement for clearer, more consistent audio reproduction. Their flagship product, SPOT (Speaker Placement Optimization Technology), combines neural acoustic simulation, LiDAR-based 3D room scanning, and a 1,900+ material database to recommend optimal speaker configurations without requiring specialized acoustic consultants. The platform targets a broad range of users including home audio enthusiasts, sound engineers, venue owners, and architects. Two additional products — ARC (AI-powered Room Correction) and LouDS (Loudspeaker Design Suite) — are in development.

Music Technology & Innovation Music Production & Creation Audio for non-music environments Cultural infrastructure & venues Prototyping / MVP

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