TONEHOLDby IFAH Apply to release

Release music
people can own and play.

Playable, numbered editions from independent producers.

Founding catalogue / 2026–27Applications are reviewed by hand.

Founding catalogue, a first draft · the covers stand in · payments are in rehearsal

Producer houses

Enter a house.Find your sound.

Each is a producer’s own place: play its productions by hand, and license the ones you work with.

Every house

Founding catalogue, a first draft · the covers stand in · payments are in rehearsal

What a release can be

A release with a life of its own.

    For producers

    Your masters.
    Your copyright.
    Your publishing.

    Release something worth entering.

    Apply to release

    For listeners

    Own a copy you can actually play.

    Numbered, yours, and played by hand in your browser.

    Explore releases

    Founding year

    €99 to open your house for a year.

    Available to accepted producers.

    See a producer’s desk
    • Your branded House.
    • Three productions prepared.
    • One playable sampler.
    • Licensing and checkout.

    You keep what you sell.

    €160 a year once we open.

    Apply to release

    Apply selection founding year release

    Applying costs nothing: one production, your name, your address. Every application is read by hand, and answered. The founding year begins once you are accepted. We take no commission; the payment fee and tax are apart, shown on every sale.

    What you can release

    1. A productionThe full track and up to four stems, as one playable edition.
    2. A tapeA run of tracks with one rule: after three listens, or on a day you set.
    3. A kit NextSamples and loops, playable the moment they are held.
    4. A licenceFor the artist who records over a production: use, use with stems, or exclusive, in the number you decide.

    How it works

    1. ApplyOne production, one sentence. Every application is read by hand.
    2. ReleaseOnce accepted: set the price and the edition size. It is signed and sealed.
    3. SellYour release has a page of its own. It takes the payment; each copy takes its number.
    4. HoldersThe copy opens in their browser, and is played by hand.
    5. SignalWrite to everyone who holds a copy.