Brief
You send the song, the references, and any stems or scratch tracks you already have.
What a real session looks like, start to ship.
Six recent projects across genres — the brief a music creator sent in, the players we put on it, the turnaround, and the record that went out the door. Names are kept private. The work is real, and the players are too.
How a session is processed.
Match
We pair you with players who live in that genre — not generalists guessing at the style.
Track
Sessions tracked in pro studios, with a session lead keeping the brief on the rails.
Deliver
Mix-ready stems to your DAW, with rights and session agreements cleared.
Full process detail on How We Work.
Six sessions, six different briefs.
A bedroom demo became a full-band single
- The brief
- Singer-songwriter with a finished vocal and acoustic guitar. Wanted warm upright bass, brushed drums, pedal steel, and a small string pad — Big Thief / Phoebe Bridgers in the references.
- Players matched
- Upright bassDrum kit (brushes)Pedal steelString quartet (live)
- Turnaround
- 6 days, brief to stems
- What shipped
- Released as a lead single. Picked up on three editorial playlists in the first week.
"I sent a voice memo and a rough mix. What came back sounded like the band I'd been hearing in my head for two years."
Label A&R needed a finished record in two weeks
- The brief
- Mid-tempo neo-soul, D'Angelo pocket. Vocal comp already locked. Needed drums, bass, Rhodes, guitar, and a horn arrangement on top.
- Players matched
- Drums (in-the-pocket)Electric bassRhodes & WurliRhythm guitar3-piece horn section
- Turnaround
- 9 days, with one revision round on the horns
- What shipped
- Delivered ahead of the label's mastering window. Cleared for sync the same quarter.
"Our in-house pipeline would have been six weeks. Sessions matched us with a horn arranger who got it on the first pass."
Sync placement, 72-hour turnaround
- The brief
- Music supervisor needed a hybrid orchestral cue against picture. Tempo map and a temp track provided. License had to clear in-house, no third-party samples.
- Players matched
- String sectionSolo celloTaiko / hybrid percussionChoir (small ensemble)
- Turnaround
- 3 days, picture-locked stems
- What shipped
- Placed in the final cut. All rights cleared through Sessions.Audio's session agreements.
"Clean stems, clean paperwork, on the deadline. That's the whole job."
Producer wanted live replays of a sampled loop
- The brief
- Sample-cleared replay of a 70s soul loop — same feel, same chord voicings, no copyright exposure. Drums staying programmed.
- Players matched
- Rhodes (replayed)Electric bassRhythm guitarBackground vocals (stacked)
- Turnaround
- 4 days
- What shipped
- Replay matched the original feel close enough to keep the artist's vocal performance untouched.
"The Rhodes player nailed the voicings on take two. Saved the record and saved the clearance bill."
Touring band, no time to track at home
- The brief
- Live worship leader between dates. Needed a studio-quality recorded version of a song they'd been playing on the road, with the same band feel.
- Players matched
- DrumsBassTwo electric guitarsKeys & padsBGV trio
- Turnaround
- 8 days across two revision rounds
- What shipped
- Released to streaming and used as the band's live click/multitrack reference.
"We tour 200 dates a year. Sessions is how we still ship records."
Agency needed a 30-second hero spot — live, not library
- The brief
- Global brand campaign. Brief called for a real ensemble, no library cues. Three :30, :15, and :06 cutdowns from one master recording.
- Players matched
- Live rhythm sectionBrass quintetFeatured vocalist
- Turnaround
- 10 days including stems for all cutdowns
- What shipped
- Cleared for global broadcast and digital under a one-time buyout.
"We got a real record, not a stock cue. The cutdowns landed because the master had a song underneath it."
What stays the same on every session.
A session lead, not a marketplace
One person owns the brief end-to-end. You're not posting a job and waiting for bids.
Players who live in the genre
We match by feel and reference, not just instrument. The drummer for a neo-soul cut isn't the drummer for a worship cut.
Stems and rights, cleared
You receive mix-ready stems with session agreements in place. No chasing players for paperwork later.
Honest turnarounds
Most projects ship in 5–10 days. Rush windows exist when picture or release dates demand it.
Revisions built in
Up to two revision rounds are part of the session. We'd rather get it right than ship it twice.
Pro studios, pro signal chain
Tracking happens in rooms built for the source — not bedrooms with a USB mic.
Got a record like one of these?
Post a gig with the song, the references, and the feel. We'll line up the players and come back with a session quote.