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Bespoke public world
A distinctive mobile-ready website, custom domain, hosting and straightforward publishing—directed around your identity.
FOUNDING ARTIST BRIEF / 01–10Ten artists.
$19 / MONTHFIRST 3 MONTHS FREE
Ten artists.
Ten worlds.
Nothing generic.
You are the artist. You are the brand. You are the business. Alive is where you run it: your public world, creative archive, bookings, sales, funding and audience relationships in one connected studio.
THE AMBITION / 01–10
10 shockingly beautiful artist worlds—each strong enough to sell Alive by being itself.
APHID COUNTS AS № 0101 / YOUR ARTIST BUSINESSYou are the business.
You are the business.
Alive is where you run it.
Build your brand, take booking enquiries, sell products, fund new projects and grow relationships with your audience. Alive brings the work and the business around it together.
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Alive Vault
A private, organised creative archive for original images, video, audio, artwork, press and the history of your work.
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Work, releases & recognition
Discography or portfolio, credits, audio, video, press mentions, reviews, awards and a current electronic press kit.
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Dates & bookings
Shows, tour dates, ticket links, venues, booking enquiries and a lasting record of live work.
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Merchandise
Foundations for physical and digital products, options, basket, checkout, delivery and fulfilment.
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Crowdfunding
A dedicated campaign story, target, progress, supporter checkout and focused calls to action—separate from merchandise.
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Audience & insight
Own useful audience contacts and see how people engage with work, dates, campaigns and products.
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TrenVox, coming soon
A planned, optional integration with a separate related-party marketing business. TrenVox services are not part of Alive and will be contracted and priced separately.
ALIVE VAULT
YOUR CREATIVE MEMORYThe work should accumulate.
The work should accumulate.
Not disappear into folders.
Alive Vault is designed to become the organised, economic history of an artist’s career: originals, releases, performances, press, assets and approved materials—private by default, available when the next opportunity arrives.
- Tenant-private storage and access
- Revocable contributor upload links
- Original-file downloads for authorised artist administrators
02 / HOW THE FIRST TEN WORKClose collaboration.
Close collaboration.
Then real independence.
We help the founding artists launch beautifully and learn what makes the platform genuinely usable before the experience becomes more autonomous.
- 01Apply
Share your work, ambition and the feeling you want people to leave with. There is no payment at this stage.
- 02Find the direction
We work through references, dislikes, audience and practical needs to establish an unmistakable creative language.
- 03Build the world
We organise approved assets in Alive Vault, assemble the relevant platform features and shape the public experience.
- 04Review and launch
You approve the content and direction before launch. We connect the domain and help you learn the workspace.
- 05Keep it alive
Publish new work, dates, campaigns, products and press without rebuilding the site every time something changes.
03 / THE FOUNDING OFFERA permanent advantage
A permanent advantage
for building early.
Places are limited to the first ten active Alive tenants. Aphid is Founder 01.
FIRST 10 ONLY
FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP$19/ month
FOUNDING BENEFITFIRST 3 MONTHS FREE
The $19 founder rate continues for as long as the membership remains continuously subscribed. If a founding membership is cancelled, that rate is not reserved.
- Hands-on creative direction and launch support
- Alive platform membership and hosting
- Direct input into the founding product
04 / FOUNDER 01Aphid is
Aphid is
already alive.
The first world is live: a deliberately monochrome, film-led home for an alternative band from Carlisle. It proves the platform can carry a strong artistic identity without looking like a platform template.
Visit aphid.live
Your work stays yours.
If you leave, you can download your data and original files. The public site is then shut down.
No automatic commitment.
An application is a conversation, not a subscription. Scope and payment are confirmed before activation.
Built for creative range.
Musicians, DJs, comedians, actors, media personalities, radio hosts, television presenters, filmmakers, photographers, dancers, visual artists, writers and podcasters are all welcome.
THE PRACTICAL DETAILSYour artist business.
Your artist business.
Your questions.
What you can do, what membership includes and how to get started.
Ask us about your artist business ↗What is Alive?
Alive is a connected studio for the business of being an artist. It brings your public brand, creative archive, work, bookings, merchandise, crowdfunding and audience relationships together. You remain the artist, the brand and the business.
Who is Alive for?
Alive is for independent musicians, DJs, comedians, actors, media personalities, radio hosts, television presenters, dancers, filmmakers, photographers, visual artists, writers and podcasters. We shape the public experience around each artist’s work and needs.
Is Alive a streaming service or a shared artist directory?
No. Your public world is built around your own identity and domain, with a connected workspace behind it. You can link to listening, ticketing and social services; Alive does not replace their distribution networks.
What can I do for my artist business?
Present your discography or portfolio, publish dates and ticket links, receive booking enquiries, share a press kit, sell merchandise, run crowdfunding campaigns and build direct audience relationships. Commerce is activated for each artist with the required payment setup; showing a ticket link is not native ticket inventory management.
What is Alive Vault?
Alive Vault is your private creative and commercial archive for images, video, audio, artwork, press and career history. Authorised artist administrators can organise approved materials and download original files. Public content is selected separately from the private archive.
How much does Alive cost?
Founding Ten membership is USD 19 per month after the first three months free. That founding rate continues while you remain continuously subscribed. The advertised standard price for artists joining after the founding cohort is USD 59 per month. An application does not create a subscription or take payment.
Is TrenVox included in Alive membership?
No. TrenVox is a separate, related-party marketing business, not part of Alive. An optional integration is planned to support artist marketing. Its services will be contracted and priced separately, and it is not currently included in membership.
Can I take my work and data with me?
Your files and data stay yours. Authorised artist administrators can download original files and export their data if they leave. The Alive-hosted public site is then shut down.
Can I help shape new features?
Yes. Tell us what gets in your way and what would help you build your business. We discuss ideas with artists and use that feedback to prioritise development. A request starts a conversation, rather than a promise that every feature will be built.
Where is Alive based and how do I get started?
Alive is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and welcomes artists internationally. Apply for a Founding Ten place or use the contact form to discuss your work, membership, partnerships or support.
05 / START HEREWhat should your world
What should your world
make people feel?
Show us the work and tell us the ambition. We’ll review the fit and come back to you for a short creative conversation.