The network to get you noticed

Music Game Studio gets your songs onto Rock Band Network and into the hands of millions of gamers on Xbox Live, and soon Wii Ware and Sony's Playstation Network. This means that millions of people will see your name and hear your songs. Over 2 million downloadable songs were purchased by Rock Band players in just 8 weeks. Artists get to set the price for their songs, receive 30% of sales and, of course, still retain all copyright ownership. And, in addition to games, gamers tend to buy more CDs and DVDs than most.

The team to do things right

Authoring a song for Rock Band takes skills in both audio production and computer programming, as well as a love of gaming. Music Game Studio is a premier authoring team led by Dan Rudin. Dan has over 25 years of music industry experience as a musician, mixer, producer and engineer. Each team member has been selected for their golden ears and programming minds — the perfect mix to make your song realistic and exciting!

you send us

Specified Stems mixes or Multi-track masters of your songs
A text document or printed lyric sheet
Cover art
Signed MGS authoring agreement and RBN ownership verification

then we make your song.

Mix or prep the required stems for the song
Create playable parts for your song on all difficulties
Author lighting and camera shots
Animate characters
Playtest everything thoroughly
Upload it onto RBN for gamers everywhere to enjoy
Give you RBN promo materials to brag with

Ready to go?

Just drop us a line to find out about prices and get rolling
email: studio@danrudin.com

What the press is saying about RBN

MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced that the Rock Band® franchise has officially surpassed $1 billion in North American retail sales in 15 months, according to The NPD Group. In addition, over 40 million paid individual songs have been sold via download through the Rock Band® platform furthering its position as the music video game leader in paid song sales and downloadable content with over 600 songs available to date in the Rock Band catalogue.

» Billboard magazine

Within seconds, it's clear that Rock Band Network isn't for amateurs. The tools being offered by Harmonix are fully-featured, professional programs that are meant for artists serious about getting their content into Rock Band® and, yes, making money. With Harmonix admitting that first-time users will take 20-40 hours to finish a single song "all the way," it's clear that this isn't meant for the average gamers that have a bit of spare time on their hands.

» Joystiq.com
Rock Band Network review

The first songs from the Rock Band Network to be available on PS3 will be released tomorrow, April 22, 2010. The five selected songs are "some of the most popular tracks" from the full selection Harmonix explained that, due to the way submissions work on PSN, the company is "currently capped at 5 songs per week." The developer explains that despite "practical realities that aren't in [its] immediate control," it is trying to bring out as much music as possible.

» Joystiq.com
April 21, 2010

According to RockBandAide.com, who did a bit of calculation and educated guesswork, Harmonix has grossed over $107,000 in sales from the first 16 days of the Rock Band Network store. RockBandAide also estimate that regular DLC has brought in roughly $161,000 in revenue on the 360 since the Network went live

» Joystiq.com
March 20, 2010

We live in a rough time around music where our audience struggles to pay $20 for a CD but don't hesitate to pay $50 for a game. The notion to pay 99 cents or $1.99 to have a song and repeatedly play with it apparently isn't a big hurdle.