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Keep every brief, sample and quote in one place so no commission is forgotten.

A CRM for a music production company is a single record of every commissioner, brief, sample sent and quote given, kept where the whole team can read it. GullySales sets up the fields, the stages and the habits so the studio sees what is open and what is waiting for a reply.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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Sales and marketing for music production companies, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For music production companies

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Briefs live in individual phones”

    A director messages the composer, an agency calls the producer and an artist writes to the studio account. Three people hold three conversations, and nobody can say what is pending without asking around.

  • “A commission has stages of its own”

    Brief received, samples sent, quote given, revision, approval, delivery and rights agreed do not look like a shop sale. A tool built around calls and orders does not fit, so the stages need to be named for the way music is commissioned.

  • “Sample history is lost”

    When a director returns months later, nobody remembers which tracks were sent or what was said about them. A record of the reference tracks and reactions saves sending the same set twice.

  • “Rights and credit agreements have no home”

    The agreed credit, master ownership and publishing split are recorded in chat messages. They belong on the commissioner's record next to the quote, with the document linked.

What we do

What we deliver for music production companies.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Stage set for music commissions

    Named stages from brief received to delivered, with the action expected at each.

    Result: Every open brief sits in exactly one stage.

  2. Commissioner record fields

    Fields for buyer type, project, language, mood references, samples sent, quote value and rights status.

    Result: A record shows the full history of a brief at a glance.

  3. Import of existing contacts

    Directors, agencies and artists gathered from phones and sheets into one list, checked for duplicates.

    Result: Contacts sit in one list without repeats.

  4. Owner and reminder rules

    Each brief assigned to one person with a prompt set for the next action.

    Result: Nothing sits without a named owner.

  5. Team habit sheet

    A one-page note on what to record after every call and sample sent.

    Result: Everyone logs in the same way.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

Fields worth keeping

Fields a studio should keep against every commission.

Commissioner and approver
Filled by whoever takes the brief. Two names where the person who signs is not the person who briefs.
Format, length and language
Filled at the first call. Lets you see which kinds of work arrive and which you can take on.
Reference tracks and samples sent
Filled by the composer. Records what the buyer has already heard, so the next sample is new.
Rights and credit notes
Filled by the owner or producer. Stores what was agreed on ownership and credits, with the date, so it is not buried in chat.
Draft and revision count
Updated at each version. Shows when a job is moving into repeated revision and needs a conversation.
Release date and next contact
Filled when the project is released. Gives a reason to write to a past client about the next piece.

Who it is for

This is written for these music production companies.

  • Film and series composers with their own studios
  • Jingle and sonic-branding houses for advertising
  • Independent artist producers and label services
  • Production music and sync catalogue owners
  • Regional-language music production companies
  • Devotional and folk music producers
  • Background score and sound-design teams
  • Music production companies that run events and live shows

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Briefs arrive on three phones and nobody will forward them, so the CRM would start incomplete.
  • You take only a few commissions in a season, and a shared sheet already holds each one.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Which CRM tool should we use?
One your team will actually open. A simple tool in ordinary use in India is enough to start, and GullySales sets it up around your commission stages rather than the other way round.
Is a CRM too much for a small studio?
A small studio loses briefs the same way a large one does. A record of who asked, what was sent and what is pending takes little effort when the fields are few.
Where do rights agreements belong in a CRM?
Keep the signed document in a shared folder and store only a link, the date and a one-line summary in the CRM. The record then points to the paper, and nobody edits terms in a notes field. Take advice on what the agreement itself should say.
Which fields can a small studio skip?
Skip anything the owner would not read: long contact histories and extra lead labels. Keep the commissioner, the format, the status, the next contact and the rights note. A short record that is filled beats a long one that is not.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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