FAQ
What sndwzrd is, who built it, who it's for, what it costs, and when you can get access. Answers below are deliberately short.
What is sndwzrd?
sndwzrd is an AI assistant for music artists, packaged as a set of specialized wizards. The Assistant Wizard handles operations — schedule, files, stems, A&R email, royalties, contacts. The Manager Wizard handles outbound work — gig booking, ad campaigns, playlist and sync pitching, press. The Artist Wizard (coming soon) is the scale layer — a voice and style clone, an AI-native artist persona, or a creative co-director, deployed on the artist's terms. Together they give independent artists the same workflow infrastructure that signed artists get from a full team.
How is sndwzrd different from AI tools that generate music?
sndwzrd does not write or generate music. It is an assistant for the artist behind the music. The product helps you organize, plan, release, and grow — it does not replace the creative work. The thesis is that the bottleneck for most independent artists is operational, not creative.
Who built sndwzrd?
sndwzrd was built by Tyler Scott, a music engineer and studio owner with more than 15 years of industry experience. Studio and tour credits include Post Malone, NBA YoungBoy, and Olivia Rodrigo, among a long list of artists at every tier of the business. He is a working engineer and a working musician, which is why the product is built around how artists actually operate rather than how a software company imagines they do.
Who is sndwzrd for?
sndwzrd is for independent and developing music artists, producers, audio engineers, and small management teams. It is most useful for artists who are serious enough about their careers to want professional workflow but are not yet at a level where they can afford a full manager, A&R, and operations team.
What does sndwzrd cost?
Pricing has not been finalized. The first cohort of users will be onboarded directly during early access. Join the waitlist to be considered for the first cohort and to be notified when pricing is announced.
What are the sndwzrd wizards — Assistant, Manager, and Artist?
sndwzrd is packaged as three wizards. The Assistant Wizard is the operational layer that organizes your career: scheduling, stems, A&R email, royalties, contacts. The Manager Wizard is the agentic layer that initiates your career: gig booking, ad campaigns, playlist and sync pitching, press outreach, label relationships. The Artist Wizard (coming soon) is the scale layer — a voice and style clone of you, an AI-native artist persona you create and own, or a creative co-director that learns your taste. You start with the wizard that fits where you are and summon the next when you outgrow it.
Is there a wizard for music engineers?
Yes — the Mind Wizard (sndmnds) is planned. It targets recording engineers and studio owners with voice ID across the file library (speak a prompt, get every file with that voice in it), Pro Tools session orchestration across machines, automated client status updates, and a voice-gated client portal. It will live at /sndmnds on this site once the artist wizards are stable.
What is the Artist Wizard and how is it different from AI that generates music?
The Artist Wizard is not a music generator. It is a set of opt-in capabilities the artist owns and controls. You can deploy a voice and style clone of yourself for content drops, fan DMs, virtual shows, and sync placements. You can create an AI-native artist persona that you own and release under as separate intellectual property. You can engage a creative co-director that learns your taste and gives feedback on works in progress without performing for you. Every output is watermarked and logged with full provenance. You set the licensing terms — who, where, how long, for how much. You can disable the clone instantly. Your voice and music are never used to train anyone else's model. The wizard exists so artists can scale presence on their own terms, not so AI can replace them.
When can I get access?
Early access is rolling out by cohort, starting with artists and producers who can be onboarded personally. Join the waitlist on sndwzrd.com to request a slot in an upcoming cohort.
Does sndwzrd connect to streaming services and distributors?
Yes. The product is designed to integrate with the tools artists already use, including streaming dashboards, distributors like DistroKid, performance rights organizations, and royalty payout services. The roadmap prioritizes the integrations that the first cohort of artists actually depend on.
Is sndwzrd safe to use with unreleased music?
Yes. Audio and metadata are stored encrypted, access is scoped to the artist and the people they explicitly invite, and unreleased material is never used to train any model. The product is operated by a working studio owner who understands what unreleased stems are worth.
What is the Local section in the player?
Local is a planned section of the embedded player that gives unsigned artists a place to upload their music and reach a micro-local audience first — their city, their scene — before competing in algorithmic global discovery. It is being built to expand city by city, starting with the markets where the early sndwzrd community is most active.
Can sndwzrd help me with marketing my music?
Yes. sndwzrd helps you plan and execute a release campaign: posting cadence, asset checklists, outreach to playlist curators, sync agents, and press. It does not run paid ads for you. It makes the rollout look intentional and saves the time you would otherwise spend coordinating it.