Why I went pay-what-you-want
Gatekeeping a $1 album behind a $40 sync license never felt right. Here's the math on trusting the listener instead.
Synthwave to country, lo-fi to metal, phonk to Latin — licensed once, yours to use forever. No subscriptions, no attribution headaches, no surprise takedowns.
Every preview is the real 30 seconds. What you buy is the full, uncompressed file — delivered the moment you pay.
A full late-night album. Pay what it's worth to you — minimum $1, and every cent goes straight to the artist.
One simple royalty-free license per purchase. No per-project fees, no expiry, no lawyers.
YouTube, TikTok, Reels, podcasts, ads, films, games — commercial or personal. Monetize freely; no Content-ID claims on your uploads.
The license never expires and isn't tied to a single project. Buy a track once and reuse it across everything you make.
High-quality masters, plus stems and sample kits where offered — so you can edit, remix, and fit the cut to your timeline.
Process, gear, and the thinking behind the records.
Gatekeeping a $1 album behind a $40 sync license never felt right. Here's the math on trusting the listener instead.
One detuned saw, a slow chorus, and a tape stop. The whole hook is three knobs and a lot of patience.
A quick framework for picking tempo, mood, and where to let the track breathe under a voiceover.
SONIQ is a one-person studio spanning a lot of rooms — synthwave, soul, country, Latin, hip-hop, rock and metal. I write, produce, and master every release, then sell it directly to the creators who use it.
The pitch is simple: fair prices, honest licensing, and music made to sit under your work without fighting it. If a track helps you ship something you're proud of, it did its job.