Now open Accepting producer submissions - dance pop, tech house & UK garage / speed garage

For producers who'd rather be heard than seen

Sleeper is a ghost-production studio that lets you release through established artists, get paid, and stay behind the scenes.

Any DAW welcome
Now accepting submissions Submit your music
The sound this season

What we're looking for right now - but skill beats genre. If you're undeniable in any lane, we still want to hear it.

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On 2niteSilva Bumpa
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starlightDisco Lines, Madeline Follin
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PlushDJ Seinfeld
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Run It BackGorgon City, Caroline Byrne
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Think About UsSonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb
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crybby blueCharlotte Plank

The producers
we're looking for

This season we're after dance pop, tech house and UK garage / speed garage - but it's never really about the genre, it's about how good you are. If this is how you work, we want to hear from you.

Next-level workflow

Fast, organized, and deadline-proof. You move quick without the session falling apart - and when a release is moving, you deliver.

  • Sessions that stay clean under pressure
  • Quick, finished bounces - no half-exported ideas
  • You hit a deadline without being chased

A signature sound

Something that's unmistakably yours. Original sound design and processing, not a chain of factory presets - we should be able to pick your records out of a playlist.

  • Your own textures, chops and processing
  • Ideas that don't sound like everyone else's
  • A vibe people would recognize as you

Release-ready mixes

Mixdowns and masters that translate everywhere - club system, car, phone, earbuds. We shouldn't have to send it back to be finished.

  • Balanced and loud enough, with a clean low end
  • Translates on any system
  • A master that's ready to go out, not a rough

Versatile across genres

Not boxed into one sound. When a release calls for something different, you can flex and still sound like you - the producers who go far are the ones who can do more than one thing.

  • Comfortable past a single sub-genre
  • Can match a brief or an artist's lane
  • Range without losing your identity

A killer ear

Taste you can't teach. You know what to cut, where the drop lives, and why a record makes someone feel something. Every choice serves the song.

  • Strong arrangement and song structure
  • Knows what to leave out
  • Makes people feel something, not just nod

Built for the long haul

We're not after one track - we're after a relationship. Producers who communicate, take direction, and want to grow with us over years, not weeks.

  • Easy to work with and communicates
  • Takes feedback and hits the brief
  • In it to build something long-term

How it works

1. Send us your tracks

Upload your WAV / MP3s - the surest way we hear your track - or paste a public, playable link if you'd rather. We listen to every single submission.

your track · uploaded

2. Get a real answer

Every submission gets a clear yes or no within 14 days - even when it's a no. No black hole, no being ghosted.

3. We bring you on board

A yes means we believe in your music - a quick call, terms in plain English, then we bring you on and start putting your tracks out into the world.

Accepted
Meeting
Sign
We back the producers we sign

Got what it takes?

The producers behind the artists selling out tours make a killing - and never touch a stage. If you love the music more than the spotlight, and you write tracks that move people, this is your lane: real placements, real money, the spotlight stays off you.

Submit your music

You get paid - real money

Real, fair pay - agreed in writing before any work begins, never a bargain-marketplace lowball. We never charge you a cent to submit or be reviewed.

Nothing is used until you sign

We never release, distribute, monetize or touch a track you send unless you're selected and have signed a separate written agreement first. A submission is a listen - nothing more.

You keep your rights

Submitting transfers zero ownership. No copyright, no master, no publishing changes hands. Everything you walked in with, you keep - unless and until a deal is signed.

No obligation, ever

Sending us music commits you to nothing. We can pass, you can walk, you can withdraw anytime. Any deal is yours to review with your own counsel before you sign.

FAQs

Your questions answered

The opportunity
We're a team that releases music through established artists and up-and-coming talent with real, existing audiences. We're looking for talented producers to make tracks for us to release - a ghost-production arrangement. You produce the music; it goes out through faces and channels that already have reach. You're paid for it, and the exact credit and confidentiality terms are spelled out in writing before anything is signed.
Producers who love making music but don't want to chase the spotlight - and producers who do want their music heard but can't crack getting it out there on their own. If you'd rather your tracks reach a real audience than spend years building a personal artist brand, this is built for you. You bring the production; we bring the release.
We're ideally after dance pop, tech house and UK garage / speed garage. We care about level over genre - a signature sound, mixes that translate, and the taste to make a record actually hit. The reference tracks up top show the lane we love most right now, but if you can make something sound undeniable, we want to hear it.
A small, real team operating from California, working with a roster of established artists. By the nature of the work the artist relationships are confidential, but we're not a DM-only operation: you'll deal with named people, a real business email, written agreements, and the chance to review terms before you commit. Legit work is transparent, professional and patient - that's the standard we hold ourselves to.
Submissions & pay
Two of your strongest finished, release-ready tracks - mixed and ready to go, not loops, sketches or sample-pack demos. Uploading the WAV / MP3 is the surest way we hear it, since we host and play it ourselves. You can paste a link instead (SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube, Dropbox) - just make sure it's public and playable for everyone, not only you when logged in. If we move forward we'll usually ask for the session or stems, so having those ready is a plus.
No. Whether you upload a file or paste a public, playable link, we listen internally, for review only - your audio is stored privately and heard only by our review team. We never release, distribute, monetize, or use a track you submit unless you're selected and have signed a separate written agreement first. Until that point, nothing leaves our review and nothing of yours is touched. The originality warranty you give us, the timestamped consent on the form, and our Privacy Policy protect both sides.
Yes - real, fair money, agreed in writing before any work begins. We sort out the exact deal with you on a call before anything's signed - never a bargain-marketplace lowball. We never charge you to submit or to be reviewed; if anyone ever asks a producer to pay to have music heard, that's a scam, full stop. Money flows to you.
We listen to every submission and reply with a clear yes or no within 14 days - even when the answer is no. If there's a fit, the next steps are simple: a quick 20-30 minute call to meet you and answer anything on pay, rights and credit, a short onboarding where we agree your terms in plain English, then we match you with an artist whose lane fits your sound. No black hole, no being ghosted, no vague "we'll make you a star" promises.
Until you sign a deal, yes - completely. Submitting transfers no ownership of any kind: no copyright, no master, no publishing. You grant us only a limited, non-exclusive license to listen to and store your track for review, nothing more. If we move forward, any transfer of rights happens through a separate agreement you'll see in full and can review with your own counsel before signing.
We're honest about this up front, in writing, every time. Most placements are fully ghost - uncredited, and that's reflected in pay that's higher than a credited gig. But credit is on the table: where the artist is open to it, we can name you as a producer right in the official track credits ("Produced by..."), the same liner-notes line you see under the three-dot menu on Spotify and Apple Music. One line we never cross - you're never the main or featured artist; that billing always stays with the releasing artist. Tell us where you sit and we'll agree the exact credit and confidentiality terms in writing before you ever sign.

Not ready to submit yet?

Leave your email and we'll let you know when we open new placement slots - plus the occasional note on the sound we're after. No spam, no selling your details.