BigBadBirdSound Describer
Input your influences, mood, and production style. Get precise, evocative sound descriptions for pitches, bios, and submissions.
How to describe your music with Sound Describer
Every musician struggles to describe their own sound. Whether you're pitching to Spotify editorial, submitting to playlist curators, writing a press kit, or filling out a sync licensing brief, you need language that's specific, honest, and industry-aware. Sound Describer helps you describe your sound in the precise vocabulary curators actually respond to.
1. Add your influences
Name 2-5 artists that your music sounds like. These are your sonic reference points — the artists a listener would already know and associate with your sound. Be honest, not aspirational.
2. Set your genre and mood
Pick your primary genre and select the moods that match your music. The AI uses these to calibrate the vocabulary — describing ambient electronic is very different from describing indie rock.
3. Get your descriptions
You'll get 7 descriptions — general ones (one-liner, full description, "sounds like", "for fans of") plus platform-specific versions sized for Spotify editorial pitches, SubmitHub submissions, and sync licensing briefs. Each shows a character count so you know it fits. You also get genre, mood, and sync keyword tags.
Where to use your sound descriptions
- Spotify for Artists — paste the Spotify pitch (under 500 characters) directly into your editorial pitch
- SubmitHub — paste the SubmitHub pitch (under 200 characters) directly into your submission
- Press kits & EPKs — use the full description in your electronic press kit
- Sync licensing — the sync brief and sync keyword tags match the vocabulary music supervisors search for in libraries like Musicbed, Artlist, and Songtradr
- Social media bios — the one-liner works as an Instagram bio, X bio, or TikTok bio
Once you've nailed your sound description, plan your release timeline with the Release Planner, check your readiness with the Release Checklist, or browse all free tools for musicians. The Pitch Writer (coming soon) will let you turn your sound description into a complete playlist pitch.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Sound Describer work?
Enter your artist influences, genre, mood, and production style. The AI generates 7 descriptions of your sound at different lengths — from a one-liner for social media to a sync licensing brief. You also get genre, mood, and sync keyword tags. Each description uses music industry vocabulary that curators and sync supervisors respond to.
Do I need to sign up to use this?
No. Sound Describer is completely free and requires no sign-up, no email, and no account. Just fill in the form and generate your descriptions instantly.
Can I use these descriptions in my Spotify pitch?
Yes. The "Spotify pitch" description is sized under 500 characters to paste directly into a Spotify for Artists editorial pitch. The "For fans of" output and genre/mood tags are optimised for Spotify's tagging system. Copy and paste directly.
What is the sync brief for?
The sync brief is formatted for music supervisors and sync licensing libraries like Musicbed, Artlist, and Songtradr. It includes objective descriptors — tempo, instrumentation, vocal type, mood, and usage scenarios — which are the search terms supervisors use to find tracks.
Why can't I describe my own sound well?
It's one of the hardest things in music. You're too close to your own work to describe it objectively. Sound Describer uses your influences and mood as raw material and translates them into the precise, industry-calibrated language that curators respond to.