ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RETAINER
UP TO 50% OFF WITH OUR MONTHLY PLANS
Welcome to KCX Studios Artist Development Retainer
A structured artist development experience focused on long-term growth, creative evolution, and building a sustainable music career.
Our Artist Development Retainer is designed to offer more than just studio time — it’s a structured music development experience built around long-term growth. Artists receive guaranteed monthly access through a fixed hours allowance (12, 16, 24, or 32 hours), but those hours are intentionally flexible and development-led.
Time within the retainer may be used for recording sessions, live rehearsals, creative direction, attending industry events, external writing camps, or development activities that support the artist’s wider journey. Rather than focusing on creating a single song for the moment, this retainer is about building skill sets, confidence, consistency, and a sustainable creative ecosystem that supports an artist’s career over time.
WHATS INCLUDED
This section highlights your subscription & additional perks, bonuses, and discretionary benefits associated with your KCX Studios retainer.
All extras, gifts, and discounts are offered subject to availability and do not form part of the core retainer allocation unless explicitly stated.
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[X] hours of studio time divided weekly for use.
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Blaks Marshall retains 50% Publishing rights & Royalties
Blaks Marshall retains 10% of Master Royalties
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Choose from a selection of rehearsal studios to get you ready for your performance.
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1 quarterly mix & master to keep you ready for release and build consistency.
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Connect with our mentors at KCX Studios, to receive insight into the industry. Be put forth for collaborations and connect with other like minded artist.
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Monthly Events related to music, tech and all round creative opportunities.
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Your Discount Code is
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BTS recordings of your studio session recorded & edited for social media.
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Enjoy a quarterly Shisha Night on us, whether at the studio or our neighbours KASA West London.
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Cloud back ups & personalised folder of songs.
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Choices of hot meals, snack, teas, refreshments
ONLY NEED MIX & MASTERING
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED
Not every artist needs regular studio time. Many of our clients record at home or in other studios but still want the KCX sound when it comes to finishing their records.
With a KCX retainer, you can use your monthly hours for professional mixing and mastering, delivered remotely with the same care and attention as an in-person session. Simply send your stems, references, and notes — we’ll take care of the rest.
Your retainer still includes the same benefits and priority support, meaning you get consistent turnaround, trusted engineering, and the flexibility to use your hours however you need — whether that’s remote mixing, mastering, or the occasional studio session when you’re in London.
Professional sound. Flexible workflow. The KCX standard.
WHAT YOU GET WITH A MIX & MASTER RETAINER
Up to 3 professional Mix & Masters per month
Priority turnaround for retainer artists
Direct engineer communication for revisions and notes
Send stems remotely from anywhere in the world
Use unused hours for studio sessions when needed
Join your mix session remotely via video call
Professional radio-ready masters for all platforms
BECOME A MEMBER
This retainer isn’t just about securing studio time — it’s about giving artists access to a structured development experience and a wider support system designed to elevate their journey. From creative growth and performance readiness to real-world industry exposure, each artist is developed with intention, consistency, and long-term vision.
Artists like The Rap Game UK 2024 winner LAYYAh are proof of what focused development can achieve. Her dedicated time across studio work and artist development played a key role in shaping her growth and confidence as a winning artist.
This isn’t about chasing one song for today — it’s about building the artist for tomorrow.
You could be next.
HOW THE RETAINER WORKS
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When you join the KCX Studios Artist Development Retainer, you pay a fixed monthly fee that secures dedicated development time and creative support. This includes a set number of hours that may be used flexibly across studio sessions, rehearsals, planning, or other artist development activities.
The retainer operates as a subscription service, with a minimum commitment of three months, and auto-renews monthly.
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Each month begins with a dedicated development consult where we assess progress, clarify priorities, and shape your next steps. From this session, we create a personalised monthly development plan — then execute it together.
Your plan may include studio recording, rehearsals, live performance preparation, creative direction, industry events, writing camps, or external opportunities — all specifically designed around you, your goals, and where you are in your journey. This ensures every month is intentional, focused, and aligned with your long-term artist development.
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Your monthly hours are divided into weekly blocks (for example, a 16-hour package gives you up to 4 hours of booked time per week). This ensures you get consistent access without losing flexibility.
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Full payment for the upcoming month is due before the month begins. For example, December hours must be fully paid by the 1st of December. If you agree an instalment plan, all instalments must still be completed before the month’s end.
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Instalment plans are an exception and must be agreed in writing before booking. They do not change the requirement that all agreed payments are completed as invoiced. Late or incomplete payments may result in session holds until the retainer balance is fully paid.
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Retainer hours are reserved for you during the month purchased. Unused hours do not roll over into future months unless otherwise agreed in writing.
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Retainers are pre-paid services. Refunds are not provided once a month’s retainer has started or sessions have been booked. If the retainer needs to be cancelled for exceptional reasons, refunds are evaluated case-by-case and credits may be offered at KCX Studios’ discretion.
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Once you have paid for a retainer month, you can book sessions anytime within that month subject to availability. Changes to booking dates should be made at least 48 hours in advance.