HEXALIVE

What HEXALIVE does

HexaLive is an independent French-language music webzine operating from Maisons Alfort, Île-de-France, France. Founded in 2006 and organized as a non-profit association, the publication produces editorial coverage of French and international artists, concerts, albums, and festivals, organized into structured content categories: concert reviews ("On a vu"), album reviews ("On a entendu"), interviews (including video and podcast formats, plus a "Les métiers de la musique" series on music industry professions), backstage features, and news. The site covers a broad genre span including rock, metal, post-grunge, electro, chanson, urban, and pop, with a particular focus on on-site festival reporting at major French events such as Hellfest, We Love Green, Minuit Avant La Nuit, La Bonne Aventure, and Les Feux de l'Été. The team of 5 produces this content with accredited media access at festivals, walking approximately 20 km per day during multi-day events like Hellfest to cover 180+ artists across the program.

The platform is built on a standard WordPress content management system, accessible freely at hexalive.rocks, with content organized by category and pagination spanning 145+ pages of archives. Distribution occurs through the website plus organic social media channels (Instagram at @hexalive.rocks, Facebook under HexaLiveWebzineAsso, TikTok at @hexalive) and an email newsletter. A branded merchandise storefront operates through Spreadshop at hexalive.myspreadshop.fr.

HexaLive's business model is that of a small association-funded media outlet. All editorial content is provided free to readers. Revenue is generated through the merchandise store, sponsored event coverage, and potentially on-site advertising, with no subscription tiers, paywalls, or B2B product modules identified. The publication has no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds.

Name

HEXALIVE

Legal name

HexaLive

Website

https://hexalive.rocks

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HexaLive is a French non-profit music webzine (founded 2006) providing free editorial coverage of concerts, albums, artist interviews, and festivals across rock, metal, electro, chanson, and urban genres, serving French-speaking music enthusiasts with a 5-person team operating hexalive.rocks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Journalism and Editorial Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Social/UGC Feed Aggregators (Multi-Source Feeds) (MPACAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

User-Generated Content (UGC) & Short-Form Video Platforms (BPAMAJAH)

Keywords

• Music journalism
• Concert reviews
• Festival coverage
• Artist interviews
• Music webzine

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HEXALIVE is a French online music webzine that publishes editorial content covering live concerts, album reviews, artist interviews, backstage features, and festival reporting. The platform organizes content into categories including concert reviews (On a vu), album reviews (On a entendu), interviews, backstage, and news (actus), covering French and international artists across rock, pop, electro, metal, and urban genres. Content is produced by a team of contributors and made freely accessible to readers, with revenue supported by a Spreadshop merchandise store and sponsored event coverage.

Product overview

HEXALIVE is a French online music webzine that provides editorial coverage of live music events, album reviews, artist interviews, and festival reporting. The platform operates as a content-focused media publication organized into several content categories: concert reviews (On a vu), album reviews (On a entendu), interviews (including video interviews, podcast interviews, and music industry profession interviews), backstage features, and news articles. The webzine covers French and international artists across various genres including rock, pop, electro, metal, and urban music. Content is produced by a team of contributors and published on the hexalive.rocks website. No distinct product modules, subscription tiers, or standalone digital products are identified beyond the editorial webzine itself.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HEXALIVE Music Webzine French online music webzine providing free editorial coverage including concert reviews (On a vu), album reviews (On a entendu), artist interviews, backstage features, and festival reporting across rock, pop, electro, metal, and urban music genres. Targeted at French-speaking music fans and festival attendees.
• HEXALIVE Branded Merchandise Store

Quantifiable outcome

• 145+ pages of published articles and media content covering multiple years of French music events

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Magic RPM: French music and culture magazine covering rock, indie, and alternative music with associated digital properties. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music publication with festival coverage and editorial content targeting French music fans.
• Trax Magazine: French electronic and dance music publication, originally print and increasingly digital. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music media outlet with editorial coverage of festivals, artists, and live events targeting French-speaking music enthusiasts.
• Gonzaï: French independent music magazine and online publication covering rock, alternative, and emerging music scenes in France. Comparable to HexaLive as a French-language music press focused on independent coverage of festivals and emerging artists, with a similar digital-first editorial footprint.
• Noise Mag: French music publication historically focused on rock, metal, and alternative music with festival coverage and artist features. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music publication covering underground and festival scenes with content in French targeting music enthusiasts.
• La Blogothèque: French music web publication and video platform known for intimate live performance recordings and artist features. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music digital publication that combines editorial content with visual media coverage of artists and live events.
• Tsugi: French music magazine and online publication covering contemporary music including electronic, indie, and emerging genres. Comparable to HexaLive as a French-language digital music publication producing editorial content on festivals, artists, and the broader French music scene.

Emerging players

• Stereogum: Independent online music publication featuring album reviews, artist interviews, and festival coverage. Comparable to HexaLive in its digital publishing structure and editorial mission covering independent and mainstream music, though focuses on English-speaking audiences.
• Pitchfork: Digital-first music publication known for album reviews, festival coverage, and editorial features. Comparable to HexaLive in its digital publishing model and editorial focus on music journalism, though operates at much larger scale and in English rather than French.

Broad incumbents

• Rolling Stone France: French edition of the global Rolling Stone music and culture brand. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music publication covering festivals and artists, though operates at substantially larger scale with international brand recognition and broader genre coverage.
• Les Inrockuptibles: One of France's leading weekly cultural publications with extensive music coverage across festivals, album reviews, and artist interviews. Comparable to HexaLive as a French music media outlet, though operates at significantly larger scale with broader cultural coverage and established brand recognition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HexaLiveWebzineAsso
• Instagraminstagram.com/hexalive.rocks
• TikToktiktok.com/@hexalive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hexalive

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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