Violette

What Violette does

Violette is an independent French-American singer-songwriter and pianist operating as a sole proprietorship-style creative business, headquartered in the United States with French origins (Île de Ré). She moved to New York City in 2009 after studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston and has since released six albums spanning pop, rock, R&B, jazz, and French chanson. The business monetizes through two interlocking channels: direct-to-consumer sales of physical CDs ($15-$20) and digital downloads ($7-$9) on her official website storefront, and live-performance bookings via the wholly-owned La Vie En Rose Band & Talent Agency, which delivers entertainment for 150+ events annually. She has performed across NYC (Highline Ballroom, City Winery, Rockwood Music Hall), Paris, Tokyo, Montreal, Phuket, and Japanese regional venues.

Her core products are the recorded music catalog — 'Only Love', 'Falling Strong', and the 'Tribute to Edith Piaf' digital release by La Vie En Rose Band — plus live entertainment services for corporate, private, and public-venue clients. Underlying technology is straightforward content distribution: audio/video files, a Shopify-style website shop, YouTube hosting, and an email newsletter. Notable collaborators include producer Brian Bacchus (Gregory Porter, Abbey Lincoln), multi-instrumentalist Louis Cato (Late Show Bandleader), and her husband, American film director Bradley Hasse, with whom she co-wrote 'Christmas Harmony', a pandemic-era song featured by Playmobil that accumulated millions of YouTube views.

The go-to-market is a classic indie-artist stack: website as primary hub, YouTube for top-of-funnel music-video discovery, email newsletter for direct fan communication, and earned media via outlets such as French Morning, Jazz Weekly, Radio Swiss Pop, Inside World Music, Pelagatos, and Canal 33 French TV. The 2024 release of the single and music video 'Aujourd'hui' signals a deliberate move toward the Francophone market via an upcoming all-French album. The business carries no institutional funding, no parent company, and operates under the creative and commercial control of the named artist.

Name

Violette

Legal name

Violette

Website

https://violettemusic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Violette is an independent French-American singer-songwriter who sells original music albums (physical and digital) direct-to-fans and books live entertainment through her wholly-owned La Vie En Rose Band & Talent Agency for 150+ events annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Music & Live Entertainment

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Record Production and Distribution (512250)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Music & Original Score/Composition (MPAIALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Full-Service Artist Management (MPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Indie music albums
• Live music entertainment
• Talent booking agency
• Physical CD sales
• Digital music downloads

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Album Sales (Physical and Digital): Sale of physical CDs and digital albums directly through the website shop. Albums include 'Only Love', 'Falling Strong', and 'Tribute to Edith Piaf' by La Vie En Rose Band.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Violette is an independent French-American singer-songwriter who creates, produces, and sells original music recordings (six released albums) in both physical CD and digital download formats, and operates La Vie En Rose Band & Talent Agency, a live entertainment booking service that places performers at 150+ events annually. The business combines recorded music commerce (Only Love, Falling Strong, Tribute to Edith Piaf, and others) with a live performance and talent agency serving corporate events, private functions, and public venues worldwide.

Product overview

Violette is a French indie singer-songwriter offering a catalog of music albums available in both physical and digital formats. Her product portfolio includes the 'Only Love' and 'Falling Strong' albums (each available as physical CDs and digital downloads), as well as the 'Tribute to Edith Piaf' digital album by her La Vie En Rose Band. In addition to her solo releases, she operates La Vie En Rose Band & Talent Agency, an entertainment service providing performers for 150+ events annually. The core offering consists of music albums and live performance entertainment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 'Only Love' Physical CD Physical CD of the 'Only Love' album available with or without a custom signature, sold starting at $20.00, for individual music fans.
• 'Only Love' Digital CD Digital download of the 'Only Love' album available for $9.00 with a download link provided upon purchase, for individual music fans.
• 'Falling Strong' Digital Album Digital download of the 'Falling Strong' album produced by Brian Bacchus (Gregory Porter, Abbey Lincoln) and featuring Louis Cato (Late Show Band bandleader), available for $9.00, for individual music fans.
• 'Falling Strong' Physical CD Physical CD version of the 'Falling Strong' album available from $15.00, with optional autograph, for individual music fans.
• 'Tribute to Edith Piaf' Digital Album by La Vie En Rose Band Digital tribute album honoring Edith Piaf performed by La Vie En Rose Band, available as a digital download for $7.00, for individual music fans.
• La Vie En Rose Band & Talent Agency Talent agency led by Violette providing live entertainment booking and performers for corporate events, private functions, and public venues, serving 150+ events annually.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• Louis CatonotableOthersMulti-instrumentalist who collaborated on the 'Falling Strong' album and featured in the music video. Also serves as bandleader of the Late Show Band.
• Brian BacchusnotableOthersProducer who worked on the 'Falling Strong' album. Has worked with notable artists including Gregory Porter and Abbey Lincoln.
• Bradley HassenotableOthersAmerican film director and husband of Violette. Co-wrote the song 'Christmas Harmony' which was featured by Playmobil.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Carla Bruni: French-Italian singer-songwriter with international touring, chanson and pop output, and an established bilingual catalog — overlaps Violette's French-song positioning and indie-crossover appeal.
• Stacey Kent: American jazz vocalist based abroad who records in English and French, often with literary lyrics, and tours internationally from intimate venues to jazz festivals — a near-analogue profile to Violette's.
• Pink Martini: Multilingual little orchestra that blends jazz, classical, and pop with strong French chanson programming; competes for the same Franco-international crossover live-entertainment niche and similar venue types.
• Zaz: French chanson-pop singer-songwriter who broke internationally with a debut hit and tours Europe and beyond; mirrors Violette's French-native singer-songwriter identity with global ambitions.
• Madeleine Peyroux: American jazz vocalist raised partly in Paris; sings in English and French across pop, jazz, and chanson. Closely parallels Violette's bilingual, cross-genre positioning and solo-artist-with-band live model.
• Yael Naim: Israeli-French singer-songwriter and pianist who records bilingual material, signed to a major, and maintains a solo-plus-band format — directly comparable in artist profile and bilingual pop/jazz positioning.
• Melody Gardot: Contemporary jazz vocalist and pianist with an internationally touring career built on a small core team — comparable in artistic archetype (independent singer-songwriter/pianist building a touring brand) and in operating scale.
• Hauschka: Indie pianist/composer building an international touring career around prepared piano and genre-blending recordings — comparable in scale, in independent operation, and in the singer-pianist/bandleader archetype.

Broad incumbents

• Norah Jones: Established crossover artist whose early career followed the same singer-pianist-with-jazz-influences template Violette occupies; useful as a benchmark for the larger-scale trajectory available to artists in this lane.
• Diana Krall: International jazz vocalist and pianist who tours theaters and festivals with high-margin headlining shows — provides the upper-bound comparable for what a singer-pianist from this genre lane can scale into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/www-violettemusic-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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