ConcertLab

What ConcertLab does

ConcertLab operates the world's first purpose-built filming studio dedicated to fine-arts music performance, located at Servaasbolwerk 1a in Utrecht, Netherlands. The company captures definitive performance films through repeated full takes with carefully edited audio, delivering studio-level control while preserving the immediacy of a live performance. Its core output is the Showcase format — a typically ~30-minute longform film accompanied by Singles, interview and making-of items, and short excerpts and story formats for social platforms, all produced from a single recording session within one consistent editorial system. The supporting infrastructure is proprietary: the GantryCam System (a silent indoor drone with 11 degrees of freedom and VR180 capability), The Membrane (an acoustic cyclorama stage with adjustable acoustics and microphone support), Virtualisation (an echotope-based augmented acoustic system integrated into the film set, including the largest Musou black installation globally), and Automation systems that enable repeatable takes and streamlined pre- and post-production. All assets are managed under a rights-first architecture with metadata and rights resolved at origin, intended to produce enduring catalogue-grade deliverables.

ConcertLab serves four primary customer segments: labels (seeking rights-clean audiovisual content that bridges albums and concerts), concert agents and promoters (seeking promotional film assets), artists (participating through royalties from audiovisual exploitation), and platforms (potentially licensing the growing reference catalogue). Named engagements include Deutsche Grammophon, the world's oldest record label, for premium classical performance films, and Armin van Buuren for a documentary-style performance film in the electronic/EDM genre.

The business operates two revenue streams: (1) Financed Showcase productions, where ConcertLab fully funds the production, retains film rights, and distributes across social channels — generating licensing/royalty income over time while labels retain audio master ownership and DSP release control — and (2) Commissioned productions (Album Movies, Concert Films, Singles), where labels, artists, agents, and promoters pay project-based fees for custom audiovisual content. The company is led by Founder/CEO & Production Designer Gavriel Lipkind, Chief Development Officer Martijn Meeske, and Managing Partner/Head of Operations and Services Larissa Groeneveld, with a stated operational capacity of hundreds of sessions per year and tens of thousands of audiovisual outputs annually.

Name

ConcertLab

Legal name

ConcertLab

Website

https://concertlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ConcertLab is a purpose-built filming studio in Utrecht, Netherlands, producing rights-clean performance films and audiovisual catalogues for classical and fine-arts music labels, artists, agents, and platforms using proprietary silent-drone capture and integrated acoustic infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Financed Showcase Productions: ConcertLab fully finances Showcase film productions, retaining film rights while labels maintain audio master ownership. Films are distributed across social channels by ConcertLab, benefiting artists. Labels can release audio from films under predefined conditions.
2. Commissioned Productions: Album Movies, Concert Films, and Singles produced on commission for labels, artists, agents, and promoters. Revenue generated through project-based fees for custom audiovisual productions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ConcertLab is a purpose-built filming studio for the cinematic production of fine-arts music performances. It produces Showcase productions on its own balance sheet (retaining rights) and delivers Commissioned productions — Album Movies, Concert Films, and Singles — for clients across the classical and electronic music industry. The studio combines a bespoke filming facility with proprietary technology to deliver broadcast- and streaming-grade music content.

Product overview

ConcertLab is a purpose-built filming studio for fine-arts music offering a vertically integrated production infrastructure. The core offering consists of the Showcase format (financed definitive performance films ~30 minutes with Singles, interviews, and social excerpts) and Commissioned productions (Album Movies, Concert Films, Singles). Supporting infrastructure includes the GantryCam System (silent indoor drone with 11 degrees of freedom), The Membrane (custom cyclorama stage), Virtualisation (augmented acoustic system with VR180), and Automation systems. The Operating System platform integrates Pre Production, Capture, Post Production, Rights & MetaData, and Deployment into a single end-to-end workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Showcase Productions ConcertLab-financed cinematic filming of fine-arts music performances, where ConcertLab retains the film rights and licenses distribution. Targeted at labels, platforms, and rights-holding clients in the classical and electronic music industry.
• Commissioned Album Movies Bespoke cinematic filming of full album performances for artists, labels, and platforms, produced to order at ConcertLab's Utrecht studio using proprietary GantryCam and The Membrane technology.
• Commissioned Concert Films Bespoke cinematic filming of live or staged concert performances for labels, concert agents, promoters, and artists, delivered through ConcertLab's purpose-built studio and technology stack.
• Commissioned Singles Bespoke cinematic filming of single-track music performances for artists, labels, and platforms, produced on demand at ConcertLab's Utrecht studio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Single Showcase session yields: one longform film (~30 minutes), limited Singles, interview and making-of items, plus wide range of short excerpts and story formats for social platforms.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deutsche GrammophoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeutsche Grammophon, the world's oldest record label and leading classical music label, has engaged with ConcertLab for production projects. President Clemens Trautman provided a testimonial quote endorsing ConcertLab's technology and aesthetic vision, describing meetings as 'encounters of like-minded entrepreneurs' and expressing belief in their 'big bets on the future of immersive productions.'

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Partizan Entertainment: Global production company with deep music-video and live-performance content production for major labels and brands. Comparable as a high-end filmed-music production vendor, though broader in scope across commercial music videos and advertising.
• Apple Music Classical (Apple): Apple's classical-only streaming service (formerly Primephonic). A potential customer/distribution partner for ConcertLab's filmed classical performances, with in-house production capabilities that could compete with or complement ConcertLab.
• Red Bull Studios: Brand-funded music content production (Red Bull Studios, Red Bull Music) producing filmed performance and documentary content. Comparable in producing high-quality filmed music performances, but with a brand-sponsorship-funded model and broader music-genre scope.
• Iconoclast (RSA Films / Ridley Scott Associates): Global creative production company producing premium filmed content including music performance films for labels and artists. Comparable at the level of premium filmed-music production, but operates across a broader commercial content portfolio.
• IDAGIO: Classical music streaming platform with growing filmed-performance content. Comparable as a destination for rights-clean classical performance media and a potential distribution partner for ConcertLab's catalogue.

Regional players

• Aix-en-Provence Festival filmed broadcasts: Major European opera/classical festival that films and broadcasts performances via Arte Concert and others. Comparable in producing rights-managed filmed classical performances for distribution, though anchored in live-festival capture rather than a dedicated studio.
• Bozar Music: Brussels-based concert organisation producing and broadcasting live classical/jazz performances. Comparable in producing filmed European classical performances, but with a venue-based rather than purpose-built studio model.

Direct peers

• La Blogothèque: Paris-based pioneer of intimate filmed live music performances (concerts à emporter / 'Take Away Shows'). Operates in the same niche of producing high-quality, rights-cleared filmed music performances, though with a more mobile, indie-production approach versus ConcertLab's purpose-built studio.
• Mezzo TV: TV channel dedicated to classical music, jazz, and dance performance broadcasting. Directly comparable in producing/distributing filmed classical performances to European audiences, though operating through a linear-TV model rather than a studio model.
• ARTE Concert: European public-broadcaster platform that produces and streams filmed live music performances, with strong overlap in classical, jazz, and contemporary music. Directly comparable to ConcertLab in producing premium filmed performance content for an audio-visual reference layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@concertlab-studio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/concertlab
• Instagraminstagram.com/concert.lab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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