What Rebeca and David does

Rebeca & David is a privately held, family-owned musical duo and micro-business headquartered in Oceanside, California, founded in 2002 by vocalist/songwriter Rebeca and guitarist/producer David Randle. The company creates and distributes original recorded music, performs live, commissions custom songs, and sells private music education through a portfolio of sub-brands. Its core offerings include original albums (the R&D release and six Rebeca solo CDs), house concerts in Southern California priced at $15–$20 per ticket, custom songwriting for weddings and milestone events under the Wedding Song 4 U and Custom Song 4 U brands, and private lessons in voice, guitar, and songwriting marketed through Singing Lesson Expert, Guitar Lesson Expert, and My Songwriting Coach.

The business operates without external investors or institutional funding and is staffed solely by the two founders. Distribution is multi-channel: physical CDs via CD Baby, digital downloads via iTunes, live performances, private instruction, commissioned custom works, and TV/film licensing. The R&D album was accepted into the music libraries of CBS, ABC, and NBC in 2009, and the duo was featured on Fox News in 2010, with a recording partnership in place with engineer Alan Sanderson.

The revenue model is fragmented across small, individual transactions rather than anchored on enterprise or institutional contracts, and production capacity is bounded by the founders' available time. There are no documented post-2020 strategic moves in the source data, and no AI/ML tooling is deployed anywhere in the product or operations stack.

Name

Rebeca and David

Legal name

Rebeca and David

Website

https://rebecaanddavid.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rebeca & David is an Oceanside, California-based musical duo that creates original recordings, performs live house concerts, commissions custom songs for weddings and events, and offers private voice, guitar, and songwriting lessons under multiple education sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Performance & Instruction

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510), Record Production and Distribution (51225), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652), Retail-Record & Prerecorded Tape Stores (5735)

akta.pro primary industry

Session Musicians & Vocalists (MPAIAHAC)

Keywords

• Original music recordings
• Custom songwriting services
• Vocal instruction
• Guitar lessons
• Live music performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Oceanside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Music Sales: Physical CDs sold through CD Baby and digital downloads sold through iTunes. The R&D album is their current CD project featuring 13 tracks.
2. Live Performances: House concerts at 1949 Valley Rd, Oceanside, CA with ticket sales. Public concerts at various Southern California venues. Private events including weddings, corporate parties, and charity fundraisers.
3. Custom Songwriting: Original songs created for individual clients for weddings and special occasions through WeddingSong4u.com and CustomSong4u.com.
4. Music Education: Private and group lessons for singing, guitar, and songwriting through SingingLessonExpert.com and GuitarLessonExpert.com. Available in-person and online.
5. Television Music Licensing: Music accepted into CBS, ABC, and NBC Television Networks music libraries for potential use in TV shows and network pilots.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rebeca & David is a musical duo that creates and sells original recorded music (notably the R&D album), provides live concert performances (house concerts and venue shows), offers custom songwriting services for weddings and milestone celebrations, and delivers private/online music instruction in singing, guitar, and songwriting through dedicated sub-brand websites.

Product overview

Rebeca and David offer a portfolio of music products and services centered on their identity as elite performers, recording artists, and master music educators. Their core offerings include the 'R & D' album (13 original tracks of love-themed music) and individual song tracks available for digital purchase. They operate three music teaching sub-brands—Singing Lesson Expert, Guitar Lesson Expert, and My Songwriting Coach—providing private and online instruction. Additionally, they offer two custom songwriting services: Wedding Song 4 U and Custom Song 4 U, creating original songs for weddings and milestone celebrations. Their business model combines recorded music distribution (via CD Baby and iTunes) with live performance experiences (house concerts in Oceanside, CA) and educational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• R & D Album Original music CD album featuring 13 tracks of love-themed original songs, including 'You Mean Everything To Me', 'Sustenance', 'Love Who You Are', 'Now That I Have Found You', 'Wintermoon', and others. Sold to individual music consumers.
• Rebeca & David Live Performances Live concert performances at their Oceanside house concert venue and at Southern California venues including Balboa Park, Doubletree Hotel Del Mar, Hennessey's Tavern, and M Bar Hollywood. Includes themed anniversary, birthday, and Christmas concerts.
• Wedding Song 4 U Custom wedding songwriting service where Rebeca and David work closely with a bride and groom to weave their deepest feelings of love, thoughts, and storyline into an original custom wedding song in the style of their favorite artist and song.
• Custom Song 4 U Custom songwriting service for milestone celebrations including birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Christenings, and birthing ceremonies. Songs created in the style of the client's favorite artist.
• Singing Lesson Expert Vocal instruction service led by Rebeca, offering private or online singing lessons for singers of all levels. Programs include technique aids, voice strengthening exercises, breathing systems, emotional connection training, and stage performance coaching.
• Guitar Lesson Expert Guitar instruction service led by David, offering private or online lessons for students seeking to develop guitar skills.
• My Songwriting Coach Master songwriting instruction teaching students to write lyrics, melodies, and chord progressions that tell their personal story. Available as private or online lessons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Music accepted into CBS, ABC, and NBC Television Networks music libraries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Alan SandersonnotableOthersEngineer who worked on the R&D album. Has received Gold Records for work with Elton John, The Rolling Stones, and Weezer. Recorded the album in San Diego.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Songfinch: Online marketplace that connects customers with musicians to create custom songs for weddings, memorials, and special occasions. Most direct competitor to Wedding Song 4 U and Custom Song 4 U, competing on the same bespoke-song use case but with a scaled freelancer network.
• The Bench: Custom songwriting service from Songfinch offering personalized songs by professional songwriters. Directly comparable to Rebeca & David's custom songwriting offerings; competes for the same wedding and gifting customers.
• SoundBetter: Marketplace connecting artists with session musicians, vocalists, and producers for hire. Comparable in that it monetizes vocalist and instrumentalist services on demand, overlapping with Rebeca's vocal and David's guitarist/songwriter offerings.

Broad incumbents

• CD Baby: Largest independent music distribution platform; Rebeca & David already distribute the R&D album through CD Baby. Comparable as a broad incumbent in independent music retail/distribution that anchors the same D2C recorded-music channel the duo relies on.
• TuneCore: Independent music distribution and publishing administration service, similar to CD Baby. Comparable as a broad incumbent alternative channel for getting independent recorded music into iTunes, Spotify, and other digital storefronts.
• DistroKid: Subscription-based music distribution platform for independent artists. Comparable alternative distribution channel for independent musicians releasing albums and singles digitally.
• TakeLessons: Online and in-person marketplace for music lessons across instruments including voice and guitar. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the music instruction space that Singing Lesson Expert and Guitar Lesson Expert compete against.
• Fender Play: Subscription-based online guitar lesson platform from a major instrument brand. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in guitar instruction that competes with the Guitar Lesson Expert offering on convenience and content library.
• MasterClass: Premium online education platform featuring celebrity-taught courses including songwriting and vocal performance. Comparable as a broad incumbent in high-end music education that competes with the duo's instructional sub-brands for aspiring musicians.

Others

• Patreon: Membership platform enabling creators to earn recurring revenue directly from fans. Comparable as an adjacent infrastructure provider that independent musicians use to monetize audiences and could substitute for or complement the duo's direct D2C motion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rebeca-and-david

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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