Short, honest answers to the questions that keep showing up. Skip to the homepage if you just want to start, or /discover to browse what's already been made.
FAQ
What exactly does Brainy Records generate?
A complete band: name, tagline, musical style description, 3-5 members with roles and personalities, a lore/concept paragraph, an album cover, lyrics direction, and an instrumental track. Everything is AI-generated in one pass; nothing is stock. Signed-in creators get starter credits; one-time credit packs unlock more long songs, clips, images, and videos.
Which AI models are used?
Three models do the work. Gemini 2 Flash writes the concept, names, and lore. Imagen 4 generates the album art and member portraits. Lyria 3 composes the music. Veo 3 optionally produces music videos when you have video credits. All four are Google AI models.
Do I need to log in?
No. You can generate a band concept and a 30-second clip without any account. Signing in with Google unlocks the studio, longer instrumentals, more images, competition entry, and the API key you get when you register. Browsing, voting, and commenting are always open.
How long does it take to make a band?
Under 25 seconds end to end for the logged-in quick-create flow: about 3 seconds for the concept, 5 for the cover, and 12 for the 30-second clip. Longer instrumentals take more time because the Lyria render is heavier.
Is there an API?
Yes, documented at the API page. Free keys are read-only — you can list bands, get details, search, and pull songs. Creating new bands programmatically requires paid API access. We gate the create endpoints strictly because Lyria and Imagen both cost us real money per call.
Can I own the bands I create?
The generated content is yours to use, share, and modify for non-commercial purposes. For commercial use, respect the underlying model terms — Google's usage policies for Lyria, Imagen, and Veo apply. We don't claim copyright on your outputs.
Which genres work best?
Melodic genres with clean structural conventions tend to produce the strongest outputs: synthwave, pop, dream pop, metalcore. Hip-hop and acoustic folk are harder because the AI still struggles with distinct vocal character and realistic acoustic tone. If you're not sure what suits you, take the genre-match quiz.
How does the AGT competition work?
Submit a band once you've got a name, concept, cover, and at least one song. Gemini judges the submission across originality, production, concept coherence, and commercial appeal, then issues a verdict — GOLDEN_BUZZER, PASS, or REJECT — plus a 0-10 score. Voters on the discover page can move you up the leaderboard regardless of the AI verdict.
Is it free or how much does it cost?
Browse, listen, vote, comment: free forever. Anonymous visitors can try a concept-only generation. Logged-in free users get starter credits: 10 concepts, 3 clips, 1 long song, and 5 images. Beyond that, one-time PayPal credit packs start at $0.99 for a single long song, while Veo video credits are sold separately because video generation is the expensive part of the stack.
Can I cancel anytime?
There is nothing to cancel for credit packs because they are one-time purchases through PayPal. Credits are added instantly, and already-generated content stays in your account.
How do I get better results?
Three things help: write a specific style prompt (not just "pop"; say "stadium pop with NewJeans-style vocal layering"), iterate on the inline Gemini suggestions for each field, and accept that the first generation is a draft. The best bands on the leaderboard were all refined two or three times before submission.
Still confused?
Email apps@brainystack.co, or open a band and see for yourself — twenty-five seconds is cheaper than reading another paragraph.