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Description of the Problem it is solving.

iCoda is a browser-based real-time visual instrument that transforms any piece of music into a unique, evolving visual experience. Sound drives the composition – a guitar note triggers one image, a vocal another – creating layered visuals that are different every time. Every screengrab becomes a unique visual artefact.

The problem it solves: streaming has flattened album artwork into a thumbnail, leaving fans as passive consumers with no visual agency over the music they love. iCoda gives them that agency back – every session unique, every recording a fan-made music video, every screengrab a shareable visual keepsake.

For artists and labels, the same tool becomes a new way to engage audiences directly while opening opportunities for fan-generated content and future merchandise. iCoda Singles offer a locked, track-specific visual instrument as a shareable URL – no technical knowledge required – turning fan-generated content into organic social promotion.

Where Does Your Idea fit in the Value Chain.

iCoda sits between artist release and fan consumption, filling a layer that neither streaming platforms nor labels currently provide. Streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music) own distribution and playback; iCoda doesn’t compete with that – it activates on top of it, turning any track into an interactive visual experience the moment it’s played.

On release, iCoda Singles become a new promotional format that sits alongside – not instead of – a streaming release: a locked, track-specific visual instrument, shared as a URL.

At the point of listening, iCoda transforms passive streaming into active participation, giving fans a creative relationship with music that streaming platforms themselves don’t provide.

And downstream of that, the screengrabs and recordings that fans generate become unique digital souvenirs and social content – extending each release’s promotional life without further cost to the artist or label.

In short: iCoda is a fan-engagement and content layer that sits on top of existing streaming infrastructure, rather than a replacement for any part of it – filling a gap in the music value chain that currently has no dedicated creative layer. Within your programme’s focus areas, this places iCoda squarely under Future Facing Creator Tools.