Audio · Visual · Studio

End with beginnings— sound & light

An independent creative studio — video, audio, photo, design, web, and marketing. We craft cinematic identities for artists, brands, and the people who make things worth remembering.

Artist Roster · 01

In rotation, always on.

Audio + Visual · Black Rout
Hip-Hop · Yaounde

A voice cut from Yaoundé and pressed through our room. Every release — beats, mix, master, cover, video — has gone through Black Rout from first idea to final delivery.

What we make

Services, à la carte.

Pick the parts you need or commission the whole campaign. Video, audio, photo, design, web, and marketing — we collaborate with labels, indie artists, agencies, and the brave brands who like working with people instead of teams.

01

Music Video

Full-package or mini. Treatment, shoot, edit, color, sound — from first idea to master.

02

Brand Film

Corporate films and brand stories. Script, shoot, and a brand-safe master.

03

Short-Form

Reels and TikToks with hooks, captions, and feed-ready crops.

04

Editing & VFX

Send your footage — edit, motion graphics, and compositing.

05

Color Grading

Primary + secondary grade and look development. Round-trip delivery.

06

Documentary

Story, interviews, edit, and grade. Festival and web masters.

01

Recording

Tracking sessions in-room and remote. Vocal chains tuned for the voice in front of the mic.

02

Mixing

Stem-aware mixes built for the room, the car, and the earbud.

03

Mastering

Loudness-aware masters, DSP-ready. ATMOS available on request.

04

Beats & Production

Custom beats, arrangements, and full track production.

05

Podcast

Multitrack recording and edit. Show-ready masters.

06

Sound Design

Original SFX, atmospheres, and brand stings, synced to picture.

01

Artist & Branding

Two to three looks, edited gallery, high-res and web files.

02

Corporate / Team

Headshots and group shots with a brand-consistent grade.

03

Event

Full coverage, edited highlights, online gallery.

04

Product

Studio lighting, clean and lifestyle, retouched exports.

05

Retouching

Skin, color, and object cleanup. Print and web files.

06

Cover Art

Singles, EPs, LPs. Print and DSP-ready, plus Spotify Canvas.

01

Logo Design

Three directions, final vector, and usage files.

02

Brand Identity

Logo system, color and type rules, a brand guide PDF.

03

Cover & Print

Album art, flyers, posters, and large-format — print-ready.

04

Merch Design

Print-ready artwork, mockups, and source files.

05

Pitch & EPK

Decks and press kits — editable, brand-matched.

06

Social Packs

Editable template sets for every channel.

01

Landing Pages

Responsive builds with copy slots, forms, and launch support.

02

Full Websites

Portfolio and informational sites with CMS and SEO base.

03

Shopify

Store setup, theme, products, and a launch checklist.

04

E-commerce

Custom themes, payments, shipping, and a training handoff.

05

UI/UX

User flows, hi-fi screens, prototypes, and design systems.

06

SEO & Audit

Technical SEO, on-page, and prioritized optimization.

01

Social Management

Calendar, posting, community basics, monthly reporting.

02

Content Packs

Photo and video assets, edited for platforms with captions.

03

Ads Campaigns

Meta, Google, and TikTok — setup, creative, and reporting.

04

Email Marketing

Platform setup, templates, flows, and a first campaign.

05

Strategy

Positioning, tone, audience, and a 90-day content calendar.

06

Consulting

1-on-1 sessions, audits, and creative business planning.

A small room with
"We don't decorate, we listen."
The studio

A small room with loud ideas.

Black Rout Studios is an independent collective working across audio and visual production. We move between the booth and the lens — translating raw ideas into work that holds up at full volume and full screen.

We believe in long-form collaboration, slow takes, and finishing the thought. End with beginnings.

Founded

2019, in a back room on Rue des Ombres.

Based

Yaounde & remote, wherever the signal travels.

Crew

Four humans and infinite cables.

Mood

Cinematic, considered, occasionally feral.

How we work

Four movements, one record.

01
Listen
Briefs, references, demos, hand-drawn moodboards. We start by asking too many questions.
02
Sketch
Rough mixes, loose frames, three directions. You pick the one that flinches.
03
Build
Production, post, mastering, retouch. The boring magic where everything earns its place.
04
Release
Delivery for every channel — DSPs, print, web. Then we celebrate quietly and start again.
Digital products

Studio services, add to cart.

Services we can deliver entirely online — mixing, mastering, cover art, beats, sample packs, edits, and more. Pay, send the brief, get a download link. Same studio, same standards, no schedule juggling.

Studio + Remote

Song Recording & Mixing

5–7 day turnaround

Recording session and stem-aware mix, in studio or remotely.

  • 2, 4 or 6 h in the studio
  • Stem-aware mix
  • Vocal tuning on Pro & Plus
Remote

Mastering

2–14 day turnaround

DSP-ready master for streaming, and for the club on the higher tiers.

  • DSP-ready master
  • Club/DJ versions on Pro & Plus
  • Stem mastering on Plus
Digital file

Album / EP Cover Art

7–10 day turnaround

3000×3000 album or EP cover in CMYK and RGB. Spotify Canvas and source file included.

  • 3000×3000 CMYK + RGB
  • Spotify Canvas
  • Source on request
Instant DL

Beat Licensing — Non-Exclusive

Instant download

Lease a beat from the catalogue. Usage-terms PDF included; instant download.

  • MP3, WAV or trackout lease
  • Instant download
  • Usage terms PDF
Remote

Motion Graphics & VFX

5–8 day turnaround

2D/3D motion graphics, compositing, and cleanup. Deliverables in ProRes and H.264.

  • 2D/3D motion
  • Compositing + cleanup
  • ProRes + H.264
Booking

1-on-1 Consulting Session — 60 min

Within 5 days

60-minute Zoom or in-studio sessions on any topic you choose. Written recap within 48 h.

  • Zoom or in-studio
  • Topic of your choice
  • Written recap in 48h
BledlardA Black Rout label

Clothing for the
people in the booth. & the ones outside.

Bledlard is our wearable arm — small-batch garments designed alongside the artists we record. Drops follow releases. Sizes run honest.

Questions

Frequently whispered.

Not what you needed? Slide into the contact form — we read everything.

Always. Half our roster is independent. We'll quote against your scope, not your contract.

It's our favorite kind of brief. One team, one through-line — the album cover speaks the same language as the master.

By scope and time, not by the meter. Day rates available for ongoing partners; fixed quotes for defined deliverables.

Yaounde — maetur ngousso behind hopital gyneco obstétrique. We travel for shoots and sessions when the work calls for it.

Occasionally — see the Shop. Most of our packs are released as small, numbered drops.

Let's begin

End with beginnings.

Tell us about the project — release date, references, the feeling you can't name. We'll come back within 48 hours with a path forward.