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.
In rotation, always on.
Mad Laganda
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.
Pressed through the room.
War Time
Kossa Freestyle act 01 Featuring Frazer x La Fleur X
Offshoot III
Offshoot II
Offshoot I
Upper Heavens Campaign
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.
Music Video
Full-package or mini. Treatment, shoot, edit, color, sound — from first idea to master.
Brand Film
Corporate films and brand stories. Script, shoot, and a brand-safe master.
Short-Form
Reels and TikToks with hooks, captions, and feed-ready crops.
Editing & VFX
Send your footage — edit, motion graphics, and compositing.
Color Grading
Primary + secondary grade and look development. Round-trip delivery.
Documentary
Story, interviews, edit, and grade. Festival and web masters.
Recording
Tracking sessions in-room and remote. Vocal chains tuned for the voice in front of the mic.
Mixing
Stem-aware mixes built for the room, the car, and the earbud.
Mastering
Loudness-aware masters, DSP-ready. ATMOS available on request.
Beats & Production
Custom beats, arrangements, and full track production.
Podcast
Multitrack recording and edit. Show-ready masters.
Sound Design
Original SFX, atmospheres, and brand stings, synced to picture.
Artist & Branding
Two to three looks, edited gallery, high-res and web files.
Corporate / Team
Headshots and group shots with a brand-consistent grade.
Event
Full coverage, edited highlights, online gallery.
Product
Studio lighting, clean and lifestyle, retouched exports.
Retouching
Skin, color, and object cleanup. Print and web files.
Cover Art
Singles, EPs, LPs. Print and DSP-ready, plus Spotify Canvas.
Logo Design
Three directions, final vector, and usage files.
Brand Identity
Logo system, color and type rules, a brand guide PDF.
Cover & Print
Album art, flyers, posters, and large-format — print-ready.
Merch Design
Print-ready artwork, mockups, and source files.
Pitch & EPK
Decks and press kits — editable, brand-matched.
Social Packs
Editable template sets for every channel.
Landing Pages
Responsive builds with copy slots, forms, and launch support.
Full Websites
Portfolio and informational sites with CMS and SEO base.
Shopify
Store setup, theme, products, and a launch checklist.
E-commerce
Custom themes, payments, shipping, and a training handoff.
UI/UX
User flows, hi-fi screens, prototypes, and design systems.
SEO & Audit
Technical SEO, on-page, and prioritized optimization.
Social Management
Calendar, posting, community basics, monthly reporting.
Content Packs
Photo and video assets, edited for platforms with captions.
Ads Campaigns
Meta, Google, and TikTok — setup, creative, and reporting.
Email Marketing
Platform setup, templates, flows, and a first campaign.
Strategy
Positioning, tone, audience, and a 90-day content calendar.
Consulting
1-on-1 sessions, audits, and creative business planning.
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.
2019, in a back room on Rue des Ombres.
Yaounde & remote, wherever the signal travels.
Four humans and infinite cables.
Cinematic, considered, occasionally feral.
Four movements, one record.
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.
Online Mixing
Stem-aware mixes built for the room, the car, and the earbud. Send a multitrack, get back a balanced print with one round of revisions included.
- Up to 32 stems, 24-bit/48k
- WAV + reference MP3
- 1 revision pass included
Online Mastering
DSP-ready masters with loudness targets for streaming, vinyl pre-master option, and a clean reference set. ATMOS on request.
- WAV 24-bit, MP3 320k
- Streaming + DJ versions
- 1 revision pass included
Cover Art
Single, EP, or LP artwork. Two directions, one finished design. Print and DSP-ready files included.
- 3000×3000 px CMYK + RGB
- Spotify Canvas (loop)
- Source file on request
Sample Pack — Rout 01
120 loops & one-shots pulled from our private library. Royalty-free for any release, including commercial.
- 120 files · 1.8 GB
- WAV + Ableton rack
- Lifetime updates
Visualizer Edit
Looping visualizer cut to your track. Built for YouTube, Spotify Canvas, and feed-friendly socials.
- Square + vertical + 16:9
- Color graded ProRes + H.264
- 1 revision pass included
60-min Consultation
One hour with a producer + creative director. Mix feedback, release strategy, brand direction — your call.
- Zoom or in-studio
- Written recap within 48h
- Stems / decks reviewed live
A 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.
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.
Paris — the studio is in the 19th. 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.
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.