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2025 Price list for music packaging and promotion

CD/LP Design

Deluxe Digipak design with 12pp booklet: $3,500

Base rate for Digipak art direction / design / layout: $2,400

Custom cover illustration from scratch: add $1,500

Convert to CD/LP version of same design: add $1,000

Includes

  • Design for a 4-panel CD Digipak, disc label, and 8-page booklet (CD) or
    Vinyl Jacket, printed sleeve, and disc label
  • Two sketches of cover treatment, and two revisions for chosen package
    (If you’re not satisfied with first two concepts, I’ll design a third, and limit revisions to one. Additional concepts can be done with a requote of the job.)
  • PDF/Print files for manufacturer
  • 3000-pixel electronic cover for online/streaming version
  • Usage rights of cover for promotion, social media, advertising, streaming
  • Usage rights to print packaging for up to five years from project completion

Not included:

  • Copyright ownership of the design or any custom art created for the project*
  • Working layout/design files, font files*

*If you MUST have the copyright, and files for the project, a buyout option is available for 100% of the total project fee.

E-Single Cover Design

Supply your own photography/artwork: $300

I create a unique artwork for your cover: $1,000

Gig Poster Design

  1. Supply your own photography/artwork and I go to town on it: $500
  2. I create a complete illustration from scratch: $1,000

Includes: 

Digital files to your printer or screenprinter

We can do screen-printing for a separate price  or recommend a screen printer. 

Merch Art / Design

For T-shirts, hats, stickers, etc.

  1. Supply your own photography/artwork and I go to town on it: $250
  2. I create a unique, original illustration from scratch: $500

Includes: 

Digital files to printer

Our Process

Kickoff Meeting

In this meeting (virtual or in person), we’ll deep dive into the why behind your business, your goals, target audience, and more about your brand. Then we’ll discuss inspiration and ideas for visuals that can represent your core values and foundation.

We’ll also establish what kind of packaging will be needed – number of panels, do you want a lyrics booklet, any special production finishes (glossy, matte paper, embossing etc) and help you pick a manufacturer if you don’t already have one. We’ll need to know manufacturer so that we can design our package to their specifications.,

Design first two concepts (2-3 weeks) 

Based on our discussion, I’ll come up with two different concepts so you can get a sense of the direction you’d like to go.  

Revision Rounds

If you like one of the concepts presented, we can refine and tweak as needed. Sometimes people want to see the different colors or font and other times we’re making changes to design elements or placement. Regardless of what it is, we have two included rounds of revisions to get it just right. 

Not sold on either of the first two concepts presented? That’s okay! We can discuss what you like or don’t like and any other feedback before I come up with a brand new concept for you. There is one additional revision round included if this is the route we go. 

 Any revisions beyond these rounds will require a new quote via email.

Layout

After this, we will lay out text and photos for the package elements — Jackets, sleeves, disc labels, inserts. We will make the layout drafts available to you via PDF that you can mark-up onscreen in case you have any text changes. You will be responsible for making sure all text (spellings, grammar, song titles, websites referenced, etc) are correct.

If an additional format (CD, LP) is needed, this will be laid out after approval of the initial form of packaging.

Finalize files

Once you’ve approved all of the text, and the design, I will prepare the files for production, and make print-ready PDF files available to you or your printer. Part of my price includes me being available to troubleshoot files in case the printer needs something changed or fixed before printing.

We will also give you the digital cover as a JPG file. (Usually 3000 pixels wide at 72 dpi, but let us know if you need another size/format). 

And then, promoting your release!

You gotta sell this thing, get on the road, and make some money! We can help you create merch, social media ads, posters, and other promotional and sellable items that put cash in your pocket and cement your visuals and persona in the mind of your audience. Let’s keep talking!ke some money! We can help you create merch, social media ads, posters, and other promotional and sellable items that put cash in your pocket and cement your visuals and persona in the mind of your audience. Let’s keep talking!