Project 540: Live Singing Project

We’re collecting solo vocal recordings for an AI and machine-learning audio dataset. We’re looking for skilled singers to record at least an hour (around 20 songs) of English songs. This is one part of a larger multi-singer project. WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 18+ based in the United States (excluding Illinois) - proven vocal skill (professional or semi-professional experience, competitions, or coaching) - comfortable recording in English, with a quiet home or studio setup - not recording union-covered work (SAG-AFTRA, AFM) SONGS - only copyright-free material: public-domain songs, your own original songs (with a signed rights assignment), or CC0 works. No covers or commercial songs. - every song and its rights documentation must be approved by the client before you record. RECORDING REQUIREMENTS - solo voice only: no harmonies, backing audible in the vocal file, or room bleed - mono, 48 kHz, 24-bit WAV, raw and unprocessed (no EQ, compression, pitch correction, normalization or noise reduction), peaks no higher than −1.0 dBFS - a reference track (backing or guide) that is sample-aligned with your vocal, and either newly produced or CC0 DELIVERABLES FOR EACH SONG - Vocal WAV - Reference-track WAV - Plain-text lyrics, verbatim as sung, with section tags (e.g., [Verse 1], [Chorus]) - Metadata record You’ll also provide a short singer profile, a song-rights list, and a signed consent form and AI-use acknowledgement before recording. PROCESS - Submit your profile and proposed song list for approval. - Record and submit one sample song for review. - After approval, record and deliver the remaining songs. - Any file that fails QC must be corrected and resubmitted. PAY RATE Payment is based on active singing time (at least an hour) and the pay rate is $250 per approved hour. Files that fail QC aren’t paid until corrected.