Our Mission

Authenticity, annotated.

RaagaPay bridges the gap between traditional ethnomusicology and modern machine learning. We preserve, document, and license the structural heritage of Indian classical music.

The Annotation Standard

Indian classical music is fundamentally oral, structured on ragas (melodic frameworks) and talas (rhythmic cycles) that cannot be modeled by simple spectrogram matching. We work with academic institutions and master musicians to author standard annotation guidelines that make this system readable for generative models.

Our annotation standards are co-authored in partnership with Prof. Zhiyao Duan of the University of Rochester (former President of ISMIR). Our joint research whitepaper will be published on 31 July 2026.

Our Artist Supply Model

We record master performers under pristine studio conditions, logging every parameter and annotation at source. Our contract model guarantees:

  • We pay all recording and production costs upfront.
  • We log explicit consent for AI training.
  • We pay lifetime royalties from every commercial license fee.