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Spotify Studios

Case Study: Spotify Studios: Streamlining Creativity and Workflows with Sonido Software

Spotify is synonymous with audio innovation, and its world-class Podcast and Music Studios serve as an exciting hub for creators, producers, and artists looking to bring their visions to life.

Managing such a dynamic environment—where multiple podcasts, recording sessions, and creative teams intersect across multiple locations and dozens of rooms—requires a seamless system and process for booking, tracking, and optimizing resources. That’s where Sonido Software came in.

The Challenge: Managing a High-Volume, Fast-Paced Podcast Studio Environment Across Multiple Locations

With a constant flow of podcasts, high-profile interviews, and industry collaborations, Spotify’s studio operations demanded efficiency. Spotify Podcast Studios are located in a breathtaking renovated campus in Los Angeles, with dozens of purpose-driven podcast studios of varying sizes and amenities included. Spotify also has smaller podcast studios located in New York City and London.

Across multiple locations, the studio management needs were largely the same; getting an early handle on potential scheduling conflicts, guest communications, and team transparency across hundreds of shows were a key focal point even before the podcast studios were fully constructed. Additionally, there was a need for in-depth analytics to understand session trends, optimize space utilization, and refine production strategies.

Enter Sonido Software: An Industry-Leading Solution

Spotify’s team needed more than a simple Google Calendar to manage their complex workflows—they needed a customized, intuitive system designed for the unique challenges of a high-profile media studio. Sonido Software stepped up, working hand-in-hand with Spotify to fine-tune the Sonido Software studio management platform to fit their specific needs.

Not only was Sonido Software already an established studio management solution in the audio industry, with dozens of tools available to the Spotify team out of the box, but their nimble, professional and personable approach allowed Spotify and Sonido to work together in solving complex challenges and needs for Spotify through custom development solutions.

Key Benefits & Impact

Effortless Booking & Show Scheduling

  • Sonido provided a centralized booking system, ensuring smooth scheduling for podcast show schedules, hosts, music producers, and guests. Sonido custom-built a calendar interface to help capture the intricacies of the Spotify booking process, much to the delight of hundreds of producers tasked with scheduling their podcast shows. 

  • Automated real-time availability tracking eliminated double bookings and last-minute conflicts.

  • Integration with internal calendars allowed seamless collaboration across Spotify’s production teams.

Deep-Dive Analytical Insights

  • With Sonido’s session analytics and room utilization reports, Spotify gained a data-driven edge in optimizing studio space and scheduling efficiency.

  • Insights from session analytics helped refine operations and maximize productivity.

  • Custom reports allowed Spotify to measure studio performance and improve decision-making on future resource allocations.

A Partnership in Innovation

Sonido Software didn’t just provide a solution—they actively collaborated with Spotify’s team to tailor features to their workflow. Regular updates and optimizations ensured the platform evolved alongside Spotify’s expanding creative needs.

Dedicated support meant that when Spotify needed new custom features, Sonido was ready to build and implement them, helping to drive new innovation for the studio teams.

Positive Experiences Led to Expanded Growth Within Spotify

As word got out about the efficiency gains of Sonido Software in driving studio bookings and managing podcast shows, other Spotify departments began asking for similar benefits. 

Spotify Studios includes high-functioning professional recording studios for music clients. The recording studio team also realized the power behind the Sonido studio management system, such as client management and communications, studio bookings, equipment management and tracking, project management, and more. They began using Sonido for their own studio processes. 

Additionally, Noteable (now Spotify for Artists), an artist development initiative with their own songwriting and production studios within Spotify began to take note. As a department that expanded across 5 locations – Los Angeles, London, Toronto, Atlanta and Nashville – they too were looking for simple ways to allow their songwriter clients opportunities to book studio sessions. In hearing about Sonido Software and the effortless online booking system, they were immediately hooked. Artists all over the world now had a quick and easy process for scheduling their own sessions through Spotify studios.

Conclusion

With Sonido Software, Spotify Podcast studios, Music Studios and Spotify for Artists all transformed their operational workflows in their own unique ways. Implementing Sonido Software helped ensure streamlined scheduling, data-backed decision-making, and a robust studio management system built for growth. More than just a software provider, Sonido became a strategic partner, helping Spotify continue its mission of empowering creators and delivering top-tier audio content to the world.

Learn more about Spotify Studios: https://spotifystudios.com/

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