Talent Pool
No showreels. No management. No gatekeeping. Just a recording, made wherever you are, and a room on the other side that actually listens.
01 / Ethos
Talent Pool is the open door of The Soundstage. It exists so that somebody with a good voice and no contacts still has a way in. We read everything. We listen to everything. Nothing gets filtered by follower count.
What we look for is not polish — it is presence. A phrase that lands. A tone we haven't heard. A writer who means it. From here, artists move into Singoff, Mehfil, the Studio and the Lounge.
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Anyone can submit. No fee, no referral, no industry pass.
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Every submission is listened to by a human, start to finish.
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Selected voices are programmed into live rooms and sessions.
02 / Voice Submissions
Submissions are open all year. We review in rolling batches, city by city.
A phone is enough. One song, or one minute of one song. Quiet room, no effects.
Upload a link — voice note, demo, live clip — with two lines about you.
Our curators listen within three weeks. Everyone gets a reply.
Shortlisted voices are invited to a session, a Mehfil, or a Singoff round.
03 / Our Artists
Every artist in the pool arrived the same way you would.
Aarohi Sen
Vocalist · Delhi
Came through an unmastered voice note. Now opens Mehfil.
Ishaan Rao
Songwriter · Bengaluru
Three songs, one guitar, recorded on a hostel terrace.
Mei Lin
Strings · Mumbai
Scores our sessions. Found through the open call in 2025.
04 / What we're listening for
Any language. Any tradition. Trained or entirely self-taught.
Original songs, verses, and lyrics that carry a point of view.
Strings, keys, percussion, winds — acoustic or electronic.
Beat-makers and arrangers who want a room, not just a release.
05 / Submit
Send one recording and two lines about yourself. If it moves us, you'll hear from a person — not a form letter — within three weeks.