When you write yourself but don't play piano
You have melody and lyrics, but no accompaniment for them. I develop the harmonies and record them live, matched to your voice.
Custom piano accompaniment at Tonstudio Leipzig, handled entirely online.
Your song needs a piano that listens. Piano accompaniment from Leipzig.
Some songs don't need drums and bass. They need a piano that steps back at the right moments and carries at others. I take your song and record a piano accompaniment for it, played live on piano, not generated.
From 180 euros
Basic accompaniment for songs up to about 4 minutes
Played live
by a pianist, not generated
Just a phone recording
is enough as source material
7–10 working days
including one revision round
Your song gets its own piano accompaniment.
Some providers place a ready-made piano playback under every song, and some software generates an accompaniment automatically from chord symbols. Both sound exactly like that. I work differently: I sit at the piano and play your song. The accompaniment follows your melody line, gets quieter where your voice needs space, and builds where the song builds.
You don't need a finished production, it's enough if I can hear what you're picturing: a vocal track, a demo, a phone recording, chords or a lead sheet, or just the idea of how the song should sound. I listen, work out the harmonies, and develop an accompaniment that fits your voice, your genre, and your occasion.
Three tiers are available, from a continuous Basic accompaniment to a full arrangement with a dynamic arc. Ordering runs entirely online, you upload your song, and I send the finished accompaniment back as WAV and MP3.
What it suits
Which songs benefit most from a piano accompaniment.
From original songs to weddings, the piano adapts to the occasion.
Reduced productions with room for the voice
Piano and vocals as the core setup, the accompaniment steps back wherever your voice should lead.
Wedding songs and personal gifts
For the entrance, the first dance, a surprise, or as a personal gift for someone you care about.
Your version of a well-known song or a demo recording
Whether an own cover version or a demo to present your song, the piano accompaniment adapts to both purposes.
Tiers & price
Three tiers, graded by scope and arrangement.
For most songs with a classic verse-chorus structure, Premium fits best.
Basic
From 180 euros
For songs with a clear, consistent structure. One continuous accompaniment, cleanly played, matched to the mood. Up to about four minutes of song length.
Premium · Recommended
From 280 euros
For songs that develop. Intro, verses, chorus, bridge and outro each get their own shaping, plus musical transitions. The accompaniment reacts more closely to your vocals.
Complete
From 400 euros
For songs where the piano plays the leading role. A full arrangement with a dynamic arc, variations between the song sections, optionally with a second version.
Second version
A second version, for example more reduced or more expressive, can be added directly.
Vocal Tuning beforehand
If your vocal recording still needs timing or pitch correction, that can be booked separately beforehand.
Played live, not generated
Three points that make the difference from an automated accompaniment.
You hear it, especially at the spots where an automated tool would just keep playing on.
Follows your melody, not a template
The accompaniment reacts to your actual melody line, not a generic chord grid.
Played dynamics instead of a grid
Timing and touch are played, not quantized. Where your voice needs space the piano gets quieter, where the song builds the accompaniment builds too.
Harmonies matched to your genre
Chords and voicings follow your song, not a preset, whether ballad, pop, rap, or a cinematic feel.
What to send
What matters most is something audible.
Everything else helps, but isn't required.
1
Required
Your recording, any quality
Vocals alone or with instrumental, even a phone recording is entirely sufficient to start.
2
Optional
Chords or a lead sheet
If available, it helps, but isn't a requirement, I also work out the harmonies myself.
3
Optional
Tempo and key, if known
Without it, I take both from your recording.
4
Style
A reference song whose piano sound you like
Helps as orientation, but isn't a blueprint. Alternatively describe it as calm, modern reduced, classically shaped, or powerful.
5
Context
A short note on what the song is about
Helps in choosing the mood and dynamics of the accompaniment.
Process
How your piano accompaniment comes together, step by step.
Six steps from order to finished file.
01
Send your song
You upload your file or send me a link.
02
Choose a style
Calm, modern, classically shaped, powerful, or leave it to me.
03
Share your wishes
Tempo, key, song structure, a reference song if you have one.
04
Develop the arrangement
I listen through the song, work out the harmonies, and set the structure.
05
Record the piano
Several takes until the accompaniment sits.
06
Receive the files
WAV and MP3 via cloud link, plus one revision round.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Piano Accompaniment at Tonstudio Leipzig.
The most important answers before you order.
No. It's enough if you send me something audible.
Many songs that arrive here are demos or rough recordings.
Yes. For the accompaniment I need to hear what you're singing and how the song runs, a phone recording is enough for that.
Only if your vocal is later meant to become part of the release do you need a proper recording.
Yes, that's part of the work. If you already know them, it goes faster, but it isn't necessary.
Yes. Please keep in mind that for a later release of someone else's song, you need to clarify the rights yourself.
For private use or as a gift, that's not an issue.
Basic only fits if your song really stays the same throughout.
Premium is the recommendation for most songs with a classic verse-chorus structure. Complete fits if the piano should play the leading role.
7 to 10 working days from the moment everything is in.
If it needs to be faster, there's an express option.
Yes, one revision round is included. Adjustments to dynamics, playing style, or individual spots are part of that.
A completely different musical direction isn't a revision but a new arrangement, which I'd then discuss with you.
Yes, always. Stereo WAV in studio quality, plus an MP3 for listening and sharing.
Ready for your own piano accompaniment?
Choose your tier above and send me your song.
Give me a few details about your song and send me your recording, I take care of the rest. If you're unsure which tier fits, tell me briefly what it's about, I'll tell you honestly what your song needs.