High-quality publicity for your concerts.
Fast. Music-literate. On a predictable schedule.
Bel Canto, Creative Design Studio is a Los Angeles–based creative studio creating premium posters, promo videos, printed program books, and visual campaigns for the performing arts. Led by long-time orchestra-field practitioners and skilled designers worldwide, we use the latest AI-assisted tools to deliver Hollywood-level visual polish in days — at a price smaller arts organizations can actually afford.
Premium materials for the performing arts
Concert publicity and programs, thoughtfully designed.
Concert posters, promo videos & program books.
Made fast. Music-literate.
Single-purchase or subscription. Start small with one concert. Scale into a full-season partnership when you're ready.
One-Time Poster
A single concert poster, à la carte. Print-ready and digital sizes.
See tier pricing →One-Time Premium Video
A single concert promo video, à la carte. Hollywood-level polish, AI-leveraged production.
See tier pricing →One-Time Bundle
Poster + promo video for one concert. Try us, no commitment, see the work.
See tier pricing →Poster Subscription
A season's worth of brand-consistent posters, delivered concert-by-concert.
See tier pricing →Video Subscription
Hollywood-grade AI-leveraged promo videos. Vertical, horizontal, ready for socials.
See tier pricing →Combined Subscription
Posters and videos together — 15% off, priority queue, annual brand-kit refresh.
See tier pricing →Program Books
Your concert program, designed and fact-checked, then printed and delivered or sent as a print-ready file. Design only from $350 (introductory price).
See formats & pricing →Five reasons we're different
Not a strategy firm. Not a freelance designer. Not a generic agency. We make the actual finished asset — and we make it for performing arts.
AI-leveraged production
Days, not weeks. We deliver finished posters, videos and program books at production speeds traditional agencies can't match — at a price point that matches your budget, not theirs.
Music-literate by design
A Mahler poster shouldn't look like a Vivaldi poster. We know that. Generic agencies don't.
Production, not strategy
We ship the actual finished asset. Your existing team handles strategy. We handle making things.
Recurring partnership
Concert 1 takes onboarding time. Concert 6 is 3× faster. Each campaign builds on the last.
SoCal-grounded
We're in Los Angeles. We attend concerts. We meet boards in person. Local relationships, not Zoom-only.
What we've made
A first look at our work.
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César Franck — Rédemption
A cinematic promo for the West Coast premiere of César Franck's Rédemption.
Posters & print design
Concert posters plus selected commercial design work. Click any piece to view full size.
César Franck — Rédemption
May 3, 2026 · Mount Olive Lutheran, Santa Monica
Fire Recovery Benefit Concert
February 16, 2025 · Westwood United Methodist Church
Unique Women's Voices
March 30, 2025 · Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Santa Monica
Verdi — Messa da Requiem
May 18, 2025 · LDS Church, Los Angeles
The Best of Broadway — Decade by Decade
June 29, 2025 · Heart of LA Arts & Recreation Center
Three Tenor Titans — A Night of Opera Favorites
September 7 · Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles
From Dvořák's Joy to Bloch's Prayer
December 14, 2025 · Mount Olive Lutheran, Santa Monica
Donizetti — L'Elisir d'Amore (Elixir of Love)
Angels Lyric Opera · Feb 28 & Mar 1 · James R. Armstrong Theatre, Torrance
A Tribute to Joel Lish (1935–2024)
October 27, 2024 · Palisades Lutheran Church
Glory to Ukraine — Charity Concert
Korean-Ukrainian Alliance Symphony Orchestra · September 18, 2022 · L.A. Full Gospel Church
LArtists for Ukraine — Concert & Art Fundraiser
April 16–17, 2022 · Ukrainian Culture Center, Los Angeles
Little Birds Daycare — Brand Flyer
Small-business design · Gardena, California
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From kickoff to delivery — fast, predictable, on schedule
A simple, predictable process. No mystery.
Kickoff call
20 minutes. Mandatory for first projects, optional for repeat clients — they can skip straight to the written quote.
Sign quote & scope agreement
One short e-signature document covering deliverables, price, and payment terms. No legalese games.
Deposit clears
50% deposit (or 100% for Solo tier), due within 14 days of signing. The production countdown begins the day funds clear — not the day you sign.
Permissions sent · production begins
We collect signed permissions from anyone featured (musicians, soloists). Once those are in, design and production begin. Predictable cadence from there. For program books, we also gather your program notes, biographies, ads and donor list, and you approve a full proof of every page before anything goes to print.
Three tiers. Fully transparent.
Three tiers. Single-concert or annual subscription. Same craftsmanship at every level — choose the scale that fits your stage.
For small orchestras
- Poster $150
- Video $350
- Bundle $400
- Poster $400/yr
- Video $950–$1,250/yr
- Combined $1,250–$1,500/yr
What's in this tier?
Single Poster · $150 / concert
- 1 poster — client picks 1 size from the menu (Letter 8.5×11", Standard 11×17", Standard 18×24", Digital banners, Digital only, or Other / custom)
- Standard print-ready files (300 DPI — sharp on any printer)
- Brand-aligned design — your colors, typography, and visual style applied beautifully
- 1 kickoff call (20 min) · 1 revision round
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 100% upfront on signed agreement
Single Video · $350 / concert
- 1 short premium-quality promo video, up to 30 seconds — perfect for Reels, TikTok, Stories
- Vertical OR horizontal (your choice) at 1080p
- Royalty-free library music included — legal commercial use, no extra cost
- 1 kickoff call (20 min) · 1 revision round
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 100% upfront on signed agreement
Poster+Video Bundle · $400 / concert (about 20% less than buying separately)
- 1 Solo-tier poster + 1 short premium-quality promo video (up to 30 sec) — specs as above
- Single kickoff call (20 min) covering both pieces
- 1 revision round on each
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks for the full bundle
- Payment: 100% upfront on signed agreement
Subscriptions
Poster Subscription · $400/yr — 4 posters / year (≈ $100 each). Same specs as Single Poster above. Annual prepay (one invoice up front).
Video Subscription · $950–$1,250/yr — 3–4 videos / year. Same specs as Single Video above. Annual prepay.
Combined Subscription · $1,250–$1,500/yr (saves $100–$150 vs. separate — about 7–9% off) — everything in Poster + Video subscriptions, plus:
- Priority queue — your work jumps the line when timing is tight
- Annual brand-kit refresh — once a year, we update your color palette, typography, and visual direction at no extra charge (worth $500–$1,500 separately)
- 10% off extra one-off projects outside your subscription — for example, special creative for galas, year-end fundraising campaigns, or full-season announcement videos. These would normally be billed at full à la carte rates; subscription clients get the discount automatically.
Plain English: Solo Tier gets you a beautiful, professional poster and a premium-quality, social-ready video for each concert — music included, sharp on any phone or screen, same design quality as every tier, just fewer derivatives.
For mid-budget orchestras
- Poster $300
- Video $1,000
- Bundle $1,000–$1,200
- Poster $1,400 – $2,000/yr
- Video $3,000 – $5,000/yr
- Combined $4,000 – $6,500/yr
What's in this tier?
Single Poster · $300 / concert
- 1 poster — client picks up to 3 formats from the menu (Letter 8.5×11", Standard 11×17", Standard 18×24", Digital banners, Digital only)
- Print-ready with bleed (so professional printers can trim cleanly)
- Brand-aligned design — your colors, typography, and visual style applied beautifully
- 1 kickoff call (up to 30 min) · 2 revision rounds
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Single Video · $1,000 / concert
- 1 medium premium-quality promo video, up to 45 seconds — works on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Shorts
- Vertical OR Horizontal OR Square at 1080p + 4K master file (future-proof)
- Royalty-free library + 1 licensed track included — more emotional impact
- 1 kickoff call (up to 30 min) · 2 revision rounds
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Poster+Video Bundle · $1,000 – $1,200 / concert (saves $100–$300 vs. separate)
- 1 Ensemble-tier poster + 1 medium premium-quality promo video (up to 45 sec) — specs as above
- Single kickoff call (up to 45 min) + one-page brief covering both pieces
- 2 revision rounds on each
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks for the full bundle
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Subscriptions
Poster Subscription · $1,400–$2,000/yr — 6–8 posters / year (≈ $230–$280 each). Same specs as Single Poster above, plus:
- Full brand kit established — color system, typography hierarchy, photo treatment guidelines
- Turnaround: 1–2 weeks per poster from approved brief (faster than single)
- Quarterly billing
Video Subscription · $3,000–$5,000/yr — up to 6 videos / year (≈ $500–$830 each). Same specs as Single Video above, plus:
- Full motion guidelines document — defines how your videos move, transition, and feel
- Turnaround: up to 2 weeks per video from approved brief
- Quarterly billing
Combined Subscription · $4,000–$6,500/yr (saves $400–$500 vs. separate — about 7–9% off) — everything in Poster + Video subscriptions, plus:
- Priority queue — your work jumps the line when timing is tight
- Annual brand-kit refresh — once a year, we update your visual direction at no extra charge
- 15% off extra one-off projects outside your subscription — for example, special creative for galas, year-end fundraising campaigns, or full-season announcement videos. These would normally be billed at full à la carte rates; subscription clients get the discount automatically.
Plain English: Ensemble Tier adds extra print sizes, full brand setup, fuller brand identity, and premium-quality video with the licensed music that gives it real emotional pull — plus faster turnaround.
For thriving organizations
- Poster $600
- Video $2,000
- Bundle $2,300
- Poster $3,400 – $5,400/yr
- Video $12,000 – $15,000/yr
- Combined $14,800 – $19,800/yr
What's in this tier?
Single Poster · $600 / concert
- 1 poster — all standard formats included (Letter 8.5×11", Standard 11×17", Standard 18×24", Digital banners, Digital only). One can be substituted with a custom size or format on request
- Press-ready CMYK files on request — we partner with your printer for large offset runs
- Brand-aligned design — your colors, typography, and visual style applied beautifully
- 1 kickoff call (up to 60 min) + creative direction document · 3 revision rounds
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Single Video · $2,000 / concert
- 1 long-form premium-quality promo video, up to 90 seconds
- Vertical OR Horizontal OR Square OR custom size
- Up to 4K master + professional broadcast codec available on request
- Custom edit from your own performance recordings — your orchestra's actual sound
- Music included: royalty-free library or 1 licensed track — or scored to your own recordings
- 1 kickoff call (up to 60 min) + storyboard preview · 3 revision rounds
- Turnaround: 2–3 weeks from payment
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Poster+Video Bundle · $2,300 / concert (about 11% less than buying separately)
- 1 Orchestra-tier poster + 1 long-form premium-quality promo video (up to 90 sec + hero cut) — specs as above
- Single set of 2 calls (up to 60 min) + creative direction document covering both pieces
- 3 revision rounds on each
- Turnaround: up to 7 days posters / up to 14 days video
- Payment: 50% deposit on signed agreement / 50% on delivery
Subscriptions
Poster Subscription · $3,400–$5,400/yr — 8–12 posters / year (≈ $425–$540 each). Same specs as Single Poster above, plus:
- All social formats + animated GIF version
- Custom visual identity — typography, color, layout, photography rules — your own design system any future vendor can follow
- Co-designed concept with your artistic team
- Turnaround: up to 7 days per poster from approved brief
- Quarterly or per-concert billing
Video Subscription · $12,000–$15,000/yr — 8–10 videos / year (≈ $1,200–$1,875 each). Same specs as Single Video above, plus:
- Multilingual captions (English + Spanish for SoCal audiences) styled to match your brand fonts
- Turnaround: up to 14 days per video from approved brief
- Quarterly or per-concert billing
Combined Subscription · $14,800–$19,800/yr (saves $600 vs. separate — about 3–4% off) — everything in Poster + Video subscriptions, plus:
- Priority queue — your work jumps the line when timing is tight
- Annual brand-kit refresh — once a year, we update your visual direction at no extra charge
- 15% off extra one-off projects outside your subscription — for example, special creative for galas, year-end fundraising campaigns, or full-season announcement videos. These would normally be billed at full à la carte rates; subscription clients get the discount automatically.
Plain English: Orchestra Tier delivers premium-quality, broadcast-grade video — built around your own recorded performances (you supply them, we edit them to picture) — plus a complete custom visual language across the entire season. Hollywood-grade output, music included, orchestra-friendly pricing.
Printed program books
Our prices are reference points for our most popular format: a 5.5 × 8.5 in booklet with a color cover, black-and-white pages inside, staple-bound. We also design letter-size (8.5 × 11 in) booklets and other formats. Every engagement is discussed and priced individually, based on your format, page count, number of copies and timeline.
Digital programs, concert programs your audience reads on their phones, are also available and priced individually.
Sample price with printing. Design, printing and delivery of a typical 20–28-page booklet, 350–400 copies, comes to about $950 – $1,050.
Our price promise. Send us last season's program and your printer's invoice. In most cases we can match or beat what you pay now, with a more premium design. If we can't, we'll tell you up front, at no cost.
Timeline. Plan on at least four weeks before your concert. Short on time? Rush orders are possible: under four weeks, under two weeks, even under one week (rush fees apply). Contact us and we'll confirm what we can deliver for your date.
What's included?
- Full design and layout: cover, program, notes, messages, biographies, ads and donor pages
- Large, easy-to-read type, never fine print
- Every name checked against your own list before printing
- Musicians' photos used as they are, and never altered by AI without your permission
- A full proof of every page for your approval
- Printing and delivery (with the design, printing & delivery option)
- Payment: 50% before printing, 50% after delivery
Built around a single observation.
The marketing tools available to performing arts organizations have not kept pace with the audiences they're trying to reach. Modern AI tools — for image generation, video production, and brand design — make it possible to deliver genuinely high-quality creative output at a price smaller arts organizations can actually afford.
That's what we exist to do — finished posters, finished promo videos and finished program books, delivered fast, music-literate, on a predictable schedule.
Dr. Maxim Kuzin
Dr. Maxim Kuzin holds a doctorate from UCLA and has served as Music Director of orchestras across the United States and Eastern Europe. With decades of practical experience in the classical music field — as an orchestral and choral conductor, educator, and arts administrator — he saw firsthand what orchestras actually need to fill their halls and grow their audiences.
Bel Canto, Creative Design Studio was the natural answer: built from inside the field, for the organizations that traditional agencies overlook.
Ready to take the stage?
Start with a 20-minute fit call or send us a message. We'll respond within one business day.
Send us your project request
Our intake form takes about 10 minutes. We'll ask about your concert, the look and feel you want, and the people featured in the work. You'll hear back from us within 24 hours to schedule the kickoff call.
- ✓Saves automatically as you go
- ✓Upload photos, videos, brand references
- ✓No credit card, no commitment
Or skip the form.
A 20-minute fit call is faster than email. Pick a time that works for you and we'll talk through your season, your goals, and which tier fits.
Book a 20-min fit call No commitment. No sales pressure. Just a real conversation.Currently accepting Solo, Ensemble, and Orchestra Tier clients in Greater Los Angeles & Southern California. Adjacent-state (AZ, NV, NM, UT, OR) and the rest of the US — inquiries welcome.
Email: hello@belcanto.studio