Cyril
Darensbourg.
Founder of Big Red NOLA. Architect of the Red Hot List. The man who built a standing institution for the human voice — from New Orleans soil to a 12-discipline publishing empire.
01 — The Founder
Architect of the institution.
Cyril Darensbourg is the founder of Big Red NOLA Publishing — a New Orleans-born, globally operating publishing and artist services company that treats the human voice as a high-value asset and the artist as a managed account.
From the ground up, Cyril built a 12-discipline operating framework — The Red Hot List — that delivers studio engineering, performance prep, vocal wellness, metadata governance, editorial narrative, and concierge artist care on a single retainer, reconciled to a single ledger. No drift.
As Director of Operations for the "Breathe 444" release and co-executive producer of The Becoming project, Cyril operates at the intersection of music, technology, publishing, and enterprise. The portfolio spans JUPE Magazine, Metanated, Vibe Out, APEX Data Hub, and the BRN Franchise Model.
Founder / Executive Director
Big Red NOLA Publishing
Director of Operations
Ellen Darensbourg
Executive Producer (Breathe 444)
Co-EP with B Jupiter
Producer / Co-Producer
Breathe 444 · Various titles
Vocalist Development
Aaniyah Anderson · Bobbi Rae
Publishing Entity
Good Delivery Publishing
02 — Ecosystem
Three platforms. One operator.
Cyril's portfolio spans creator tools, consumer brands, and publishing infrastructure — each with an open door for partnership, purchase, or investment.
03 — The Red Hot List
Twelve disciplines.
One ledger. No drift.
The operating framework Cyril built for Big Red NOLA — now available as a retainer service for artists, studios, and partners worldwide.
D·01
Studio Engineering
Concert-hall capture; signal chains tuned to the timbre of the artist.
D·02
Performance Prep
Pre-session rituals, warm-ups, and mental staging — the voice arrives ready.
D·03
Vocal Wellness
Longevity protocols. Sleep, hydration, and clinical guardrails for the instrument.
D·04
Metadata Governance
ISRC, ISWC, splits, credits — reconciled to a single record of truth.
D·05
Editorial Narrative
Journals, archives, and press written in the artist's own voice.
D·06
Credit Verification
Interview-grade confirmation before any session closes.
D·07
Concierge Valet
On-call human stewardship from intake to encore.
D·08
AI Vendor Audit
Curated AI tooling — vetted, tiered, and accountable to the artist.
D·09
APEX Data Hub
The published metadata commons. Public, queryable, perpetual.
D·10
Broadcast & Press
Radio, syndication, and editorial placements aligned to the catalog arc.
D·11
Catalog Library
Perpetual archive — masters, stems, and provenance in cold storage.
D·12
Long-Form Journal
Decade-scale chronicling. The career as a body of literature.
04 — Retainer Pricing
One retainer. Everything covered.
Choose the tier that matches your operating ambition. All tiers include reconciled ledger reporting and direct access to the BRN ecosystem.
Foundation
$2,500/mo
Metadata governance, credit verification, editorial narrative.
- ISRC/ISWC management
- Split sheet reconciliation
- Editorial archive
- Monthly ledger report
06 — Featured Release
Breathe 444
The Becoming · feat. Aaniyah Anderson · Co-Produced & EP'd by Cyril Darensbourg
Production Role
Ownership Splits
Master · 100%
Publishing · 100%
07 — Franchise
Own the operating system.
The Big Red NOLA franchise model packages two decades of production, publishing, and catalog ownership into a turnkey studio operating system — branded room, software stack, editorial channel, and routed revenue under the JUPE umbrella.
$45k
Initial Franchise Fee
7% + 2%
Royalty + Brand Fund
3
Pilot Units 2026
25
Target Units 2028
Let's build the institution.
Booking · Licensing · Retainer · Franchise · Partnership · Investment
Cyril Darensbourg · Founder, Big Red NOLA Publishing · New Orleans, LA · 2026
