El Sound System

Sound Check v2.1.0 · Beta May 1

Tune the system before you scale it.

A sector-specific growth diagnostic for the people behind the music. 13 questions across 8 pillars. Your SoundSystem Health Score. One honest next move — not another retainer.

THE PROBLEM

The summary is always wrong where it matters.

You're posting, launching, iterating — but growth feels like noise.

Advice is generic. Benchmarks don't exist. Decisions run on vibes.

You need to stand in the circle. Not tell you what you already know.

Most tools give you another dashboard.
This one gives you a decision.

THE METHOD

Eight pillars. Thirteen questions. One signal.

Every pillar is weighted, benchmarked, and cross-referenced against teams at your stage.

Business Context

How your operation is structured

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The shape tells you the song.

  • A solo act doesn't scale like a label.
  • Systems fit people. Not the other way around.

Goals & Priorities

Where you're aiming in the next 12 months

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If everything is urgent, nothing is.

  • Most indies never write their priorities down.
  • The ones who do grow noticeably calmer.

Growth Ecosystem

The tactics you're running and their maturity

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Five good habits beat fifteen sketchy ones.

  • Presence on a channel isn't the same as working it.
  • Depth is the lever. Not the list.

Strategy & Planning

How organized your growth approach is

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Winging it has a half-life.

  • A plan on paper beats vibes in a doc.
  • The teams who hit targets wrote them down first.

Content & Brand

Your brand clarity and content consistency

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Clarity is what makes signal findable.

  • Chaos resets the counter every week.
  • Algorithms reward shape. Not volume.

Data & Reporting

What you measure and how you track it

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The number they show you isn't the one that matters.

  • Weekly review beats monthly. Always has.
  • If it's not reviewed, it's not managed.

Your Setup

Your tools, integrations, and automation level

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Seven tabs are six too many.

  • A connected stack gives you a day back.
  • Most teams run six tools that don't talk to each other.

Results & Performance

Where you stand and what needs to move

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The summary is always wrong where it matters most.

  • Numbers hide as much as they reveal.
  • This is the one view that doesn't lie.

DEMOSOUND CHECK · MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT · DEMO RESULTS · 2026-05-28

SoundSystem Health Score · weighted across 8 dimensions

78/100
SYSTEM TIER

You're in the top 22% of indie labels in LatAm at your stage. Your retention engine is compounding; your acquisition is leaving cash on the table.

FIG. 02 — DIMENSION RADAR · USER VS VERTICAL P25/P50/P75

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THE VALUE

What you get from El Sound System.

  • Your tailored SoundSystem Health Score across 8 pillars
  • Benchmarks against the teams you measure yourself against
  • A prioritized action plan — what to fix this month, and where to start
Nico Borja, founder · El Sound SystemNico Borja, founder · El Sound System

04 / NICO

The dashboard tells you what already happened. It can't tell you what to look at. You have to stand inside the system long enough to hear it.

Most teams aren't missing data — they're drowning in it. Eight tools, four reports, twenty-three tabs, and the one signal that would change next month is buried under all of them. The summary is always wrong exactly where it matters.

El Sound System is a place to stand still with the data you already have. Eight pillars, real benchmarks against teams at your stage, one frequency to tune toward this month. Not another dashboard. The room where you finally hear the one you have.

I'm Nico. For twelve years I've been designing and building that room for founders and teams in music, media, and creative services. HQ in Mexico City. Team across CDMX · Bogotá · Medellín · Dallas · Toronto · Lisboa. Focus: LatAm + US, not exclusively.

NICOLÁS BORJA · FOUNDER

TRACK RECORD

12+YEARS

EXPERIENCE ACROSS LATAM / US HISPANICS

Growth, operations, and audience strategy across music, media, and creative services. CDMX · Bogotá · São Paulo · Miami.

$1.5M

400% → 1,200% ROAS · HYATT

Paid media budget managed for Hyatt Inclusive Collection — an 800% ROAS lift on average, 2021 to 2023.

#1GLOBAL

YOUTUBE · NOV 2017

Positioned “Criminal” — Natti Natasha × Ozuna — at #1 on the YouTube Global chart for two weeks, as Network Director LATAM at Vidaprimo.

PRICING

Pick your depth.

Start free. Upgrade when the score points somewhere you want to go.

Clear the Noise

$0

Your SoundSystem Health Score at a glance.

  • Overall score across the 8 pillars
  • Pillar-by-pillar breakdown
  • Top 3 recommendations
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Amplify the Signal

$497ONE-TIME

Deep analysis + a strategy session with Nico.

  • Everything in Tune Your System
  • 45-minute strategy session with Nico
  • Action plan tailored to you
  • 30-day bridge into monthly support
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El Sound System is opening the Health Check in private beta. Leave your details and we'll send you access the moment your sector goes live.

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