Splice has announced a strategic partnership with ElevenLabs to develop a new generation of AI-powered music creation tools, marking another step in the rapid convergence of generative AI and the music production industry.
According to a statement released on Tuesday, Splice will integrate ElevenLabs’ foundational audio and generative models into its creative ecosystem to build tools designed for music creators and producers. The companies said the upcoming products, expected to launch later this year, will focus on enabling faster, more flexible music creation while maintaining a framework intended to protect and compensate original artists.
Both firms emphasized that their collaboration is grounded in what they describe as a “creator-first” approach to AI. Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava said the industry is entering a “second wave of AI in music,” where the focus must shift toward responsible product design and fair value distribution for artists whose work contributes to training and creative ecosystems.
ElevenLabs CEO and co-founder Mati Staniszewski said the company’s models are capable of producing “studio-grade audio ready for commercial use,” adding that embedding these tools directly into Splice’s workflow will allow artists to access advanced generative capabilities without leaving familiar production environments.
The partnership builds on a series of AI-focused initiatives from Splice. In January, the company acquired AI voice production platform Kits AI, expanding its footprint in synthetic audio tools. In December 2025, Splice also partnered with Universal Music Group to explore next-generation AI-powered music creation technologies aimed at professional artists.
More recently, Splice introduced a suite of AI-driven features including Variations, Craft, and Magic Fit. These tools are designed to generate new musical outputs based on existing samples while ensuring that original sample creators receive compensation when their work is used in AI-generated compositions. The company claims its platform combines a catalog of more than three million licensed, human-made samples with generative AI systems.
Splice, founded in 2013 and valued at nearly $500 million following its 2021 funding round, has increasingly positioned itself at the intersection of music production and artificial intelligence. ElevenLabs, founded in 2022, initially focused on text-to-speech technology but has since expanded into music, dubbing, sound effects, and conversational AI. In early 2026, the company raised $500 million in a Series D round at an $11 billion valuation, underscoring growing investor interest in generative audio technologies.
As competition intensifies in AI music tools, the partnership signals a broader industry push to integrate generative systems into mainstream creative workflows while navigating ongoing debates around copyright, attribution, and artist compensation.