ElevenLabs Becomes First AI Company to Join DDEX

DDEX, the music industry’s international standards organization, has announced that AI audio research and deployment company ElevenLabs has joined DDEX as a full member.

Why it matters:

• ElevenLabs is the first AI technology company to join DDEX.

• It brings AI industry expertise into discussions around the development of standards governing music data and the evolving relationship between AI and music.

• The announcement follows the first physical meeting of DDEX’s AI Working Group in September, during which progress was made on defining its members' core priorities.

• The AI Working Group has completed its consultation on the committee draft of its Generative AI Declaration Standard (GAI-D), which will now enter DDEX’s peer review process ahead of publication in early 2027.

• DDEX’s membership includes 150 of the most influential companies and individuals in music and technology, and a growing number of AI content attribution services.

What they said:

• Mark Isherwood, DDEX Secretariat: “We’re incredibly fortunate to have ElevenLabs join the DDEX membership. As one of the leading AI companies in the music marketplace, their expertise will provide a plethora of insight and an even deeper understanding of these issues as they continue to evolve in the coming years. In return, DDEX will provide ElevenLabs with deep insight to the operational requirements of the entire music value chain.”

• Gabriella Heybourne, Music Strategy & Operations at ElevenLabs: “We’re excited to be joining DDEX as their first member from the AI technology space. We’re looking forward to taking part in their plenaries and working groups to help shape their approach to the communication of music, as it relates to AI and more.”