The Prompt Library for Creative Entrepreneurs: 15+ AI Prompts for Music, Visuals, and Marketing

In the age of AI, the quality of your answers is determined by the quality of your questions. The most important new skill for any creator is not just using the tools, but knowing what to ask them. A great prompt is the new power chord; it's the foundation for a powerful performance.

This post is a starter library of proven, effective prompts that we use in our own R&D lab. It is designed to be a practical resource to help you generate better creative ideas, faster. Whether you're a musician stuck in a creative rut, a designer building a visual identity, or a marketer telling an artist's story, this library is for you.

Prompts for Music & Sound Design

The goal here is not to create finished songs, but to generate a "better mess" of ideas to break you out of your creative ruts.

• For a Specific Groove:

  "Generate a syncopated, lo-fi hip-hop drum beat at 90 BPM with a heavy, vinyl-style crackle and a lazy, behind-the-beat snare."

  Why this works: This prompt does not just ask for a "drum beat." It specifies a rhythm (syncopated), a genre (lo-fi hip-hop), a tempo (90 BPM), a texture (vinyl-style crackle), and a feel (lazy, behind-the-beat). This layering of detail is the key to getting a rich, specific result from the AI.

• For Harmonic Ideas:

  "Create a 4-chord progression in C minor that feels nostalgic, cinematic, and slightly melancholic, suitable for a film score."

• For Unique Sound Design:

  "Design a synth patch that sounds like 'a rusty robot singing in a rain-soaked alley.' It should have a slow attack, a gritty texture, and a long, modulated delay tail."

• For Rhythmic Variation:

  "Take a standard 4/4 rock drum pattern and add ghost notes and hi-hat variations inspired by 1970s funk drummers."

• For Lyrical Concepts:

  "Generate five song titles and concepts based on the theme of 'leaving a small town for the big city.' The tone should be a mix of hope and fear."

Prompts for Visuals & Album Art

A strong prompt can help you develop a unique and consistent visual identity for your project.

• For Specific Album Art:

  "Generate album art for a modern country artist. The style should be a double exposure of a dusty acoustic guitar and a neon sign from a Nashville bar. Moody, cinematic, and authentic."

  Why this works: A great visual prompt layers multiple elements. It defines the subject (album art), the genre (modern country), a specific artistic style (double exposure), the key objects (guitar, neon sign), and the overall mood (moody, cinematic). This gives the AI clear creative guardrails.

• For Branding & Logos:

  "Create a brand logo for an experimental rock band called 'Gillsaw Stew' The logo should be a minimalist, hand-drawn illustration that combines a fish skeleton with a vintage saw blade."

• For Conceptual Art:

  "A professional band photo of an AI-generated rock band, but the image is glitching and pixelated, revealing digital code and circuits underneath. Professional and sleek."

• For Social Media Visuals:

  "Create a background image for an Instagram story. The image should be an abstract, out-of-focus shot of a concert stage with blue and purple lighting. It needs to have plenty of clean, negative space for text."

• For Music Video Concepts:

  "Generate a 3-part story arc for a music video for a synth-pop song about space exploration. The visual style should be inspired by 1980s retro-futurism."

Prompts for Marketing & Social Media Copy

Use AI to help you tell your story and communicate your value to your audience.

• For Artist Bios:

  "Write a 300-word artist bio for a 'swamp rock' band. The tone should be mythic, mysterious, and slightly dangerous. Use storytelling language and avoid corporate buzzwords."

  Why this works: Instead of asking for a generic bio, this prompt provides a target genre (swamp rock), a specific tone (mythic, mysterious), and a negative constraint ("avoid corporate buzzwords"). This forces the AI to produce a much more creative and on-brand result.

• For Social Media Hooks:

  "Write three engaging LinkedIn post hooks for a blog post titled 'The Submithub Flywheel.' The hooks should target DIY artists and focus on the pain point of wasting money on promotion."

• For Naming & Branding:

  "Generate ten potential names for a curated Spotify playlist that features modern country and tailgate anthems. The names should feel energetic, fun, and slightly rebellious."

• For Email Newsletters:

  "Write a short, personal welcome email for new subscribers to my artist newsletter. The tone should be grateful and authentic, and it should tease an upcoming music release."

• For Ad Copy:

  "Write a short, punchy ad copy for a Facebook ad promoting a new lo-fi hip-hop single. The copy should be under 25 words and have a clear call-to-action to 'Listen Now.'"

JGBL's Take: Prompts are the New Pedals

Think of your prompt library like a guitarist's pedalboard. Each prompt is a different tool that shapes your core sound. The goal is not to let the pedals play the song for you, but to use them to create textures and possibilities you would not find on your own. The artist is still the one playing the instrument.

Now it's your turn. Take these prompts, twist them, break them, and build your own library. The tools are ready. What will you create?