---
name: elevenlabs-music
description: Generate music from text prompts using ElevenLabs. Create instrumental tracks, background music, jingles, and more with detailed style control.
---

# ElevenLabs Music Generation

Create AI-generated music from text descriptions — instrumental tracks, background music, jingles, and more.

## Prerequisites

- **ELEVENLABS_API_KEY** environment variable set

## Command

```bash
/root/clawd/skills/elevenlabs-music/scripts/music.sh "prompt" [output_file]
```

## Examples

```bash
/root/clawd/skills/elevenlabs-music/scripts/music.sh "upbeat electronic dance track with synth leads and a driving beat"
/root/clawd/skills/elevenlabs-music/scripts/music.sh "calm acoustic guitar fingerpicking for a coffee shop" bg.mp3
/root/clawd/skills/elevenlabs-music/scripts/music.sh "epic orchestral cinematic trailer music with choir and brass" epic.mp3
/root/clawd/skills/elevenlabs-music/scripts/music.sh "lo-fi hip hop study beats with soft piano and vinyl crackle"
```

## Writing good prompts

Include:
- **Genre**: electronic, jazz, orchestral, acoustic, lo-fi, pop
- **Mood**: calm, energetic, melancholic, uplifting, tense
- **Instruments**: guitar, piano, drums, strings, synth, brass
- **Tempo**: slow, moderate, fast, driving, relaxed
- **Use case**: background music, intro jingle, workout track

**Do NOT** reference specific artists, bands, or copyrighted song titles.

## When to use

- User needs background music for a video or presentation
- Creating an intro/outro jingle
- Generating ambient music for a scene
- User asks to "make some music" or "create a track"