Ruhr area — it started with rap
I grew up in the Ruhr area and got into music early. Rap pulled me in first — the energy, the way people built something out of nothing. That's where the love for the scene started.
About
Built by a producer.
For the scene.
udots is not a startup story. It's a tool I built because the scene I'm part of needed it.
The story
I'm Hendrik. I grew up in the Ruhr area with music in my ears — and that's where this all comes from.
Düsseldorf — behind the rap
In Düsseldorf I got deep into rap. I co-produced music videos and rap recordings — always behind the scenes, never under an artist name. That taught me how much work goes into showing up, and how scattered everything is for the people doing it.
The clubs — techno everywhere
After that came techno. I celebrated in pretty much every name in the game — Cologne, Amsterdam, Berlin, all the way to Barcelona. Standing in those rooms, I kept seeing the same thing: a scene that could connect so much better than it does. Artists have to find each other, party at the events, and present themselves across every platform — and nothing makes that easy.
udots — closing the gap
udots fills exactly that gap. It doesn't put itself in the foreground — it just makes everything easier. One creator profile that's actually yours, hosted in Germany, free for what you really need. No paywall on the basics, no US-tracker, no Linktree-watermark. Built so a DJ in Berlin, a producer in Cologne or a creator anywhere can show up online the way they show up in person.
What this means for the product
Built for creators, not investors
I don't take VC money. That means udots stays free for the core features forever — no growth-hack pivot to a $20/month paywall when a board demands it.
Hosted in Germany, by design
EU-hosted on Hetzner in Falkenstein. GDPR-clean from day one because I built it for German and European creators first. Not retrofitted compliance — actual local infrastructure.
Made by someone who uses it
Every feature exists because I or someone in my circle hit a problem with Linktree, Beacons or a half-built Wix site. If it's in udots, it's because a producer, DJ or creator I know actually needed it.
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Free forever for what you need. Pro and Agency available when you're ready.
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