TOOLS FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
The useful side of the industry—rights, royalties, release prep, and direct support—without the smoke machine.
ALL ROYALTIES RESERVEDKnow what you made, who owns it, and what everyone agreed to before release day.
Copyright basics and registration guidance written for musicians.
OPEN ↗Copyright Registration PortalThe official starting point for registering a work in the United States.
OPEN ↗Collaboration Split SheetWrite down writers, ownership percentages, credits, and signatures before the track leaves the room.
OPEN ↗A stream can produce different royalties. Register in the right places instead of assuming one service catches everything.
Digital performance royalties for featured artists and sound-recording owners on eligible non-interactive services.
OPEN ↗The Mechanical Licensing CollectiveMechanical streaming royalties for eligible self-administered U.S. songwriters, composers, and publishers.
OPEN ↗Songwriter Getting-Paid ChecklistThe MLC’s practical checklist for song registration and royalty collection.
OPEN ↗Build direct support and keep the audience relationship closer to the artist.
Official guidance for selling music and merchandise directly to listeners.
OPEN ↗Release Readiness ChecklistCredits, artwork rights, metadata, ownership, master files, lyrics, and release links.
OPEN ↗ZER0HYPE Collaboration BoardFind a player, studio, or featured artist without a follower-count audition.
OPEN ↗RAW DOESN’T MEAN CARELESS
At minimum, record every contributor’s legal name, contact information, role, composition percentage, master ownership, credit, payment terms, and signature. This page provides education—not legal advice.
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