Find Your Lost Royalties.
The industry didn’t screw you.
It's data did.
Royalties don’t get lost, they get misfiled.
A wrong character, an old upload, a missing registration, and entire revenue streams disappear into the system.
Royalties don’t get lost, they get misfiled.
A wrong character, an old upload, a missing registration, and entire revenue streams disappear into the system.
The Solution
Upload your highest-resolution track and we create a harmonic fingerprint that identifies your song with absolute precision.
We then map that fingerprint against global royalty and catalogue data, correcting mismatches and uncovering unpaid earnings over time.
It’s the audit every artist should have had, and the one the industry never built.
Sign up. Upload. We’ll go find what’s yours.
Upload your highest-resolution track and we create a harmonic fingerprint that identifies your song with absolute precision.
We then map that fingerprint against global royalty and catalogue data, correcting mismatches and uncovering unpaid earnings over time.
It’s the audit every artist should have had, and the one the industry never built.
Sign up. Upload. We’ll go find what’s yours.
How We Keep This Honest
We don’t trust filenames, tags, or codes.
We trust the music itself.
When you upload a high-resolution master (WAV/AIFF/FLAC), our system reads the harmonic structure of the recording the way its frequencies, transients, and dynamics move together. This becomes a unique sonic ID for your track.
From there, we can:
Rebuild or repair metadata, ISRC codes, credits, and lyrics Align your track with existing registrations and catalogues Restore the song to its original, complete identity
And if someone tries to upload a track they don’t own, that same harmonic ID exposes it instantly.
Their file doesn’t create a new identity it simply points straight back to the real one.
We trust the music itself.
When you upload a high-resolution master (WAV/AIFF/FLAC), our system reads the harmonic structure of the recording the way its frequencies, transients, and dynamics move together. This becomes a unique sonic ID for your track.
From there, we can:
Rebuild or repair metadata, ISRC codes, credits, and lyrics Align your track with existing registrations and catalogues Restore the song to its original, complete identity
And if someone tries to upload a track they don’t own, that same harmonic ID exposes it instantly.
Their file doesn’t create a new identity it simply points straight back to the real one.
INXS's “Listen Like Thieves” (1985) was an independent major breakthrough, achieving 4x Platinum in Australia, Platinum in New Zealand, and 2x Platinum (2 million copies) in the U.S., with total worldwide sales around 3.5 million, charting #1 in Australia and #11 in the US
ANTI-PIRACY / SYSTEM INTEGRITY STATEMENT
(ELEGANT + DEADLY)
Our system doesn’t rely on metadata, filenames, ISRCs, or whatever someone typed into Audacity at 3am.
We identify recordings by their audio fingerprint a signature embedded in the sound itself that can’t be rewritten, disguised, or exported away.
If you upload music you don’t own:
the fingerprint exposes the match instantly, the true copyright holder is recognised, and you’ve accidentally helped us restore royalties to the rightful artist.
To the pirates: you can’t outsmart physics.
Re-encoding, renaming, re-tagging none of it works here. The recording always reveals its origin
Trying to claim a song you don’t own doesn’t hack the system.
It strengthens it.
To the real artists: your work is safe.
Every upload, real or fraudulent, only makes our royalty map more accurate and pushes unpaid earnings back toward their rightful home.
We identify recordings by their audio fingerprint a signature embedded in the sound itself that can’t be rewritten, disguised, or exported away.
If you upload music you don’t own:
the fingerprint exposes the match instantly, the true copyright holder is recognised, and you’ve accidentally helped us restore royalties to the rightful artist.
To the pirates: you can’t outsmart physics.
Re-encoding, renaming, re-tagging none of it works here. The recording always reveals its origin
Trying to claim a song you don’t own doesn’t hack the system.
It strengthens it.
To the real artists: your work is safe.
Every upload, real or fraudulent, only makes our royalty map more accurate and pushes unpaid earnings back toward their rightful home.
IT'S TIME FOR A |
The Power of a Unified System
Every master file added to our network does more than identify missing royalties for a single artist it strengthens a more precise, consistent, and reliable global infrastructure for the entire music community.
As more artists upload their high-resolution recordings, our system gains:
greater accuracy in identifying harmonic signatures deeper visibility across fragmented royalty ecosystems a more complete reference map of the world’s recorded music
higher precision in correcting metadata, ISRC codes, and ownership records
This collective growth is what enables us to rebuild the clarity, consistency, and accountability the industry has been missing.
Our goal is simple:
to stabilise the global royalty landscape, streamline how earnings are identified and distributed, and ensure that the value generated by music flows back to the creators and the audiences who sustain it.
By contributing your work, you are not only securing the royalties owed to you, you are strengthening a system designed to support independent music on a global scale, today and for the decades ahead.
Together, we are establishing a transparent, resilient foundation for the future of music built for artists, empowered by artists, and aligned with the integrity the industry has long deserved.
As more artists upload their high-resolution recordings, our system gains:
greater accuracy in identifying harmonic signatures deeper visibility across fragmented royalty ecosystems a more complete reference map of the world’s recorded music
higher precision in correcting metadata, ISRC codes, and ownership records
This collective growth is what enables us to rebuild the clarity, consistency, and accountability the industry has been missing.
Our goal is simple:
to stabilise the global royalty landscape, streamline how earnings are identified and distributed, and ensure that the value generated by music flows back to the creators and the audiences who sustain it.
By contributing your work, you are not only securing the royalties owed to you, you are strengthening a system designed to support independent music on a global scale, today and for the decades ahead.
Together, we are establishing a transparent, resilient foundation for the future of music built for artists, empowered by artists, and aligned with the integrity the industry has long deserved.
Arctic Monkeys Independently, broke history with their debut album,“Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not,” Released in 2006, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in UK history, selling over 363,000 copies in its first week.
THE OFFICIAL SIGN-UP + UPLOAD FLOW
(ARTIST PERSPECTIVE)
We will need to establish ben a facility where a singer can upload their voice to future track their songs.
It's part of their identity, to create a relationship between the song and the artist which is undeniable.
It's part of their identity, to create a relationship between the song and the artist which is undeniable.
STEP 1
Create Your Artist Profile
“Tell us who you are so we can match your registrations.”
You enter:
Artist / Band Name
Your real name (private)
Country
Email
Why this matters:
This is enough to build a light identity fingerprint.
We keep it simple, no barriers, no friction.
STEP 2
PRO / Rights Organisation Identification
“Where are you registered?”
You enter any of the following (whatever applies):
APRA / AMCOS Member Number
ASCAP / BMI / PRS / SOCAN membership
Distributor (DistroKid, CD Baby, TuneCore, etc.)
Publisher (optional)
Fail-safe logic:
PRO membership provides a strong ownership signal.
Non-membership is still allowed, independent artists exist, but ownership confidence increases later once the audio fingerprint and metadata validation align.
We do not verify via partner APIs at this stage.
We simply build a trust-weighted profile that strengthens as more information syncs.
Create Your Artist Profile
“Tell us who you are so we can match your registrations.”
You enter:
Artist / Band Name
Your real name (private)
Country
Why this matters:
This is enough to build a light identity fingerprint.
We keep it simple, no barriers, no friction.
STEP 2
PRO / Rights Organisation Identification
“Where are you registered?”
You enter any of the following (whatever applies):
APRA / AMCOS Member Number
ASCAP / BMI / PRS / SOCAN membership
Distributor (DistroKid, CD Baby, TuneCore, etc.)
Publisher (optional)
Fail-safe logic:
PRO membership provides a strong ownership signal.
Non-membership is still allowed, independent artists exist, but ownership confidence increases later once the audio fingerprint and metadata validation align.
We do not verify via partner APIs at this stage.
We simply build a trust-weighted profile that strengthens as more information syncs.
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
STEP 3
Upload Your High-Resolution Track(s)
“Drop in your WAV or AIFF file. We’ll take care of the rest.”
When you upload a track, our system automatically:
Generates the harmonic fingerprint
Extracts any ID3 tags
Reads embedded metadata
Captures ISRC, BPM, key, duration (if present)
Builds the first version of your candidate master record
You’ll see an immediate summary:
Track title
ISRC (if present)
Version type
Duration
Artist name
Optional split-sheet entry
Don’t worry if something is missing, we’ll fill in the blanks.
STEP 4
Ownership Attestation
This is the legal cornerstone of every rights-management platform.
Before processing begins, artists tick one box:
“I confirm I am the copyright owner or authorised representative of this recording and composition.”
This protects:
Us
Our catalogue
The rightful owner
while keeping onboarding fast and frictionless.
STEP 5
The System Begins Its Work
Here’s exactly what the artist sees:
“We’re now analysing your audio, metadata, and registration details. As we scan global royalty systems and reconcile your track against catalogue records, we’ll notify you of any missing earnings or metadata gaps.”
Behind the scenes:
Harmonic fingerprint is stored
Cross-track matching begins
Metadata normalisation begins
Matching logic monitors:
future uploads
distributed fingerprints
catalogue matches
potential conflicts
PRO lookups (APRA/AMCOS, ASCAP, BMI, etc.) initiate once integrations go live
Upload Your High-Resolution Track(s)
“Drop in your WAV or AIFF file. We’ll take care of the rest.”
When you upload a track, our system automatically:
Generates the harmonic fingerprint
Extracts any ID3 tags
Reads embedded metadata
Captures ISRC, BPM, key, duration (if present)
Builds the first version of your candidate master record
You’ll see an immediate summary:
Track title
ISRC (if present)
Version type
Duration
Artist name
Optional split-sheet entry
Don’t worry if something is missing, we’ll fill in the blanks.
STEP 4
Ownership Attestation
This is the legal cornerstone of every rights-management platform.
Before processing begins, artists tick one box:
“I confirm I am the copyright owner or authorised representative of this recording and composition.”
This protects:
Us
Our catalogue
The rightful owner
while keeping onboarding fast and frictionless.
STEP 5
The System Begins Its Work
Here’s exactly what the artist sees:
“We’re now analysing your audio, metadata, and registration details. As we scan global royalty systems and reconcile your track against catalogue records, we’ll notify you of any missing earnings or metadata gaps.”
Behind the scenes:
Harmonic fingerprint is stored
Cross-track matching begins
Metadata normalisation begins
Matching logic monitors:
future uploads
distributed fingerprints
catalogue matches
potential conflicts
PRO lookups (APRA/AMCOS, ASCAP, BMI, etc.) initiate once integrations go live
"We're a rock group. We're noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird,"
Bonn Scott
Bonn Scott
STEP 6
The Results Window (Not Instant)
After your track enters the system, the artist sees a clear status indicator:
“Searching global royalty databases…”
“Matching metadata and catalogue records…”
“Mapping distributor and PRO pathways…”
And one important message:
“This process takes time. Royalty records are updated quarterly or even yearly. We’ll alert you the moment we discover anything, from metadata errors to unclaimed earnings.”
Nothing for the artist to do.
The system keeps working in the background until matches appear.
STEP 7
Ongoing Monitoring
Once uploaded, every track becomes part of a living catalogue.
It is added to:
the global harmonic map
the version history library
the metadata correction pipeline
the royalty-path tracker
As new data enters the ecosystem, our system improves:
stronger duplicate detection
higher ownership confidence
clearer catalogue matching
better metadata conflict resolution
continuous fraud detection
Your track continues to be scanned against evolving royalty data, new uploads, distributor updates and future PRO integrations.
The result:
Your royalties are never “lost” again.
The Results Window (Not Instant)
After your track enters the system, the artist sees a clear status indicator:
“Searching global royalty databases…”
“Matching metadata and catalogue records…”
“Mapping distributor and PRO pathways…”
And one important message:
“This process takes time. Royalty records are updated quarterly or even yearly. We’ll alert you the moment we discover anything, from metadata errors to unclaimed earnings.”
Nothing for the artist to do.
The system keeps working in the background until matches appear.
STEP 7
Ongoing Monitoring
Once uploaded, every track becomes part of a living catalogue.
It is added to:
the global harmonic map
the version history library
the metadata correction pipeline
the royalty-path tracker
As new data enters the ecosystem, our system improves:
stronger duplicate detection
higher ownership confidence
clearer catalogue matching
better metadata conflict resolution
continuous fraud detection
Your track continues to be scanned against evolving royalty data, new uploads, distributor updates and future PRO integrations.
The result:
Your royalties are never “lost” again.
“When you ain’t got no money, you got the blues.”
Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
FAIL-SAFE 1
Harmonic fingerprint only establishes identity, NOT ownership
The fingerprint is used to:
match the track
detect duplicates
detect edits
detect unauthorised uploads
map the track’s presence across the digital world
NOT to say: “This upload is the owner.”
Ownership is confirmed later using:
PRO numbers
distributor receipts
metadata history
split sheets
catalogue matches
chain-of-custody records
conflict resolution queuing
This is how APRA, YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix work internally.
FAIL-SAFE 2
First upload ≠ owner
The first person to upload isn’t automatically treated as owner.
Instead, the system:
Logs the upload
Waits for confirming data
Builds confidence tiers
Flags conflicts for manual verification
Uses future registrations to validate
The fingerprint is simply the anchor.
FAIL-SAFE 3
Fraud helps the system, not the fraudster
If someone uploads stolen music:
The harmonic fingerprint exposes it
A “candidate master” is formed
No ownership is assigned
Royalty pathways are still mapped
When the real owner uploads later → conflict triggers
All fraudulent attempts strengthen the catalogue
This is EXACTLY how Content ID improved over time.
FAIL-SAFE 4
The “Global Master Library” builds itself
We don’t need:
❌
APRA’s database
❌
ASCAP’s database
❌
“the world’s masters”
❌
Any centralised authority on Day One
You build the master library through:
artist uploads
metadata repairs
version control
conflict mapping
duplicate detection
PRO matching later
royalty search feedback loops
future industry partnerships
and time
This becomes a decentralised master reference network, not a borrowed dataset.
THE RESULTTHE INDUSTRY’S FIRST SELF-GENERATING ROYALTY MAP
This onboarding flow allows:
instant artist adoption
fraud-resistant architecture
scalable future connections
centralised ownership resolution
decentralised fingerprint sourcing
a master catalogue that builds itself
clean metadata restoration
royalty path discovery
PRO integration in the future
global confidence scoring
This is the only sane, realistic, industry-viable version of the technology.
Harmonic fingerprint only establishes identity, NOT ownership
The fingerprint is used to:
match the track
detect duplicates
detect edits
detect unauthorised uploads
map the track’s presence across the digital world
NOT to say: “This upload is the owner.”
Ownership is confirmed later using:
PRO numbers
distributor receipts
metadata history
split sheets
catalogue matches
chain-of-custody records
conflict resolution queuing
This is how APRA, YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix work internally.
FAIL-SAFE 2
First upload ≠ owner
The first person to upload isn’t automatically treated as owner.
Instead, the system:
Logs the upload
Waits for confirming data
Builds confidence tiers
Flags conflicts for manual verification
Uses future registrations to validate
The fingerprint is simply the anchor.
FAIL-SAFE 3
Fraud helps the system, not the fraudster
If someone uploads stolen music:
The harmonic fingerprint exposes it
A “candidate master” is formed
No ownership is assigned
Royalty pathways are still mapped
When the real owner uploads later → conflict triggers
All fraudulent attempts strengthen the catalogue
This is EXACTLY how Content ID improved over time.
FAIL-SAFE 4
The “Global Master Library” builds itself
We don’t need:
❌
APRA’s database
❌
ASCAP’s database
❌
“the world’s masters”
❌
Any centralised authority on Day One
You build the master library through:
artist uploads
metadata repairs
version control
conflict mapping
duplicate detection
PRO matching later
royalty search feedback loops
future industry partnerships
and time
This becomes a decentralised master reference network, not a borrowed dataset.
THE RESULTTHE INDUSTRY’S FIRST SELF-GENERATING ROYALTY MAP
This onboarding flow allows:
instant artist adoption
fraud-resistant architecture
scalable future connections
centralised ownership resolution
decentralised fingerprint sourcing
a master catalogue that builds itself
clean metadata restoration
royalty path discovery
PRO integration in the future
global confidence scoring
This is the only sane, realistic, industry-viable version of the technology.
"When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance."
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
ARTIST MEMBERSHIP TIRES
THE FOUR ARTIST IDENTITIES
With names that feel authentic and respectful not condescending)
THE STARTER ARTIST
“First Release”
The band making their first EP, first single, or first jump into the world.
Perfect for:
brand new artists
solo musicians
people testing the system
small indie creators
Pricing Model:
$5 for the first track (everyone loves an easy entry)
$7 per additional track
$25 EP bundle (up to 5 tracks)
This creates ZERO friction and MASSIVE onboarding.
THE ACTIVE ARTIST
“Working Band”
These are the regular gig bands, people with small fanbases,
1–5 albums, weekend musicians, known in their scene.
Perfect for:
bands with 10–30 tracks
active social presence
regular gigs
a few releases
Pricing Model:
Working Band Pack : $49
Includes:
Up to 10 tracks
Unlimited metadata repair
Royalty scanning
Faster re-check cycles
Additional tracks: $5 each
This hits the emotional sweet spot for 90% of musicians.
THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
“Career Musician”
These are artists who live from music, have 3–10 albums, sync placements, regular touring, etc.
Perfect for:
producers
electronic artists
semi-established acts
small labels
artists with catalogue history
Pricing Model:
Career Plan : $149/year
Includes:
Up to 40 tracks
Priority scanning
Deep metadata correction
Composer split management
Catalogue insights dashboard
Extra tracks: $3 each
This is irresistible to anyone with real income at stake.
With names that feel authentic and respectful not condescending)
THE STARTER ARTIST
“First Release”
The band making their first EP, first single, or first jump into the world.
Perfect for:
brand new artists
solo musicians
people testing the system
small indie creators
Pricing Model:
$5 for the first track (everyone loves an easy entry)
$7 per additional track
$25 EP bundle (up to 5 tracks)
This creates ZERO friction and MASSIVE onboarding.
THE ACTIVE ARTIST
“Working Band”
These are the regular gig bands, people with small fanbases,
1–5 albums, weekend musicians, known in their scene.
Perfect for:
bands with 10–30 tracks
active social presence
regular gigs
a few releases
Pricing Model:
Working Band Pack : $49
Includes:
Up to 10 tracks
Unlimited metadata repair
Royalty scanning
Faster re-check cycles
Additional tracks: $5 each
This hits the emotional sweet spot for 90% of musicians.
THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
“Career Musician”
These are artists who live from music, have 3–10 albums, sync placements, regular touring, etc.
Perfect for:
producers
electronic artists
semi-established acts
small labels
artists with catalogue history
Pricing Model:
Career Plan : $149/year
Includes:
Up to 40 tracks
Priority scanning
Deep metadata correction
Composer split management
Catalogue insights dashboard
Extra tracks: $3 each
This is irresistible to anyone with real income at stake.
“The fact is that we take music very seriously”
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
THE CATALOGUE OWNER
“Legacy & Label”
The serious players: managers, publishers, estates, large independent labels.
Perfect for:
50–500 tracks
multi-artist catalogues
producers with decades of work
Pricing Model:
Legacy/Label Plan : $399/year
Includes:
Up to 150 tracks
Full catalogue metadata rebuild
Royalty trail reconstruction
Conflict detection
Bulk upload tools
API access (later)
Extra tracks: $2 each
This is where real money lands.
WHY THIS MODEL COULD WORK
Entry friction is ZERO
$5 → everybody uploads.
Scaling feels natural and fair
Artists grow into higher tiers as they grow in their career.
No one feels overcharged
Each tier feels tailored to their reality.
You capture every type of artist
From bedroom producer → indie band → touring act → estates → indie labels.
Revenue is predictable AND high-margin
Storage and compute are manageable
Small artists = low cost
Big artists = high ROI
Token pool grows steadily
Every upload funds the long-term engine.
“Legacy & Label”
The serious players: managers, publishers, estates, large independent labels.
Perfect for:
50–500 tracks
multi-artist catalogues
producers with decades of work
Pricing Model:
Legacy/Label Plan : $399/year
Includes:
Up to 150 tracks
Full catalogue metadata rebuild
Royalty trail reconstruction
Conflict detection
Bulk upload tools
API access (later)
Extra tracks: $2 each
This is where real money lands.
WHY THIS MODEL COULD WORK
Entry friction is ZERO
$5 → everybody uploads.
Scaling feels natural and fair
Artists grow into higher tiers as they grow in their career.
No one feels overcharged
Each tier feels tailored to their reality.
You capture every type of artist
From bedroom producer → indie band → touring act → estates → indie labels.
Revenue is predictable AND high-margin
Storage and compute are manageable
Small artists = low cost
Big artists = high ROI
Token pool grows steadily
Every upload funds the long-term engine.
"If you don't own your masters, your master owns you,"
Prince
Prince
HOW THIS LOOKS ON THE WEBSITE
(Professional, award-winning, extremely clear)
STARTER
$5 First Track
Perfect for new artists exploring their catalogue.
Upload your first track and see what we find.
$5 first track
$7 additional tracks
$25 EP bundle (up to 5 songs)
WORKING BAND
$49 Pack
For gigging artists with a growing catalogue.
Up to 10 tracks
Full metadata reconstruction
Global royalty trail scanning
Faster match cycles
Extra tracks: $5 each
CAREER PLAN
$149/year
For serious artists protecting their income.
Up to 40 tracks
Priority scanning
Composer split tools
Deep metadata correction
Extra tracks: $3 each
LEGACY / LABEL
$399/year
For large independent catalogues.
Up to 150 tracks
Bulk upload
Catalogue health report
Royalty conflict detection
Extra tracks: $2 each
Custom pricing above 500 tracks
(Professional, award-winning, extremely clear)
STARTER
$5 First Track
Perfect for new artists exploring their catalogue.
Upload your first track and see what we find.
$5 first track
$7 additional tracks
$25 EP bundle (up to 5 songs)
WORKING BAND
$49 Pack
For gigging artists with a growing catalogue.
Up to 10 tracks
Full metadata reconstruction
Global royalty trail scanning
Faster match cycles
Extra tracks: $5 each
CAREER PLAN
$149/year
For serious artists protecting their income.
Up to 40 tracks
Priority scanning
Composer split tools
Deep metadata correction
Extra tracks: $3 each
LEGACY / LABEL
$399/year
For large independent catalogues.
Up to 150 tracks
Bulk upload
Catalogue health report
Royalty conflict detection
Extra tracks: $2 each
Custom pricing above 500 tracks
“I am very emotionally affected by sound.
Sounds are the inexplicable… There is a sound you hear in your head, it’s your nerves, or your blood running.”
Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground
Sounds are the inexplicable… There is a sound you hear in your head, it’s your nerves, or your blood running.”
Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground
ARTIST PSYCHOLOGY
WHY THEY WILL LOVE THIS
Starter Artists
“$5! What! ... I spend more on strings.”
Working Bands
“$49 is nothing for 10 tracks, that’s our next gig’s fuel money.”
Career Artists
“$149/year to protect our catalogue? That’s a no-brainer.”
Labels
“$399 to process 150 tracks is literally a gift.”
Every tier feels like a responsible investment rather than a cost.
BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY
WHY WE LOVE THIS
High-volume low-cost uploads
Your database grows FAST.
Predictable yearly revenue
Your runway expands.
Artists naturally migrate upward
As they release more music, the system captures more revenue.
You serve ALL markets
Bedroom artists → touring act → publishers → labels → estates.
You build the largest independent metadata recovery engine in the world.
“Upload what you have. We’ll help you find what’s missing.”
AND
“Choose the plan that fits where you are in your music journey
not where the industry expects you to be.”
WHY THEY WILL LOVE THIS
Starter Artists
“$5! What! ... I spend more on strings.”
Working Bands
“$49 is nothing for 10 tracks, that’s our next gig’s fuel money.”
Career Artists
“$149/year to protect our catalogue? That’s a no-brainer.”
Labels
“$399 to process 150 tracks is literally a gift.”
Every tier feels like a responsible investment rather than a cost.
BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY
WHY WE LOVE THIS
High-volume low-cost uploads
Your database grows FAST.
Predictable yearly revenue
Your runway expands.
Artists naturally migrate upward
As they release more music, the system captures more revenue.
You serve ALL markets
Bedroom artists → touring act → publishers → labels → estates.
You build the largest independent metadata recovery engine in the world.
“Upload what you have. We’ll help you find what’s missing.”
AND
“Choose the plan that fits where you are in your music journey
not where the industry expects you to be.”
The Cure, 2024 album, Songs of a Lost World, achieved huge indie success, topping UK independent/vinyl charts sold 4M+ worldwide selling massively in independent record shops, making it a modern standout for indie sales.
At the end of the day, this isn’t just a tool, it’s a turning point.
For decades, artists have created the value while broken systems captured the rewards. By rebuilding the foundation from the audio up, we’re restoring accuracy, dignity, and ownership to the people who make the music. Every upload strengthens the map. Every correction repairs the past. Every artist who joins helps fix the system for everyone else.
This is how independent music takes its power back, one master file at a time.
For decades, artists have created the value while broken systems captured the rewards. By rebuilding the foundation from the audio up, we’re restoring accuracy, dignity, and ownership to the people who make the music. Every upload strengthens the map. Every correction repairs the past. Every artist who joins helps fix the system for everyone else.
This is how independent music takes its power back, one master file at a time.
WHAT YOUR PROJECT ACTUALLY IS
You are not building a P2P streaming platform.
You are building the world’s first distributed royalty forensics engine that plugs into existing systems and cleans up the global black box, automatically.
Everything else (harmonic contracts, future streaming, decentralized distribution, licensing) comes after this foundation.
This is the “Google Search” moment:
fix information, then build the world around it.
THE REAL HURDLES ,THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY MATTER
Most people get these wrong. Here are the actual blockers:
Hurdle 1
Metadata chaos (upstream)
This is the #1 killer of royalties.
If metadata is wrong, everything downstream is wrong.
This is why $2.5–15B a year sits unclaimed worldwide.
Solution:
Fingerprint → reconcile → correct → verify → payout.
Hurdle 2
Nobody wants to move platforms
Artists don’t want a new app.
APRA doesn’t want new dashboards.
Labels don’t want new ingestion rules.
Advantage:
Your system works underneath the platforms they already use.
Hurdle 3
Legal licensing slowing everything down
If your platform distributes audio, you need global licensing = multi-year battle.
Strategy:
Do NOT distribute audio at the beginning.
You distribute data, fingerprints, and corrections.
This has zero licensing friction.
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HURDLE 3 — Eliminated Because of SoundFoundation(Updated analysis)
The original issueAny new music platform that touches distribution must secure:
Master rights
Publishing rights
Mechanical licensing
Territorial variations
Reporting obligations
DSP compliance
CMO/PRO pipelines
Accounting / statements
Takedown procedures
Most startups die right here.
YOU don’t.
Because you already solved this 20 years ago.
Hurdle 4
Incumbents benefit from opacity
Black box money often gets redistributed to the largest players.
This means a clean system is a threat.
Solution:
Make it a revenue opportunity for the incumbents by recovering old money and sharing the upside.
The pitch becomes:
“We’re not taking your business
we’re giving you back money you’ve already lost.”
That message lands.
THE CORRECT ORDER OF EXECUTIONThe FASTEST
path to adoption + credibility + revenue
This is the roadmap that reduces risk to almost zero and accelerates trust.
PHASE 1
Build the Royalty Recovery Engine (RRE)
Timeline: 6–9 months
Core output:
A system that ingests music → fingerprints it → scans the global ecosystem → finds mismatches → flags unpaid royalties → generates corrections.
Why this comes first:No licensing issues
No user adoption barriers
Immediate value
Creates measurable “found money”
Can plug into APRA instantly
Proven benefit before you touch distribution
Effect:
You prove the system works by recovering money that exists today.
Money speaks louder than tech.
You are not building a P2P streaming platform.
You are building the world’s first distributed royalty forensics engine that plugs into existing systems and cleans up the global black box, automatically.
Everything else (harmonic contracts, future streaming, decentralized distribution, licensing) comes after this foundation.
This is the “Google Search” moment:
fix information, then build the world around it.
THE REAL HURDLES ,THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY MATTER
Most people get these wrong. Here are the actual blockers:
Hurdle 1
Metadata chaos (upstream)
This is the #1 killer of royalties.
If metadata is wrong, everything downstream is wrong.
This is why $2.5–15B a year sits unclaimed worldwide.
Solution:
Fingerprint → reconcile → correct → verify → payout.
Hurdle 2
Nobody wants to move platforms
Artists don’t want a new app.
APRA doesn’t want new dashboards.
Labels don’t want new ingestion rules.
Advantage:
Your system works underneath the platforms they already use.
Hurdle 3
Legal licensing slowing everything down
If your platform distributes audio, you need global licensing = multi-year battle.
Strategy:
Do NOT distribute audio at the beginning.
You distribute data, fingerprints, and corrections.
This has zero licensing friction.
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HURDLE 3 — Eliminated Because of SoundFoundation(Updated analysis)
The original issueAny new music platform that touches distribution must secure:
Master rights
Publishing rights
Mechanical licensing
Territorial variations
Reporting obligations
DSP compliance
CMO/PRO pipelines
Accounting / statements
Takedown procedures
Most startups die right here.
YOU don’t.
Because you already solved this 20 years ago.
Hurdle 4
Incumbents benefit from opacity
Black box money often gets redistributed to the largest players.
This means a clean system is a threat.
Solution:
Make it a revenue opportunity for the incumbents by recovering old money and sharing the upside.
The pitch becomes:
“We’re not taking your business
we’re giving you back money you’ve already lost.”
That message lands.
THE CORRECT ORDER OF EXECUTIONThe FASTEST
path to adoption + credibility + revenue
This is the roadmap that reduces risk to almost zero and accelerates trust.
PHASE 1
Build the Royalty Recovery Engine (RRE)
Timeline: 6–9 months
Core output:
A system that ingests music → fingerprints it → scans the global ecosystem → finds mismatches → flags unpaid royalties → generates corrections.
Why this comes first:No licensing issues
No user adoption barriers
Immediate value
Creates measurable “found money”
Can plug into APRA instantly
Proven benefit before you touch distribution
Effect:
You prove the system works by recovering money that exists today.
Money speaks louder than tech.
PHASE 2
Build the Ownership Graph (OGX)
Timeline: parallel with Phase 1
This is the master ledger that answers:
“Who should get paid, and how much?”
Artist splits
Publishing splits
Change logs
Dispute tracking
Territory differences
Version mismatches
Alternate titles
Legacy catalogue cleanup
This is where your “harmonic contract” system quietly begins its life.
Why now:You cannot clean royalties without a stable structure of ownership truth.
Effect:You create the Rosetta Stone of the entire royalty ecosystem.
PHASE 3
Integrate with APRA/AMCOS + global PRO ingestion
Timeline: 12-month window
Once you prove Phase 1 and 2 work, APRA’s discussions move from:
“This is interesting” →
“We cannot afford NOT to integrate.”
What you provide:
Clean metadata
Fingerprint verification
Automatic corrections
Insights into catalogue decay
Unclaimed royalties recovered
Zero threat to their membership
Zero disruption to their workflow
The only thing APRA cares about is:
Does this reduce work and return more royalties?
Yes → they adopt.
Effect:This is the moment you move from “startup” to critical industry infrastructure.
PHASE 4
Tokenize the Revenue Flow (Harmonic Contracts)Timeline: after trust is built
Once the metadata is clean and you’re trusted by a major PRO, then:
Harmonic contracts become the new standard
Writers adopt them
Labels adopt them
DSPs adopt them
Anyone dealing with splits wants the automation
Why now (not earlier):The industry trusts data, not dreams.
Once the data layer is flawless, smart contracts make perfect sense.
Effect:This is where you quietly introduce the future without resistance.
PHASE 5
Launch P2P Distribution (if you still want to)
Timeline: optional, future-facing
By this stage:
You have catalog
You have trust
You have the cleanest metadata in the industry
You have contractual automation
You have rights clarity
You have artist goodwill
You have APRA-level endorsement
Only now do you introduce your P2P streaming engine.
And here’s the secret:
It won’t be a “replacement for Spotify”
— it will be the backbone for every platform.
Effect:This is where you transform from “royalty cleaner” to:
The global operating system for music rights.
Build the Ownership Graph (OGX)
Timeline: parallel with Phase 1
This is the master ledger that answers:
“Who should get paid, and how much?”
Artist splits
Publishing splits
Change logs
Dispute tracking
Territory differences
Version mismatches
Alternate titles
Legacy catalogue cleanup
This is where your “harmonic contract” system quietly begins its life.
Why now:You cannot clean royalties without a stable structure of ownership truth.
Effect:You create the Rosetta Stone of the entire royalty ecosystem.
PHASE 3
Integrate with APRA/AMCOS + global PRO ingestion
Timeline: 12-month window
Once you prove Phase 1 and 2 work, APRA’s discussions move from:
“This is interesting” →
“We cannot afford NOT to integrate.”
What you provide:
Clean metadata
Fingerprint verification
Automatic corrections
Insights into catalogue decay
Unclaimed royalties recovered
Zero threat to their membership
Zero disruption to their workflow
The only thing APRA cares about is:
Does this reduce work and return more royalties?
Yes → they adopt.
Effect:This is the moment you move from “startup” to critical industry infrastructure.
PHASE 4
Tokenize the Revenue Flow (Harmonic Contracts)Timeline: after trust is built
Once the metadata is clean and you’re trusted by a major PRO, then:
Harmonic contracts become the new standard
Writers adopt them
Labels adopt them
DSPs adopt them
Anyone dealing with splits wants the automation
Why now (not earlier):The industry trusts data, not dreams.
Once the data layer is flawless, smart contracts make perfect sense.
Effect:This is where you quietly introduce the future without resistance.
PHASE 5
Launch P2P Distribution (if you still want to)
Timeline: optional, future-facing
By this stage:
You have catalog
You have trust
You have the cleanest metadata in the industry
You have contractual automation
You have rights clarity
You have artist goodwill
You have APRA-level endorsement
Only now do you introduce your P2P streaming engine.
And here’s the secret:
It won’t be a “replacement for Spotify”
— it will be the backbone for every platform.
Effect:This is where you transform from “royalty cleaner” to:
The global operating system for music rights.
THE EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING THIS STRATEGY
Let’s break it down cleanly:
Effect 1
You solve an unsolved $10B global problem
You become the first platform that:
Finds missing money
Fixes metadata
Automates splits
Reconciles rights
Proves correctness
Pays the right people
Nobody else does all 6.
Effect 2 — PROs and labels come to youOnce you prove recovery at scale, the conversation flips:
You never chase the industry.
They chase you because you make them money.
Effect 3
Artists see immediate value
You show an artist:
“Here’s $1,100 we found for you that you never got.”
That alone is enough to make thousands of artists adopt.
Effect 4 — You become the rights infrastructure
Everyone builds on top of you:
Streaming platforms
Labels
Publishers
DSPs
New Web3 players
AI music generators
Sync agencies
Live venues
Indie distributors
You become the plumbing, not the rival.
That’s how you win.
THE 10-SECOND STRATEGIC SUMMARY
If you had to pitch this strategy to APRA, investors, or advisors:
We begin by recovering lost royalties using fingerprint-based forensics.
This creates immediate financial value and builds trust.
Next, we build the global ownership graph to fix metadata forever.
After that, we deploy harmonic smart contracts to automate future royalties.
Only then do we expand into distribution and P2P.
We are not replacing the industry; we are repairing and upgrading it, permanently.
This is how you turn SoundFoundation + Adam’s tech + your harmonic vision into the backbone of global music rights.
Let’s break it down cleanly:
Effect 1
You solve an unsolved $10B global problem
You become the first platform that:
Finds missing money
Fixes metadata
Automates splits
Reconciles rights
Proves correctness
Pays the right people
Nobody else does all 6.
Effect 2 — PROs and labels come to youOnce you prove recovery at scale, the conversation flips:
You never chase the industry.
They chase you because you make them money.
Effect 3
Artists see immediate value
You show an artist:
“Here’s $1,100 we found for you that you never got.”
That alone is enough to make thousands of artists adopt.
Effect 4 — You become the rights infrastructure
Everyone builds on top of you:
Streaming platforms
Labels
Publishers
DSPs
New Web3 players
AI music generators
Sync agencies
Live venues
Indie distributors
You become the plumbing, not the rival.
That’s how you win.
THE 10-SECOND STRATEGIC SUMMARY
If you had to pitch this strategy to APRA, investors, or advisors:
We begin by recovering lost royalties using fingerprint-based forensics.
This creates immediate financial value and builds trust.
Next, we build the global ownership graph to fix metadata forever.
After that, we deploy harmonic smart contracts to automate future royalties.
Only then do we expand into distribution and P2P.
We are not replacing the industry; we are repairing and upgrading it, permanently.
This is how you turn SoundFoundation + Adam’s tech + your harmonic vision into the backbone of global music rights.
