Resource Hub
Playbooks for the independent era.
Guides, templates, and honest advice — written by musicians, engineers, and industry veterans.
Getting paid
The 5 royalty streams every artist misses
Mechanical, neighbouring rights, and how to claim them.
PRO vs MLC vs distributor: who pays what
A plain-English map of the money flows.
Reading a DistroKid CSV like a pro
Every column, decoded.
Rights & agreements
Split sheets 101
Why you sign one before the beat is finished.
Beat lease vs exclusive: pricing power
How to structure a producer catalog.
Reading a label deal without a lawyer
The 8 clauses that matter.
Release craft
The 7-week release timeline
What to do, when — from mastering to press.
Metadata that actually gets discovered
Titles, genres, moods.
Pitching to editorial playlists
Templates and timing.
Growth
Owning your list, not renting your feed
Email captures on every release.
Merch drops that actually sell out
Scarcity, timing, and shipping.
First 10 sync placements
How independents get in the pitch.