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Where does your streaming money actually go?

Four questions. One honest breakdown of gross payout, cuts, and what you keep — with every assumption editable.

Run my numbers

Doing mode

What are you working on?

Stage changes the order, never what you are allowed to explore.

First release 4-6 weeks 4 stops

Release Your First Single

Turn one finished track into a release you can actually execute.

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Releasing regularly 1-3 days to set up, then monthly maintenance 6 stops

Register And Collect Royalties

Build the collection routes that keep your money from disappearing.

Music PublishingLegal & ComplianceRecord Deals & RightsDistribution+1 more
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Any stage 60-90 minutes per song 3 stops

Set Up Splits And Collaborators

Agree on ownership, credits, and money before memory gets creative.

Music CreationLegal & Compliance
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Any stage 45 minutes to start, then monthly monitoring 3 stops

Protect Your Music From AI

Reduce exposure, document non-consent, and build an evidence trail.

Legal & ComplianceMusic PublishingMonetization
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First release 2 hours to design, then 2-3 hours weekly 3 stops

Grow Your Audience

Build a repeatable audience loop instead of feeding every platform at once.

Marketing & Content
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Releasing regularly 2-4 hours before professional review 3 stops

Review A Deal Offer

Translate the offer, model the money, and identify what needs negotiation.

Legal & ComplianceRecord Deals & Rights
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Releasing regularly 2-3 hours per route, then show-by-show advancing 3 stops

Play Live And Tour

Know the costs, responsibilities, and break-even point before you say yes.

Live Music & TouringLegal & Compliance
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Pro 2 hours to scope, then 2-6 weeks to hire 3 stops

Build Your Team

Hire for the bottleneck you actually have, with clear roles and terms.

Team & Career Management
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Wondering mode

Questions the music business makes weird on purpose

Protect your music from AI

Use real controls, build a rights record, and know what a notice can—and cannot—do.

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