Collab Chain

About Collab Chain

Collab Chain is a foundational tool built to establish clarity and trust in music collaborations. It serves as a dedicated platform for royalty verification and collaboration proof, designed for creators, producers, songwriters, and rights holders. In an industry where ownership and earnings can become unclear over time, Collab Chain provides a simple, reliable solution. It does this by allowing users to upload their official royalty statements, splits sheets, or credit documents from sources like distributors, PROs, or publishers. The platform then parses and normalizes this complex data, transforming it into a clear, structured, and permanent record. This record acts as verifiable, tamper-evident proof of contribution and royalty entitlement. Collab Chain is not a distributor, payment processor, or marketplace. Its sole focus is on verification, documentation, and creating a single, defensible source of truth for ownership history. This makes it an essential credit locker for independent artists, labels, managers, and legal teams who need to reduce disputes, improve transparency, and have clean records for negotiations, audits, or conflict resolution.

Features of Collab Chain

Deterministic Proof from Official Statements

Collab Chain creates verifiable proof by using your original, uploaded documents. You provide official PDF or CSV exports from distributors, publishers, or PROs. The platform preserves this original file and generates a deterministic snapshot of its data. This means the proof is created from a specific, unaltered source and can be independently verified at any time in the future, establishing an immutable record of what was originally reported.

Split Confirmation with Guardrails

The platform provides clear, track-level status indicators showing if splits are Complete, Incomplete, or Not Set. A fundamental guardrail is that you cannot finalize a proof until all collaborator splits for a track total exactly 100%. This system prevents accidental omissions or mathematical errors, ensuring every contribution is accounted for before a record is locked, which is a basic but critical step for accurate documentation.

Secure, Read-Only Sharing

Once a proof is finalized, you can share it without compromising security or access. Collab Chain allows you to generate secure, read-only verification links. You can send these links to collaborators, managers, or legal teams. Recipients can view the proof summary and details without needing an account and without any ability to edit the information, keeping your data safe while providing necessary transparency.

Clear Handling of Supporting Evidence

For situations where an official export is not available, the platform allows for the addition of supporting evidence, such as dashboard screenshots. This evidence is always clearly labeled as "Not an Official Statement" and, if added after finalization, marked as "Added After Finalization." It is never parsed or used for calculations; it is displayed separately in exports, providing context without altering the core verifiable proof.

Use Cases of Collab Chain

Independent Artist Maintaining Ownership Records

An independent artist releasing music across multiple platforms can use Collab Chain to compile all their royalty statements in one place. For each release, they can upload statements, confirm splits with their featured artists and producers, and generate a locked proof. This creates a permanent, organized portfolio of their earnings and collaborator agreements, which is invaluable for personal finance tracking and future negotiations.

Producer Documenting Credits and Splits

A music producer who works on numerous projects for different artists needs to document their agreed-upon percentages and credits. By requesting royalty statements from artists or labels and uploading them to Collab Chain, the producer can create verified proofs of their contributions. This serves as essential paperwork to ensure they are paid correctly and have evidence of their work portfolio.

Songwriter Auditing Publishing Royalties

A songwriter receiving statements from multiple publishers and PROs can use Collab Chain to bring all this information together. By uploading various documents, they can create a unified, verifiable record of their writing splits and publishing shares across different catalogs. This consolidated view is a foundational step for auditing earnings and ensuring all owed royalties are being collected and reported correctly.

Manager Organizing Roster Documentation

A manager overseeing multiple artists needs a systematic way to handle the legal and financial paperwork for their roster. Collab Chain allows the manager to organize royalty statements, finalize split agreements, and maintain a library of verified proofs for each client. This organized system makes it easy to share specific proofs with stakeholders like lawyers or labels during deal discussions or audits.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of files can I upload to Collab Chain?

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV export files from distributors (like DistroKid), publishers, and royalty organizations (like SoundExchange). These are used to create the primary, verifiable proof. If an official export is unavailable, you can upload PNG or JPG screenshots as "Supporting Evidence," but these are for context only and are clearly labeled as not being an official statement.

Does Collab Chain pull my earnings data automatically?

No, Collab Chain does not pull live data, scrape dashboards, or connect to your streaming accounts. The platform is built on a principle of verification, not estimation. You maintain full control by manually uploading your official statements. This ensures the proof is based on the actual documents provided by the reporting entities, making the record deterministic and reliable.

Can collaborators edit a proof after I share it?

No. When you share a proof via a secure link, recipients receive a read-only view. They cannot edit, alter, or download the original files. The sharing function is designed to provide transparency and verification without giving away any control over your account or the underlying data. The proof remains locked and immutable as you finalized it.

What happens if I need to add information after finalizing a proof?

If you need to add context after a proof is locked, such as a screenshot from a new platform, you can add it as "Supporting Evidence." This evidence will be clearly labeled as "Added After Finalization" and displayed separately in the proof view and exports. It does not change the original, locked proof or its calculations but provides additional context for the record.