Collab Chain

In the music industry, collaboration is the heartbeat of creativity, but tracking who owns what and who gets paid can be a tangled mess of statements, emails, and spreadsheets. Collab Chain is here to bring order to that chaos. It's a dedicated platform built to turn your official royalty statements into clear, verifiable, and tamper-evident proof of your credits and earnings. Think of it as a secure digital locker for your most important professional documents. Whether you're an artist, producer, songwriter, or manager, Collab Chain helps you upload statements from distributors like DistroKid or PROs like SoundExchange, confirm splits with your collaborators, and lock everything into a permanent, shareable record. Its core value is trust through transparency. It doesn't guess your earnings or handle payments; it simply helps you prove what you've already earned, reducing disputes and giving you a single source of truth to rely on during negotiations, audits, or when you just need to show your work.

Deterministic Proof from Official Statements

Collab Chain starts with your official documents. When you upload a PDF or CSV export from a distributor or PRO, the platform preserves the original file forever. It then creates a deterministic snapshot of the data, which means the proof generated can be verified at any time in the future and will always show exactly what was uploaded. This tamper-evident process ensures your proof is reliable and defensible, built on the foundation of an official statement, not a guess or a scrape.

Clear Split Confirmation & Validation

Managing splits is made foolproof. The platform displays a clear status for each track—Complete, Incomplete, or Not Set—so you can instantly see what needs attention. The system requires all splits to total 100% before you can finalize a record, preventing accidental omissions or mathematical errors. This built-in validation ensures every collaborator is accounted for, fostering fairness and clarity from the start.

Secure, Read-Only Sharing

Share your verified proofs without ever giving someone access to your account. Collab Chain lets you generate secure, read-only links that you can send to collaborators, managers, or legal teams. Recipients can view the proof summary, track details, and supporting evidence without needing to sign up, and they cannot edit or download the original files. It’s the perfect way to provide transparency on your terms.

Organized Supporting Evidence

Sometimes an official export isn't available. For those cases, you can add PNG or JPG screenshots from dashboards as "Supporting Evidence." Collab Chain handles these intelligently: they are never parsed for calculations, are always clearly labeled as "Not an Official Statement," and are displayed separately in exports. This lets you provide crucial context while maintaining a clear distinction between verifiable proof and supplementary information.

Independent Artist Releasing a Single

An independent artist releasing a single with a featured vocalist and a producer can use Collab Chain to lock in the agreed-upon splits (e.g., 50% artist, 30% vocalist, 20% producer) using the first royalty statement. This creates an immutable record that all parties can reference, preventing future disputes over ownership when the song starts generating income across multiple platforms and territories.

Producer Building a Credit Portfolio

A producer who works with multiple artists can upload statements from various projects into Collab Chain. This builds a centralized, verifiable portfolio of their work and credited earnings. When negotiating rates for a new project, they can easily share proof of past contributions and royalties without digging through old emails, establishing credibility and professional trust.

Songwriter Auditing Publishing Statements

A songwriter who receives complex statements from multiple publishers and Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) can upload them all to Collab Chain. The platform helps normalize the data, making it easier to track their share across different songs and territories. This organized record is invaluable for personal audits or when working with a lawyer to ensure all royalties are being accounted for correctly.

Manager Organizing a Roster's Paperwork

A manager overseeing several artists can use Collab Chain as a central hub for the entire roster's royalty documentation. Instead of managing a flood of individual statements, they can organize proofs by artist and project. When discussing business with labels, investors, or legal teams, the manager can quickly generate and share verified proof links, streamlining communication and demonstrating organized, professional management.

What file types does Collab Chain accept?

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV export files from distributors, publishers, and royalty organizations like DistroKid, SoundExchange, Apple Music, and Spotify for Artists. These are used to create the primary, verifiable proof. For additional context when an official export isn't available, you can also upload PNG or JPG screenshot files as labeled Supporting Evidence.

Does Collab Chain pull my live earnings data from streaming platforms?

No, absolutely not. Collab Chain does not scrape dashboards, connect to your streaming accounts via API, or pull live data. Its entire process is driven by the official statements you choose to upload. This means you have full control over what data is added, and the platform never "guesses" at your earnings.

Can I or a collaborator edit a proof after it's been finalized?

No. Once a proof is finalized and locked, it becomes a permanent, tamper-evident record. The original statement file and the confirmed split data cannot be altered. This is a core feature to ensure the integrity of the proof. If you need to add context later, you can attach additional Supporting Evidence, which will be clearly marked as added after finalization.

What happens if a platform doesn't provide an official export?

If a platform blocks or doesn't offer official exports, you can use the Supporting Evidence feature. You can take screenshots of the relevant dashboard and upload them. Collab Chain will clearly label these as "Not an Official Statement" and display them separately in the proof, providing valuable context without compromising the verifiable nature of the official documents you do have.