Collab Chain

About Collab Chain

Collab Chain is a specialized platform designed to bring clarity, trust, and verifiable proof to the complex world of music royalties and creative ownership. It serves as a secure credit locker and documentation system for creators, producers, songwriters, managers, and rights holders. The core value proposition is transforming often-confusing royalty statements from distributors, PROs, and publishers into clear, structured, and tamper-evident records. By parsing and normalizing uploaded data, Collab Chain generates a definitive snapshot of contribution splits and earnings entitlement. This process establishes a single, reliable source of truth for ownership history, directly aimed at reducing disputes and improving transparency among collaborators. Importantly, Collab Chain is not a distributor, payment processor, or marketplace; it focuses purely on verification and documentation. This makes it an essential tool for independent artists building their catalog, labels managing multiple assets, and legal teams requiring defensible, clean records for audits, negotiations, or conflict resolution.

Features of Collab Chain

Deterministic Proof Generation

Collab Chain creates verifiable, tamper-evident royalty proof from official statements. When you upload an official export, the platform preserves the original file and generates a deterministic snapshot of the data. This means the proof can be independently verified at any point in the future, providing an immutable record of earnings and splits as they were reported at that specific moment, which is crucial for legal defensibility and long-term trust.

Split Confirmation & Validation

The platform provides clear, track-level split status indicators showing Complete, Incomplete, or Not Set. The system enforces that all splits must total 100% before a record can be finalized, preventing accidental omissions or mathematical errors. This structured validation ensures that every collaborator's contribution is accurately documented and accounted for, leaving no room for ambiguity in ownership percentages.

Secure, Read-Only Proof Sharing

Users can generate secure, shareable links to their finalized proof records. These links are read-only and require no Collab Chain account to view, allowing creators to safely share verification with collaborators, managers, labels, or legal teams without risking unauthorized access to their account or sensitive editing capabilities. This facilitates transparent communication while maintaining full control over the original data.

Comprehensive Export Bundles

For personal records or official purposes, users can export their proof in a detailed bundle. This includes a proof summary, granular track details, the original statement file, and any uploaded supporting evidence, all organized in clearly labeled sections. This creates a complete, portable audit trail that can be stored offline or presented in professional contexts.

Use Cases of Collab Chain

Independent Artist Catalog Management

An independent artist releasing music across multiple distributors and collaborators can use Collab Chain to consolidate all their royalty statements into one organized system. By creating verifiable proofs for each release, they build a clear, defensible history of their earnings and splits, which is invaluable for personal finance tracking, reporting to tax professionals, and providing proof of earnings when applying for loans or grants.

Producer Credit Verification

A music producer who works with various artists and labels can document their production credits and agreed-upon percentage splits for every project. When royalty statements arrive, they upload them to Collab Chain to create locked proof of their entitlement. This serves as essential documentation during payment follow-ups, audits, or if any disputes arise regarding their contribution to a track's success.

Label & Roster Oversight

A record label or management company can use Collab Chain to organize and verify royalty statements for their entire roster of artists. It provides a systematic way to track earnings per release, confirm that all collaborator splits are correctly accounted for, and maintain a transparent archive. This simplifies internal accounting and allows for easy, secure sharing of proof with artists and their teams.

Legal Dispute Resolution & Audits

When a disagreement over song ownership or unpaid royalties arises, legal teams and the involved parties need clear evidence. Collab Chain's tamper-evident, time-stamped proof records provide an objective source of truth. The exported bundles, containing original statements and confirmed splits, offer a robust foundation for mediation, legal proceedings, or formal royalty audits with distributors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What file types does Collab Chain accept?

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV export files from distributors, publishers, and Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) like DistroKid, SoundExchange, Apple Music, and Spotify for Artists. These form the basis of verifiable proofs. When official exports are unavailable, you can upload PNG or JPG screenshots (up to 10MB) as "Supporting Evidence," but these are clearly labeled as not being official statements and are not parsed for data.

Does Collab Chain pull my earnings data automatically?

No, Collab Chain does not scrape dashboards, connect to APIs for live data, or automatically pull earnings from streaming platforms. The platform is built on a principle of verification, not estimation. You maintain control by manually uploading your official statements, and Collab Chain creates a deterministic, verifiable snapshot from that specific document at the time of upload.

Can collaborators edit a proof after I share it?

No. Shared proofs are accessible via secure, read-only links. Recipients cannot edit, alter, or delete any information within the proof. The sharing functionality is designed solely for viewing and verification, ensuring that you retain full control over your original data and records while enabling transparent communication with stakeholders.

What happens if a split is incorrect after finalizing a proof?

Once a proof is finalized and locked, the core data from the original statement and the confirmed splits become an immutable record. However, Collab Chain allows you to add "Supporting Evidence" after finalization, which is clearly marked as such in the export bundle. This feature lets you append context or notes about discrepancies without altering the original, verifiable proof, maintaining its integrity for audit purposes.