Collab Chain

Collab Chain is a dedicated verification platform that solves a critical, costly problem in the music industry: the lack of clear, trusted, and defensible proof of ownership and royalty splits. Built for creators, producers, songwriters, managers, and rights holders, it transforms the chaos of scattered royalty statements, informal agreements, and ambiguous paperwork into a single, tamper-evident source of truth. The platform does not distribute music or process payments; its sole focus is on verification and documentation. Users upload official documents from distributors, PROs, or publishers, and Collab Chain parses and normalizes this data to generate a structured, deterministic record that serves as undeniable proof of contribution and entitlement. By providing immutable clarity and transparency, Collab Chain reduces disputes, builds trust between collaborators, and creates a secure "credit locker" essential for professional negotiations, audits, and conflict resolution. It is an indispensable tool for anyone who needs clean, organized, and reliable records of their creative work and earnings, turning administrative vulnerability into professional leverage.

Deterministic Proof Generation

Collab Chain creates verifiable, tamper-evident royalty proof from your official statements. The platform preserves your original uploaded file and generates a deterministic snapshot of the data, which can be independently verified at any time in the future. This process ensures the record is immutable and serves as a defensible source of truth, moving beyond guesswork or easily disputed spreadsheets.

Enforced Split Confirmation

The platform provides clear, track-level split status indicators showing Complete, Incomplete, or Not Set. You cannot finalize and lock a proof until all collaborator splits are confirmed and total 100%. This built-in validation prevents accidental omissions or incomplete agreements, ensuring every record is fully documented and ready for sharing or legal scrutiny.

Secure, Read-Only Sharing

Generate secure, shareable links for collaborators, managers, or legal teams without compromising your account security. Recipients can view a proof summary and its details in a read-only format that requires no Collab Chain account to access. This allows you to provide transparency and proof without granting editing rights or exposing sensitive login information.

Hybrid Document Support

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV exports from distributors, publishers, and PROs as the foundation for verifiable proofs. For platforms that block exports, you can add dashboard screenshots as labeled "Supporting Evidence." These images are never parsed for calculations and are clearly marked as "Not an Official Statement," maintaining integrity while providing necessary context.

Independent Artist Portfolio 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. They can confirm splits with every featured artist and producer, lock the proofs, and maintain a verifiable portfolio of their earnings and credits. This clean record is crucial for securing loans, negotiating label deals, or providing proof of income.

Producer Credit Verification

A producer who works on multiple tracks for different artists can document their production credits and royalty percentages definitively. Instead of relying on memory or informal DMs, they upload the official statements received from artists or labels, confirm their split, and generate a locked proof. This becomes their authoritative record for accounting, tax purposes, and resolving any future disputes over payment.

Songwriter Split Documentation

Songwriters in a co-writing session can use Collab Chain to permanently document agreed-upon publishing splits once the song earns royalties. When PRO statements arrive, each writer uploads their copy, maps the data, and confirms their percentage. The resulting proof protects each writer's share, simplifying royalty collections and ensuring fair compensation is indisputable.

Manager & Legal Team Auditing

A manager overseeing a roster of artists can use Collab Chain to organize and audit royalty statements from various sources for each client. They can verify that all collaborator splits are correctly reported and generate shareable proof links to send to legal teams during contract reviews or audit preparations, streamlining due diligence and protecting their clients' interests.

What kind of files does Collab Chain accept?

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV export files from music distributors (like DistroKid, TuneCore), streaming platforms (like Apple Music for Artists, Spotify for Artists), and Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) or publishers. These official documents form the basis of a verifiable proof. For platforms that do not allow exports, you can upload PNG or JPG screenshots as "Supporting Evidence," which are clearly labeled as not being official statements.

Does Collab Chain pull my live streaming data or handle payments?

No. Collab Chain does not scrape dashboards, pull live data from DSPs, or handle any payments. Its purpose is strictly verification and documentation. You manually upload your existing official royalty statements, and the platform helps you structure, confirm, and lock that data into an immutable proof. You remain in control of your data and your payment relationships.

What happens after I finalize and lock a proof?

Once you finalize a record, Collab Chain performs server-side validation to confirm statement integrity and split completeness before permanently locking it. The system ensures no partial records exist through transactional rollback. After locking, you can download a proof PDF or a full export bundle for your records and generate secure, read-only links to share the verified proof with others.

How does Collab Chain ensure my data is secure and tamper-proof?

Your original uploaded files are preserved in their exact state. The proof generation process is deterministic, meaning the same input file will always produce the same verifiable output snapshot. Once a proof is locked, it cannot be altered. Any supporting evidence added later is clearly timestamped and labeled, ensuring a clear audit trail and maintaining the integrity of the original, parsed data.