Collab Chain

About Collab Chain

Collab Chain is the essential mobile-first platform for music creators to build trust and clarity around ownership. Built for artists, producers, songwriters, and their teams, it transforms complex royalty paperwork into simple, verifiable proof. The core problem it solves is the confusion and disputes that arise from scattered statements, unclear splits, and unverified credits. Users upload their official royalty documents from distributors, PROs, or publishers directly into the app. Collab Chain then parses and normalizes this data, creating a clear, structured, and tamper-evident record that serves as definitive proof of contribution and royalty entitlement. It acts as a secure digital locker for your credits, providing a single source of truth that can be referenced during negotiations, audits, or conflict resolution. Importantly, Collab Chain is not a distributor or payment processor; it focuses purely on verification and documentation, empowering independent creators and professionals with defensible, organized records right from their phone.

Features of Collab Chain

Deterministic Proof Generation

Collab Chain creates verifiable, tamper-evident records from your official statements. When you upload a PDF or CSV, the platform preserves the original file and generates a deterministic snapshot of the data. This means the proof can be independently verified at any time in the future, providing immutable evidence of earnings and splits exactly as reported, directly from your mobile device.

Visual Split Confirmation & Enforcement

The app provides an intuitive, track-by-track overview of collaborator splits with clear status indicators: Complete, Incomplete, or Not Set. The system enforces data integrity by preventing you from finalizing a proof until every track's splits total 100%. This built-in validation eliminates accidental omissions and ensures every contributor is accounted for before locking the record.

Secure, Read-Only Sharing

Share your verified proofs without compromising your account security or editing rights. Collab Chain lets you generate secure, shareable links that grant recipients read-only access to view the proof summary. Collaborators, managers, or legal teams can see the verified information without needing an account, keeping your sensitive data and login credentials completely protected.

Supporting Evidence Attachment

For situations where an official export isn't available from a platform, you can add dashboard screenshots as supporting evidence. These PNG or JPG files are clearly labeled "Not an Official Statement" and are displayed separately in exports. This feature provides crucial context without corrupting the verifiable core data, ensuring a complete audit trail.

Use Cases of Collab Chain

Independent Artist Managing Collaborations

An independent artist releasing music with multiple featured vocalists and producers can use Collab Chain to upload all royalty statements. They can clearly assign and confirm percentage splits for each contributor per track, creating a locked proof. This becomes their go-to reference for transparent conversations about earnings, preventing disputes and building trust within their creative network.

Producer Documenting Credits for Catalog Value

A music producer working with various artists needs to formally document their production credits and royalty shares for their catalog's long-term value. By uploading statements into Collab Chain for every project, they build a portable, verifiable portfolio of proof. This organized record is essential for audits, selling catalog rights, or securing financing.

Songwriter Auditing Publishing Statements

A songwriter receiving statements from multiple publishers and PROs can consolidate everything in one secure app. They can upload each document, confirm their writing splits are correctly reflected, and generate a unified proof of their earnings across all works. This simplifies tax preparation and provides clear evidence during publisher audits or contract renewals.

Manager Organizing Roster Earnings

A manager handling multiple clients can use Collab Chain to organize royalty statements across their entire roster. They can upload statements on behalf of each artist, verify splits, and generate clean proof records. This allows them to efficiently share verified earning summaries with artists and other stakeholders, streamlining communication and professionalizing their management services.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of files can I upload to Collab Chain?

Collab Chain accepts official PDF or CSV export files from music distributors (like DistroKid, CD Baby), publishers, and Performance Rights Organizations (PROs). These are used to create verifiable proofs. For platforms that block exports, you can upload PNG or JPG screenshots as "Supporting Evidence," which are clearly labeled as not being official statements and are not used for calculations.

Does Collab Chain pull my earnings data automatically?

No. Collab Chain does not scrape dashboards, connect to APIs to pull live data, or guess your earnings. The platform is built on the documents you provide. You maintain full control by uploading your official statements, and Collab Chain uses those to generate a deterministic, tamper-evident record. Your data stays yours.

What happens after I finalize and lock a proof?

Once you finalize a record, server-side validation checks statement status and split completeness before permanently locking it. The system ensures no partial records exist. You can then 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, who can view it without a Collab Chain account.

Can I add information to a proof after it's been locked?

You cannot modify the core verified data from the original statement after locking. However, you can add supplemental "Supporting Evidence" (like screenshots) to a locked proof. These additions are clearly timestamped and marked as "Added After Finalization" to maintain the integrity of the original, verifiable record while allowing for additional context.