Selling music

Marking a record final

When the song is done, the artist clicks Release in the Session header. The release dialog configures visibility and price:

• Public streaming — listed and streamable for everyone; can also carry a price.
• Sale only — listed with a timed preview; full playback requires purchase.
• Private distribution — not listed or streamable in-app; for records heading to distributors.

A final release freezes the official cut. Publishing and rollback close; the song continues by branching.

Before a paid release

1. Stripe onboarding. Sellers connect a Stripe account (a hosted onboarding flow) so payouts have somewhere to go.
2. Splits accepted. The master split must total exactly 100%, include the artist and every accepted contributor, and be explicitly accepted by every participant. Split recipients need Stripe onboarding too.
3. Copyright readiness. No missing rights acknowledgements and no open moderation cases on the Session.
4. Sale approval, if flagged. If the Session's audio ever matched a commercially released recording, the publish flow shows a sale approval panel — submit a short message and licensing documents, and an admin reviews before the sale can go live.

Fees

Track sales carry a 10% platform fee. Fan contributions (the Contribute button) carry a 5% fee and go to the artist's connected account. Everything else follows the agreed split.