Music Intelligence Platform
Ballad is the AI-powered platform that gives independent artists, managers, and labels real-time intelligence across royalties, contracts, career development, and creative protection.
The Problem
Independent artists generate billions in revenue every year — but most never see a clear picture of where their money goes, what their contracts actually say, or how to make strategic career decisions. The tools that exist serve labels. Ballad serves artists.
Artists receive royalty statements they can't read. Revenue splits are buried in jargon. Money is left on the table every quarter because there's no way to verify what's owed.
Most independent artists sign deals without understanding the terms. 360 deals, sync splits, publishing admin — the language is designed to benefit the party that wrote it.
There's no central dashboard for an artist's career trajectory. Streaming data, social metrics, sync opportunities, and market positioning all live in disconnected silos.
The Platform
Five integrated pillars — from royalty parsing to creative protection — covering every stage of an artist's career. No blockchain. No complexity. Just clarity.
Upload any royalty statement from any distributor or label. Ballad's AI parses it instantly — showing you exactly what you earned, where it came from, and whether the math checks out. No more guessing.
Upload a management, distribution, or publishing agreement. Ballad highlights key clauses, flags unfavorable terms, benchmarks against industry standards, and explains everything in plain language.
A real-time composite valuation metric — think credit score for artists. Weighted across streaming velocity, social engagement depth, revenue consistency, content cadence, and market positioning.
AI-generated strategic plans based on an artist's current position, market dynamics, and historical data from similar career trajectories. From first release to major label readiness — every step mapped.
For managers and labels — a complete operational dashboard. A&R scouting with signal-based scoring, catalog performance analytics, sync opportunity matching, and competitive market intelligence.
Ballad Vault
The music industry has a security problem. Unreleased tracks leak. Session contributors go uncredited. Disputes happen after the fact with no documentation. Ballad Vault solves all of it — before it starts.
Log every recording session with participants, timestamps, and contribution details. Creates an immutable record of who was in the room and what they worked on.
Generate legally-structured NDAs in seconds before any session begins. Customizable by session type, participants, and terms. Signed digitally before anyone hits record.
Every file uploaded to Ballad Vault receives a cryptographic timestamp — verifiable proof of when it existed. Establishes provenance without blockchain complexity.
Monitors streaming platforms, social media, and file-sharing networks for unauthorized uploads of your unreleased material. Alerts in real-time when a match is found.
Full documentation trail for every file — who accessed it, when, from where, and what was done. Court-admissible evidence of ownership and handling.
When an unauthorized upload is detected, Ballad auto-drafts a cease and desist letter with all supporting documentation attached. From detection to legal action in minutes.
Who It's For
Understand your royalties. Read your contracts. Track your career trajectory. Make decisions with data instead of guesswork — at every stage from first release to major label readiness.
Vet new signings with real data. Monitor your roster's performance in real time. Use the Label Intelligence Suite to identify opportunities and the Vault to protect your artists' unreleased work.
Run your entire operation through Ballad. A&R scouting, catalog analytics, sync matching, royalty verification, and artist development — all in one platform built for your scale.
The Founder
Ballad was born from direct experience navigating major label deals, artist development, and the structural gaps that cost independent artists time, money, and leverage every day.
The founder's background spans deep music industry experience, including work at 300 Entertainment and building Culture Only Management — a company that took an artist to the threshold of a major label deal.
Ballad isn't a tech company trying to understand music. It's a music company that built the technology the industry is missing.
Ballad is currently in development. Request early access to be first in line when we launch.