Transparent infrastructure for independent music
The way we value music is about to change.
VSTD Music analyses, distributes, publishes and administers independent music on one platform. Underneath runs one analytics engine that cleans every known royalty statement format and forecasts how a catalog will perform.
Why we exist
Independents own the music. Others own the pipes.
Distribution and royalty infrastructure independents depend on is increasingly owned by major labels, including its release data, revenue and deal terms.
VSTD Music's purpose:
To make music's value transparent and lasting for those who create it.
Side A · Four tracks, one engine
One record. Four ways in.
Every song has an artist, a songwriter, a label, a publisher and an owner. We work with all of them, and everything we do runs on the same engine: it cleans statements, forecasts performance and prices catalogs.
VSTD Intelligence
The label at the centre of every track. One proprietary analytics engine that handles every known statement format and is designed to improve with every catalog it analyses.
- Raw statements
- Cleaned data
- Forecast and valuation
- Decision
For independent artists
Release worldwide. See exactly what it earns.
- Distribute
Worldwide distribution of your masters, on our own platform.
- Understand
Statements and analytics in the same place as your releases.
- Forecast
Analytics and forecasting built into how you release.
Start withYour first release, with statements and analytics included.
Release with VSTDFor independent labels
One workflow instead of five tools.
- Release
Release your roster worldwide from one platform.
- Clean
Statements from dozens of sources, standardised into one clear format.
- Price
Catalog valuation that supports decisions to hold, sell or invest.
Start withA single catalog analysis.
Analyse your catalogFor songwriters and independent publishers
Every song registered. Every royalty collected.
- 1 · Register
Every song and its splits.
- 2 · File
With a collecting society.
- 3 · Match
Track usage worldwide.
- 4 · Collect
Royalties from every source.
- 5 · Pay
With clear reporting at every step.
Start withA free check for uncollected royalties.
Check your royaltiesFor family offices and private equity
Own music rights directly. See exactly what you own.
- Analyse
Catalogs analysed and valued with our own tool before you commit.
- Acquire
Acquisitions facilitated on your behalf.
- Administer
Catalogs administered for you, with transparent reporting.
Start withOne catalog reviewed: statement analysis and valuation.
Request a reviewPast royalties are no guarantee of future earnings.
Some stories are still being written…
Bring us a catalog, a release or a song. We start by reading what is already there.