studio raine blog
one question per page, answered by the studio that builds the software.
music website guides for musicians, producers, engineers, studios and labels. Studio Raine builds in this market, so nothing here is neutral and none of it pretends to be. every claim carries its own date, and every client named is the studio's own work.
every guide, newest first.
How does a record label sell direct to fans?
created by studio rainewhat a label owns before it can take a direct sale: the domain, the merchant account, the delivery step and the list. plus what breaks on release night.
read itShould a label own its merchant account?
created by studio rainewho the merchant of record is decides whose name is on the statement, who answers a chargeback and who keeps the buyer. what a label gives up either way.
read itWho owns your fan email list, you or the platform?
created by studio rainewhoever collected the address under their own terms owns it. what each kind of platform passes on, what owning it obliges you to do, and how to start one.
read itHow does a label put a back catalog online?
created by studio rainea page per release, the metadata that makes each one findable, and a storefront over the top. what a label has to gather first, and what to generate.
read itHow do automatic licence agreements get written?
created by studio rainewhat a music licence has to say, why an exclusive one needs a signature, and how a storefront issues the paperwork itself at the moment of sale.
read itDo music producers need a website?
created by studio rainethe short answer, what a producer site does that a beat store link cannot, and three real builds: Jake Angel Beats, Mixed by Isolation, Burn County.
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