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Insights, tips, and stories from the world of music.
What goes in a music collaboration agreement: splits, credits, who owns the master and the publishing, who can release the song, and samples, with a simple template to fill in.
Looking for a SoundBetter alternative? Here are the best options in 2026, from paid marketplaces for hiring a professional to free ways to find a collaborator, with what each one costs.
Looking for a BandLab alternative? Here are the best options in 2026, from other free studios to collaboration platforms and apps for finding people to make music with, with what each one costs.
Looking for a KollabMe alternative? Here are the best options in 2026, from free apps for finding people to message to collaboration platforms and paid marketplaces, with what each one costs.
How to find a mix engineer: where to look, how to tell if they are good, what stems to send, what mixing costs, and what to agree before they start.
How to find a producer for your music: which kind you need, where to look, what to send, what it costs, and what to agree before anyone starts.
The best apps to find musicians in 2026, grouped by what they are for: finding collaborators, making music together, finding a band or hiring a pro.
Looking for a Vampr alternative? Here are the best options in 2026, from free apps for finding people to message to collaboration platforms and paid marketplaces, with what each one costs.
How to collaborate on music remotely without it falling apart: the settings to agree first, how to send stems that line up, how to give feedback, and the habits that get remote tracks finished.
How to find a singer for your beat: where vocalists actually are, how to judge one from a 30-second clip, what to send them, and what a feature should cost.
How to send beats to artists without getting ignored: what to send, how to tag it, what to write, and the beat submission habits that get a producer a reply.
How to split royalties on a song fairly: the two rights you're actually dividing, why an equal split usually wins, and the split sheet that stops a good collaboration ending in a fallout.
The first message is where most collaborations die before they start. Here's how to actually ask someone to work on a song with you, with templates you can steal and the lines that get left on read.
Reddit, Discord, SoundCloud, real-life meetups — and the one platform built for it. A no-nonsense rundown of where to actually find people to make music with this year.
No producer mates? No singer in your contacts? Here's how to actually find people to make music with, even if you're starting from absolute zero.
