This document summarizes Soundings, a royalty reporting and performance analytics service for independent music labels, distributors, managers and agents. Soundings provides monthly royalty statements with breakdowns by digital service provider on time every month, addressing a problem of late and unclear statements from the explosion in digital music sales. It also offers analytics dashboards to help with tasks like promotion planning, hit spotting, and tour planning. Pricing starts at $500 per month or $4,500 annually for the beta client plan, aiming to save money compared to staff time spent on royalty reporting.
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The Problem
leaving many Artist Managers
struggling to keep up .
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an explosion in
digital music
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and delivering dull monthly
statements often late
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led to an explosion in
digital reporting data
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Analytics &
Dashboards
Artist/Label
Royalty Statements
we handle
digital performance data for indie:
distributors
labels
managers/agents
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and deliver accurate statements.
on time.
Solution: Soundings
Royalty Reporting & Performance Analytics
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Soundings:
Label/Artist Monthly Statements
Monthly breakdown by
Digital Service Provider
(DSP)
Current Period
Royalty Distributions
On Time,
Every Month
clear, concise
traditional statement
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raw data
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How Do I Use These?
some ideas
& more!
Soundings:
Analytics & Dashboards
a sampling from Soundings analysis library
promotion
planning
hit spotting
social media
planning
merchandising
contracts
review
tour planning
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Accurate statements
Delivered every month
Visual Analytics
Task-Speci鍖c Dashboards
Royalty Reporting Performance Analysis
Soundings: Product Summary
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What Are You Spending Now?
$ 500/month
Hidden
Costs
Sta鍖 Time &
Attention
Accountant/CFO
5 hours/month
Royalty
Accountant/Temp/Intern
15 hours/month
$400
$750
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vs.
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Pricing
beta ()
client monthly plan
annual plan
(25% discount)
Setup Fee waived $500 $500
Service Fee $450/month $500/month $4,500/yr
Premium
Subscription
lifetime
subscription
coming May 2018
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Promotions:
Annual
10% discount
Setup fee waived
Locked in at that price
Lifetime premium subscription
at no additional charge
Soundings
Bring us a new client, we take
$100 off your bill for the next 12
months
Bring us two new clients, we
take $200 off
Three new clients: $300 off
bring us 4 new clients, your
service is free for a year.
Soundings Echo
Our 鍖rst 10 clients get: