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Music industry contacts
Track every producer, mixing engineer, videographer, playlist curator, and media outlet in one workspace. Search by role, filter by status — so you always know who to reach next and where things stand.
The all-in-one platform for independent artists
Run your music career.
Keep every right.
Learn the music business, find industry contacts, explore growth and monetization ideas, and discover the resources to make your next move — with tools to put it all into practice.
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Academy & resource library
Learn the music business, develop your sound, and explore resources for distribution, marketing, community, rights, and funding. Practical knowledge you can return to as your career grows.
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Growth & monetization playbooks
Structured playbooks for sync licensing, streaming royalties, merch, and brand deals — written for independent artists who keep their masters and want to understand every income stream they're entitled to.
Start with one useful next step
Free tools for independent artists.
Open them now. No account needed.
01 / Write the pitch
Music outreach templates
Press, booking and demo pitches. Edit a draft, study a worked example, and copy a follow-up.
Open the workbench →02 / Plan the release
Release-date planner
Turn your release date into a working timeline. Adjust the tasks and download your own CSV.
Build your timeline →03 / Find the right fit
Contact-selection walkthrough
Explore three fictional records and practice building a shortlist with a clear next action.
Try the example →How it works
The all-in-one music platform for artists who won't sign a 360 deal.
AirTrax brings the knowledge, resources, contacts, and tools for an independent music career into one platform — academy lessons, growth playbooks, monetization guides, an industry contact directory, and a full resource library. Campaigns, calendar, assets, notes, and outreach tools help you put your next move into practice.
Catalog
Your industry contacts, actually organized.
AirTrax's music contact directory lets you search by role, filter by status, and track every conversation — from the producer you haven't followed up with to the curator who needs a pitch. All in one place, not scattered across DMs.
Contact directoryStatus trackingOutreach templates
Revenue
Every monetization play — including the ones you own
Access royalty playbooks for sync licensing, streaming income, merch strategy, and brand deals. All structured for independent artists who keep their masters and want to understand exactly how each right generates money.
Royalty playbooksSync & licensing guidesRevenue strategy
Rights
The 360 deal alternative for independent artists
AirTrax is designed for artists who refuse 360 deals. Store private asset links, manage release timelines, and run your music business the way you should — keeping 100% of your masters, publishing rights, and income.
Zero 360 dealsMasters-first designKeep publishing rights
Artist workspace — studio photography
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Knowledge and tools in one place
Explore academy lessons, growth playbooks, monetization ideas, and curated resources, then put what you learn to work with contacts, campaigns, assets, and notes.
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Release campaigns, not just checklists
Each release gets a full rollout plan — tasks, attached contacts, linked assets, and a record of what happened from strategy to drop. Music release planning the way independent artists actually work.
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Your notes live next to your music business
Draft strategy, save lyrics, capture ideas — your notebook stays in the same workspace as your contacts, releases, and assets. Not buried in a different app or lost in voice memos.
Inside AirTrax
The knowledge, contacts, and tools to build your music career.
AirTrax brings together an artist academy, growth playbooks, monetization guides, curated resources, and a music industry contact directory. Your campaigns, calendar, assets, notes, and outreach tools give you a place to put it all to work.
Artist academy
Learn about the music business, production, releases, audience growth, community, rights, and building a lasting career.
Explore →Growth playbooks
Explore practical ideas for your brand, content, fanbase, creative process, networking, releases, and long-term growth.
Explore →Monetization guides
Find ways to build income around music, creative skills, digital products, services, merchandise, and fan experiences.
Explore →Resource library
Discover external tools and services for distribution, production, marketing, community, analytics, rights, sync, and grants.
Explore →FAQ
Questions independent artists ask about music rights, releases, and management.
From keeping your masters to understanding 360 deals, royalties, and what music management software actually works for independent artists. Direct answers, no label speak.
Artist Infrastructure & Ownership
How can independent artists manage their music like a business?
Separate creative work from recurring operations. Keep a release plan, a contact list with context, organized deliverables, and a regular review of deadlines. AirTrax connects those operational records in one account; it does not provide label financing or representation.
Does music management software protect ownership of my masters?
Software can help you organize records, but it does not decide ownership. Keep signed agreements and permissions for each project, and review the terms of label, distributor, and collaborator arrangements. A tool cannot change an existing contract.
Music Management & Workflow
How do I organize unfinished beats and stems?
Use one project name and a consistent version convention. Separate working files, review exports, and approved deliverables. Keep production sessions backed up and add the files or links you need for release work to the AirTrax asset library.
Where can I find music industry contacts?
AirTrax includes a contact directory organized by music industry role and category. Research fit, verify current contact details, and follow the recipient’s submission instructions. You can keep personal notes, status, and favorites with the contacts you use.
Industry Networking & Outreach
How do I pitch my music to industry professionals?
Read the recipient’s current submission instructions, explain why your project fits, include one tested listening link, and make one clear request. AirTrax outreach templates help prepare a message for your email app; they do not send it automatically.
How do I submit music for Spotify editorial playlists?
Use the official pitch flow in Spotify for Artists for eligible unreleased music. Spotify’s support guidance says to pitch at least seven days before release. Allow enough distributor lead time for the release to appear in your artist portal. Submission does not guarantee selection.
Music Marketing & Growth
How do I plan a music marketing campaign?
Choose a specific audience and an action you want them to take. Prepare the release story, listening link, artwork, and a realistic channel plan. Track tasks and outreach in your campaign, then review results from the platforms you used.
Can a tool guarantee that my song goes viral?
No. Audience response depends on the music, context, distribution, and execution. Use tools to organize experiments and compare results, without treating any posting schedule or content format as a guaranteed formula.
Legal & Royalties
Are the recording and the song the same copyright?
Under U.S. copyright guidance, the sound recording and the underlying musical composition are distinct works. Ownership and licensing may differ. Keep records for both and consult the relevant agreements when planning a release.
Does AirTrax collect or calculate my music royalties?
No. AirTrax provides educational monetization resources and a place to organize your work. Collection, statements, and accounting belong with the appropriate distributor, rights organizations, and financial tools.
Scaling Your Music Career
When should I hire a music manager?
Consider a manager when you have specific work that requires representation, coordination, or industry experience beyond your capacity. Define the role and assess the proposed agreement. Software can organize records but cannot provide someone’s judgment or relationships.
How do I build a team for my music career?
Start with the bottleneck in your next project. Define the deliverable, budget, deadline, and decision-maker before engaging a collaborator. Keep role and project context with your contact records.
AirTrax Platform & Pricing
What is AirTrax?
AirTrax is an all-in-one platform for independent artists. It brings together a music industry contact directory, academy lessons, growth playbooks, monetization guides, curated resources, and tools for campaigns, calendars, assets, notes, and outreach.
What resources are included in AirTrax?
The platform includes an academy covering business, production, releases, audience growth, community, rights, and career development; growth playbooks; step-by-step monetization ideas; and a curated external resource library. Explore the public academy, playbook, monetization, and resource pages to see the scope.
Industry Trends & Strategy
Can I manipulate Spotify’s algorithm to guarantee streams?
No legitimate method guarantees algorithmic distribution. Spotify warns against services promising streams or playlist placement for payment. Focus on reaching relevant listeners and reviewing genuine audience response.
Are record labels obsolete?
Labels may provide financing, expertise, relationships, and operational support. Whether those services are useful depends on the artist and the agreement. Organizational software serves a different role and does not make every label service unnecessary.
Asset & Data Management
How should I name audio files before mastering?
Use a consistent format with artist, track, mix type, and version, such as Artist_Track_Mix_v03.wav. Confirm sample rate, bit depth, and export requirements with the engineer receiving the files instead of relying on a universal specification.
Is cloud storage enough for music management?
Cloud storage can be enough for simple file organization. A workspace adds context: the campaign, the contacts involved, the approved version, and the next task. Use AirTrax for that operational context and retain separate backups of source material.
Branding & PR
What should be included in an artist EPK?
Include a current bio, selected listening links, permissioned press photos with credits, useful project context, and a clear contact method. Add only verified achievements or press mentions. Test the kit on mobile and while signed out.
How do I write a press release for a new single?
Lead with the artist, release, date, and a clear story. Add relevant context, an accurate artist quote if available, a listening link, approved press assets, and contact information. Follow the publication’s submission instructions.
Keep your masters.
Build on your own terms.
AirTrax is the music management software for independent artists who won't trade their rights for a record deal. Manage your contacts, plan releases, and explore monetization guides — all without a 360 deal, ever.