RELEASE READINESS PLAN

Know exactly what
to register, and when.

A written registration and distribution roadmap for your release: the four royalty systems, the right order to set them up in, and what actually applies to your situation.

Every stream can generate up to five separate royalty payments. No single platform collects all of them. This is the map to going and getting yours.

Delivered entirely in writing, no calls required. US-based artists get a fixed price and instant checkout below. International artists work a little differently, also below.

WHAT'S IN THE ROADMAP

Every system, in the right order.

  • Which of the four royalty systems apply to your release, and the exact order to register them in
  • PRO writer-and-publisher setup guidance — the step most independent artists miss, which leaves half of every performance royalty unclaimed
  • Metadata sequencing: how ISRC, UPC, and ISWC connect across every system, so nothing gets orphaned
  • An authorship documentation approach appropriate for AI-assisted work
  • A plain checklist you can run yourself, or hand off to someone else to execute
WHAT THIS IS, AND ISN'T

Read this before you buy.

This is
  • A written, sequenced roadmap for one release
  • My own researched understanding of these systems, built from registering my own catalog
  • One round of written follow-up, within 7 days of delivery
This isn't
  • Legal, tax, or accounting advice of any kind
  • Filing, account creation, or submission on your behalf
  • Chain-of-title analysis, contract interpretation, sample or cover clearance, or disputed-splits resolution
  • A legal opinion on AI-authorship copyright eligibility — flagged as a question for a qualified professional where it's genuinely unresolved, not answered here as if it were simple
Fully async by design. No calls, no scheduling. Verify anything with real legal or financial weight directly with the relevant body (your PRO, The MLC, SoundExchange, or your country's equivalent) or a qualified professional before acting on it.
PRICING

Two paths, depending on where you're releasing.

INTERNATIONAL
$350 floor
Case by case. Every country's system is different, so this isn't sold as a fixed checkout item. Email me your situation first, and I'll tell you what it actually costs before you pay anything.
EMAIL ME FIRST

Want to learn the whole system yourself instead? Unlock Music Rights & Registration, $9.99, covers every step in detail.

HOW IT WORKS

US: purchase and send your info. International: email first.

US: Purchase, then reply to your order confirmation email with your release info. Full details arrive in your download. International: email your situation first, get a price, then purchase.

I build your roadmap from your actual situation, not a generic checklist with your name on it.

Delivered in writing. Turnaround starts once I have your info, not at time of purchase.

One round of written follow-up included, within 7 days of delivery.

3 business days for Red Lab Library members. 5 business days otherwise.
WHO WROTE THIS
Josh Gilliland

I'm Josh Gilliland, founder of JG BeatsLab. I've registered my own catalog across five actively releasing AI-assisted bands, so I've walked every one of these systems myself. For international territories, I'm doing genuinely first-time research rather than repeating something I already know cold, which is why that side of this product works differently.

Josh Gilliland, Founder
THE HONEST FINE PRINT

This is educational and operational guidance, not legal, tax, or accounting advice. It reflects my own research and hands-on experience, not a credentialed legal opinion. I'm not a member of any PRO, PPCA, APRA AMCOS, or similar body outside my own direct registration experience, and I'm not qualified to certify that any sequence is complete or legally correct for your specific situation. Verify anything with real consequence directly with the relevant body or a qualified professional before you act on it.

Stop leaving it
on the table.