Studio & collaboration

Using the Studio tracker

The Studio (your tracker) is a free workspace to line up every project you are working on, from a first idea to a finished master. You do not have to release anything to use it. What it is for - Keep every track in progress in one place. - Move each project along its stages on boards and columns you control. - Attach notes, ideas and a cover to each track. - Upload work-in-progress audio and see upload progress. ID3 tags can auto-fill a track name for you. Custom boards and columns Organize the tracker your way. Create the boards and columns that match how you actually work. From tracker to release When a track is ready, you can turn it into a release, or add it to a release from the editor. Songs often start here and graduate into a release later. Keeping it tidy Collapse the sidebar for more room, and use the analytics view to see how your studio work is progressing. The tracker is yours to keep, free, whether or not you ever release through us.

Sending a demo

When a track is ready for us to hear, you can send it in as a demo. We listen to everything. How to send From a track in your Studio, send it to us as a demo when it is ready. If you would rather keep working on it, just leave it in the tracker. Your call. What happens next - Your demo goes into review. On your Home page it shows as In review with a note that we are listening. - The team is notified, so it never sits unseen. - If we want to take it forward, it becomes a release and you receive a contract (distribution, publishing, or both). Not every demo becomes a release We accept the tracks that fit one of our labels. If a demo is not a fit this time, it does not affect anything else you are working on, and you are welcome to send others. There is no cost to send a demo, and no obligation to release with us.

Collaborating on a track

You can work on a track with other people, both in the Studio and on a release. On a studio track Invite a collaborator to a track so you can build it together. Each collaborator gets a role that controls what they can do. Tracks other people share with you appear under Shared with me. On a release (co-artists) When you add co-artists to a release and invite them: - They can create an account, review the release and confirm their share. - The release shows up for them under Collaborations. - You can send the release before they confirm - their confirmation is not required to submit. If someone invites you The shared track or release appears in your space (in Shared with me or Collaborations). For a release, you confirm your own legal name, email and split. Once the release is sent, your details lock to read-only, and the main artist manages the release from there. Naming yourself If you were invited as a co-artist and are new, you first choose the artist name you will be credited under.

Messaging the team

Messages is your direct line to the Fatstep team, right inside the app. Start a conversation Go to Messages and choose Message the team. Pick a topic: - General question - anything not tied to a specific release. - About a release - choose the release, so we have the context. Write your message and send. We reply in the same thread. Staying in the loop - The bell at the top shows new replies. A "new" badge marks unread threads. - Open a thread to read and reply. Your messages are labelled "You"; ours are labelled "Team". Open and closed topics A thread can be marked closed when a question is resolved. If you send a new message on a closed topic, it simply reopens. Message from a release You can also start a message directly from a release page when your question is about that release, and it will be linked automatically. For quick community help you can also join our Discord from the footer.