Your customers
- Platforms (YouTube, streaming via distributor)
- Independent singers and bands
- Film and TV producers
- Ad agencies
- Event organisers
- PPL and IPRS (royalty distributions)
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MatruOS for a music label and recording studio
Set up the way a music label and recording studio runs: YouTube AdSense and Content ID claims; streaming and caller-tune royalties via distributor; studio hire by the hour; song production packages for singers; sync licences to films, TV and ads; public-performance royalties (PPL, IPRS); live show bookings for label artists. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
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What this solves
What a music label and recording studio deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
Royalty statements from YouTube, distributor, PPL and IPRS never tied to songs and artists. Content ID disputes lost because rights papers cannot be found.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 9 routines, 2 workflows, 3 registers and 9 licences for a music label and recording studio, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- lyricist and composer
- singer
- studio and label
- distributor and platforms
- listener
Your suppliers
- Singers
- Lyricists and composers
- Music programmers and session musicians
- Video directors and shoot crews
- Digital distributor
- Gear and software vendors
Credit and cash
Studio clients pay per session in advance; distributor pays monthly or quarterly 45-90 days in arrears; YouTube monthly on the 21st-26th; sync licences 50% advance; artists paid per song upfront or royalty share quarterly
Each song costs upfront (singer, programmer, video), earns over years; royalties trickle in quarterly; festival releases need cash weeks ahead
Your screens use your words
CustomerClientOrderSessionItemSongSupplierArtistproductTrack
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a music label and recording studio
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Music label and recording studio", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a music label and recording studioRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a music label and recording studio
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Lists new Content ID matches and disputes with deadlines, attaches rights papers from the catalogue, and drafts claim or dispute replies
Asks you before sending
Matches each statement to songs, flags songs with no earnings or missing ISRC, and computes reverse-charge GST due on writer payments
Asks you before sending
Works out each artist's quarterly share by song, drafts statements, and prepares the payout list with TDS
Asks you before paying
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
10:00 amDaily release and premiere
- 1Publish or premiere scheduled songs with metadata and credits
- 2Only songs with complete rights papers released
- 3Share release with singer for promotion
11:00 amStudio sessions
- 1Check today's bookings and set up mics and session template
- 2Collect balance payment before the session ends
- 3Session files backed up to two places
Every week
TueContent ID claims and disputes review
- 1Review new matches of the catalogue on others' uploads; claim or monetise
- 2Answer disputes with rights proof within the platform deadline
- 3Disputes pending
MonWeekly song performance review
- 1Look at views, watch time and streams of last week's releases
- 2Decide which songs get a push (shorts, reels, ads)
- 3Top song views last week
Every month
28thMonthly royalty reconciliation
- 1Enter AdSense, distributor, PPL and IPRS statements in the ledger
- 2Match song-level earnings to the catalogue; flag songs with no earnings data
- 3Statements received this month
5thStudio dues and reverse charge GST
- 1List studio clients with unpaid balances
- 2Pay GST under reverse charge on lyricist and composer fees
- 3File GSTR-3B by the 20th
Every year
AprYearly PPL and IPRS records and LUT
- 1Update catalogue registrations with PPL and IPRS
- 2Renew LUT and distributor agreement terms
- 3Trademark renewal for label name if due
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Song from signing to release
- 1Song and singer signedNeeds approval
- 2Rights papers complete
- 3Recorded and mixed
- 4Video shot and edited
- 5Delivered to distributor with ISRC
- 6Released
Studio session booking
- 1Booking and advance
- 2Session recorded
- 3Files delivered after full payment
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Song catalogue and rights
Studio session bookings
Royalty and claims ledger
Rights before release
Own what is released and defend claims
Recording session standard
Release-quality recordings with nothing lost
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| Studio recording hour with engineer | 999611 | 18% |
| Song production package (record and mix) | 999611 | 18% |
| Mixing and mastering | 999611 | 18% |
| Music video production for singer | 999612 | 18% |
| YouTube AdSense and Content ID revenue (export under LUT) | 998365 | 0% |
| Streaming royalties via distributor | 997332 | 18% |
| Sync licence of a song (film or ad) | 997332 | 18% |
- GST registration
- Udyam (MSME) registration
- Shops and Establishments registration
- TrademarkIf it applies
- GST Letter of Undertaking (LUT) for exportsIf it applies
- TAN (tax deduction account number)If it applies
- Music licenceIf it applies
- Professional tax registrationIf it applies
- Other licence or contract
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
Label ownerSigns singers and songs, approves releases and licences, negotiates with distributor and producers.
Recording engineerRuns sessions, records, edits, mixes and masters, backs up sessions.
Channel managerUploads and schedules releases, manages Content ID and claims, reads analytics.
Accounts clerkBills sessions, records royalties, pays artist shares with TDS, files GST and reverse charge.
Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a music label and recording studio?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Music label and recording studio". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
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