by Mat Dirjish
Launching with over 500 registered songs across more than 40 countries, Toronto-based SongProof embarks as a blockchain-powered music ownership platform that helps creators document and protect their work before release. Addressing the realities of today’s music industry, SongProof provides creators with instant, timestamped proof of authorship and collaboration before their music goes public.
The platform generates a cryptographic fingerprint of every song uploaded and anchors it to two public blockchains: polygon and Bitcoin OpenTimestamps. It then creates a tamper-evident certificate within seconds. The process establishes a verifiable record of creation that lets creators document ownership at the earliest stages of their songwriting process. In addition to blockchain registration, SongProof includes a split-sheet system that allows collaborators to document ownership percentages and songwriting contributions in real time during the creative process.
As collaboration-driven workflows and AI-generated music continue to reshape the industry, disputes surrounding publishing splits, authorship, and ownership attribution have become increasingly common for independent creators and major rights holders. Nadim Rahman, Co-Founder and CEO of SongProof, explains, “Music creation has become incredibly fast and decentralized, but ownership documentation hasn’t kept pace. We built SongProof to give creators a simple way to establish proof of creation before files get shared, sessions happen, or records move into distribution.”
SongProof is available via web, iOS, and Android. First song registration is free. For greater gleanings, visit the SongProof website.
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