LegacyNext · Release Rights Passport
A white-label infrastructure layer for labels and music companies that want to identify every release, connect master rights data, reduce mismatches and accelerate downstream allocation across streaming, radio, CD, vinyl and download.
The Problem
The industry already has identifiers, distributors, CBOs, royalty systems and DSP reporting. The friction sits between them: inconsistent metadata, unclear master records, version confusion, delayed allocation and too much manual correction.
Positioning
Each release carries a unique token that holds its identity and its rights position around the identifiers the industry already uses. The token is the container. The value is the record inside it, and the fact that every party reads the same one.
Release Passport
Each release becomes a canonical rights record. It can cover streaming, radio, CD, vinyl, download and other exploitation channels without replacing the systems already used by the industry.
ISRC per recording, UPC or EAN per release, title, artist, label, release date, territory and format data.
Master owner, licensee, distributor, performer data, producer points, territories, term, restrictions and known exceptions.
Original version, edit, remix, remaster, live recording, deluxe edition, instrumental or alternate mix, all linked to the correct source record.
Underlying agreements, rights confirmations, chain-of-title evidence, approvals, limitations and change history.
Cost rules, recoupment logic, label share, artist share, performer or producer allocations and reporting rules.
Every update, correction, claim and transfer of rights data is time-stamped against the same release record and written to a blockchain, so a later change is detectable by every party reading it.
LegacyNext makes the release machine-readable, auditable and easier to pay out correctly.
Workflow
The logic is simple: build a verified source record before revenue flows, then use that record to allocate income with fewer manual interventions.
Outcomes
The value is operational first. Better release identity creates better rights evidence, cleaner matching and faster allocation once revenue is reported.
When the rights record and waterfall are attached to the release from day one, incoming revenue can be allocated with less manual reconstruction.
Identifiers arrive connected to master ownership, versions and contract data, so teams spend less time reconciling mismatched reports or rebuilding the chain from old files.
Contracts, ownership claims, allocation rules and change history are held against the same passport, reducing disputes and late corrections.
A catalogue with verified release records, clear ownership and auditable income logic is easier for banks, investors, distributors and buyers to assess.
Boundaries
This is infrastructure around the identifiers and rights processes the industry already runs, scoped to release identity, master rights and allocation.
Leadership Team
Ph.D. in the theoretical foundations of computer science. Lectures on AI, blockchain and cryptocurrency. Owns the technical architecture.
Founded Europe's first entertainment marketing agency. Worked with major artists and brings music, entertainment IP and partnership experience.
Co-owner of Eagledale, former co-owner of Crocs Benelux and motivational speaker at Nyenrode. Brings consumer-brand and licensing experience.
Next Step
The first useful step is one controlled master-first release pool, one verified rights passport model and one workflow for matching income to the actual rights holders more quickly and accurately.
The objective: prove that a release passport can reduce administrative friction, improve rights evidence, support faster allocation and produce cleaner data for labels, distributors, CBOs and royalty administrators.