FAQ
What’s Chordal?
Chordal is the first and only music licensing platform dedicated to growing sync opportunities for artists and songwriters by connecting the music and content industries with unprecedented transparency.
We believe the creative industry flourishes when artists flourish, so our goal is to build a more equitable and globally connected licensing economy that encourages the use of artist music in content.
Is it like DISCO or other workflow solutions?
Yes and no! Chordal is a robust workflow and collaboration platform where music and content creatives can manage catalogs, share, search, and present beautifully.
But Chordal also has end-to-end licensing and payments solutions built-in, designed to push the music industry into the next era of monetizing content production.
How is it different from other sync workflow platforms?
Chordal’s power comes down to its unique approach to “collaborative rights management”.
On Chordal, one music party uploads an official master recording and all other rights holder partners involved with that track connect to it. This creates massive collaboration potential to speed up licensing, and gives all partners involved unprecedented transparency.
How is it different from other sync licensing platforms?
Some platforms are “pre-cleared” libraries where music companies are obligated to assign pricing to their music, or pre-curate and pre-approve their music for certain terms.
On Chordal, the music rights holders remain completely in control at every step of the way. Chordal can support massive enterprise level catalogues with some music being reserved for traditional approvals, and some being pre-cleared for specific medias, clients, or even specific projects.
Is Chordal a micro-licensing library?
No, we’re a collaborative platform where rights holders do their own licensing directly with people who discover their music. This may include participating in micro-licensing, but it is up to the music rights holder.
As a music company, can I make money from Chordal?
Yes.
Who’s it for?
Anyone who touches the music or visual industries.
Is it open for anyone to join?
As a professional social network, we take membership seriously, and follow a 'community curates the community' approach. Chordal is invite-only, with new member recommendations coming from existing users. We do accept applications, which are reviewed by our committee on a regular basis.
Will it be open for independent artists to join?
Our creator edition is on the way. Sign-up now at Chordal.com/RequestAccess. Early artist sign-ups will get a special ‘Early Adopter’ offer when we open.
As a music buyer, does my subscription mean I get unlimited music from these companies for my content?
No, the subscription gets you community membership access. Checkout the key features on our website or sign-up at Chordal.com/RequestAccess to learn more.
Business Affairs/Clearance Questions?
If don’t have a Chordal account, but arrived at this website via metadata on a track that came from Chordal, please e-mail: clearance@chordal.com.