Spotify. Apple. Amazon.
They built empires on your listens
and gave you nothing back.
That era is over.
SoundCrate is a decentralized music discovery platform that rewards both artists and listeners. It puts the music economy back in the hands of the people who make it move.
No labels skimming the top. No algorithms burying independent work. Every play counts, every share earns, and every contributor — the ones who listen and the ones who create — owns a piece of what they help build.
They built a $13.9B empire on your attention.
Every play, every skip, every playlist you built was monetised. You received nothing. Not a cent. Not a share. Not even a thank you.
Independent artists earn $0.003 per stream.
To earn $1,000, an artist needs 330,000 streams. The labels that own nothing get paid first. The artist who made the song gets paid last, if at all.
Artists don't know who their fans are.
Spotify keeps your fans' names, emails, cities, and behaviour locked in their database forever. You are permanently dependent on a platform that can demonetize you overnight.
Discovery is a fiction designed to keep you invisible.
The algorithm surfaces catalogue owned by major labels. Independent artists spend years making music that no one ever hears. The system isn't broken. It's working exactly as intended.
Listening is labour. Labour deserves compensation.
You built these platforms with your attention. It's time the value flows back to you.
A fan's data belongs to the artist. Not a corporation.
Every email, every city, every listener is yours. Exported. Owned. No platform can take it from you.
The music economy must be rebuilt from the ground up.
Not reformed. Not patched. Torn down and rebuilt so the people who create and consume culture own it.
Early believers get rewarded first. Always.
The founding members of every revolution carry the most risk. They deserve the greatest reward. That is the law of this platform.
SoundCrate surfaces independent artists you have never heard of, lifted by a community that actually listens, not a corporate algorithm paid to keep them invisible. The platform is open to every artist. Every song you find here exists because a real person believed in it.
A direct act of revolt against the playlist industrial complex.
Every song you play earns you SoundCrate Points, a permanent record of your contribution to the ecosystem. Your attention has always had value. Spotify just never told you that. On SoundCrate, every second you spend listening is logged, counted, and rewarded.
Your time built their empire. Now it builds yours.
Follow the artists you believe in before the world catches up. Build a network of listeners who share your taste. Every person you invite into SoundCrate becomes a permanent part of your earning ecosystem. The bigger your network, the more your participation compounds over time.
Community built this platform. Community owns what it becomes.
Share any track into your network. Every time someone in your network listens to a song you shared, you earn a fractional point. You discovered it. You spread it. You get rewarded for it. The larger the network you build, the more every share pays. This is how independent music goes viral, and this time the one who found it first gets recognised.
Discovery is labour. On SoundCrate, it finally pays.
The currency that makes music pay.
SoundCrate Token is the built-in payment currency of the SoundCrate platform, earned through real activity, not purchased as an investment. Every time a fan streams a song, they earn SoundCrate Tokens. Every time an artist gets streamed, they earn SoundCrate Tokens. It is the mechanism that finally puts money back in the hands of the people who create and support music.
For artists, it means getting paid from your very first stream. No waiting for a royalty statement. No 1,000-stream minimum before you see a single dollar. SoundCrate Tokens are your royalty, earned instantly, per stream, starting at zero. Fans can also tip you directly in tokens, and 100% goes straight to you with no platform cut.
For fans, it means your loyalty finally has a reward. You were already listening to music every day. SoundCrate simply pays you for it. Earn tokens while you stream, share tracks you love, and support the artists who matter to you, all inside one platform.
When you are ready to cash out, SoundCrate Tokens can be converted to USDC, a regulated dollar-backed digital currency where 1 USDC equals exactly $1.00, and transferred directly to your Coinbase or bank account. Real earnings. Real dollars. On your timeline.
SoundCrate Tokens are earned as compensation for platform participation and are not offered as investment securities. Conversion is subject to platform terms, KYC verification, and applicable regulations.
Listen. Discover. Earn points.
Download the app and start listening to independent artists you won't find anywhere else. Every song you play earns you SoundCrate Points, a record of your contribution to the ecosystem. Every friend you invite multiplies your rate. The earlier you join, the more your contribution counts.
App launching soonYour points accumulate. Your contribution is recorded.
Every point is secured in your SoundCrate account as a permanent record of your role in building this platform. They are yours. As the community grows, so does what your early participation represents. A larger network means every contribution from the early days carries more weight.
In progressYour points convert 1:1 into SoundCrate Coin.
When SoundCrate launches its coin, every point you have accumulated converts 1:1 into SoundCrate Coin and is airdropped directly to your account. No action required. Use your coin to tip artists, unlock exclusive content, and access features inside the platform. Early listeners. First to receive.
At coin launchVerify once. Claim everything that is yours.
Before SoundCrate Coins are released to your account, every member, fans and artists alike, will complete a one-time identity verification process. This is your KYC (Know Your Customer) step, and it is the final gate between your accumulated points and your claimed coin.
This is not a formality. It is how we ensure every SoundCrate Coin goes to a real person who genuinely built this community. One account. One identity. One claim. No bots. No duplicates. No exceptions.
The process is simple. You will verify your legal name, date of birth, and a government-issued photo ID. It takes less than five minutes and only needs to be done once. Once verified, your points convert 1:1 into SoundCrate Coin and are deposited directly into your account, permanently and automatically.
Your coins have been accumulating since day one. Verification is the only step standing between you and everything you have earned.
Before coin claimA platform that finally pays you directly.
Your listen is worth something. Finally.
Get notified the moment SoundCrate hits the App Store. Be among the first listeners to earn points, discover independent artists, and shape the platform from day one.
One email. No spam. Just the moment we go live.
SoundCrate is open to every artist. Apply now and set up your profile before the app launches so your fans find you on day one. Founding artists are contacted directly.
Selected artists contacted directly. We review every application personally.
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