No Big Guys Policy

DaveGPT Records never takes ownership of your recordings, compositions or publishing. Rights stay with the artist from day one and cannot be transferred to us by default — including if the label is ever sold, merged or acquired.

Our default commission on sales is a flat 15% — roughly half of a standard indie label's cut. You keep 85%. Every checkout page shows the split before payment so listeners see exactly where their money goes.

Bundles, charity releases and promo drops can run at a lower commission (as low as 0%) on a per-release basis. We'll never quietly raise your rate.

To distribute, stream or sell your music we take a non-exclusive, revocable licence limited to the platforms and formats you approve. If you want a track pulled, we pull it. No 5-year lock-ins, no ownership assignment, no "in perpetuity" clauses.

Sync placements (film, TV, ads, games) are always artist-approved on a per-placement basis. We do not pre-clear your catalogue to third parties.

DaveGPT Records will not sell your rights, catalogue, data or contact details to a major label, private-equity roll-up, ad network or AI training company. If we're ever approached with a majors-style acquisition offer, artists get first refusal and can walk with their full rights intact.

We keep our halo low. Independent, artist-first, forever.

We only collect the data needed to pay you, ship merch and process purchases. Listener emails are used for order confirmations and your own release newsletters — never sold, never handed to third-party ad networks.

Either side can end the arrangement with 30 days' notice. On exit: your masters go with you, your public release pages can be redirected to your own site, and unpaid earnings are settled within one payout cycle.