We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/soundcloud-moises-stems-mastering-publish-back SoundCloud and Moises link up: pull a track out, split it, master it, publish it back https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/soundcloud-moises-stems-mastering-publish-back SoundCloud artists can now bring their tracks into Moises for stem separation, mixing, mastering, real-time collaboration and help from its "Moi" assistant, then publish the result straight back to SoundCloud. The loop is convenient, but the announcement leaves eligibility, pricing and the labelling of AI-generated parts undefined. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers music-techworkflowssoundcloudmoisesstem-separationmastering https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/soundcloud-ai-terms-read-the-clause-before-you-upload Read the AI clause before you upload: what the SoundCloud terms fight teaches about platform ToS https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/soundcloud-ai-terms-read-the-clause-before-you-upload In February 2024 SoundCloud added a line to its terms letting uploads "inform, train, develop" AI. When artists noticed in May 2025, it replaced the line with a narrower promise: no training of generative models that "aim to replicate or synthesize" your voice, music or likeness without opt-in. The fix is real, but it is narrower than it sounds. Here is how to read clauses like it. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightssoundcloudai-trainingcontracts https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/soundcloud-follower-exclusives-zero-commission-sales SoundCloud now gates tracks to followers and is testing zero-commission sales. How that compares with Bandcamp https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/soundcloud-follower-exclusives-zero-commission-sales SoundCloud has added two tools for an artist's core fans in 2026, follower-only releases and a US beta of direct track sales on which it takes no commission. Against Bandcamp's published 15% digital fee, the sales offer looks strong, but SoundCloud hasn't yet said what the "fees" it deducts add up to, and the tools sit behind a paid Artist Pro plan. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrysoundcloudbandcampsuperfansdirect-to-fan https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/gdpr-access-request-artists-dpdp-act-india Ask platforms what they hold about you: a GDPR access request guide for artists, and where India's DPDP Act stands https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/gdpr-access-request-artists-dpdp-act-india Article 15 of the GDPR lets you ask any platform what personal data it holds about you, why, and who it went to. Here is a template request, what Spotify, SoundCloud and two distributors say they will give you, and why India's own access right is not in force until mid-2027. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsprivacygdprdpdp-actaispotifysoundclouddistribution