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Matthew Richmand

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Direct to Fan.
The SOVEREIGN PLAYER.
Infrastructure built for Artists.
100% direct settlement. Zero platform cuts.
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Is it possible to stop AI stealing your music? YES Can i get paid for my music without middlemen? YES 5p per stream. How? By downloading your Sovereign player link in bio How much will it cost me, really? NOTHING? #spstsp #fintech #independentartist #fairpayformuscicians #notoaiscraping by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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3 months ago
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Stop waiting months for DSP settlements. Set your track value at 5p per stream. Host the Sovereign Player directly on your website, EPK, or music blog. Direct artist micro-settlement (1% maintenance flat) Instant confirmation past the 15-second mark Native protection against rips and scraping Free to integrate and run Available at spstsp.com. #sovereignplayer #independentartist #musicproduction #musicindustry #indielabel #musictech #directtofan #musicmonetization #producertok #diymusician taken in London, England by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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a month ago
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The industry tells you streaming pays around a third of a penny per play. They are lying to your face. We pulled out a calculator and forensically audited an official PRS October distribution statement from one of our sovereign artists. The numbers are far worse than anyone wants to admit. 71,870 logged plays on TikTok paid twenty one pence. Read that again. That is 0.00029 pence per play. It took over 3,400 completed plays just to generate a single copper penny. They did not even pay three thousandths of one penny. They paid over 1,000 times below what they claim the streaming baseline is meant to be. Where does the money actually go?The legacy pro rata pool takes every independent stream, pools the money into corporate escrow, and siphons the vast majority directly to major label conglomerates while the artists who actually made the music get handed an insult. Stop letting corporate collection societies and DSP middlemen clear your master recordings for a thousandth of a penny. The entire distribution apparatus is a legal extraction scheme. Link in bio to test the Sovereign Player. #spstsp #prs #prsformusic #royaltystatement #independentartist #musicproduction #musicbusiness #songwriter #directtofan #musicindustry taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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2 days ago
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The biggest operational risk facing independent labels is relying on aggregators that can freeze entire catalogs on automated flags. Moving between third-party distributors does not solve the root issue when the entire distribution chain operates on identical platform liability models.A Private Streaming Enclave allows an indie label or collective to host its entire roster's audio catalog directly on its primary domain: • Direct-to-label subscriber settlement • Secure browser-based memory streaming • Independent catalog sovereignty free from external compliance sweeps Drop a message with "COLLECTIVE" to discuss setting up a dedicated node for your roster. #recordlabel #indielabel #musicbusiness #musicdistribution #catalogmanagement taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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2 days ago
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Premium video production deserves better than fractions of a penny per stream. When independent filmmakers and musicians upload documentaries, live sessions, or studio archives to ad-supported video sites, third-party platforms monetize the viewership while the creator retains minimal audience data. Sovereign Shield introduces an alternative: encrypted, browser-native video playback hosted directly on your own domain. • Encrypted in-memory media streaming • Zero platform deductions with direct creator payouts • Built to prevent unauthorized ripping, scraping, and screen recording Keep your highest-value visual releases on your own infrastructure. Explore the live interactive player demonstration via the bio link. #musictechnology #independentartist #filmmaking #musicindustry #sovereignprotocol taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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3 days ago
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Stop renting ears on platforms that hold your earnings in black boxes and treat your catalog like disposable inventory. If you are an independent artist or producer, relying exclusively on pooled streaming models is bleeding your revenue dry. We engineered the Sovereign Player to give creators direct financial rails on their own digital real estate. Here is how it operates: Mint your master track at spstsp.com Download your release with encoded metadata and the Sovereign Player pack. Embed the player directly on your website, blog, EPK, or press review. Fans get a 15 second preview right in their mobile browser before streaming the full track. Withdraw your earnings straight from your artist wallet to your bank. You keep 100% of fan settlement with zero platform deductions and zero middleman cuts. It costs you nothing to deploy. Link in bio to access the network. #independentartist #musicproduction #audioproduction #indiemusic #musicbusiness #diymusician #musicdistribution #recordlabel #musicproducer #songwriters taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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5 days ago
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In plain English: treat DSPs like local radio. You play on them so folks discover you, but you were never supposed to rely on a broadcast tower to cover your session bills. Your real money was always the merch table at the back of the room where true supporters bought CDs, vinyl, and shirts directly out of your hands. Somewhere along the way, third-party aggregators convinced creators to trade cash-in-hand for £0.003 algorithmic payouts and 90-day accounting floats. We just built the digital merch table. You stream directly to the folks who actually care about your work, and they pay you directly, no corporate distributor holding the funds or shaving off a cut. Keep DSPs as your billboard. Run your storefront on your own terms.Link in bio to deploy the Sovereign Player. #independentartist #musicproduction #musicindustry #artistrights #musicdistribution #indiemusic #directtofan #musicbusiness taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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9 days ago
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The streaming ecosystem relies on gross-volume theater to conceal broken unit economics. This breakdown circulating across industry channels anchors its math to 42 Million streams to display six-figure revenues. Yet less than 0.5% of working independent creators will ever cross that threshold. For a release hitting a respectable 42,000 streams, that blended payout drops to roughly $168 gross before distributor commissions, master splits, and tax withholdings. More critically, "stream share" pools all subscription revenue into a single pro-rata bucket. When a dedicated fan pays $11.99/mo and listens exclusively to an independent artist, that capital is pooled and transferred to subsidise catalog market share for major-label conglomerates. The platform does not pay the creator; it pays the pool. The math of centralised aggregation: • 42,000,000 streams: Hamster wheel of corporate pool dilution • 400 direct patrons at $20/month: $96,000/year net liquidity Stop treating master recordings like disposable promotional collateral for centralised streaming apps. Anchor catalog equity to cryptographic personal ownership ($04af821c$), demote digital service providers to discovery billboards, and settle directly with the listeners who value your work. #musicbusiness #musicroyalties #independentartist #musicproducer taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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10 days ago
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The unit economics of streaming broke years ago. At $0.003 a stream, independent artists are funding corporate interest floats while aggregators take their cuts. Demote DSPs to free promotional billboards. Move your core catalog to direct-to-fan rails with instant settlement. We are curating unreleased tracks for Transmission 001. Link in bio to submit. #musicproducer #independentartist #musicproduction #indielabel #musicindustry #streamingroyalties #diymusic #beatmaker taken in London, England by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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12 days ago
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How many hours did you spend this week creating content just to feed an algorithm that pays £0.003 per stream? The math has never worked. A million passive plays leaves you waiting months for black-box accounting, barely clearing studio rent. Meanwhile, 100 dedicated patrons who value your work directly can fund an entire release cycle. Demote legacy streaming platforms to what they actually are: promotional billboards. Keep your catalog equity. Build on sovereign rails. spstsp.com #musictech #independentartist #musicproducer #streamingroyalties #musicindustry #audioengineering #directtoan #spstsp taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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14 days ago
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Every few years, an "artist-first alternative" launches to save the independent music community. Creators migrate their catalogs, bring their fans, and build the platform’s network equity. Then the tipping point arrives: private equity or an entertainment conglomerate acquires the company. The platform is folded into the corporate walled garden, terms regress, fees increase, and extraction resumes. You cannot build independence on someone else’s infrastructure. Centralised storefronts and co-ops are well-intentioned, but they do not solve the foundational flaw: if your catalog lives on centralised servers you don't control, you are still a tenant hoping the landlord doesn't sell the building. The rails themselves have to change: • Decentralised, scrape-resistant master playback • Direct creator-to-fan settlement with zero intermediary float • Direct discovery without algorithmic coercion • Canonical cryptographic provenance Don't wait for a friendlier landlord. Reclaim root custody. spstsp.com // WHERE ARTISTS AND FANS CONNECT #musicproduction #musicindustry #audioproduction #independentartist #musicbusiness #masterrights #electronicmusic taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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15 days ago
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TRANSMISSION 001 // OPEN Unreleased masters shouldn't go unheard on hard drives, they should be heard by FANS. We are opening curation for Transmission 001, our bi-monthly worldwide broadcast showcasing original, clean skin audio across every genre. Submission Parameters: • Clean Skin Standard: 100% owned by you and completely unreleased. • Sonic Range: Electronic, Indie, Hip-Hop, Acoustic, Ambient, Alternative. • Global Playback: Broadcast worldwide twice monthly on our native sovereign infrastructure. • Zero Intermediation: Pure, uncompromised playback with root artist control. SUBMISSION window is currently open: 📥 DM your private track link 🔗 Or submit your audio file directly at spstsp.com #spstsp #musicinfrastructure #independentartist #musicproduction #audiomastering #sounddesign #electronicmusic #indiemusic #audioengineering taken in London, United Kingdom by @sovereign_protocol_systems
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17 days ago
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