# SoundDeal

> AI-powered music contract analysis for recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and music industry professionals. Upload any music contract and receive a deal health score, red flag detection, financial benchmarks against thousands of real negotiated deals, suggested redline language, and missing clause identification.

Last updated: 2026-06-10

SoundDeal analyzes contracts across 11 music industry deal types — recording, publishing, producer (US, UK/EU, AU), mixer, beat license, sync, 360, management, composer, and distribution. Benchmarks are drawn from a RAG pipeline trained on anonymized real-world music contracts and validated by entertainment law and management advisors.

## Disclaimer

SoundDeal supplements but does not replace a qualified music attorney. Analysis is informational and should not be relied upon as legal advice.

## Advisors

- **Founder**: Tushar Apte — multi-platinum songwriter and producer signed to Warner Chappell Music (credits include BTS, Blackpink, Demi Lovato, Benson Boone)
- **Legal Advisor**: Ed Bugge, Partner, Hertz Lichtenstein Young & Polk LLP (https://hlypmedialaw.com)
- **Industry Advisor**: Milk & Honey Management (https://www.milkandhoneymanagement.com)

## Jurisdictional Coverage

- United States — primary coverage across all 11 deal types
- United Kingdom / European Union — producer agreements with UK/EU moral rights and assignment language
- Australia — producer deals benchmarked against Music Australia and APRA AMCOS data

## Core Resources

- [Full LLM-friendly content](https://www.sounddeal.com/llms-full.txt): extended context, FAQs, benchmarks, capability list, and jurisdiction-specific knowledge areas
- [Homepage](https://www.sounddeal.com): product overview and contract upload
- [About](https://www.sounddeal.com/about): company background and founding story
- [Blog](https://www.sounddeal.com/blog): expert guides on music contract terms, royalty rates, and negotiation strategy
- [Pricing](https://www.sounddeal.com/pricing): free tier, single analysis, Pro, Pro Max, Enterprise
- [Developer API](https://www.sounddeal.com/developers): REST API documentation for programmatic contract analysis
- [Trust and methodology](https://www.sounddeal.com/trust): how analysis works and benchmark sources
- [Privacy](https://www.sounddeal.com/privacy): data handling for uploaded contracts
- [Terms](https://www.sounddeal.com/terms): terms of service

## Optional

- [Pulse publication](https://www.sounddeal.com/pulse): quarterly music industry deal data report
- [Public benchmarks](https://www.sounddeal.com/benchmarks/public): free aggregate statistics on music industry contracts — publishing advances, producer points, recording royalties, and more