Welcome to Bushido
Moving music forward for artists & rightsholders
Code of conduct
A principled approach to music rights
Bushido is built on a simple idea: artists and rightsholders should control how their work is used and be paid fairly when it is. Our code reflects an evolving ethos shaped by the artist co-founders and partners who inspired the team to build an exchange that respects artists, songwriters, and rightsholders.
01
Honouring Your Creativity
Creating art is a beautiful process but rarely rewarded with a profit as distributors of content are still taking the lion's share. Our mission is to build artist friendly tools that give creatives full control of their work.
02
An Ecosystem of Integrity
Supporting an ecosystem of real fans - that means no bots or fake accounts. The result is creatives can focus on building deeper connections with genuine supporters producing more profit.
03
Respecting Copyright
Some creations take hours, others take decades. Music, video, and masterclasses involve teams of songwriters, producers, and other often under-recognised contributors. Stealing music is illegal and takes money out of the pockets of the people who built it.
What this means in practice
- bushido Secure links prevent work from being stolen and illegally used.
- Our rights approval system gives creatives the proper process to get clearance for monetising copyright work.
- The result is more money for artists and rightsholders.
Preclearance exchange
Solving illegal sampling
Bushido's first-of-its-kind preclearance exchange revolutionizes how music sampling works.
Custom Terms
Set a sample fee per song, split, territories, license and usage types
Approval Rights
Before selling a license listen to the work, capture social signals and decide if the quote should change based upon length of usage
More Quality Music Created Faster
By streamlining the clearance process, more artists can legally sample music to create new works and earn royalties without the fear of having expensive productions taken down for copyright infringement.
Increased Royalties
Artists and rightsholders can recognize royalties faster
“bushido revolutionizes sample clearances from a confusing process of requesting licenses to enabling rightsholders to increase revenue for their catalogs while allowing artists to create beautiful new songs with the click of a button”
Rightsholder dashboard
All the signals you need to accelerate license request approvals from verified artists with social reach and engagement signals.
Resources
Resources at your fingertips
Everything you need to understand the product end-to-end.
Sample Term Sheet
Example term sheet for music licensing agreements
Channel access
Paste your channel ID to activate links
Navigation links
- Open
My Licences
/library?tab=licences
- Channel ID required
Rightsholder Channel
- Channel ID required
Manage Channel Settings
- Channel ID required
Add Media
- View Example
Precleared License with 1 click checkout
https://bushido.is/library/imagine-te?id=cm8c27t35003kmhjwo9xkdk8m
- Channel ID required
Connect to Stripe
- View Example
Approval Rights
https://bushido.is/library/bluebird-ho?id=cm8c20134006ase35ikpdgtt6
- Channel ID required
Playlists
- Channel ID required
Rightsholder Dashboard
- Channel ID required
Pending Approvals
Features
Everything bushido has to offer
Product Features
Explore all the features bushido has to offer
Ingestion
From low volume to enterprise scale
3 options for uploading catalogs
Choose the method that works best for your volume needs
1. LOW VOLUME Self service
Upload individual tracks and albums through our intuitive interface.
- Simple drag-and-drop interface
- Complete metadata editor
- Instant processing
2. MEDIUM VOL ingestion via web Spreadsheet
Efficiently upload multiple tracks via CSV or web spreadsheet.
- Batch processing via CSV template
- Secure file transfers
- Automated metadata mapping
3. LARGE VOL Bulk work delivery via DDEX & CWR
Enterprise-grade delivery via industry standards.
- Catalogs built to support licenses per territory
- Full length tracks, clips & album art
- Signed secure links only available to email address of purchaser
- Industry standard metadata
- Supports 100+ file types
Pro features
Power tools, available on request
- Request
Dynamic Pricing
Advanced pricing models based on usage and demand
- Request
Song ROI Calculator
Enter time & money spent creating your music to calculate total value and what monetization strategies will best generate a profit
- Request
Stem Separation
Powered by Music.AIExtract vocals, drums, bass, and other instruments from any track
- Request
Distribution
Upload your music DIY to major DSPs
- Request
Programmatic Paid Media
Target real people via lookalike audiences with no waste
- Request
Earned Media via Remix Competitions
Benefit from our Talent ID campaigns to drive engagement up to 23x greater than industry average and data collection
Pricing
Save time, make your catalog more money
Whether you are an artist, label, publisher or distributor our license protocol is guaranteed to save you time to make your catalog more money.
Payment Processing
Per transaction, charged by Stripe for payment processing.
Activation
Steps to activate your channel
- 1
Connect to Stripe
- 2
Add Media & Select Meta Data
- 3
Price your License (Sample Fee & Split)
- 4
Upload song & cover image
- 5
Approval Rights Required?
- 6
Type & Territory
Create Rightsholder Channel
Ready to monetize your music catalog? Create a rightsholder channel to start licensing your tracks.
Request Channel Access