Artalyx Documentation

Complete Music Business Management Platform

Getting Started

Welcome to Artalyx! You've just unlocked a complete music business management platform. This guide will help you get up and running in minutes.

What is Artalyx?

Artalyx is a hosted, all-in-one business management platform for record labels, music promoters, and artists. It helps you:

Manage Your Roster

Track artists, releases, and contracts in one place

Run Campaigns

Email tracking, media pitches, and promotional outreach

Stay Organized

Calendar integration, tasks, and milestone tracking

Track Revenue

Royalty calculations, budgets, and financial reporting

Creating Your Account

Sign Up

  1. Go to my.artalyx.app/register
  2. Enter your email address and create a password
  3. Confirm your email address from the verification link we send you
  4. Log in and you're ready to go
Free tier, no credit card required. Start on the Free plan and upgrade whenever your roster actually needs the extra room. See the full pricing breakdown any time.

Initial Setup & Settings

Artalyx uses a tabbed Settings interface for easy configuration. Access it from the Settings link in your account menu. There are four tabs: General, Royalty, Plan, and Advanced.

General Tab

Configure your basic business information and email sending, all from one place:

  • Company Branding: Company Name, Legal Name, Logo, mailing address, website, email, phone
  • Email Signature: Appended automatically to ad-hoc sends from Send Email
  • Newsletter API Key: Generate a key here if you're connecting the SubscriberVault companion plugin to your own website (see Newsletter System below)
  • Client Portal Notifications: Set who gets emailed when an artist sends a message through their Client Portal (defaults to the account owner if left blank)
  • Workflow Automation: Toggles for auto-creating campaign tasks and notification timing (this lives here, not on its own tab)
Fill in your mailing address before sending your first newsletter or press release. It's legally required and appears in the compliance footer automatically.

Email Setup, Gmail OAuth (Recommended)

Artalyx is Google Verified, so OAuth credentials are already built into the platform. There's no Google Cloud project to create and no API keys to generate.

Setup Steps:

  1. Enter your Google email address in Settings, General
  2. Select OAuth 2.0 and save
  3. Click Authorize with Google
  4. Sign in and grant permissions, done

One authorization covers both Gmail sending and Google Calendar sync.

Why Gmail OAuth over SMTP? No password storage, no SMTP port blocking, better deliverability, and automatic open and click tracking on every email you send.

Email Setup, SMTP (Alternative)

Prefer your own SMTP server instead of Gmail? Fill in the SMTP Integration card in Settings, General: host, port, username, password, encryption (TLS, SSL, or None), and a From email/name. Click Save SMTP Settings, then Send Test Email to confirm it actually delivers.

One active provider at a time. Only one of Google or SMTP handles your sends at any given moment, not both simultaneously. Saving valid SMTP settings while Google isn't connected switches you to SMTP automatically; if Google is already connected and working, it stays active until you flip the switch yourself.

Royalty Tab

Global defaults for every royalty statement you create (each can still be overridden per statement):

  • Split Percentages: Default digital, physical, and merch revenue splits
  • Payout Threshold: Minimum amount before a payout is issued
  • Payment Terms & Dispute Window: How long an artist has to pay, and to dispute a statement
  • Recoupable Costs: Choose which campaign expense categories are recouped from artist royalties, alongside advances entered on the artist record. Leave all unchecked to recoup advances only, this is opt-in so recoupment always matches your actual agreements:
    • Marketing (Ads, Promo, Influencers)
    • Manufacturing (Vinyl, CD, Merch)
    • Distribution (Digital, Physical)
    • Press/PR
    • Other
  • Statement Disclaimer: Custom legal text for jurisdiction-specific language, printed on every statement

Plan Tab

Manage your subscription and view usage:

  • Current Tier: View your plan (Free, Starter, Pro, Business, Enterprise) and its exact limits
  • Usage: See how many artists, releases, contacts, and monthly emails you have left
  • Upgrade: Sends you to Stripe's secure checkout
  • Manage Billing: Opens Stripe's Billing Portal to update your card, cancel, or change plans, cancelling drops you back to Free automatically rather than losing your account

Advanced Tab

Account management tools:

  • Data Backup (JSON): Downloads every business record as one JSON file, fast regardless of your Media Library size since it never touches uploaded files
  • Full Backup (ZIP): The same data plus every file in your Media Library, bundled into one ZIP. An estimated size is shown before you download
  • Restore: Upload either file type back on this page. Only works on an empty account, it won't merge into or overwrite existing data. Wipe the account first, or restore into a different empty account instead
  • Sample Data: One click loads made-up artists, releases, campaigns, tasks, and contacts to explore the app. Everything is titled "(Sample)" for easy bulk deletion later
  • Wipe All Account Data: Permanently deletes every business record (not your login or label profile). Requires typing your exact label name to confirm. Take a backup first if there's any chance you'll want the data again

Account Security (2FA)

Administration → Security. Free, no-SMS two-factor authentication using any TOTP authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, etc.). This is a per-user setting, not per-label, so each teammate turns it on for their own login.

Setting It Up

  1. Click Set Up Two-Factor Authentication, a QR code appears (or a text key if you can't scan)
  2. Scan it with an authenticator app, then enter the 6-digit code it's showing to confirm
  3. Eight recovery codes are shown once, save them somewhere safe. Each works one time if you ever lose your authenticator app

After that, signing in asks for your password, then a code from your authenticator app (or a recovery code). Repeated wrong entries are rate-limited with a short cooldown.

Regenerating recovery codes or turning 2FA off both require re-entering your password. There's no "remember this device" option yet, a code is required at every sign-in once 2FA is on.

Dashboard Overview

Your Artalyx dashboard gives you a quick snapshot of everything happening with your music business:

Quick Stats

  • Total Artists: How many artists you're managing
  • Active Releases: Upcoming and recently released music
  • Campaign Performance: Email opens, click rates, pitch responses
  • Pending Tasks: What needs your attention today

Upcoming Events

See all release dates, deadlines, and important milestones at a glance.

Recent Activity

Track what's happened recently, new contacts added, emails sent, campaigns created.

Usage Indicators

Visual indicators show your current plan usage:

  • Green: Under 80% of limit
  • Yellow: 80-99% of limit
  • Red: At or over limit

Managing Artists

Adding an Artist

  1. Go to Artists → Add New
  2. Fill in artist details:
    • Artist name
    • Bio and description
    • Genre(s)
    • Location
    • Social media links (Spotify, Instagram, Bandcamp, etc.)
  3. Upload artist photo
  4. Add contract details
  5. Click Save

Artist Profiles Include:

  • Biography: Full artist story and background, plus origin, formed date, status, and genre
  • Discography: All releases linked to this artist
  • Manager & Attorney Contacts: Contact details for both
  • Split Members: A structured roster (name, role, Pay To) used for per-song royalty splits, separate from the free-text bio, see Royalty Statements below
  • Advances: Logged here, feeds automatically into recoupment on that artist's statements
  • Payout Settings: Payout currency (11 supported) and per-artist split overrides
  • Client Portal Access: Link a user account so the artist can log in to their own portal, see Client Portal below
  • Social Links: Spotify, Instagram, Bandcamp, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, and more
  • Campaigns: All promotional activity for this artist
Tier limits apply. See the Plan Limits section below or the pricing page for how many artists your plan includes.

Managing Releases

Adding a Release

  1. Go to Releases → Add New
  2. Enter release information:
    • Album/EP/Single title
    • Release date
    • Format (Album, EP, Single)
    • Genre(s)
    • Catalog number
    • UPC/EAN barcode
    • ISRC codes for tracks
  3. Upload artwork (minimum 3000x3000px recommended)
  4. Add complete track listing with durations and ISRC codes
  5. Link to artist(s)
  6. Add distribution links (Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, etc.)
  7. Click Save

Release Features:

  • Track Listing: Song titles, durations, ISRC codes, credits
  • Distribution Management: Track all streaming platform links
  • Physical Products: Vinyl, CD, cassette details with manufacturing info
  • Campaign Tracking: See all promotional activity for this release
  • Revenue Tracking: Link to sales and streaming data
Tier limits apply. See the Plan Limits section below or the pricing page for how many releases your plan includes.

Contact Management

Building Your Contact Database

Artalyx helps you manage all your industry contacts, bloggers, journalists, playlist curators, radio DJs, podcasters, and more.

Adding Contacts

  1. Go to Contacts → Add New
  2. Enter contact details:
    • Name and outlet/publication
    • Email address
    • Website and social links
    • Contact type (Blog, Magazine, Radio, Podcast, Playlist, YouTube, etc.)
    • Genre focus (what music they cover)
    • Priority level (High/Medium/Low)
    • Submission guidelines and notes
  3. Add notes about past interactions
  4. Click Save

Importing Contacts

Already have a spreadsheet? Import it!

  1. Go to Contacts → Import
  2. Download the CSV template to see required columns
  3. Map your columns to Artalyx fields
  4. Click Import

Contact Types:

  • Magazines & Blogs
  • Radio Stations (college, community, commercial)
  • Podcasts
  • Playlist Curators (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.)
  • YouTube Channels
  • Music Influencers & TikTok Creators
  • Record Stores & Distribution

Smart Filtering

Filter your contacts by:

  • Contact type
  • Genre focus
  • Priority level
  • Location/region
  • Recent communication history
Tier limits apply. See the Plan Limits section below or the pricing page for how many contacts your plan includes.

Promotional Campaigns

Creating a Campaign

  1. Go to Campaigns → Add New
  2. Set campaign details:
    • Campaign name
    • Release (what you're promoting)
    • Campaign type (Album Release, Single Drop, Tour Promo, etc.)
    • Start and end dates
    • Budget
    • Goals and KPIs
  3. Auto-generate task lists (if automation is enabled in Settings)
  4. Select target contacts from your database
  5. Create your pitch using email templates
  6. Click Save

Campaign Tracking:

  • Email Tracking: Opens, clicks, and response rates
  • Media Coverage: Track which outlets covered you and what they said
  • Budget Tracking: Monitor actual spending vs. planned budget
  • Results Tracking: Streams gained, social followers, sales, etc.
  • Task Management: Track progress on all campaign tasks

Pitch Templates:

Artalyx includes ready-made templates for:

  • Album announcements
  • Single premieres
  • Music video reveals
  • Tour announcements
  • Interview requests
  • Playlist pitches

Campaign Analytics

Track campaign performance with detailed analytics:

  • Email open rates and click-through rates
  • Conversion rate (pitches sent vs. coverage secured)
  • Budget efficiency (cost per coverage placement)
  • Timeline adherence (are you hitting your milestones?)

Email System

Artalyx includes a comprehensive email system with Gmail OAuth integration, SMTP support, template management, open/click tracking, and automatic communication logging.

Email Configuration

Only one provider is active at a time, Google (Gmail OAuth) or your own SMTP server, switched from Settings, General.

Option 1: Gmail OAuth (Recommended)

Setup Location: Settings, General

  • No Google Cloud project or API keys required, Artalyx is Google Verified
  • No SMTP port blocking issues
  • More secure, no password storage
  • Automatic open and click tracking
  • Better deliverability via Gmail infrastructure
  • Send test emails to verify setup

Option 2: SMTP

Setup Location: Settings, General, SMTP Integration card

  • Host, port, username, password, encryption (TLS, SSL, or None), and From email/name
  • Gmail users need an App Password, not their regular Gmail password
  • Click Save SMTP Settings, then Send Test Email to confirm delivery
  • Saving valid SMTP settings while Google isn't connected switches you to SMTP automatically; if Google is already active, it stays active until you switch manually
  • Each label's own SMTP credentials are used only for that label's sends, never mixed with Artalyx's own system email or another label's settings

Email Features:

  • Merge Fields: Personalize emails with dynamic content
  • Open Tracking: See who opened your emails
  • Link Tracking: Track clicks on your links
  • Email Templates: Save and reuse frequently used emails
  • Bulk Sending: Email multiple contacts at once
  • Communication Logging: Every email is automatically logged
Email Limits by Tier:
  • Free: 50 emails per month
  • Starter ($49/year): 500 emails per month
  • Pro ($149/year): 2,500 emails per month
  • Business ($299/year): 10,000 emails per month
  • Enterprise: Contact us

Limits reset on the 1st of each month. Visual indicators in the dashboard show usage (green, then yellow at 80%, then red at 100%).

Available Merge Fields:

Personalize your emails with these dynamic fields:

  • {{contact_name}}, Contact's name
  • {{contact_outlet}}, Publication/website name
  • {{artist_name}}, Artist being promoted
  • {{release_title}}, Album/EP/Single title
  • {{release_date}}, Release date
  • {{your_name}}, Your name
  • {{label_name}}, Your label/company name

Sending Emails

Individual Email:

  1. Open any Contact record
  2. Click "Send Email"
  3. Select a template or compose new email
  4. Merge fields auto-populate with contact/artist/release info
  5. Review and send

Mass Email Campaign:

  1. Go to Email Center
  2. Filter contacts by type, genre, priority, or location
  3. Select recipients (or select all filtered)
  4. Choose email template
  5. Preview personalized emails
  6. Send to all selected contacts
  7. Track opens and clicks in real time

Communication Logging

Every email sent through Artalyx is automatically logged with:

  • Recipient details
  • Subject line
  • Sent date and time
  • Open status (was it opened?)
  • Click status (did they click links?)
  • Linked campaign
  • Follow-up reminders

Access all communication history at Communications Log

Press Releases & Newsletters

One feature sends both one-off press releases and general newsletters, there's no separate newsletter tool. Access it at Communications Hub → Press Releases/Newsletters. Each record is a single body with an optional headline and a Type tag (New Release Announcement, Tour Announcement, Artist Signing, Music Video Release, Single Premiere, Partnership/Collaboration, Award/Nomination, General News) for your own organization, the Type tag is a label only and doesn't auto-populate content.

Link an Artist, Release, or Campaign First

At the top of the editor, link an Artist, Release, and/or Campaign before adding content below. This unlocks that Artist/Release/Campaign's existing photos in the image picker, and makes merge fields like {{artist_name}} resolve to real values instead of staying literal text.

The Drag-and-Drop Builder

New press releases and newsletters open in the Block Builder by default, a drag-and-drop editor instead of raw HTML. Existing records created before this feature keep opening in the older HTML editor (Advanced mode) untouched.

Blocks and Layout

  • The page is a top-to-bottom stack of blocks
  • A Full Block spans the whole width
  • Columns blocks come in four layouts: 2 columns equal, 2 columns 1/3 + 2/3, 2 columns 2/3 + 1/3, and 3 columns equal
  • Add a block from the buttons below the canvas

Items

  • Each block holds Text, Image, and/or Button items, added one at a time
  • Drag the handle to reorder blocks, or to move a text, image, or button item into a completely different block or column, not just reorder within its own
  • Duplicate any block to copy it and everything inside it directly below the original

Text Formatting

Each Text item has its own small toolbar: Bold, Italic, Underline, Link, text color, and font size. Select text first, then click a formatting button.

Buttons

A Button item is a plain label and URL pair, like a "Listen Now" button pointing at a streaming link, with a live preview showing exactly how it will look. No switching to HTML editing required to change where a button links.

Images

Click Choose Image on an Image item to open the picker:

  • Library tab: existing photos already on the linked Artist, Release, or Campaign, if any
  • Upload tab: upload a new image, it saves to this send and automatically copies into that Artist/Release/Campaign's own photo library for reuse next time
  • Image URL field: always available, for linking to an image hosted elsewhere
Uploading an image requires the press release or newsletter to be saved at least once first.

Background Color

One color picker sets the background for the whole document, not per block.

Preview and Autosave

  • The canvas shows real width, background color, fonts, spacing, and full-size image previews as you edit, not a generic form. It's not a pixel-perfect match to every inbox (older email clients like Outlook still need some HTML underneath that a browser doesn't need to show you), but you shouldn't have to guess what it will look like
  • Preview shows the actual compiled email HTML in a popup, exactly what sends
  • Autosave runs every 30 seconds while editing an existing record (after it's been saved once), with a status note next to Preview showing the last autosave time
Sending checks that a Builder-mode press release or newsletter actually has content in at least one block first, and refuses with a message if it's empty. A half-finished draft can still be saved, just not sent blank.

Switching Between Builder and Advanced (HTML)

A "Switch to Advanced (HTML)" / "Switch to Builder" link sits next to the Body heading.

  • Builder → Advanced is unrestricted, your current blocks are compiled to HTML first
  • Advanced → Builder warns you first: it shows your last saved block layout, not whatever you've typed in the HTML editor since. Anything typed in Advanced mode that was never saved as blocks doesn't carry over

Templates

The Template dropdown (next to the Artist/Release/Campaign fields) has 11 starting layouts: one for each of the 8 press release types listed above, plus 3 newsletter-style layouts (Upcoming Shows, Artist Update, and Artist Spotlight with a dark theme).

  • Load Template works in both Builder and Advanced mode
  • In Builder mode it replaces your current blocks, with a confirmation first
  • Merge fields in the template resolve immediately using whichever Artist/Release is currently selected
  • Bracketed text like [Add tour details here] is a placeholder to replace, not a merge field

Collecting Subscribers From Your Website

If your website runs on WordPress, the free SubscriberVault companion plugin lets visitors subscribe directly from your site:

  1. Generate a Newsletter API Key in Artalyx under Settings → General
  2. Install the SubscriberVault plugin on your WordPress site
  3. Enter your Newsletter API Key in the plugin settings
  4. Add the subscribe form anywhere on your site

One API key works across unlimited SubscriberVault installs, so multiple sites can feed the same subscriber list.

Managing Subscribers

Access your subscriber list at Communications Hub → Newsletter Subscribers, alongside Press Releases/Newsletters and Industry Contacts. Kept separate from Industry Contacts, subscribers are fan opt-ins, contacts are press/media.

Subscriber Management Features:

  • Add subscribers manually, one at a time
  • Bulk-import via CSV (Import/Export → Newsletter Subscribers)
  • Use "Copy from Contacts" on the Newsletter Subscribers page to pull existing contacts in
  • Export subscriber lists
  • View subscription date and source
  • Track subscription status (subscribed/unsubscribed)

Sending

Every press release/newsletter send gets a compliance footer automatically, your label name, mailing address, and a working unsubscribe link, required by law for bulk marketing email. This is separate from and doesn't include your personal Email Signature.

  • Choose recipients from your Industry Contacts and/or Newsletter Subscribers
  • Contacts and Subscribers each have their own unsubscribe link, someone who opts out of one list only stops receiving that type of send
  • Set a delay between sends and optionally schedule for later
  • Send a test email to yourself before sending to your list
Newsletter and press release emails count toward your monthly email limit based on your subscription tier. A send to 100 recipients counts as 100 emails.

Media Pitches

Promotions Hub → Pitches. Track outreach to media outlets: subject/message, dates, and a status you define. There's no preset list of pitch types, a pitch is generic, differentiated by which contacts you're pitching.

  • Each pitch shows its own response rate, outlet count, and coverage count on its own page
  • Set a Follow-Up Date and a reminder Task is created for you automatically, linked back to that pitch and its artist, update the date later and the linked task updates with it
The follow-up date is a plain field you choose yourself, there's no suggested date. There's also no aggregate pitch report yet across all pitches, each pitch's numbers are per-pitch only.

Royalty Statements

Label Operations Hub → Royalties. Each statement is its own record, covering one artist for one period.

Creating a Statement

  1. Select the artist, set the period start/end and issued date
  2. Review the split percentages, pre-filled from your global Royalty Settings, editable for this statement only
  3. Select one or more Campaigns to pull revenue from, and/or Merch Items (both optional, a merch-only statement can skip campaigns)
  4. Click Load Revenue Data, this saves the statement and reloads it with every matching revenue entry pulled in and totaled
  5. Review the Revenue Breakdown: digital, physical, and merch line items with artist/label shares
  6. Fill in Recoupment fields if applicable, then Payment Details once paid

Recoupment

Advances (logged on the artist) and any expense categories you've opted into recoupment (Settings, Royalty tab) are recovered automatically from an artist's earnings, capped at the outstanding balance each period, never more than they earned. The remaining balance carries forward to the next statement automatically.

A running recoupment ledger exists on the Advances & Recoupment report, not printed on the statement itself, the statement shows only that period's recoupment total.

Multi-Currency Payouts

USD is the accounting base. For an artist paid in another currency (11 supported, also settable as a default on the artist's own Payout Settings), set their payout currency on the statement, then click Get Current Rate to pull a real exchange rate instead of typing one in. Amount Due then shows in both USD and their payout currency.

The rate is semi-live: fetched from a real source (ECB reference rate, with a fallback provider) when you click, then cached for 6 hours, not updating in real time on its own. You can still type a rate in by hand if you'd rather.

Member Splits & Distribution

When a band divides earnings among several members, especially when different people played on different songs, Artalyx tallies each member's share per song and produces a distribution sheet. It's a reporting tool only, it never sends money.

  • Each song splits equally among the members tagged on it
  • A whole-album sale (not tied to a specific track) is divided evenly across the album's tracks first, then each track's slice splits among that track's members
  • Merch has no song, so the merch artist share splits equally among all members
  • The pool distributed is the statement's Amount Due after recoupment, so member amounts always sum to what you actually pay, down to the penny
  • Any song revenue whose track has no members tagged appears on an Unassigned line, your cue to go tag that song

Setup, Three Steps:

  1. Add the members on the artist record, Name, Role, optional Pay To
  2. Tag the songs on each release's track list, check who performed on each song
  3. Read the distribution on any royalty statement for that artist, the Member Distribution box shows each member's amount, itemized by song, and it prints on the PDF
A revenue entry only matches a specific track if its Item/Track text matches a track name exactly (normalized), otherwise it falls back to splitting evenly across the whole release's tracks. Keep Item/Track wording consistent with your track titles for accurate per-song splits.

Printing & PDF

Each statement has a browser-print view and a downloadable PDF with your label letterhead, a STMT-YEAR-ID reference number, the dispute clause, payout threshold notice, a signature block for both label and artist (each with a date line), and Member Distribution if applicable. From the Royalty Statements report, Print All Statements combines every statement matching your current artist/year filter into one PDF, one statement per page.

Recording a Payment

Enter payment date, method, reference, and amount directly on the statement, there's no separate payment screen. Every recorded payout shows up on the Payout History report, grouped by artist, with CSV export.

Financial Hub

Manage Expenses

Name, amount, category, date incurred, payment method, notes. Recurring expenses (weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly) auto-generate a "Pay: [Expense]" task on the due date. Link expenses to a campaign to track actual vs. budgeted spend.

Manage Revenue

Log income linked to a campaign, amount, revenue type (digital/physical), date received, and the Item/Track field, which is what makes printed royalty statements show "Streaming, Dark Matter (Single)" instead of a bare dollar figure. Always fill it in.

Merch Manager

Create merch items per artist, log revenue and expense entries per item, net profit (gross minus expenses) calculates automatically. When building a royalty statement, select merch items to include, the net profit flows into the merch share using your configured merch split percentage.

Import Sales

Financial Hub → Import Sales ingests Bandcamp, LANDR, and CD Baby (Sales Details, Digital Distribution Details, and Social Video Monetization & Licensing Details, the last is YouTube Content ID royalty income) export files, matching each row to a release by ISRC, then catalog number, then Store/Album Title, then track title.

  • Uploading shows a column-mapping preview screen first, every detected column next to the field it's read as, editable if a header wasn't recognized
  • A live preview shows counts, duplicates, unmatched rows, and a sample of what will import before you confirm
  • Every row is tagged with the batch it came from, so you can undo an entire import from the Recent Imports list any time afterward
  • If a row matches by title or track name but the distributor's file carries an ISRC the matching track doesn't have on file, that ISRC is saved automatically, useful for artists who let the distributor assign ISRCs. It never overwrites a track that already has one

Client Portal

Give an artist secure, read-only access to their own information. Link a user account to the artist record and assign them the Artist role.

What They See

  • Their releases and campaigns
  • Upcoming milestones
  • Their press releases
  • Their contracts and open tasks
  • Royalty statement earnings (earned-to-date, paid-to-date, per-statement share), shown in USD and also converted into the artist's own Payout Currency at the current exchange rate

Sending You a Message

A message box in the portal lets the artist reach you directly, it's logged as a note on their Artist record (visible in the normal activity timeline) and emails whoever's set as the Portal Message Handler (Settings, General, Client Portal Notifications), or the account owner if that's left blank. This is deliberately a separate address from whichever account sends your outgoing newsletters/press releases, so portal messages can go straight to an A&R rep or whoever handles artist relations.

An artist with no linked profile at all just sees a message to contact you directly, the portal requires a linked Artist record to show anything.

User Roles & Permissions

Administration → Users. Four roles, plus a separate financial-data toggle:

  • Owner: Full access to everything, every entity, every financial figure, user management, billing, backup/restore/wipe. Only an Owner can manage other users' roles
  • Staff: Full read/write access to every entity across the label, same as Owner, except cannot manage users, change account/billing settings, or use Backup/Restore/Wipe
  • Freelancer: Only sees and edits records they're specifically assigned to. Works on eight entities: Artists, Releases, Campaigns, Tours, Milestones, Pitches, Events, and Contracts, each has an "Assigned Users" section on its edit page. A Freelancer with nothing assigned sees empty lists everywhere. Other entities (Contacts, Prospects, Tasks, and everything else) aren't assignment-scoped yet, so a Freelancer sees those in full
  • Artist: Restricted to the Client Portal only

Financial Data Access

Independent of role, a per-user "Can view financial data" checkbox (Owner always has it). Controls the whole Financial Hub, Royalty Statements, and every page under Reports. Defaults on for Staff and off for Freelancer when a user is created, changeable any time from the Users page.

Freelancer scoping and the financial toggle apply to whole pages/entities, not individual fields or reports, Reports is gated as one unit rather than report-by-report. A user without financial access who edits a Campaign directly also won't see its Budget figures on that page.

Prospects (A&R Pipeline)

Label Operations Hub → Prospects. Track potential signings through a 7-stage pipeline: Researching, Pending Contact, Contacted, Interested, Not Interested, Signed, Archived, plus priority and genre taxonomies, contacted/responded dates, and a next-step field.

When you're ready, Convert to Artist creates a real Artist record and links back to the original prospect.

Contracts

Label Operations Hub → Contracts. 16 contract types (Artist Agreement, Licensing Agreement, and more), end date, term length, and auto-renew flag. A status badge shows Active / Expiring Soon / Notice / Expired right on the list and edit page.

When a contract enters the Expiring Soon window (30 days out), an automated email goes out once to that contract's assigned users, or the label owner if no one's assigned.

Sync Licenses & Manufacturers

Sync Licenses

Label Operations Hub → Sync Licenses. A full pipeline from pitch to paid: 9-stage status, licensor info, territory, term length, usage type, media rights, and invoice/payment tracking (invoice number/date, due date, amount paid, method).

Manufacturers

Label Operations Hub → Manufacturers. Pressing plant / physical production vendor database: contact info, address, product types they handle (CD, vinyl, cassette, merch, packaging, and more), turnaround time, minimum order, and pricing notes.

Tours & Venues

Tours

Live Events Hub → Tours. Each tour holds a list of individual show dates (venue, city, status, load-in/show time, guarantee, ticket price, capacity) with per-show guarantee/ticket revenue tracked automatically. Budget expenses and revenue beyond ticket sales are tracked at the tour level, not per individual show.

Venues

Live Events Hub → Venues. A venue database: capacity, separate booking and production contacts, stage size, sound system, lighting, backline, load-in info, parking, and green room details.

Reports & Analytics

13 reports, most with CSV export (look for an Export button/link on the report page): Artist Roster, Release Timeline, Catalog Health, Payout History, Royalty Statements, Advances & Recoupment, Financial Summary, Revenue Analytics, Campaign Performance, Task Productivity, A&R Pipeline, Radio Airplay, and Press Coverage.

Catalog Health and Advances & Recoupment are audit/ledger views by design and don't export to CSV. Individual royalty statements can be downloaded as a PDF, but reports themselves don't have a PDF option, and there's no "save as a custom report template" feature.

Plan Limits & Upgrades

Tier Comparison

Feature Free Starter Pro Business Enterprise
Price Free $49/year $149/year $299/year Contact us
Artists 1 5 25 100 Contact us
Releases 3 25 Unlimited Unlimited Contact us
Contacts 100 250 1,000 5,000 Contact us
Emails/Month 50 500 2,500 10,000 Contact us
Users 1 2 5 15 Contact us
Storage 2 GB 10 GB 50 GB 100 GB Contact us

Every feature described in this documentation is available at every tier, including Free. What changes as you move up is capacity, not access.

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What Happens When You Hit a Limit?

  • Artists/Releases/Contacts: You won't be able to create new ones until you upgrade or delete existing ones
  • Monthly Emails: You won't be able to send more emails until the 1st of next month (or until you upgrade)
  • Visual Indicators: Dashboard shows usage with color coding:
    • Green = Under 80% of limit
    • Yellow = 80-99% of limit
    • Red = At or over limit
Managing Your Limits: Check your current usage any time in Settings → Billing & Plan or on the Dashboard.

Support & Help

Need Help?

We're here to help you succeed with Artalyx!

Email Support

Email us at support@artalyx.app, we typically respond within 24 hours (48 hours on weekends).

Documentation

This page is your full reference guide. A searchable in-app help center is also accessible from your account menu.

Feature Requests

Have an idea for a new feature? We'd love to hear it! Email your suggestions to info@artalyx.app

Found a Bug?

Report bugs to bugs@artalyx.app with:

  • Clear description of the issue
  • Steps to reproduce the problem
  • Screenshots if applicable
  • Your browser and operating system

System Requirements

Artalyx is fully hosted, there's nothing to install or maintain. All you need is:

  • A modern web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
  • An internet connection

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Thank you for choosing Artalyx! We're excited to be part of your music business journey.