When uploading your song to That Pitch, you will notice that you cannot remove collaborators or change their split allocations once they have been submitted. This is a deliberate part of our process designed to ensure absolute transparency, legal compliance, and proper credit for all contributors.
The Importance of Including All Collaborators
Our system cross-references collaborators against various rights-based databases and platform integrations. If a collaborator is already listed on any of these external registries in connection with your song, their creative involvement is a matter of public legal record.
For strict legal and ethical reasons, all identified contributors must be accurately acknowledged and notified regarding the distribution of the song. This ensures that everyone involved is fully aware of the track's sync licensing journey and has a clear, unalterable record of their role.
What if a Collaborator Isn't Owed a Percentage?
We understand that not every contributor is due a percentage of ongoing sync revenue. For example, a mix engineer, mastering engineer, or session musician might have been paid an upfront flat fee for their services and is not owed backend royalties.
In these scenarios, here is exactly how to handle it during the upload flow:
When prompted to enter collaborator percentages, simply enter 0% for any contributor who is not owed a financial share.
These individuals will then be officially designated as "Credited Only" on your track profile.
They will still receive an automated system notification that they have been credited on a song active for sync opportunities, fulfilling our network compliance requirements without allocating them any portion of your earnings.
Can Percentages Be Updated Later?
No. Because split data is instantly logged and routed to partner libraries to clear tracks for fast-moving TV, film, and ad placements, ownership splits and collaborator lists cannot be modified, updated, or evolved after the upload is complete.
The critical step is to ensure that your split agreements are 100% accurate, legally agreed upon, and finalized before you begin the upload process. If an error is made on a submission's splits, the entire track must be deleted from the platform and re-uploaded with the correct information.
Key Takeaway
The core principle is simple: everyone involved with the song must be permanently accounted for from day one. This prevents future legal disputes, maintains platform transparency, and ensures all contributors receive appropriate recognition, even if they are "credited only."