Administration
Transparent catalog admin that keeps ownership, writers, and metadata trustworthy.
Included in Dark Lab services
(Services)
Unlock the full value of your songs
A growth-focused publishing administration partner for songwriters, publishers, and labels - registration, royalty visibility, analytics, and statements in one place.
(What we do)
Publishing expertise for every stage
Wherever you are in your journey - from first registration to ongoing royalty review - Dark Lab helps you develop while keeping creative independence.
Royalty visibility
See income by song and DSP so rights holders understand what is pending, processed, or paid.
Included in Dark Lab servicesGrowth tooling
Analytics and exports that help independent catalogs operate with professional clarity.
Included in Dark Lab services(Our expertise)
What we help you run
Each service maps to tools already in the Dark Lab platform, designed for mobile and desktop.
Composition registration
Capture song titles, artists, writers, splits, and release context so your catalog starts clean.
Writer & rights management
Keep legal names, roles, and ownership details organized for every composition.
Royalty tracking
Review song-level income, DSP breakdowns, territories, and status across your catalog.
Publishing analytics
See growth trends, royalty volume, and performance insights for creators and admins.
Statement generation
Build period statements for rights holders and export professional PDF, Excel, or CSV files.
Support & notifications
Stay informed with platform notifications and direct support pathways when you need help.
(Music publishing services)
Full-service publishing administration, without taking your rights
Songwriters searching for music publishing services usually need three jobs done well: register the composition, collect what it earns, and report it clearly. Dark Lab Records Publishing is built around those jobs.
Composition registration that societies can actually match
Collection societies and digital partners match income to songs using metadata: legal title, writers, IPI numbers, ownership splits, ISWC where issued, and ISRC context for the recording. Missing writers or splits that do not add to 100% are a common reason royalties stall.
Our registration workflow captures titles, artist credit, writers, roles, and splits in one catalog so you are not maintaining a private spreadsheet that drifts from the official record.
- Song title, alternate titles, and release context
- Writer legal names, roles, and agreed ownership percentages
- Linked compositions so royalties and statements share the same source of truth
Royalty tracking, analytics, and statements
Publishing income does not arrive as one line. It arrives as many small reports across DSPs, territories, and periods. Dark Lab gives you song-level totals, DSP breakdowns, status (pending, processed, paid), and exportable statements in PDF, Excel, or CSV.
That is the operational core of publishing administration: not a vanity chart, but a record you can share with a co-writer, manager, accountant, or label.
Administration versus a traditional publishing deal
If you want someone to own a share of the copyright and shop sync exclusively, you are looking at a publisher. If you want to keep ownership and still have professional registration, royalty review, and statements, you are looking at an administrator.
Dark Lab is an administration company. We help independent catalogs operate with the same hygiene larger publishers expect — without requiring you to assign the songs.
Put your catalog on a professional footing
Open the dashboard to start registering songs and tracking royalties.