Protect your rights
Document writers, splits, and ownership so collaborators and future you can trust the record.
See how songwriter publishing works
(Songwriters)
Write the songs. We help you run the business side.
Creative opportunities start with clean rights data. Dark Lab helps songwriters protect ownership, track royalties fairly, and build a sustainable publishing workflow.
(Built around your needs)
Empowering independent songwriters
Wherever you are in your journey - from your first track to a growing catalog - keep creative independence while professionalizing publishing admin.
Fair royalty visibility
Open a song to understand DSP breakdowns, activity context, and owner income summaries.
See how songwriter publishing worksSustainable career tools
Use analytics and statements to build long-term clarity across territories and release cycles.
See how songwriter publishing worksKeep ownership clear
Document writers and percentages so collaborators and future you can trust the record.
See income by song
Open a song to understand DSP breakdowns, views context, and owner income summaries.
Understand growth
Use analytics to spot monthly trends, DSP mix, and territory patterns in your earnings.
Download proof
When you need a statement, export professional files for managers, labels, or tax season.
(For songwriters)
Music publishing for independent songwriters
If you write original songs and control the copyright, you can earn publishing royalties when those songs are streamed, performed, covered, or licensed. Dark Lab is built for writers who want that income organized without giving up ownership.
You still need a PRO — and you still need administration
Your performing rights organisation collects writer performance royalties in its home territory. It does not automatically fix international mechanicals, unmatched metadata, or collaborator splits. Publishing administration sits beside your PRO: it helps the composition get registered cleanly and the resulting income get tracked in one place.
If you are a UK writer, that often means PRS for Music plus a serious approach to mechanicals and overseas usage. If you are in the US or Canada, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, or SOCAN still matter — they are not a substitute for catalog administration.
Splits are not optional
Every co-write needs agreed percentages before release. Societies cannot pay what they cannot allocate. Dark Lab stores writers, roles, and splits against each composition so the record you show a collaborator is the same record your royalties are tracked against.
Protecting your rights starts with that document: who wrote it, who owns what, and which recording the usage belongs to.
A sustainable career needs statements, not screenshots
Analytics help you see DSP mix and territory patterns. Statements help you prove a period to someone else. Independent songwriters who treat publishing like a business — register early, track continuously, export when asked — collect more of what they already earned.
How songwriter royalties workHow Dark Lab worksRoyalty collection
Your next release deserves clean publishing data
Register early. Track continuously. Statement when it matters.