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Stand One Records
Independent Canadian record label and artist management collective.
Overview
Stand One Records is an independent Canadian record label and artist management collective that handles the backend so artists can focus on the work. Distribution, metadata, royalties and rights protection on flat monthly pricing, with no ownership of masters or publishing, no streaming percentages and no long-term contracts.
- Flat pricing. Transparent support. Zero rights grabs.
- Artists keep 100% of their masters and publishing
- Month to month, cancel any time
- Distribution, metadata and royalty collection
- Release strategy and playlist pitching
- Sync and licensing development
We don't own artists. We support them.
Challenge
Most independent artists don't stall on the music. They stall on the backend: distribution, metadata, royalties and rights, usually handled by someone who takes a share of the masters in exchange. Stand One had to be a label that could do that work without owning anyone, and say so plainly enough that an artist would believe it.
Approach
We set the label up as a service rather than a contract. Three flat monthly tiers run from backend delivery at Core to an invite-only Label Partnership, and each lists exactly what it covers. The terms are written in plain English, including a list of what the label will not do. Eligibility rests on alignment and follow-through, not streaming numbers, touring history or industry connections.
Outcome
Stand One runs month to month. It takes no streaming or publishing percentage, and every catalog stays portable, so an artist can upgrade, downgrade, pause or leave without penalty. The label releases and supports a roster of Canadian artists including Julian Petti, Patterson and Petals on Pavement.
- 100%Of masters and publishing kept by the artist
- 0%Streaming or publishing percentage taken
- $50A month for backend delivery on the Core tier
- Month to monthNo long-term contracts, cancel any time
The right relationships don't need convincing.