Question 1

What does the checkup actually cover?

Accepted Answer

Streaming income (per-platform breakdown), sync income, publishing income (mechanicals + performance), merch and live, registration gaps (MLC, SoundExchange, PROs), distributor/publisher reporting cadence sanity, and a forecast of what's likely to happen next quarter. One letter, ordered by what matters most.

Question 2

How much data do I need to give Maude?

Accepted Answer

Whatever you have. Even a few sentences is enough for a first read. A screenshot of Spotify for Artists is better. A real distributor statement is better still. The depth of the checkup matches the data she has to work with.

Question 3

When should I run a checkup?

Accepted Answer

Quarterly is healthy. Before any deal or label meeting is mandatory. After a big release, a viral moment, or a sync placement. Whenever something on a statement does not look right. The whole point of the checkup is that it is fast, it should never feel like a project.

Question 4

What if Maude finds something serious?

Accepted Answer

She tells you plainly, ranks it by dollar impact, and recommends what to do next, including when to bring in a music attorney. She is not a lawyer or an accountant. Her job is to make sure you walk into those rooms knowing your numbers.

Question 5

Is the checkup the right starting point for a new artist?

Accepted Answer

Yes. New artists usually have less data and bigger registration gaps. The checkup catches those first because they are the cheapest, fastest things to fix. Most new Maude users find at least one revenue stream they were not collecting from.

Your music business,
in one read.

How is the artist's business actually doing?

Things people ask before they trust her on this.

Maude handles five more jobs.

Your music business,in one read.

How is the artist's business actually doing?

Things people ask before they trust her on this.

What does the checkup actually cover?+

How much data do I need to give Maude?+

When should I run a checkup?+

What if Maude finds something serious?+

Is the checkup the right starting point for a new artist?+

Maude handles five more jobs.

Your music business,
in one read.