Build the platform that lets musicians keep what they create.
Vinylaunch is an artist-first platform — crowdfunding, streaming, industry connections, and touring tools in one place — built on a simple promise: artists own their work, set their own terms, and keep the lion’s share of what they earn. We’re in the final push to launch, and you can help get us there.
On the front: musicians win.
Everything the platform does is built around the artist — fair splits, direct fan support with no platform cut, transparent royalties, month-to-month terms, and no data brokering. Vinylaunch never takes ownership of a catalog. The tools make it easier for artists to make a living from their work.
On the back: it gives back.
People above profits is structural, not a slogan. Executive pay is capped, and once the platform covers its costs and a reserve, the surplus is committed to the future Vinylaunch Foundation — supporting musicians’ health, wellbeing, and hard times. The platform is the engine; the Foundation is where the good it generates flows.
Where your contribution goes
Entity formation, contracts, terms, music-rights and payments compliance — the groundwork a music platform can’t launch without.
Real-world testing with artists and fans, security review, and the fixes that get us to a trustworthy beta.
Infrastructure, transcoding and streaming delivery, and the operating runway to open the doors.
The setup work to establish the future Vinylaunch Foundation, so the give-back side is ready when the platform is.
Chip in to the launch
You cover the payment-processing fee at checkout so 100% of your contribution reaches the launch fund. This supports Vinylaunch LLC, the for-profit company building the platform — it is not a charitable donation and not tax-deductible. Recurring giving is coming soon.
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Contributions here go to Vinylaunch LLC — the for-profit company building and operating the platform. They fund the launch (legal, testing, launch, and establishing the Foundation). Because the LLC is a business, this is not a charitable donation and not tax-deductible.
Want to give to the future foundation for musicians instead? Support the Vinylaunch Foundation