The first 100 artists on JackKnife get a permanent 80/20 revenue split encoded in an immutable smart contract. Per-second USDC payments. No labels. No middlemen. Once these slots are gone, they're gone forever.
100 of 100 Founding Slots Available — Once gone, gone forever
Avg listener streams ~80hrs/mo total across all artists. Dedicated fans spend 2-5hrs on one artist.
+$81/mo more than a signed Spotify deal
That's $976/year back in your pocket
| PLATFORM | ARTIST SPLIT | PER PLAY | 500 LISTENERS × 3HR* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚡ JackKnife (Founding) | 80% | $0.00386 | $99 |
| JackKnife (Standard) | 75% | $0.00362 | $93 |
| Spotify (Indie) | ~70% | $0.003-0.005 | $63 |
| Spotify (Signed) | ~15-25% | $0.0004-0.0009 | $18 |
| Apple Music | ~52% | $0.005 | $59 |
| Tidal | ~55% | $0.006 | $74 |
* Based on 500 monthly listeners spending ~3 hours per month on YOUR music. Use the calculator above to model your actual listener profile.
These benefits are encoded in smart contracts. They can never be revoked, diluted, or offered again.
Permanent revenue override. You always get the higher of 80% or the current platform tier. Encoded in smart contract. Immutable.
Zero escrow period. Standard artists wait 30 days. You get paid the second a stream ends.
Your first 1,000 Engine B passes minted at zero cost. Standard artists pay floor price.
Named seat on the Founding Advisory Council. Direct line to the founding team. Shape the platform's future.
Guaranteed homepage rotation for your first 6 months. Every new listener sees you.
Sell tickets through your artist page at 2% vs standard 3%. Keep 98% of every sale.
Permanent ⚡ Founding Artist badge on your profile. A mark of honor that can never be bought later.
Personal setup assistance from the founding team. We help you migrate your catalog and notify your fans.
As JackKnife grows, every artist's split improves automatically. Hardcoded in the smart contract. Can only go up.
| MILESTONE | LISTENERS | STANDARD | FOUNDING 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | 0–50K | 75/25 | 80/20 |
| Scale | 50K–100K | 80/20 | 80/20 |
| Mass Adoption | 100K–500K | 82/18 | 82/18 |
| Market Leader | 500K–1M | 85/15 | 85/15 |
| Global Contender | 10M–100M | 87/13 | 87/13 |
| Fair Pay Cap | 500M+ | 90/10 | 90/10 |
Founding 100 always receive MAX(80%, current_tier). When the platform hits 82/18, you get 82%. It can only go up.
1,000–50,000 monthly Spotify/Apple Music listeners. Active social following. Own your masters. Making $200–$2,000/month from streaming and you know you deserve more. If you have 1,000+ social followers, hitting the 50-listener threshold is trivially easy.
We're not building this FOR artists — we're building it WITH you. Every Founding member gets a permanent seat.
Private Founders' Channel — token-gated communication with the core dev team. Regular town halls where you speak directly with engineering. No support tickets, no AI chatbots.
YOUR FEEDBACK → NEXT RELEASE. THAT DIRECT.
Founding artists can submit JackKnife Improvement Proposals (JIPs) — suggest changes to streaming payouts, UI/UX, discovery algorithms, and new features. Your voice carries weight.
THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE MUSIC SHAPE THE PLATFORM.
Audio engineers focusing on mastering standards. Touring artists shaping ticketing integration. Producers defining collaboration tools. Your expertise drives your working group.
TASK FORCES BY EXPERTISE, NOT BUREAUCRACY.
Permanent verified profiles with the ⚡ Founding badge. Homepage rotation for your first 6 months. Every new listener who joins JackKnife discovers you first.
YOUR MUSIC. FRONT AND CENTER. FOREVER.
100 slots. Permanent benefits. First come, first served.
100 of 100 Founding Slots Available — Once gone, gone forever
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