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Chief Creative Office

For the Record

The masthead of the Chief Creative Office 3 published

Narrative, expose and the human story.

The Chief Creative Office publishes the piece that tells you what happened. Named phenomena, composite case histories, and the decisions people actually had to make - written first-hand, for artists and the people who manage them.

- Voice
First person and journalistic. It argues, and it says who it is arguing with.
- Written for
Artists, managers, and anyone who needs the story before the spreadsheet.
- Slate
3 dispatches under this masthead
- The slate

Published under this masthead.

No. 029

How artificial streaming puts music decisions at risk

An editorial view, checked against platform policy and a federal fraud case, on why genuine listening intent matters more than inflated headline counts.

Published Musicata Pro editorial opinion 4 min read
No. 028

Why identifiers and identity matching matter to royalty allocation

Names, aliases, roles, works and recordings must be connected with evidence. A plain-language guide to identity records, unmatched royalties and suspense.

Published Black Box public-source analysis 5 min read
No. 027

Unauthorised uploads and recording identity abuse: what the public evidence establishes

Unauthorised uploads and malicious artist-profile attachments are documented. Their frequency and any direct royalty-diversion mechanism are not established by the public sources reviewed here.

Published Black Box research brief 5 min read
- Commissioning

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