@datraxmanfunkhopinc-netizenRoyalty and copyright tools for musicians, from a Charlotte producer
I'm Ron Datraxman Carter, founder and CEO of Funkhopinccrypto Ent, LLC in Charlotte, NC. I'm an international producer and recording artist working in hip hop, funk, and R&B, and I'm building the technology side of that work under the Funkhopinc.crypto name. The tools I'm developing include SjpublisherVault and SjRoyalties Tracker, aimed at making copyright and royalty management more transparent for artists.
Most of my build is AI-assisted. My stack includes Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini, LangGraph, Lovable, Vercel, and vLLM. The honest state of things is that the early version is a public repo and a launch page, and I'm still working out which parts of royalty tracking artists need most and who should be my first real users.
What I'd love from this community is feedback from anyone who has built rights or royalty software, especially on how you handle multi-party ownership splits. If you know someone in music publishing who would be willing to look at what I'm building, an introduction would mean a lot.
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A producer and recording artist building SjRoyalties Tracker starts with an edge most music software founders don't have, because you know firsthand how murky splits and payouts can get. If artists can clearly see who owns what share of a song and what they're owed, they spend less time chasing money and more time making records.
Ryan this is the most important reason I decided to focus on this project, because from my professional experiences actually being in this business of the music industry, it's not as transparent as it should be when it comes to millions of records sold, and the royalties don't reflect it from fraudulent accounting and bad actors causing it.
Ron Datraxman Carter | Founder, Funkhopinccrypto Ent & DKI Consortium
Building sovereign AI, creator ownership platforms, gaming infrastructure, film tools, and royalty management systems. Music producer, publisher, developer, and lifelong builder. Always interested in connecting with founders creating meaningful technology.
Hi Ron! Welcome to Lounge — love what you're building for musicians in Charlotte! 🎵 Royalty and copyright is such a pain for artists, making it transparent is huge value.
I see you're AI-assisted with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini — your stack is solid! As someone who builds premium brands that raise money at DynaITTech.ma, I see big opportunity: tools like SjpublisherVault and SjRoyalties Tracker need trust + premium look to get artists to put their royalties data.
I work with founders to make complex tools (like multi-party ownership splits) easy to trust visually. Happy to give quick feedback on branding/pitch if you need — and I can intro you to music creators I know!
Excited to follow your launch page journey!
Hi Rajae, thank you so much for your support and the kind words about what I’m building. I really appreciate your offer to help with branding and your connections in the music space. I’ll definitely keep your expertise in mind as I refine these tools and continue moving forward with this project and my other ventures. Let’s stay in touch!
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A producer and recording artist building SjRoyalties Tracker starts with an edge most music software founders don't have, because you know firsthand how murky splits and payouts can get. If artists can clearly see who owns what share of a song and what they're owed, they spend less time chasing money and more time making records.
Ryan this is the most important reason I decided to focus on this project, because from my professional experiences actually being in this business of the music industry, it's not as transparent as it should be when it comes to millions of records sold, and the royalties don't reflect it from fraudulent accounting and bad actors causing it.
Ron Datraxman Carter | Founder, Funkhopinccrypto Ent & DKI Consortium
Building sovereign AI, creator ownership platforms, gaming infrastructure, film tools, and royalty management systems. Music producer, publisher, developer, and lifelong builder. Always interested in connecting with founders creating meaningful technology.
Hi Ron! Welcome to Lounge — love what you're building for musicians in Charlotte! 🎵 Royalty and copyright is such a pain for artists, making it transparent is huge value.
I see you're AI-assisted with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini — your stack is solid! As someone who builds premium brands that raise money at DynaITTech.ma, I see big opportunity: tools like SjpublisherVault and SjRoyalties Tracker need trust + premium look to get artists to put their royalties data.
I work with founders to make complex tools (like multi-party ownership splits) easy to trust visually. Happy to give quick feedback on branding/pitch if you need — and I can intro you to music creators I know!
Excited to follow your launch page journey!
Hi Rajae, thank you so much for your support and the kind words about what I’m building. I really appreciate your offer to help with branding and your connections in the music space. I’ll definitely keep your expertise in mind as I refine these tools and continue moving forward with this project and my other ventures. Let’s stay in touch!