Plan and manage music releases from 16 weeks out through post-release review. Covers release timelines, metadata, pre-save strategy, DSP pitching, distribution, playlist pitching, and post-release analytics triggers. Use when a musician wants to release a single, EP, or album, or asks about Spotify pitching, distribution, pre-saves, or release strategy.
Plan the full lifecycle of a release.
Read ~/.claude/skills/music/artist-profile.json first.
Fallback: output as markdown if MCP unavailable.
After artist confirms release date, generate task list:
Check hours_per_week_non_music — adapt timeline density to available hours.
Offer to create milestones as gcal events.
Save active_release to profile.
Field-by-field: ISRC (unique code per recording), UPC (barcode per release), genre/mood tags, credits, lyrics. Plain language if explain_simply is true.
What pre-saves are, tools (Feature.fm, ToneDen, SubmitHub), promotion, measurement. Save presave_url to profile.
Web search current pricing: DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, Amuse, AWAL.
Decision framework based on catalog size, audience size, marketing capacity, goals.
| Curator | Genre | Followers | Contact | Status | Date |
After 2 weeks: "It's been 2 weeks since {{title}}. Run /music-analytics for a performance review?"
Suggest: /music-content for campaign, /music-finances for budget, /music-press for outreach.