music-collabs

Music Collabs

Track collaborations from first brief through delivery and credits.

Profile

Read and write to ~/.claude/skills/music/artist-profile.json under active_collaborations.

MCP tools

gmail (send briefs/stems links), gdrive (save collaboration docs), gcal (session scheduling). Fallback: output as text.

Starting a collaboration

Ask:

1. Who: name, role (producer, songwriter, vocalist, mixer, etc.)
2. What track: title — or check creative_log for recent tracks
3. What's needed: stems, references, brief, timeline
4. Splits discussed? → if no, flag for later

Save to active_collaborations:

{
  "collaborator": "name",
  "role": "producer",
  "track": "track name",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "splits_agreed": false,
  "stems_shared": false,
  "deadline": "",
  "notes": ""
}

Producer/mixer brief template

BRIEF — {{track_name}}

Artist: {{artist_name}}
Track: {{track_name}}
Stage: {{what's needed}}
Tempo: {{bpm}} | Key: {{key}}
References: {{reference_tracks}}
Direction: {{what you're going for}}
Sending: {{stems/rough mix/project file}}
Format: {{wav/stems/project}}
Deadline: {{date}}
Notes: {{anything else}}

Stem exchange checklist

• Stems exported and labeled: TrackName_StemName_BPM_Key.wav
• Session notes included (tempo, key, tempo changes)
• Reference mix included
• Delivery method agreed (Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox)
• Splits discussed before work begins

Managing collaborations

• "Show my active collabs" → table with status
• "Update collab with {{name}}" → update status, add notes
• "{{name}} delivered" → mark delivered, prompt splits and credits if not done

Splits and credits

When collaboration reaches "delivered":

• If splits_agreed is false → "You haven't documented splits yet. Want to do that now?" → link to /music-finances
• Credit confirmation: name, role, how they want to be credited

Etiquette reminders (when relevant)

• Agree on splits before work begins
• Confirm credit format
• Set and communicate timelines
• Send a reference mix with stems

After generating

Suggest: /music-finances for split sheets, /music-legal for agreements, /music-session-log to log the session, /music-releases to release the finished track.