Good Boy Records has launched a new AI contract platform, Clearnote, to generate customizable contract templates in minutes. The product claims it will help music attorneys work faster and give budding artists access to affordable rights protection.
The lengthy process of getting deals signed in the music industry is often a pain point for young artists. Music attorneys are typically spread thin, taking on a large roster of artists but with little time to service each of them properly. This is, in part, a byproduct of the democratization of the music industry. More artists are releasing songs than ever, and many of them need small legal help here and there to navigate their careers. These days, it’s common for artists and music professionals wait weeks or months for attorneys to finish a deal.
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Clearnote, which has just launched in beta, uses an AI-guided, TurboTax-style questionnaire covering royalties and rights and then automatically generates the correct agreement with clauses tailored to the user’s needs. Users can also load in artist and producer profiles and let Clearnote fill in more than a dozen contract fields with one click.
According to a press release about Clearnote, the company hopes to be a tool for distributors, labels, sync licensing houses, attorneys, and more, and its API can allow it to integrate into existing enterprise ecosystems.
To ensure the security and privacy of these contracts, Clearnote uses DocuSign to provide secure signatures and storage. Clearnote vows that no legal data from its users will ever be shared or sold.
“The music industry moves at the speed of streaming, but its contract process is still stuck in the fax era,” said John Zamora, co-founder & COO of Good Boy Records. “Every day, incredible songs go live without agreements in place, delaying payments and putting creators at risk. With today’s technology, there’s no excuse for that. We created Clearnote because we wanted a platform that was fast, accessible, and protective. Every artist, writer, and producer should have the same opportunity to memorialize their work and get paid on time. Today, even artists with legal teams struggle with delays. It’s not about the lawyers being overextended, but the system itself is outdated and overloaded. Clearnote changes that by giving everyone, from independent creators to major label talent, a faster path to finalize deals.”
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“Clearnote’s contracting platform is our foundational layer. It’s just the beginning,” said Cameron Siasi, President of Clearnote and VP of Operations at Good Boy Records. “We’re solving an immediate pain point for everyone in the music business, but our long-term vision is to build a full suite of AI-powered tools that will become the essential infrastructure for music institutions looking to best serve both the creative and business sides of the entertainment industry.”
Clearnote plans to launch publicly in early 2026.
