music-collabs

name	music-collabs
description	Manage active music collaborations — producer briefs, stem exchange checklists, split tracking, status updates, and credit confirmation. Use when a musician says "I'm working with someone", "send stems", "collab status", "collaboration brief", or asks about working with producers, vocalists, or other artists.

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.