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Backstory.Org

Backstory was developed because a clear, defensible process for verifying declared human authorship in music submissions is needed .

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Radio stations are receiving increasing volumes of music from a widening range of sources. At the same time, questions around creative origin, transparency, and accountability have become more prominent within the industry.

 

Programmers and compliance teams are being asked to make decisions in an environment where:

  • Creative provenance is not always clear

  • Submission standards vary widely

  • Documentation is inconsistent

  • Reputational and regulatory scrutiny is increasing

 

Broadcasters do not need speculation.

They need process. Backstory was created to provide that process. Built by Broadcast & Industry Professionals

 

Backstory was developed by professionals who understand both sides of the music ecosystem:

  • The realities of professional music creation

  • The operational and editorial responsibilities of radio

 

With decades of combined experience across record labels, artist development, production, and broadcast programming, the founders recognised a growing gap in industry infrastructure.

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There is no neutral, standardised method for documenting declared human authorship in a way that is:

  • Transparent

  • Auditable

  • Scalable

Safe for broadcasters to rely upon, Backstory attempts to fill that gap.

 

What Backstory Provides

Backstory does not attempt to “detect AI” or judge creative merit.

 

Instead, it provides:

Formal human authorship declarations

  • Metadata and ISRC validation

  • Rights alignment review

  • Risk signal analysis

  • Verifiable certificates for compliance records

 

The result is a structured due-diligence framework that broadcasters can incorporate into existing submission workflows.

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A Process, Not a Position

Backstory was not built to take a stance in creative debates.

It was developed to support professional broadcasting standards ensuring that when a station airs a track, it can demonstrate that reasonable verification steps were taken.

 

In an evolving music landscape, clarity matters.

 

Backstory provides it

Verification

Backstory offers a clear and supportive verification process for both music creators and broadcasters. Artists and rights holders complete a formal declaration of human authorship, submit accurate metadata and ISRC details, and go through a straightforward rights alignment and review check. Once verified, a certificate is issued, providing a simple, documented record of the submission.

 

For broadcasters, this creates an easy-to-reference trail showing that appropriate verification steps were taken before a track is aired. The process is designed to fit naturally into existing workflows, helping teams maintain transparency and confidence in their programming decisions.

Contact

Please email for all enquiries etc

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