The problem
A leaked demo has no return address.
Unreleased songs move between managers, producers, DJs and brand partners as plain files on WhatsApp and email. Once one escapes, there’s no way to trace it and no way to take it back.
- 01
Files you can’t take back
An MP3 sent on WhatsApp is an MP3 kept, forwarded and re-uploaded.
- 02
No record of who heard what
Teams can’t say who played a demo, when, or from where.
- 03
Leaks without a source
When a clip surfaces online, everyone who had the file is a suspect.
How it works
The tracklist
Side A · In the studio
- A1
Upload
Masters go straight to encrypted storage under the artist’s own key.
- A2
Share
One link per named person, with an expiry, a play limit and an optional code.
Side B · Out in the world
- B1
Listen
Recipients stream on their phone. No account to create, no download button.
- B2
Trace
Upload a leaked clip and Backstage names the link, the person and every play.
Inside the sleeve
Vault · Demo Artist
Midnight in Lekki · Demo
ReadyKelechi · Producer
Activewm_7F3K-92QA-1C4E-8B202 of 5 plays used
Ama · Brand partner
Activewm_4442-2D74-DD1E-41B40 of 3 plays used
DJ Tobi · DJ
Revokedwm_A307-FA4F-57F3-E1541 play · no limit
Leaked clip traced to DJ Tobi. Link revoked.