Music Blockchain Platform Tutorial: Launch Your Artist Token in 60 Minutes
This tutorial shows musicians and creators how to build a music blockchain platform from scratch. You'll launch a Solana token for your brand, create a professional website using AI, and set up automatic revenue streams for both you and your fans. The entire process costs 0.1 SOL (~$20) with no monthly fees.
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The Problem
Traditional solutions are complex, time-consuming, and often require technical expertise.
The Solution
Spawned provides an AI-powered platform that makes building fast, simple, and accessible to everyone.
Why Your Music Career Needs a Blockchain Platform
Streaming pays pennies. A token platform builds lasting value.
Traditional music platforms take 30-50% of your streaming revenue and offer fans no real ownership. A blockchain platform lets you build a direct economic relationship with your audience. By launching your own token, you create a digital asset that represents your brand's growth. Fans who hold your token participate in your success, creating a stronger community than passive streaming allows. This model works for independent artists, bands, labels, and producers looking to monetize beyond traditional channels. Platforms like Sound.xyz show the demand, but launching your own token gives you full control and better economics.
Music Platform Launchpad Comparison: Spawned vs. Pump.fun
Choosing the right launchpad determines your platform's economics. Pump.fun offers zero fees but provides no ongoing infrastructure. Spawned charges 0.30% per trade but includes a complete website builder and sustainable reward mechanics.
Creator Revenue: Spawned (0.30% per trade) vs. Pump.fun (0%). The 0.30% fee funds your operations. Holder Rewards: Spawned offers 0.30% ongoing rewards to token holders, encouraging long-term support. Pump.fun has no built-in holder incentives. Post-Launch Platform: Spawned includes an AI website builder worth $29-99/month. Pump.fun requires you to build separately. Long-Term Fees: After graduating from the launchpad, Spawned uses Token-2022 for 1% perpetual fees on transactions, ensuring platform maintenance.
For musicians, the included website and reward system make Spawned a more complete solution for building a lasting platform.
Step-by-Step: Launch Your Music Blockchain Platform
From zero to live music platform in seven straightforward steps.
Follow these seven steps to launch your music token and website in under an hour.
- Connect Wallet: Visit Spawned.com and connect your Solana wallet (Phantom or Backpack).
- Define Token: Enter your token name (e.g., ARTISTNAME), symbol (e.g., BEAT), and total supply (1 million is standard).
- Set Parameters: Configure your creator fee (0.30% default) and holder reward rate (0.30% default).
- Design Website: Use the AI builder to create your platform site. Input your artist bio, upload photos, and select a theme.
- Review & Pay: Confirm details and pay the 0.1 SOL launch fee (~$20).
- Deploy: Your token and website deploy simultaneously to the Solana blockchain.
- Share: Distribute your token address and website URL to your community to start trading.
Your platform is now live. Fans can trade your token, visit your website, and you earn fees automatically.
Building Sustainable Token Economics for Musicians
Design token utility that connects directly to your music career.
Your token's utility determines its long-term value. Here are five proven models for music platforms.
- Access Token: Holders get early ticket access, exclusive merch drops, or private Discord channels.
- Royalty Share: Allocate a percentage of streaming revenue or NFT sales to a treasury, with distributions to top holders.
- Governance Token: Let token holders vote on setlists, single releases, or music video concepts.
- Collab Currency: Use tokens to pay featured artists or producers on collaborative tracks, recorded on-chain.
- Tiered Membership: Different token amounts unlock different benefit levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
Combine these models. For example, use 0.30% of trade volume for creator revenue, and direct 0.30% to a reward pool for governance participants. Learn about gaming token models for cross-industry ideas.
What Happens After You Launch Your Music Token?
Graduation unlocks permanent fees and full platform control.
Launching is just the beginning. Your first goal is to reach a 70 SOL market cap to 'graduate' from the initial launchpad phase. During this phase, you earn the 0.30% fee on all trades. Once you graduate, your token migrates to a permanent on-chain position using Solana's Token-2022 standard. This enables the 1% perpetual fee structure that funds ongoing platform development and community initiatives.
Use your new AI-built website as the hub for all announcements, token utility explanations, and community links. Promote the 0.30% holder rewards as a reason for fans to buy and hold, not just trade. Track your progress on the launchpad dashboard and engage with holders directly through the platform's tools.
Verdict: Is a Blockchain Platform Right for Your Music?
For community-focused artists, this is the most efficient path to a owned platform.
Yes, if you're an artist ready to build a direct, owned relationship with your fans. For 0.1 SOL and one hour of work, you launch a token and a professional website. The 0.30% ongoing revenue from trades creates a new income stream, while the 0.30% holder rewards turn fans into invested partners.
Choose Spawned over generic launchpads because the included AI website builder saves significant monthly costs and time. The structured path from launch to graduation (70 SOL market cap) to permanent Token-2022 fees provides a clear, sustainable growth model missing from zero-fee alternatives.
This approach works best for artists with an existing community who can explain the token's utility. It's less suitable for those seeking purely speculative tokens with no connection to real-world music projects.
Ready to Launch Your Music Platform?
Build the future of your music in one hour.
Your music and your community deserve a platform you own and control. Stop relying on middlemen who take most of the revenue.
Launch on Spawned today:
- Cost: 0.1 SOL (Approximately $20)
- Time: 60 minutes from start to live platform
- Includes: Solana token + AI website builder + reward mechanics
- Ongoing: 0.30% creator fee, 0.30% holder rewards
Visit Spawned.com to connect your wallet and begin. Define your token, build your site, and share it with your world. The next chapter of your music career starts with a token.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Launching on Spawned costs a flat 0.1 SOL, which is approximately $20 depending on SOL's price. This one-time fee includes the creation of your Solana token and deployment of your AI-generated website. There are no monthly subscription fees for the website builder, saving you $29-99 per month compared to other services.
You earn a 0.30% fee on every trade of your token. If your token has $100,000 in daily trading volume, that generates $300 daily in revenue for you. Additionally, after your token graduates (reaches 70 SOL market cap), it transitions to a permanent Token-2022 standard with 1% perpetual fees on all transactions, creating long-term, sustainable income.
Token holders receive 0.30% of all trading volume distributed back to them automatically as rewards. This incentivizes holding. Beyond that, you define the utility: early concert access, exclusive content, voting rights on creative decisions, or a share of royalty revenues. The token represents both financial and community membership in your project.
Absolutely. The platform works for any music entity. A band can launch one token for the collective, or a label can create a token representing its roster. You define the token's name, symbol, and total supply during setup. The economics and website builder work identically for groups, making it ideal for collaborative projects.
No coding knowledge is required. The process is entirely point-and-click. You connect your wallet, fill in forms for your token details, and use the AI website builder's visual interface to create your site. The entire platform is designed for creators, not developers, to get started quickly.
Solana offers significantly lower transaction fees (fractions of a cent) and faster block times than Ethereum. This is critical for a music platform where fans might make small, frequent trades. The cost to launch is also lower on Solana. [Compare token creation on different chains](/use-cases/token/how-to-create-gaming-token-on-ethereum) for more details on Ethereum's approach.
Use your new website as the central hub for information. Share your token address and website link on social media, in your newsletter, and with your fan community. Clearly explain the token's utility and the 0.30% holder reward. Consider allocating a portion of the initial supply for an [airdrop](/glossary/airdrop) to engaged fans to bootstrap liquidity and community.
Your token and website remain fully functional. You continue to earn the 0.30% fee on all trades. The graduation threshold is a milestone that unlocks the move to the permanent Token-2022 standard with 1% fees. You can continue to build your community and trading volume until you reach it, with no penalty or time limit.
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