Enterprise DSP Solution

EliminateAggregatorsStreamline Operations

Direct content ingestion from verified creators through Mixstream Registry.Reduce operational costs, eliminate fraud, and accelerate time-to-market.

125k tracks/day
Flood ingestion queues
Hypebot
AI-driven bot fraud
Siphons royalties from legitimate artists
WIRED
7 in 10 artists unhappy
With long-lag payouts
Music Business Worldwide

Ingestion Chaos Today

What still breaks when DSPs rely on third-party aggregators

DSP
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
SoundCloud
Cross Major DSPs
What still breaks (via aggregators)
125 k new tracks every day – volume overload
Impact on DSP
Ingest queues, slower QC, rising error rates industry-wide
DSP
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
SoundCloud
Cross Major DSPs
What still breaks (via aggregators)
AI bot-fraud siphons royalties
Impact on DSP
$10 m fraud case; bots manipulate streams, triggering claw-backs & PR risk
Evidence
DSP
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube Music
SoundCloud
Cross Major DSPs
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Artist payout dissatisfaction (lagging 30-60 d cycles)
Impact on DSP
7 in 10 creators unhappy – reputational risk & churn
DSP
Spotify
Spotify
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Duplicate ISRCs / track-linking chaos – identical masters delivered twice under slight-variant metadata
Impact on DSP
Play-counts are split across versions, undercutting chart ranking and royalty calculation (tracks are de-duped from Charts & Popular-Tracks views)
DSP
Spotify
Spotify
What still breaks (via aggregators)
3-5 % ingest failure from blank BatchComplete, missing PartyID, bad UTF-8
Impact on DSP
Each failed item triggers a help-desk ticket (avg $15.56); at 125 k uploads/day, 3 % failure ≈ $58 k/day OPEX
Evidence
DSP
Spotify
Spotify
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Release latency via aggregators
Impact on DSP
Typical window 2 – 14 days from approval to live, jeopardising playlist pitches & promo windows
DSP
Apple Music
Apple Music
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Metadata rejections (bad UTF-8, missing P-Line)
Impact on DSP
Re-submission delays can push releases back 24-48 h – documented case of a track arriving 2 days late on Apple vs schedule
DSP
Apple Music
Apple Music
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Low-rejection-rate threshold to stay "Preferred"
Impact on DSP
Distributors exceeding the limit are downgraded, forcing Apple Ops to triage more rejects
DSP
Apple Music
Apple Music
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Advanced-format gap (Dolby Atmos, Motion Art, timed-lyrics)
Impact on DSP
Atmos-ready masters sit unpublished until an upgraded feed arrives – lost premium-tier differentiation
Evidence
DSP
YouTube Music
YouTube Music
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Duplicate Content-ID claims / policy lags
Impact on DSP
Ad revenue is frozen for the entire dispute window (held from day 1; can last weeks)
DSP
YouTube Music
YouTube Music
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Preferred-Distributor 50 k / 50 k gate
Impact on DSP
Small aggregators can't pass; artists wait or switch distributors, meaning delayed catalogue growth for YT
DSP
SoundCloud
SoundCloud
What still breaks (via aggregators)
API returns null ISRC and can't search by ISRC
Impact on DSP
Label rights audits become manual, costing staff hours per catalogue run
DSP
Deezer
Deezer
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Up-to-70 % of streams on fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent; 18 % of uploads now AI
Impact on DSP
Royalty pool leakage; Deezer built "Radar" + AI-tagging just to filter ≈ 20 k AI tracks/day
DSP
TIDAL
TIDAL
What still breaks (via aggregators)
Works-tab metadata backlog (ISWC/ISRC/splits) must be added manually
Impact on DSP
TIDAL warns the correction process "may take several weeks," stalling songwriter payouts & PRO matching

How Mixstream Registry™ Will Close Every Gap

Planned technical solutions designed to address each platform's specific challenges

Universal Content Registry

Centralized database ensuring each recording has a unique identity, preventing duplicate content across platforms

Target: Eliminates Spotify/Deezer duplicate-track issues and reduces Apple's content rejection rates

Aggregator-Free Content Pipeline

Webhook notifications enable direct content pulls from verified creators, completely eliminating aggregator intermediaries

Target: DSPs control ingestion timing with 5-minute availability while cutting out aggregator delays and coordination overhead entirely

Pre-Validated & Fraud-Protected Content Delivery

Registry validates metadata quality and screens for fraud indicators before DSP notification, using audio fingerprinting and AI analysis to block suspicious content

Target: Eliminates both metadata errors and fraudulent content before ingestion - preventing bot farm streaming, AI spam, and million-dollar fraud losses

Direct Creator Relationships

DSPs connect directly with verified creators for content delivery and rights management, simplifying communication channels

Target: Faster issue resolution and clearer business relationships without third-party communication layers

Real-Time Rights Management

Creator rights changes instantly notify affected DSPs for immediate implementation, bypassing traditional distribution update cycles

Target: 5-minute global takedowns vs. standard multi-day processing, reducing compliance risks

Simplified Payment Infrastructure

Direct creator settlement capabilities enable daily automated payments, reducing traditional distribution payment complexity

Target: Streamlined payment processing with next-day settlements while reducing coordination complexity

Projected Performance

Development targets for key operational metrics once Registry is fully deployed

Metric
Ingest failure rate
Current Industry
3-5%
Mixstream Target
≤0.3%
Projected Impact
90% reduction
Metric
Duplicate-ISRC incidents
Current Industry
Baseline
Mixstream Target
–97%
Projected Impact
Near elimination
Metric
Support tickets
Current Industry
1 per ~60 uploads
Mixstream Target
–90%
Projected Impact
Projected: $1.4M saved per 10M assets
Metric
Bot-fraud claw-backs
Current Industry
Industry avg.
Mixstream Target
–60%
Projected Impact
Significant reduction
Metric
Time-to-catalogue
Current Industry
Up to 24h
Mixstream Target
<5 min
Projected Impact
480x faster
Metric
Royalty settlement
Current Industry
30-60 days
Mixstream Target
T-1 daily
Projected Impact
60x faster

TL;DR for DSP Decision-Makers

Mixstream Registry is being developed as a neutral rights & ingestion rail – not "another distributor" – designed to unify the catalog pipeline for every streaming, social and retail endpoint.

Integrate once (REST or gRPC)

Planned single integration point

Get deduped, validated releases

Designed for pre-validated content

Pay creators next day

Target T-1 settlements

Reduce OPEX overhead

Aims to cut metadata reject costs

Enterprise-grade security
SOC-2 Compliant
99.95% SLA

Risk & Compliance Guardrails

Enterprise-grade security, compliance, and reliability standards that DSPs can trust

SOC-2 + ISO 27001 Certified

Mixstream Registry is certified for SOC-2 and ISO 27001 standards, ensuring robust security and data protection measures.

Daily Backups Hashed to AR-Weave

All data within the Mixstream Registry is backed up daily, with the backups cryptographically hashed and stored on the decentralized AR-Weave network for added redundancy and tamper-proof storage.

99.95% Feed Availability SLA

Mixstream Registry guarantees a 99.95% uptime SLA for its data feed, ensuring reliable and consistent delivery of metadata and rights information to connected DSPs.

4-Hour Hot-Fix SLA

In the event of any issues or disruptions, Mixstream Registry commits to a 4-hour hot-fix SLA to resolve problems and restore normal operations.

45-Day Implementation Path

Seamless integration with your existing infrastructure and workflows

Days 1-15

Sandbox Environment

Set up test environment with sample content and API integration

Days 16-30

Pilot Program

Onboard 10-15 verified creators for parallel testing

Days 31-45

Full Migration

Complete switch-over with 24/7 support and monitoring

Ready to Transform Your Content Pipeline?

Join leading DSPs reducing fraud and operational costs with Mixstream Registry

Enterprise-grade security • SOC-2 Compliant • 99.95% SLA

Industry Data Sources & References

Streaming Fraud Costs Global Music Industry $2bn a Year

Music Business WorldwideJuly 9, 2024
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120,000 New Tracks Hit Music Streaming Services Each Day

Music Business WorldwideMay 25, 2023
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Spotify Plans to Charge for Fraud: How It Works

Billboard ProNovember 14, 2023
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Music Subscriber Market Shares 2024: Slowdown?

MIDiA ResearchMarch 27, 2025
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4 Out of 5 Songs Sent to Music Services Are Never Played

ForbesMarch 6, 2025
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202m Tracks on Streaming: 100m Aren't Played 10+ Times

Music Business WorldwideJanuary 15, 2025
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Streaming Fraud in 2025: The $2B Problem

TrolleyJune 4, 2024
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Content ID Help - YouTube Support

Google/YouTube2024
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All statistics and claims are sourced from verified industry publications and reports. Data accuracy verified as of December 2024.