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Overview

Writers represent the individuals who create musical compositions. This includes songwriters, composers, lyricists, and arrangers. Writers are automatically extracted from contracts and can be linked to entities (publishers). CRM Writers

Writer Information

Fields

FieldDescription
NameWriter’s name
EntitiesAssociated publishers and companies
Merged CountNumber of duplicate records merged into this writer

Viewing Writers

List View

The writers list shows:
  • Writer name
  • Associated entities (publishers)
  • Merge badge showing how many records have been consolidated

Views

Switch between two views using the dropdown:
ViewDescription
View by NameLists all writers alphabetically
View by EntitiesGroups writers by their associated entity

Sorting

Click the Sort button to toggle between ascending and descending order by name.

Writer Detail View

Click View on any writer to see full details:

Tabs

Core writer information including name and associated entities.

Adding Writers

From Contract Extraction

Writers are automatically added when contracts mention them:
  1. Upload a publishing or co-writing contract
  2. AI extracts writer names
  3. Writers are matched to existing records or created new
  4. Review and verify details
Writers are extracted from contracts. There is no manual entry option - all writers come from contract processing.

Smart Linking & Deduplication

Automatic Matching

When contracts are processed, writers are automatically matched using:
  1. Exact Name Match - Direct name comparison
  2. Embedding Match - Semantic similarity using AI embeddings
  3. AI Semantic Matching - Fuzzy matching for name variations

AI-Powered Deduplication

When a potential duplicate is detected, the AI evaluates:
  • Name similarity and variations
  • Associated entity relationships
The system automatically merges duplicates when confident, preserving all data from both records.

Viewing Merge Reasoning

When writers are automatically merged, you can view the AI’s reasoning:
1

Open Parent Writer

Navigate to the primary writer record.
2

Go to Links Tab

Click on the Links tab to see merged records.
3

View Reasoning

Hover over the lightbulb icon next to any merged writer to see why the AI determined they were the same person.
When clicking on a merged writer from anywhere in the platform, you’ll be automatically redirected to the parent (primary) writer record.

Unmerging Writers

If writers were incorrectly merged:
1

Open Parent Writer

Navigate to the primary writer record.
2

Go to Links Tab

View the merged writer records.
3

Click Unmerge

Click Unmerge next to the incorrectly merged record.
4

Confirm

The writer becomes independent again.

Bulk Actions

Enable edit mode by clicking the bolt icon to perform bulk operations:
  1. Click the bolt icon to enter edit mode
  2. Select writers using the checkboxes
  3. Perform bulk actions on selected writers

Best Practices

Check the Links tab to verify AI-merged records are correct.
Ensure writers are linked to the correct publishers.
Switch to entity view to see all writers associated with each publisher.

Next Steps