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About
Music should travel through people. Not through algorithms.
On Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube — whether anyone hears your music depends on a system you have no control over. An algorithm decides your visibility. Your reach depends on your media coverage.
Stemknot is built on a different idea.
A community-run music platform where producers and listeners connect through real human connections — not recommendation engines.
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HOW IT WORKS
- Friend-based discovery — Your music reaches the friends of your friends. People who already share your tastes, not whoever the algorithm targets today.
- Community-owned servers — Each community runs on its own server. Members vote on whether and how the platform grows. You're not a user — you're a member.
- Low big tech dependency — Self-hosted infrastructure. No investor pressure. No ads. Your data isn't a product.
- Reduce publishing friction — Sharing music online comes with a quiet pressure: is this finished enough? Is this worth posting? Stemknot removes that pressure with three distinct upload types, each with its own purpose and audience:
• Tracks — Your finished work. Upload multiple versions, publish with a fully customisable layout, and share with the world (or just your circle).
• Mockups — The place for unfinished ideas: loops, experiments, drafts, works-in-progress. Share with a limited set of contacts, get feedback early, collaborate without the pressure of a "release."
• Audio — Sound design, field recordings, live instruments, raw material. Share sounds that inspire, not just songs that are done.
- Recommendations — A dedicated space to share what you're listening to, from new bangers to niche gems. Whether it's a Stemknot upload or a link from Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, or Deezer. Friends see everything in one feed, can play it directly in the app, and discuss it without the noise of general-purpose social apps. No more pasting links into group chats hosted by Big Tech hoping someone notices. One place, intentional sharing.
- Friend-based discovery — Your music reaches the friends of your friends. People who already share your tastes, not whoever the algorithm targets today.
- Community-owned servers — Each community runs on its own server. Members vote on whether and how the platform grows. You're not a user — you're a member.
- Low big tech dependency — Self-hosted infrastructure. No investor pressure. No ads. Your data isn't a product.
- Reduce publishing friction — Sharing music online comes with a quiet pressure: is this finished enough? Is this worth posting? Stemknot removes that pressure with three distinct upload types, each with its own purpose and audience:
• Tracks — Your finished work. Upload multiple versions, publish with a fully customisable layout, and share with the world (or just your circle).
• Mockups — The place for unfinished ideas: loops, experiments, drafts, works-in-progress. Share with a limited set of contacts, get feedback early, collaborate without the pressure of a "release."
• Audio — Sound design, field recordings, live instruments, raw material. Share sounds that inspire, not just songs that are done.
- Recommendations — A dedicated space to share what you're listening to, from new bangers to niche gems. Whether it's a Stemknot upload or a link from Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, or Deezer. Friends see everything in one feed, can play it directly in the app, and discuss it without the noise of general-purpose social apps. No more pasting links into group chats hosted by Big Tech hoping someone notices. One place, intentional sharing.
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For producers
- Mockup sharing with a limited circle, so you get honest feedback before anything goes public
- A recommendations feed to share and discover music with friends, without the social media noise
- A customisable listening experience built around your taste and your circle
- An audience that chose to be there — not one served by an ad
- A built-in community chat for collaboration and direct listener contact (coming soon)
- A vote in how the platform evolves — governance, not just usage
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Where your money goes
Stemknot runs on no investor money and no ad revenue. Every euro goes directly to infrastructure:
Once passed this amount, the server will live on its own. The choice will then be asked to the community to expand the server or split it into smaller servers
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The project
Stemknot is not open source yet, but it's not fully closed either. Anyone who wants to help shape it can join the development network. The platform evolves with the ideas of the people who use it.
This is early. That means your support now has real weight — you're not backing a finished product, you're founding a community.
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Our team
Titouan Duflo
Admin
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