Contracts & signatures

Create, send, and collect legally-binding e-signatures on collaboration contracts, organisation agreements, and event bookings — using reusable templates with merge-field interpolation.

What it is

Contracts & signatures lets you create legal agreements, send them to collaborators or clients, and collect their e-signatures — all without leaving Aden. You can sign documents drawn with a mouse/finger or typed as text; Aden assembles the completed PDF automatically.

Contracts come in two flavours:

Collaboration contracts — attached to a track; used for producer-for-hire arrangements (ghost production, co-production, mix/master service agreements).
Organisation contracts — managed by org admins; cover booking deals, event agreements, tour riders, and similar.

Both flow through the same signing engine: you send a link, the counterparty signs, and a PDF lands in the linked entity's document library.

Using it

Setting up your contracting profile

Before sending contracts, go to Account → Contracting and fill in your legal name, business name, and any other details used to pre-fill merge fields.

Creating a contract from a template

Open a track, go to Collaborators → Contracts, and click New contract.
Choose a template (ghost production NDA, co-production agreement, mix/master service, or a custom template your team saved).
Fill in the merge fields (client name, fee, royalty split, etc.) — Aden pre-fills what it knows from your contracting profile and the selected contact.
Click Create — the contract is saved and attached to the track.

Sending for signature

After creating the contract, click Request signature. Add one or more signers by:

Entering an email address (off-platform; they receive a link).
Selecting a platform user (they get an in-app notification).

Each signer gets a unique link. Set an optional expiry date. The request starts in pending status.

Signing a document (as a signer)

Open the link you received. You can:

Draw your signature with mouse or touch.
Type your name in a signature font.

After signing, Aden marks your slot signed and, once all signers have signed, generates the completed PDF and attaches it to the linked track, booking, or contract record.

Viewing signed documents

Go to Account → Signed documents to see everything you've personally signed. Org admins can see all contracts under Org → Team → Contracts.