Submissions vs demos
An organisation receives music through two separate pipelines, Submissions (artist teams on Aden pitching a track or album for a deal) and Demos (anyone, through the public portal or a connected inbox), on two boards that never mix.
What it is
Music reaches your organisation two ways, and each has its own board.
Submissions (/org/<orgId>/submissions): an artist team already on Aden
pitches one of its tracks or albums to you for a release or a deal. The track
exists on the platform, so you get the full record: audio, artwork, credits,
assignees, and a status you move from submitted
to reviewing to signed or passed.
Demos (/org/<orgId>/demos): anything sent in from outside: your public
demo portal at /o/<slug>/demos (open to anyone, account optional) and any
connected email inbox. Usually a link plus a short message.
Nothing sent through the public portal ever appears under Submissions, and no artist-team pitch ever appears under Demos. Both sit next to each other in the Deals section of the sidebar.
Not to be confused with Promos (/org/<orgId>/campaigns/promos), which is
outbound: promo emails you send to your contacts.
Demo submission form
Labels choose how much their public demo portal asks for, the quick compact form or a full track-details form mirroring the create-track form, and signed-in artists see a demo-readiness checklist showing how complete their profile is (complete profiles have a higher chance of hearing back).
Branding
Lets a team attach their own domain name to their Aden profile or a specific release, configure email sending from that domain, buy new domains through the built-in registrar, and create personal colour themes for the editor.