Picture a monthly featured-artist email: one artist, one release, one link. Subscribers — music supervisors, ad agencies, indie labels, fans — click through expecting something polished, something they can forward without a second thought. The same goes for a sync pitch, a label sampler, or any release you want to put your name behind.
That link can't be a wall of streaming buttons. It needs to feel like a press page: a striking header, the music front and center, a bio that earns the “featured” billing, and an obvious way to get in touch about licensing. So we shipped four new release-page features to make exactly that page easy to build — and just as easy to rebuild for the next release.
1. Hero banner images
Album art alone makes a great square. It doesn't always make a great page. Now you can add a wide hero banner image to the top of any release page — a live shot, a promo still, a cover crop, whatever sets the tone before a single note plays.
For a featured-artist email or a sync pitch, this is the difference between a link that looks like a Linktree and a link that looks like a feature. The banner is the first thing a visitor sees when they open the page, and it frames everything below it: the player, the credits, the bio.
- Upload a wide banner that sits above the album art and title
- Renders cleanly on desktop and mobile, so it looks right wherever the email gets opened
- Pairs with your existing theme and accent color — no design tools required
2. A persistent contact / licensing CTA
The whole point of pitching a track is that someone hears it and wants to use it. The worst thing that can happen is that they want it and can't find a way to ask. So release pages now support a persistent contact call-to-action — an always-visible button for email or phone.
Add a mailto: link to route licensing inquiries straight to your inbox, or a tel:link so a supervisor on deadline can tap and call from their phone. The button stays visible as visitors scroll the page, so “who do I talk to about clearing this?” always has an answer one tap away.
- Email: a
mailto:CTA that opens a pre-addressed message to your licensing contact - Phone: a
tel:CTA that dials directly on mobile - Custom button label — “License this track,” “Contact for sync,” “Book the artist,” your call
3. One-click album duplicate for recurring editions
Recurring releases are, by definition, a template you fill in over and over — a monthly newsletter, a seasonal sampler, a numbered volume series. The artist and the music change, but the structure doesn't: same banner placement, same theme, same licensing CTA, same layout. Rebuilding that from scratch every time is exactly the kind of busywork that makes people stop shipping.
So we added one-click album duplicate. Set up the page once — the way you want every edition to look — and clone it for the next release. The duplicate copies your settings, theme, banner placement, and contact CTA into a fresh album you can swap the music and bio into.
- Duplicate any album into a new draft with one click
- Carries over theme, layout, banner, and contact CTA settings
- Swap in the new artist's tracks, art, and bio — keep everything else
- Perfect for recurring editions: monthly features, seasonal samplers, volume series
4. Longer artist bios
When you're featuringan artist, a two-line blurb doesn't do it justice. Music supervisors want context — where the artist is from, what they sound like, what they've scored or placed, why they made this list this month. So we raised the ceiling on artist bios.
You now have room for a real write-up: a few paragraphs of background, notable credits, and the pitch a supervisor needs to take the artist seriously. It reads like the editorial in the newsletter, not a caption — and it lives on the same page as the music and the contact button, so the whole story stays in one place.
How it comes together
Here's the workflow these four features add up to — whether you're sending a monthly featured-artist email, pitching a track for sync, or shipping the next volume in a series:
- Duplicate your last page so the banner placement, theme, and licensing CTA are already in place.
- Swap in the new release — upload the tracks, the album art, and a hero banner that sets the mood.
- Write the feature. Use the longer bio to tell the artist's story and list their credits.
- Point the CTA at your inbox or phone so anyone who clicks through can reach you about a placement.
- Drop the link into the email, the pitch, or the post. One clean, shareable page — easy to forward to a director or a client.
The result is a page that does the release justice: the music plays in the browser, the artist gets a real introduction, and the people who can write a check know exactly how to reach you. Next time, you start from the duplicate and do it again in minutes.
Available now
Hero banners, the contact/licensing CTA, one-click album duplicate, and longer bios are live for every Gatefolded account — no add-ons, no upgrade tier. They're all part of the same $49/year plan.
Building a featured-artist newsletter, a sync pitch, or a recurring release series? You can set up your first page today. Questions about a specific workflow? Reach out anytime — features like these usually start with someone asking for them.