The fan club platform for independent musicians.
Your music, your community, your fan club and your Q&A — in one app your fans actually use. No link-in-bio to five different platforms. Founding artists keep 90% of fan club revenue.
Everything your fans need, in one place.
Melodon is a free music app where your fans stream your music, join your community, ask you questions, and subscribe to your fan club. Instead of sending people from Spotify to Patreon to Discord to Instagram, you give them one link and one home.
What you get as an artist on Melodon
- A free artist community. Every artist gets a community automatically — no setup, no server to run. Fans post, comment, share polls and talk about your music. How communities work →
- A paid fan club. Three fixed tiers — Fan, Superfan and Patron — so you never have to figure out pricing. Mark any post as fan-club-only, or post it to members first and make it public later. See fan club tiers →
- A broadcast channel. A one-to-many channel for your Superfan and Patron members: text, photos, voice notes and polls, delivered straight to their phones as a notification.
- AskMe. Open a Q&A thread, let fans submit and upvote questions, and answer the ones you want. Past threads stay archived on your profile.
- Your artist profile. Bio, links, releases, discography, posts, community and AskMe on one page, with a fan club button front and centre.
- Team access. Invite your manager, label rep or social media manager with their own role, so you don't have to share a password.
Net fan club revenue kept by founding artists — we take 10% (15% standard).
To set up your community, profile and fan club.
Non-exclusive. Your music stays on Spotify and Apple Music.
How independent artists make money on Melodon
Streaming pays fractions of a cent. A small group of dedicated fans paying you directly every month is worth more than a big number of passive listeners. Melodon is built around that idea.
Fan club memberships
Fans choose a tier — Fan $4.99, Superfan $9.99 or Patron $24.99 a month, or pay annually and get two months free. You don't have to set or test prices. Founding artists keep 90% of the net; the standard split is 85%.
Tips and paid drops
Fans can also send tips and buy paid drops — a post or track unlocked for a one-time price — on the web.
What Melodon doesn't do
Melodon doesn't pay per-stream royalties. Fans stream your music for free, and you earn from the fans who choose to support you. We only make money when you do.
An addition to Spotify, not a replacement
Keep your music on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. Melodon is non-exclusive: you keep all rights to your music, you can remove it at any time, and we don't use it to train AI.
What other platforms split across several apps, Melodon puts together. Patreon has memberships but no music player. Discord has community but no music. Streaming apps have music but no real way to talk to your fans. On Melodon, the song, the conversation and the fan club live in the same place.
Compare in detail: Melodon vs Patreon → · Melodon vs Discord →
And nobody can pay to rank higher. Community feeds show the newest posts first, and your fans see what you post — no algorithm in the way.
Become a founding artist
We're onboarding a small group of founding artists by hand before launch. Founding artists get the 90% fan club split, a verified profile and direct support from our team setting up their community, fan club and first AskMe.
We're looking for independent artists — self-releasing or on a small indie label — who already have fans and want a closer, more direct relationship with them. Join the waitlist and tell us you're an artist.
Questions from artists
Does it cost anything to join as an artist?+
No. Your profile, community and fan club are free to set up. Melodon takes a share of fan club revenue only — 10% for founding artists, 15% standard.
Do I have to set prices for my fan club?+
No. Every fan club uses the same three tiers — Fan $4.99, Superfan $9.99 and Patron $24.99 a month, with annual plans that include two months free. Fans pick the tier.
Can I keep my music on Spotify and other platforms?+
Yes. Melodon is non-exclusive. Your music stays wherever it already is, you keep all rights, and you can remove it from Melodon at any time.
Do I get my fans' personal data?+
You get aggregated insights about your audience, but Melodon doesn't share individual listener data or fans' contact details. Fans join your community and fan club on Melodon.
Can my team help run my page?+
Yes. You can invite team members with roles like Manager, Content Manager, Social Media Manager or Label Rep, and moderate your community together.
Bring your fans closer.
Join the waitlist and tell us you're an artist. We'll reach out about founding artist spots.