Now imagine this instead: The day after your release, 300 producers around the world are inside your project file. They’re isolating your vocal chops. Re-arranging your drum bus. Turning your delicate piano ballad into a liquid drum & bass weapon.

You’ve just finished a track. It’s mixed, mastered, and ready for release. You upload it to Spotify, post a 15-second clip on TikTok, and wait for the world to notice.

Crickets.