Manifesto
More than music.
The first streaming platform where every artist is treated equal — and every dollar lands exactly where you mean it to.
I — The Team
BJ
Chief Executive Officer
Ayah Harper
Chief Experience Officer
Brian Houston
Chief Technology Officer
Mykel Griggs
Chief Creative Officer
Asia Bright
Chief Research Officer
Kellan Patterson
Chief Legal Officer
Curtis Lee
Chief Financial Officer
Ashley Bishop
Chief Logistics Officer
Jeremiah Irving
Chief Investment Officer
II — The Mission
Built by an artist, for artists.
To create an ecosystem where musicians can create, connect, and begin to thrive through the power of community.
Founder Barry Victor Jr. lived the math: traditional streaming pays independent artists fractions of a cent per stream and pockets the majority. He built IMS to flip that — value placed on the artists who make the platform.
The model is simple: 90% of every subscription dollar goes to the artist. We keep 10% to run the platform. No labels, no middlemen, no hidden fees.
When a fan pays to support an artist, their dollars land in that artist’s pocket — not pooled into a payout system that rewards the most-streamed.
III — The flow of a dollar
No pool. No middleman. Here’s the path every subscription takes — from a fan’s card straight to the artist’s bank.
IV — Do the math
Not hypothetical. Drag the dial and see exactly what a loyal fanbase pays an artist on IMS — 90%, after fees.
Your take-home
That’s $6,468 a year from 100 fans at the Family & Friends tier.
Streaming comparison assumes ≈$0.004/stream (a blended major-DSP estimate) — to clear $539/mo there, you’d need 134,750 plays. Here it takes 100 fans.
Our Vision
To be a platform where all independent artists with a loyal fanbase can sustain and make a livable income.
V — What we stand on
Direct-to-Artist
90%
of every subscription dollar lands in the artist's account. Stripe Connect handles the per-artist transfer automatically.
Artist Equality
1:1
Every creator gets the same shot. No tier-based payouts, no pay-to-promote, no algorithmic suppression.
Fan-Powered
100%
Pick the artist, pick the tier — that's where your money goes. No middle pool.
Core Values
“No man is an island.”
No platform survives without the artists who fill it. The majors cater to a few; we built IMS for the rest. Every voice on here — 12 listeners or 12 million — gets equal treatment.