ARS Artist Revenue System

Story

Founder's Story I built ARS because I lived the gap it solves. I spent years in the music business watching talented artists make music and never make money — no ownership, no direct line to fans, no way to track what they'd actually earned. I've run four businesses, so I know what it looks like when money moves right — and I know what it looks like when it doesn't. ARS is the bridge I wish existed back then: one coalition, artists and producers and fans and venues all in the same loop, no gatekeepers, every dollar tracked and staying where it belongs. I'm building this in real time, in public, still in the middle of it myself. This isn't a platform I'm renting out to you — it's one I'm building alongside you.

Influences

Hip-Hop Jay-Z, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Kanye West, Nas, Scarface, Bun B, UGK Pop Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Beyoncé Rock Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses Country Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, George Strait, Chris Stapleton R&B/Soul Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Frankie Beverly & Maze

Achievements

• ▸Achievements
• ▸Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumnus, Cohort 15
• ▸Built and scaled multiple businesses across two states — including a plumbing company that broke $2 million in revenue
• ▸Founder of ZenFrog AI Systems — building ARS, Wired AI Radio, and more, fully self-taught in AI development starting at age 54
• ▸Creator of the Artist Revenue System (ARS) — a platform built to keep 100% of artist revenue with the artist, no middlemen

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