GateCrate
How it works

Free downloads, turned into fans you actually own.

You make tracks. You give them away to grow. GateCrate makes sure the people who grab a free download actually become yours — their email, on your own list, yours to message for as long as you like. Not a follower number you rent from a platform that can change the rules tomorrow.

What makes it different

Built so no single platform can break your reach.

The old gate tools rent you an audience that vanishes the day a platform changes its rules. GateCrate is built the other way round — the audience is yours first, the platforms are optional.

Owned, not rented

Every fan’s email lands on a list that’s yours — not Spotify’s, not SoundCloud’s, not anyone’s. Platforms are bonus steps you can switch on; the email is the part you keep.

Built your way

Stack the steps you want — email, a Spotify follow, a YouTube sub, whatever fits — and choose whether fans clear all of them or just some. Nothing’s bolted in: switch any step off and the gate still works.

Honest by default

No pre-ticked boxes, no dark patterns. Fans confirm by email for real, and when we can’t truly verify a step we say so — we never dress up a best-effort click as a checked one.
The difference, plainly

What the old gate tools never gave you.

  • You keep the email list

    Exportable CSV, always yours

  • Works if a platform pulls its API

    Email is the floor, never a single point of failure

  • Every step is optional

    Switch any platform off and the gate still works

  • Honest about what it can verify

    A best-effort click is never dressed up as checked

The flow

Three steps, start to owned.

  1. Step 1: Build a gate

    Add your track and reward, stack the steps you want, and set the combination rule. Preview the fan experience live on mobile before you ship.

  2. Step 2: Share the link

    Post your gate anywhere — bio, story, Discord, a flyer QR. It loads in a blink on a phone, even on patchy mobile data, so nobody bounces before they unlock.

  3. Step 3: Own the audience

    Every fan lands in your CRM automatically — no duplicates, tagged and ready. Group them, filter them, export the lot as a CSV whenever you want. They’re yours to keep.

Before you build

The questions every artist asks first.

Do I need Spotify or SoundCloud to use this?
No. Email is the only step that’s always on — every platform is optional. Switch them on if they fit the release, leave them off if they don’t. The gate still works either way.
What happens to the emails I collect?
They land on a list that’s yours — deduped, tagged, and exportable as a CSV whenever you want. Not a follower count you’re renting from a platform that can change the rules tomorrow.
Can fans skip some of the steps?
Your call. Set the gate so they clear every step, any one of them, or a custom mix — you pick the rule when you build it.
What can I give away through a gate?
Your own tracks, remixes, edits, bootlegs, DJ mixes — anything you’ve got the rights to. Just don’t gate stolen acapellas or leaked material.
How fast can I get started?
Minutes. Add a track, stack a step or two, share the link — email capture works from the very first unlock.
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Ready to own your audience?

Create your first gate in minutes. Email capture works on day one — add platform steps only if and when you want them.

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