What Clef could do for ECM Records

Clef could help ECM document AI decisions at recording level across jazz and New Series releases, distinguishing performer consent and master authority from separate composition permissions, including works with different copyright histories.

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Based in
Germany
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Record label
Reviewed
5 Sept 2026

An assessment by Clef, based on the public sources below.

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The work behind our assessment

ECM's Munich catalog spans improvised jazz and notated music, including Keith Jarrett recordings and the New Series established with Arvo Pärt's music.

Also searchable as: Edition of Contemporary Music, ECM New Series.

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Start with a catalog decision

Propose this pilot

Compare one jazz release and one New Series recording, recording evidence and proposed excerpt limits without assuming shared composition authority.

Your team chooses the work and confirms the rights it administers. Clef can record creator preferences, the proposed AI use, the reviewer's decision, and agreed credit and reporting terms.

Run it in your infrastructure with your own team, or have Clef set it up and hand it over. Pilot organizations receive 50% off Clef’s standard setup fee for the agreed scope. Hosting and ongoing services are scoped separately.

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