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00 — Suede Labs
Creative rails for the AI era.
Suede Labs builds the ownership infrastructure for the agentic internet: provenance, licensing, payments, distribution, and value flow for creators.
Suede Labs investor thesis: own your work, license it on your terms, get paid everywhere.
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- Suede Labs
- Layer
- Creative ownership
- Chain
- Base mainnet
Rights passport
Illustrative example
Night Circuit
Proof of creation
sd_9f3a1c
Commercial license
lic_96e2
Example payment
$250.00 USDC
Illustrative creator route: $212.50
Own · License · Settle
On-chain verification workflow
01 — Thesis
The next internet will be agentic, creative, and owned.
AI systems will create, remix, and transact at scale. Without new infrastructure, value will be extracted, rights will be opaque, and creators will be disconnected from the upside.
Suede Labs is building the ownership layer that makes a better internet possible: verifiable authorship, machine-readable licenses, rights-aware payments, and distribution paths that route value back to the people who create.
Suede Labs AI was founded by Jason Colapietro in 2024. Its primary domain is suedeai.ai; suedeai.org is its company site and reading hub.
02 — Likeness
The whole likeness, on the record.
Generative models can imitate a face or voice from reference material. For creators, that makes source records, documented consent, and the terms of a proposed use important evidence to preserve and review.
Suede treats the reference works behind a likeness as evidence worth preserving. Dated source files, creator claims, and documented consent can help a counterparty review a use. A registry record does not establish consent on its own, prevent copying, or guarantee payment.
- Voice: a cappellas, demo vocals, isolated stems
- Face: press photos, album art, portrait sets
- Name and persona: stage names, aliases, the performed character
- The work itself: tracks, stems, artwork, video
Identity registry
Example session
> suede register acapella-take3.wav --facet voice --consent no-training
OK sealed sd_2b4f · consent terms attached
> suede register presskit/ --facet face --license commercial
OK 12 reference works sealed
> suede verify suspect-clip.mp4
NO CONSENT ON RECORD · dated evidence: sd_2b4f + 12 works03 — Ecosystem
What we've shipped.
$ suede map
suede-labs/
├── platform/
│ ├── suedeai.ai creator ownership home
│ ├── app.suedeai.ai platform · dashboard · USDC payments
│ ├── agents.suedeai.ai agent studio · x402 publishing
│ ├── distro.suedeai.ai music distribution · 100+ DSPs
│ └── hub.suedeai.ai ecosystem directory
├── apps/ [8 live on App Store]
│ ├── AI Music & Video Generator
│ ├── Suede Guitar Tuner & Studio · Voice · Muse
│ ├── Suede Agent Studio · Agentix
│ └── Suede Social (iOS) · FretPulse
├── protocol/
│ ├── x402/ 3 resources · Base mainnet · USDC
│ │ ├── music-gen $0.50/call
│ │ ├── video-gen $4.99/call
│ │ └── image-gen $0.15/call
│ ├── SUEDE token 1B supply · Solana + Base
│ ├── rights-stack/ Base smart contracts · IP registry
│ └── acp/ Virtuals Producer Agent 019e3991
├── community/
│ ├── suede.social creator magazine · The Suede 100
│ ├── dna.suedeai.ai 409 rigs · 390 artists
│ └── guitarchords.info chord + scale tools · SEO
└── publisher/
├── guitar.solutions Signal Chain · complete edition · 111 lessons
└── books · substack Stake Your Claim · jasoncolapietro.substack.com
suedeai.org
All surfaces live
Platform
Flagship Live
Suede Labs AI
Creative tools, public provenance records, and paid AI services. Registration is separate from licensing and royalty workflows.
suedeai.ai · app.suedeai.aiProtocol Live
Agent Studio
x402 endpoint catalog, agent publishing tools, and the Virtuals ACP Producer Agent on Base mainnet.
agents.suedeai.aiDistribution Live
Suede Distro
Independent music distribution with release intake and partner delivery coordination. Store coverage and eligibility vary; automated royalty settlement is not included.
distro.suedeai.aiDirectory Live
Suede Hub
Central ecosystem directory linking all Suede products, tools, and creator surfaces.
hub.suedeai.aiPractice Live
Suede GEO
Full-stack generative engine optimization: dated captures, repaired pages, and a record engines quote.
seo.suedeai.aiApps: 8 on App Store
Music · iOS Live
AI Music & Video Generator
AI-powered music creation with ownership metadata baked in at generation time.
App StoreGuitar · iOS Live
Suede Guitar Tuner & Studio
Electric guitar signal chain studio with tone mapping and AI rig analysis.
App StoreVoice · iOS Live
Suede Voice: Vocal Range Test
Voice rights capture, vocal provenance, and likeness-aware recording tools.
App StoreCreative · iOS Live
Suede Studio Muse
A musician's conversation companion for guitars, pedals, amps, recording, technique, and practice.
App StoreAgents · iOS Live
Suede Agent Studio
Native mobile interface for the Suede agent commerce and x402 ecosystem.
App StoreAgents · iOS Live
Agentix
Agent Studio companion: publish, manage, and monitor x402 agents from mobile.
App Store · agents.suedeai.aiSocial · iOS Live
Suede Social
Creator magazine and community on iOS and web. Home of The Suede 100.
App Store · suede.socialGuitar · iOS Live
FretPulse
Guitar-care companion with tuner, timing trainer, and AI rig analyzer.
App StoreProtocol & Chain
x402 Base Mainnet
x402 Protocol
3 paid x402 resources. Music $0.50 · Video $4.99 · Image $0.15. Agents pay USDC per call on Base mainnet.
app.suedeai.ai/.well-known/x402.jsonToken Solana · Base
SUEDE Token
Ecosystem token with 1B supply, live on Solana and Base. Listed on CoinGecko.
Solana · Base · CoinGeckoChain Live
On-chain Rights Stack
Base contract modules for provenance, licensing templates, derivatives, and royalty distribution. The public registry provides provenance records separately.
github.com/Suede-AIInfrastructure Live
Creator Skills
Public Codex and Claude skills for Suedify, SEO/AEO/GEO, review gates, and coordinated agent teams.
skills.suedeai.aiCreative Live
Suede NFT Studio
Institutional-grade NFT creation and minting studio for music and creative IP.
nft.suedeai.aiCommunity & Publishing
Archive Live
Suede DNA
Browsable archive of ~409 guitarist rigs and signal chains from 390 artists.
dna.suedeai.aiExplorer Live
Suede Cosmos
Music artist galaxy powered by Apple Music: explore artists, connections, and catalog.
cosmos.suedeai.aiPublisher Paid
The Signal Chain
The complete edition: 66 chapters and 111 lessons on electric guitar tone, the signal chain, and owning the rights to your own music.
guitar.solutionsTools Free
Guitar Chords
Free chord library, scales, and music theory reference. Creator top-of-funnel SEO.
guitarchords.infoPublishing Live
Substack
Public writing on creator ownership, AI, music IP, and the rights infrastructure thesis.
jasoncolapietro.substack.com04 — GitHub Skills
The workflow layer for agents is public on GitHub.
Suede Creator Skills ships 71 installable SKILL.md folders for portable agent context,
Suedify, copy, design, SEO/AEO/GEO/AI EO, visibility grading, code review, coordinated agent teams,
launch QA, and creator-rights workflows.
Suedify plus visibility
Reference-site restyling, page polish, schema-level visibility grading, SEO/AEO/GEO/AI EO, and public catalog checks.
Review and release gates
Code review, A-F grading, MCP QA, release locks, and no-missed-quality-gate checklists before public changes ship.
05 — Agentic commerce
Infrastructure for the agentic economy.
Suede's public agent card and x402 manifest describe paid music, video, and image generation, including the price and payment requirements for each resource. These services accept USDC on Base.
- Discover paid generation resources in the public manifest
- Read the price and input requirements before a call
- Pay for supported requests in USDC on Base
- Receive generated music, video, or images
- Review catalog rights and contributor payments separately
Catalog workflow concept
Illustrative
> suede find --type music --query "cinematic hook" --limit 3
OK 3 results
id title creator license price
sd_9f3a... Night Circuit @mara CC-BY-4.0 $80.00
sd_d81e... Glass Voltage @west Custom $250.00
sd_77cc... Signal Choir @lin CC-BY-SA $120.00
> suede license sd_d81e --use commercial --term 3y
OK license created
> suede pay --license lic_96e --method usdc
OK payment settled: $250.00 USDC
> suede deliver lic_96e --format original --url
OK https://assets.suedeai.org/d/Tc9ale2...06 — Proof
A live stack, not a slide.
Every number below is a live deployment, a public record, or a verifiable artifact. No vaporware. No slides only.
x402 resources
Paid x402 resources on Base mainnet covering music, video, and image generation.
iOS apps shipped
Eight live Suede apps, on the App Store and on the web where a web app exists: AI Music & Video Generator (App Store), Suede Guitar Tuner & Studio (App Store), Suede Voice: Vocal Range Test (App Store), and Muse (App Store), Suede Agent Studio (App Store), Agentix (App Store), Suede Social (App Store), and FretPulse (App Store).
Books published
Five published books, plus two self-hosted titles: seven in all, across guitar craft, human authenticity, proof systems, creator ownership, AI coding agents, and AI search visibility. The Signal Chain is one complete edition, 66 chapters and 111 lessons, at guitar.solutions.
Hireable agent
Producer by Suede Labs registered on Virtuals ACP for music, video, and x402 consulting. ID: 019e3991.
- Press
- TechBullion (May 2026)
- Chain
- Base mainnet · Solana · LayerZero V2 OApp (Base ↔ Solana)
- Entity
- LinkedIn/Suede-Labs-AI · GitHub/Suede-AI
- Payments
- Stripe · USDC · x402 per-call · Solana wallet adapters
- Directory
- Listed in the community-curated awesome-x402 directory: Suede Agent Studio and Suede (music/video x402 API)
- Company record
- JC Investment Group LLC · Florida filing · 2019
- Updated
- June 2026
07 — Founder
Jason Colapietro is building the ownership layer creators need.
Jason Colapietro is a published author and the operator behind Suede Labs. His work connects creator ownership, music rights, voice and likeness rights, programmable IP, licensing, and agent-readable commerce into one infrastructure story.
Jason Colapietro / Suede Labs AI · Updated 2026-09-14
A record built in public.
The work and recognition of Jason Colapietro and Suede Labs AI: businesses built, software shipped, books published, and contributions accepted. Each entry carries its date or reporting period and links to the underlying record.
Partnerships & programs
Google Cloud and the Vertex AI suite
Suede has worked in partnership with Google Cloud since September 2025, with a dedicated account team and migration of the stack onto the Vertex AI suite, including Gemini, Vertex AI Agent Builder, and Veo. The account team’s published quote calls Suede an ideal partner for promoting the Vertex suite.
48 merged pull requests. 43 external repositories.
The public record includes 27 substantive code or documentation contributions and 21 accepted listings of Jason-owned work. Maintainers have merged contributions into projects including Jest, Adobe React Spectrum, Backstage, Hardhat, and the x402 Foundation. A separate Linux kernel USB/IP contribution is recorded as Public upstream v6; it is not included in the merged-PR count.
Five published books, plus independent works
The Amazon catalog holds The Human Authenticity Layer, Proof as Infrastructure, Stake Your Claim, The Claude Code Bible, and Codex in Production. Independent works include The Screenshot, free to read on the web; The Signal Chain; and The Guitar Without a Number, now incorporated into The Signal Chain.
Nine feature placements across four outlets
TechBullion, Programming Insider, Altcoin Investor, and Indie Hackers have published coverage and founder essays about Suede Labs AI. The record includes the iOS and developer-tool launches, advancing in the Avalanche Build Games, creator ownership infrastructure, and self-funded education deployments in African classrooms. Two placements are Jason’s bylined essays.
08 — Published Author
Books.
Jason Colapietro's books connect guitar culture, human authenticity, proof systems, creator ownership, and AI search visibility. The Signal Chain is the complete edition at guitar.solutions, the Suede titles are on Amazon Kindle, and The Screenshot also reads free in full on the web.
AI companies are training on decades of recorded music. Creators deserve a receipt for that training data the same way they deserve a receipt for a sync license. The question is not whether AI will pay creators. The question is who built the infrastructure to route the payment.
The music industry forgot that records — the physical kind — were also rights records. The ledger and the disc were the same object. Digital stripped the rights layer away and called it progress. The blockchain puts it back, and this time the ledger is public and the artist holds the key.
Amazon Kindle
Suede Labs: The Human Authenticity Layer
How ownership, origin, and AI redraw the creative map. The book frames why human authorship, voice, likeness, and provenance need durable infrastructure.
Open on Amazon
Amazon Kindle
Proof as Infrastructure
A practical thesis for durable systems without trust assumptions. Proof becomes the operating layer for rights, provenance, licensing, and agent-readable media.
Open on Amazon
Amazon Kindle
Stake Your Claim
Speeches, discussions, and hard truths about turning the AI era into a real asset through authorship, provenance, ownership, and autonomous agents.
Open on Amazon
Amazon Kindle
The Claude Code Bible
The complete operator's guide to Claude Code and AI coding agents. Published September 2026.
Open on Amazon
Amazon Kindle
Codex in Production
A practical operator's guide to OpenAI Codex: AGENTS.md, worktrees, skills, security, and long-running agent work. Published September 2026.
Open on Amazon
Free on the web
The Screenshot
Why AI Recommends Your Competitors, and How to Fix It. How answer engines decide who to name, how to see your own gap with your own eyes, and how to repair the pages the machines misread. Eleven chapters, free in full.
Read it free09 — FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
What is Suede Labs AI?
Suede Labs AI builds creative software and agent-native media tools for musicians, artists, producers, and creative teams. Its public IP Registry preserves provenance records; paid agent services generate music, video, and images.
What does "proof of creation" actually mean?
A proof-of-creation record stores a file fingerprint, a wallet-signed creator claim, contributor metadata, and a timestamp. The record is public evidence to review; it does not independently establish authorship or legal ownership, issue or verify licenses, or route royalties.
Can Suede protect a voice or likeness from AI cloning?
No registry can stop a model from generating a synthetic voice or face. Suede preserves source files and dated creator claims that can help a counterparty review a use. Registration does not establish consent on its own, prevent copying, or guarantee payment. See AI Voice Protection and AI Likeness Protection.
How does agentic commerce work on Suede?
Suede publishes a public agent card and an x402 manifest for paid music, video, and image generation. The manifest describes each resource, its price, and payment requirements for USDC on Base. These paid generation services are separate from the IP Registry and do not automatically license a creator's catalog or distribute royalties. See the agentic commerce docs.
Who is behind Suede Labs?
Suede Labs AI was founded by Jason Colapietro, also known as Johnny Suede. Read more on the founder page.
How can I work with Suede?
Investors can request the investor brief, partners can reach out at info@suedeai.ai, and agents/developers can hit the x402 catalog or Agent Studio at agents.suedeai.ai. No key needed to start.
10 — Work with us
Provenance and value routing cannot be retrofitted.
We work with investors, partners, and builders who understand why ownership infrastructure has to come first.