27-lesson course · about 9 hours

Hand Manus your release paperwork, then check every page before it goes out

For Artists, producers, managers and music teams responsible for creative decisions, release preparation and the details that connect them

Everything for Music teams

Set up Manus safely for one release. Brief it on a rollout timeline, a curator list, a one-sheet and deck, and an EPK site. Check each one against your records before anyone relies on it.

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Decide whether Manus fits your release workLearn what Manus is as of October 28, 2026, including who can get it, how Free, Pro and Team compare, and how credits get spent. Manus doesn't estimate a task's cost before it starts, so you'll plan a credit budget without one. Prices change, so you'll confirm them on manus.im/pricing.
Set up one Project per release, safelyWrite a master instruction, add only approved reference files and connect your tools at the narrowest scope that works. Unreleased masters, stems, contracts, splits, royalty statements and contributors' personal details stay out of Manus.
Brief Manus on long, multi-step release workEach brief names the artist's fixed element and lists the approved facts. Every missing or disputed field gets an owner. Manus has to stop before it logs in, contacts anyone, sends, posts, publishes or deletes.
Produce four release deliverables, each with a source tableMake a backward-planned timeline with lead times cited from your distributor's own site. Then make a curator, press and venue list from public submission pages, a one-sheet and pitch deck checked against the credits sheet, and an EPK website that you publish yourself.
Run a weekly check and work as a teamSchedule a weekly release check with Skip confirmations off. It reports overdue items, stale dates and superseded assets and messages no one. You'll share work through Team access and Guest seats, know who can see which tasks and keep your own copies of every deliverable.
Check the output before anyone uses itReplay the session and open every file. Trace each name and credit back to the records you supplied. Catch old dates and artwork before the public sees them, and know when a platform fault qualifies for a credit refund.

How it works

A tutor that meets you where you are

  1. Lessons that adapt to youThere are 27 lessons, and they adjust to your level. You might have run a dozen releases or be preparing your first, and you might be new to agents or already comfortable with chat tools. Either way, the lessons meet you where you are.
  2. Hands-on, with Manus openEach lesson is a tutorial you follow in the product. It has a goal, a list of what you need, numbered steps, copy-paste briefs written for release work, a checkpoint that shows it worked and what to do when it didn't. Where the Manus screen may differ, the lesson tells you.
  3. An AI tutor you can ask anythingType or speak your question while you work, such as how to word a stop rule or what to do when a connector won't take a read-only scope. You'll get an answer for your situation.
  4. Quizzes and flashcards for every lessonShort quizzes and flashcards go with each lesson, so the settings, limits and checking steps stick.
  5. Progress tracking and a certificateTrack your progress through the nine modules and earn a certificate of completion when you finish.

Curriculum

The curriculum

The course follows one practice release from start to finish. You'll decide whether Manus fits, set it up safely, learn to brief it and then build four real deliverables. It ends with a weekly check, team sharing and a checking routine you can use on every output.

Module 1Does Manus Fit Your Release Work?3 lessons

  1. 1What Manus Is in October 2026
    • Explain how an agent that plans and delivers finished work differs from the chat tools you already use
    • Identify which Manus outputs (reports, spreadsheets, decks, websites) match release paperwork
    • Check whether Manus is offered in your country and whether you meet the 18+ rule
  2. 2Plans, Credits and What a Task Costs
    • Choose between Free, Pro and Team for your release team's work
    • Explain what uses up credits and what is free
    • Plan a credit budget even though Manus gives no cost estimate before a task
  3. 3Choosing Which Release Jobs to Hand Over
    • Sort your release tasks into delegate, prepare-only and never-delegate
    • Write a one-paragraph fit decision for your practice release, including plan and budget

Module 2Setting Up Manus Safely for One Release4 lessons

  1. 4Create Your Account and Find Your Way Around
    • Create a Manus account with a backup sign-in method
    • Locate Projects, Skills, Automations, Connectors and Agents in the sidebar
    • Pick a mode for a given release task
  2. 5What Never Goes Into Manus
    • List the release materials that must never be uploaded or connected
    • Build a practice release folder that holds no confidential material
    • Explain why Free and Pro aren't suited to confidential label or client work
  3. 6Build a Project for One Release
    • Create a Project for one release with a master instruction
    • Write a master instruction that names the fixed element, the approved sources and the stop rules
    • Explain when Project changes take effect
  4. 7Connectors and Browser Logins With the Least Access
    • Connect a spreadsheet or task tool at the narrowest scope it offers
    • Turn off or review saved logins in Settings > Cloud Browser
    • Decide which connectors to leave off for release work

Module 3Briefing a Long Task3 lessons

  1. 8The Five-Part Brief Built Around the Fixed Element
    • Write a brief with all five parts for a release task
    • Name the artist's fixed element and the decision the deliverable supports
  2. 9Approved Facts, Owners and Stop-Before Checkpoints
    • Write a SOURCES section limited to approved files and primary sites
    • Assign an owner to each missing or disputed field in a brief
    • Write a CHECKPOINTS section that stops Manus before it logs in, contacts anyone, sends, posts, publishes or deletes
  3. 10Plan Mode, Phased Delivery and Branch
    • Turn on Plan Mode and edit a plan before Manus builds
    • Set phases with a status report after each one
    • Use Branch to make a second deliverable from the same context

Module 4Project 1: A Backward-Planned Release Timeline3 lessons

  1. 11Gather the Dates and Distributor Lead Times
    • Assemble a timeline input sheet with owners and asset status
    • Have Manus find distributor lead times and cite the exact source pages
    • Spot a lead time that comes from a blog instead of the distributor
  2. 12Run the Timeline Brief and Check the Plan
    • Run a backward-planned timeline brief in Plan Mode
    • Check each date, owner and dependency against your inputs
    • Flag items already late as of today
  3. 13When the Date Moves: Rebuild Without Stale Copies
    • Update the approved date in the Project without leaving a superseded copy
    • Have Manus rebuild only the affected rows and list every place the old date appeared

Module 5Project 2: Curator, Press and Venue Research2 lessons

  1. 14Brief a Research List From Public Submission Pages
    • Write a research brief with fixed fields per outlet
    • Phrase the request so Wide Research can split it on Pro
    • Run a smaller version on Free
  2. 15Verify the List and Its Submission Rules
    • Verify a sample of rows by opening each source
    • Remove rows that contain personal contact details or come from non-public sources
    • Record each outlet's rules so pitches follow them

Module 6Project 3: A One-Sheet and Pitch Deck From Approved Facts4 lessons

  1. 16Prepare the Credits Sheet and Approved Fact Sheet
    • Lay out a credits sheet with composition and recording credits in separate sections
    • Mark disputed or missing credits as open, each with an owner
  2. 17Write the One-Sheet
    • Run a one-sheet brief limited to approved files
    • Spot any claim not supported by the fact sheet
  3. 18Build the Pitch Deck and Check It Against the Credits
    • Generate a pitch deck in .pptx and PDF, optionally with your own template
    • Check every name and role in the deck against the credits sheet
  4. 19Turn the One-Sheet Into a Pitch Template
    • Draft a pitch template using only facts from the one-sheet
    • Prepare per-outlet pitches for manual sending

Module 7Project 4: An EPK Website You Publish Yourself3 lessons

  1. 20Prepare Bios, Credited Photos and Sourced Quotes
    • Assemble photos with rights and credits, and press quotes with outlet and date
    • Generate 50- and 250-word bios from notes without added claims
  2. 21Build the EPK in Plan Mode and Review the Preview
    • Run an EPK build in Plan Mode that stops at a preview
    • Review the preview for date, artwork, credits and quotes
  3. 22Publish the EPK Yourself and Keep It Current
    • Publish an approved EPK yourself after sign-off
    • Update the site when the date or artwork changes

Module 8Weekly Checks and Working as a Team3 lessons

  1. 23Schedule a Weekly Release Check
    • Create a weekly scheduled task attached to the release Project
    • Confirm Skip confirmations is off
    • Read the run history
  2. 24Share With Your Team and Reviewers
    • Share a task with Team access instead of a public link
    • Add a reviewer as a Guest who can view, download and comment
    • Explain who can see which tasks
  3. 25Keep Your Own Copies
    • Export each deliverable to your own versioned release folder
    • Explain what survives sandbox recycling

Module 9Checking the Work Before Anyone Relies on It2 lessons

  1. 26The Checking Routine: Replay, Sources and Every File
    • Replay a session and identify what Manus browsed, ran and created
    • Trace every name and credit in an output to the credits sheet
    • Write a short sign-off note for a checked deliverable
  2. 27Catch Superseded Dates and Artwork, and Handle Failures
    • Find superseded dates and artwork across all deliverables
    • Decide whether a failure qualifies for a refund and request one with the task link

Who it’s for

Made for you if…

Made for: Artists, producers, managers and music teams responsible for creative decisions, release preparation and the details that connect them

Independent artists running their own release

You handle the dates, credits, artwork and pitching yourself, and you want help with the paperwork while you keep every creative call.

Managers working with one artist or a small roster

You connect the creative decisions to the release details. You need briefs that stop Manus before anything is sent or published, plus a weekly check that catches what's overdue.

Producers who end up holding the credits

You know who played what and who wrote what. You'll learn to keep composition and recording credits apart and to trace every name in a deck or site back to the credits sheet.

Small labels and music teams, such as a label of three

You need to share work through Team access and Guest seats, know who can see which tasks and keep unreleased masters and contracts out of the tool.

Questions

Good to know

Do I need a paid Manus plan?

No. Free is enough to start. Wide Research, slides and site deployment need Pro, which the Manus help center listed as starting at $20 a month as of October 28, 2026. Prices change, so check manus.im/pricing before you subscribe. The course shows a smaller version of the research project that works on Free.

Is Manus available where I live?

Not necessarily. Manus doesn't publish an official list of supported countries, access from mainland China has been blocked since mid-2025, and you must be 18 or older. Confirm at sign-up that Manus is offered in your country. The course doesn't cover ways around regional limits.

Will Manus send my pitches, post for me or deliver to my distributor?

No. The course doesn't cover automatic submission, posting or sending. Every brief tells Manus to stop for your approval before it logs in, contacts anyone, sends, posts, publishes or deletes. You send the pitches and publish the EPK yourself.

Can I upload my unreleased masters or contracts?

The course teaches you not to. Unreleased masters, stems, contracts, splits, royalty statements and contributors' personal details stay out. Before you start, you'll build a practice release folder that holds no confidential material.

Does the course cover making music, lyrics or vocals with AI?

No. It doesn't cover generating music, lyrics or vocals for release, voice cloning, soundalikes, the ElevenLabs connector, or mixing, mastering and stem separation. The course is about the release work around the song.

Will it give me legal advice on splits or sample clearance?

No. It doesn't give legal advice on contracts, splits, sample clearance or AI copyright. It does show you how to mark disputed credits as open and give each one an owner, so they don't turn into approved facts by accident.

What do I need before I start?

You need experience preparing or helping prepare at least one release, a Manus account and basic comfort with a spreadsheet and a task tool such as Notion or Asana. You also need a practice release folder with artist notes, an approved fact sheet, a credits sheet, approved photos you have rights to and a target date.

Is Manus still owned by Meta?

No. Meta bought Manus in December 2025, and the deal was then withdrawn. Manus said it resumed independent operations on September 1, 2026, and released Manus 2.0 on September 28, 2026. Older guides and screenshots may be out of date.

Manus for Music Teams: release research, plans, decks and EPK sites

$97

One payment · lifetime access

  • 27 hands-on lessons in 9 modules, about 9 hours, self-paced
  • Copy-paste briefs for a release timeline, a curator and press list, a one-sheet and pitch deck, and an EPK site
  • A safe-setup method for one release: Project, master instruction, least-access connectors and stop-before checkpoints
  • A weekly release check and a checking routine for every output
  • An AI tutor you can type or talk to, with quizzes and flashcards for each lesson
  • Progress tracking and a certificate of completion

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