# Songs for Centuries Inc. — Project Documentation
*Last Updated: May 2026*

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## Company Overview

**Company Name:** Songs for Centuries Inc.
**Website:** songsforcenturies.com
**Listed On:** Nasdaq Private Markets
**Founded:** 2018
**Headquarters:** 5013 S Louise Ave #1563, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
**Phone:** (605) 305-3099

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## Mission

> *"Wholesome songs to counterbalance the next century."*

To impact **10 billion people** over the next 100 years through original music, storytelling, and culture — one song, one story, one generation at a time.

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## Brand Philosophy — The Electricity Principle

The defining brand idea of Songs for Centuries is what we call **The Electricity Principle**:

> *"It's not GE and the inventor. It's the electricity."*

When electricity comes through the wall, you don't think about the engineer who built the grid. You just experience the light. That is exactly how Songs for Centuries thinks about music.

- **The song is the product** — not the artist, not the founder, not the brand
- **The song crosses borders without a visa**
- **The song doesn't have a race or a nationality**
- **The song outlives every person in this room**

Songs for Centuries exists to serve the song's journey. The company is the infrastructure behind the wall. The wire that carries the light.

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## Spiritual Foundation

> *"The force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the effects of the latter endureth a century."*
> — Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings

The Bahá'í principle that words which heal, inspire, and speak truth last as long as words that wound — and therefore wholesome music is not just art, it is a moral counterbalance. This is the spiritual foundation of everything Songs for Centuries does.

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## Key Facts

| Fact | Detail |
|------|--------|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Listed | Nasdaq Private Markets |
| Songs Created | Growing catalog of original compositions |
| Rights Per Song | 6 derivative rights — all fully owned |
| Countries Reached | 70 (and growing) |
| Countries Protected | 181 |
| Copyright Term | Life of author + 70 years |
| Versions of one song | 300+ (same song, translated/adapted) |
| 100-Year Goal | 10 billion lives touched |

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## What Makes This Extraordinary

In the music industry, even the biggest publishers only control **partial rights** on behalf of other artists. Songs for Centuries owns **all six derivative rights** on every original composition:

1. **Sync rights** — film, TV, streaming
2. **Mechanical rights** — reproduction
3. **Performance rights** — live and broadcast
4. **Print rights** — sheet music, lyrics
5. **Master rights** — the original recording
6. **Derivative rights** — translations, adaptations, new versions

One song with 6 rights × 300 versions = a catalog that scales into the millions.

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## Revenue Streams

- Sync licensing (film, TV, streaming, commercials)
- Streaming royalties
- Mechanical royalties
- Brand integration / product placement
- Creator licensing (YouTube, podcasts, social media)
- Generational royalty income (life + 70 years)

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## Global Reach — 70 Countries

### Distributor 1 Countries (64 entries, 58 distinct)
**Caribbean:** Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent, Aruba, Curaçao, British Virgin Islands

**Central America:** Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama

**South America:** Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname

**West Africa:** Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Niger, Mauritania, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, DR Congo, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon

**South Asia:** India

### Distributor 2 Countries (Streams)
United States, Australia, Canada, Netherlands *(India already counted)*

### Online Radio (EJazz Radio, Uganda)
Uganda — "How to Get a Girlfriend" played on EJazz Radio, Kampala

### Additional
France — online radio airplay

**Total: 70 countries**

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## Songs & Catalog

### Featured Songs (with Spotify links)

| Song | Genre | Spotify |
|------|-------|---------|
| Voice of a Nation | Empowerment · Protest · Unity | [Listen](https://open.spotify.com/track/5BfnSneLegoQiHpjQYDCtE) |
| I Wanna Get To Know You | Love · Romance · Connection | [Listen](https://open.spotify.com/track/1ESwxWLCyiXo8zAtJCTxX4) |
| Long Healing Prayer | Healing · Spirituality · Hope | [Listen](https://open.spotify.com/album/71kOz2dM8L3V8Rn3J9eOTK) |
| Called Into Being | Spiritual · New Life · Blessing | [Listen](https://open.spotify.com/track/3CORQyKUWM8EUJpH8FPcd4) |
| How to Get a Girlfriend | Love · Romance | *(played on EJazz Radio, Uganda)* |

**Full Catalog:** [Spotify Artist Page](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KthxCWm2ms1rcSLfikTxD)

### Songs For — Every Human Moment
Love · Healing · Empowerment · Spirituality · Unity · Celebration · Long Journeys · Grief · New Beginnings · Protest · Justice · Hope

### Languages the Catalog Covers
English · Español · Patois · Português · Yorùbá · Hausa · Français · Twi · हिन्दी · Wolof · Creole · Igbo · Lingala · Bambara · Fula · Papiamento

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## Social Media & Online Presence

| Platform | Link |
|----------|------|
| Facebook | [Songs for Centuries](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563623788161) |
| Instagram | [@mrsongwriter1](https://www.instagram.com/mrsongwriter1/) |
| YouTube | [@songsforcenturies](https://www.youtube.com/@songsforcenturies) |
| TikTok | [@1mrsongwriter](https://www.tiktok.com/@1mrsongwriter) |
| Mr. Songwriter site | [mrsongwriter.com](http://www.mrsongwriter.com) |
| Spotify | [Artist Page](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KthxCWm2ms1rcSLfikTxD) |

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## Logo

- **File:** Songs_for_Centuries_Inc_Logo.png *(not yet present in this project folder — see Pending Items)*
- **Primary green:** #007850 (emerald spiral/record mark)
- **Text brown:** #3C3C32 (dark serif wordmark)
- **Format:** Wide horizontal, white background
- **Usage on dark backgrounds:** White inverted version
- **Interim mark:** The live site uses an inline SVG record/spiral mark in the brand colors until the official PNG is added.

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## Website — Current Build

**File:** `SongsForCenturies_VIBRANT.html`
**Tech:** Pure HTML/CSS/JavaScript — no frameworks
**Status:** Built and saved locally on 2026-05-20.

### Design Decisions
- **Background:** Pure black `#000000` — concert stage aesthetic
- **Primary accent:** Warm spotlight gold `#D4A017`
- **Secondary accents:** Soul red `#CC2244`, Gospel orange `#E05A0A`, Blues blue `#2255CC`, Teal `#00CCAA`
- **Headline font:** Abril Fatface — warm, soulful, like vintage soul/jazz album art
- **Body font:** Inter
- **Subheading/italic font:** Lora
- **Nav font:** Lora italic
- **Concert spotlights:** 5 beams (gold, magenta, blue, teal, purple) from the bottom of the hero

### Page Sections (in order)
1. **Nav** — small logo (32px, inverted white), Lora italic links
2. **Hero** — flip-board headline ("Songs for…" with old-school split-flap word animation), spinning D3 globe, concert spotlights, war cry, stats pills
3. **Credibility Strip** — Nasdaq · Address · Phone · 100% Owned
4. **Culture Scroll** — flags + languages in each nation's flag colors, scrolling
5. **About Us** — The Electricity Principle, 3 pillars, stats, Bahá'í quote
6. **Our Story** — Heart of the mission, inviting language
7. **Timeline** — 2018 → 2020 → 2023 → Today → 2035 → 2050 → 2118+
8. **What We Do** — 6 service cards
9. **Music** — 4 featured songs with SVG artwork
10. **Songs For** — 12-tile mosaic (Love, Healing, Empowerment, etc.)
11. **Mission Strip** — War cry quote, 10B mission
12. **For Brands** — Pitch to music supervisors
13. **Contact** — 3 contact cards + social links
14. **Footer** — Address, Nasdaq, rainbow cultural stripe, social icons

### Globe Technical Details
- Library: D3.js v7 + TopoJSON v3 (loaded from CDN)
- Data: world-atlas@2 countries-110m.json
- Projection: Orthographic, auto-rotating
- Reached countries: Filled in each nation's flag color
- Non-reached countries: Dim outline only
- Hover: Country name tooltip ("— reached" for the 70)
- Drag: Click and drag to spin; auto-rotation resumes after release
- Rotation speed: 0.018 degrees per ms
- Fallback: A styled CSS globe is shown if the CDN scripts/data fail to load

### Key Copy Decisions
- **No "450+ songs"** — replaced with "6 Rights Per Song — All Owned"
- **No "without advertising"** — state only positives
- **Song is the hero** — founder never mentioned
- **War cry:** "Wholesome songs to counterbalance the next century"
- **Hero headline:** "Songs for…" — animated split-flap flip-board (like an old train-station / flip-clock display) cycling through: Every Culture · Every Occasion · Every Nation on Earth · Every Generation · The Next Century · Every Soul on Earth
- **CTA tone:** Warm and inviting — "We'd love to hear from you"

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## Timeline — 100-Year Vision

| Year | Milestone |
|------|-----------|
| 2018 | Songs for Centuries Inc. founded in Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2020 | 100+ songs. First organic reach across Caribbean & West Africa |
| 2023 | Listed on Nasdaq Private Markets. 50+ countries reached |
| Today | 70 countries reached. 181 protected. Growing every day |
| 2035 | Target: 1,000+ original compositions across every world language |
| 2050 | Music present in every country on earth |
| 2118+ | 10 billion lives touched. Music that outlives its creators |

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## What We Are NOT

- ✗ Not a publisher taking other artists' music
- ✗ Not a stock music library
- ✗ Not a record label
- ✓ An original music creation and ownership company
- ✓ Something entirely new in the industry

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## Pending Items

- [ ] Add official logo file `Songs_for_Centuries_Inc_Logo.png` to the project folder and swap it in for the interim SVG mark
- [ ] Founder's real name and bio (needed for college letter)
- [ ] Real photos of Mr. Songwriter
- [ ] Final copy approval from client
- [ ] PPM / investor page (legal review required first)
- [ ] Semantic Vision page (minimal, invite-only)
- [ ] Individual "Songs For" mood pages with SEO
- [ ] Fan email capture / fan club
- [ ] Sync platform listings: Musicbed, Artlist, Pond5
- [ ] LinkedIn presence for B2B outreach
- [ ] Guinness World Record attempt (execute first, announce after)
- [ ] Upload website to songsforcenturies.com

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## Completed

- [x] Logo colors extracted (#007850, #3C3C32)
- [x] 70 countries cataloged and mapped on globe
- [x] D3 globe with real country outlines and flag colors
- [x] Concert-stage color palette established
- [x] Abril Fatface headline font applied
- [x] Culture scroll strip with flag colors per language
- [x] Nasdaq Private Markets prominently featured
- [x] Address added to site
- [x] Timeline 2018–2118+ built
- [x] About Us section — Electricity Principle
- [x] Songs For 12-tile mosaic complete
- [x] 4 featured song cards with SVG artwork
- [x] Warm and inviting copy throughout
- [x] "450+ songs" removed — replaced with "6 Rights Per Song"
- [x] All negative qualifiers removed — positive statements only
- [x] Concert spotlights in hero section
- [x] Website rebuilt and saved locally as a single self-contained file (2026-05-20)
- [x] Hero flip-board headline — "Songs for…" with old-school split-flap word animation (2026-05-20)

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## Output Files

| File | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `SongsForCenturies_VIBRANT.html` | **CURRENT WORKING WEBSITE** — open in any browser |
| `SongsForCenturies_Project.md` | This document |
| `README.md` | How to open, edit, and publish the site |
| `SongsForCenturies_MasterBrandDocument.docx` | Full brand document *(not yet in folder)* |
| `SongsForCenturies_BrandQuestionnaire.md` | Brand discovery Q&A *(not yet in folder)* |
| `SongsForCenturies_WebsiteCopy.md` | Website copy document *(not yet in folder)* |

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*Songs for Centuries Inc. · songsforcenturies.com · Listed on Nasdaq Private Markets*
*5013 S Louise Ave #1563 · Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · (605) 305-3099*