DISTROBOLT ARTIST GUIDES
Document permission for an AI voice or digital performer
An AI voice or digital performer needs a permission and identity review tied to the intended use. Access to voice recordings or a cloning tool is not, by itself, authority to imitate a person commercially.
Identify the voice and authority
Record whose voice is represented, who supplies the samples and who can approve the use. Keep the exact tool and method with the project. Do not infer permission from a public interview, a purchased recording or the person’s status as a celebrity.
Define the consent scope
Document the proposed recordings, languages, lyrics, platforms, advertising, duration and any restrictions or revocation questions. Separate creation of a model from publication of each use. Have appropriate professional review for sensitive, disputed or deceased-person situations rather than using a generic consent checkbox as universal authority.
Follow the tool’s verification rules
ElevenLabs’ official policy addresses unauthorised voice or identity imitation, and its cloning tools include verification requirements. Those conditions are product-specific and may be stricter than a private permission. Do not bypass verification or assume one cloning method permits the same uses as another.
Keep the final use truthful
Retain approvals, final audio and disclosure decisions. Do not present a generated performance as an unapproved collaboration with a real person. Ask DistroBolt about current identity and AI delivery requirements before submission. This guide does not create consent, verify a person’s authority or guarantee acceptance of a cloned voice.
Sources and review
Reviewed 4 November 2026. Platform requirements and plan terms can change. Examples are planning aids, not a promise of account access, release acceptance or earnings.
Continue your release planning
- Declare AI use in a music release: a track-by-track guide
- Check the AI tool licence that applied when you made the song
- Does AI mastering count as AI-generated music?
Ask the DistroBolt team about your release. Send a concise question and release reference; never send account passwords or verification codes.