Music Publishing Tool – Guide to Community Use
Welcome to the Music Publishing Tool community at Lerakuty Cave. This space is where adventurers of outdoor soundscapes, podcast producers, cave-track composers, and horizon-scanning musical storytellers come together to publish, organize, and circulate original audio content that complements life off the beaten path. These guidelines are here to help keep everything flowing smoothly — so that creators can focus on what they do best: express, explore, and share meaningful sounds responsibly and respectfully.
Founded by Trevana Dornhaven, Lerakuty Cave is more than just a place to read about Horizon headlines or browse outdoor gear tips. It was built to support an ecosystem of learning and contribution — from cave trekking basics and terrain navigation to the rugged discipline of survival skills. Located at 3540 Walt Nuzum Farm Road in Fairport, New York, we now extend that same spirit of capability and calm into our publishing resources. The Music Publishing Tool is one more step in helping creators put well-grounded, field-connected audio into the world.
Why This Exists
This publishing tool was made for creators who forge meaning through sound. Whether it’s field recordings from an Appalachian ridge, rhythmic sequences based on lava tube acoustics, or instrumental reflections on navigation and solitude — this is the channel to share your sound journeys. Our intention is not only to offer robust publishing capability, but also to build a space where responsibility and originality guide every upload.
If you’re looking to use the platform to distribute ambient tracks, cave-exploration podcasts, skill-based tutorials, or off-grid music inspired by natural spaces and survival themes, you’re in the right place. Think of these guidelines as your long-range compass: steady amidst the noise and easy to check when you need direction.
Our Core Values
At Lerakuty Cave, we ground everything in a few key principles that make outdoor life, cooperative learning, and creative contributions successful:
- Respect for Experience: We prize lived perspective and real effort — whether it comes from a hand-built instrument or a solo trek audio diary. Every contributor brings value; respect that trail.
- Clarity and Attribution: Give credit wherever it’s due — to collaborators, sampled voices, or musical influences. Good navigation means knowing where you came from and naming it transparently.
- Capability with Calm: Upload with intention. Gear should be dependable, and so should your sound. Bypass the rush to share unless your work is solid and ready to serve others.
- No Harm Broadcast: Content should not put people, animals, or ecosystems at risk — directly or indirectly. This is a tough world with high stakes. Share to support, not to sensationalize.
- Authenticity Over Noise: We value substance. You don’t need flashy edits or synthetic highs if your track brings knowledge, reflection, or measured insight.
How to Publish
To use our Music Publishing Tool effectively, we ask you to keep a few best practices in mind. These help protect your content, inform your listeners, and keep the tool running smoothly across time zones and terrains.
- Metadata matters: Complete all fields. Be clear in your track titles, dates, and locations if relevant. This strengthens your work’s relevance in broader collections of outdoor audio.
- Provide context: Offer a short description of your track’s purpose. What skill, event, or landscape shaped it? Context turns sound into learning, and learning into preparedness.
- Use approved file formats: Uploads must meet our specs to ensure safe and consistent audio playback. If unsure, review our upload documentation before submitting.
- Monitor volume and balance: Outdoor listeners often use gear in unpredictable places — caves, trails, snowfields. Prioritize clarity and tonal balance over gimmicks.
- Label collaborative work properly: If others contributed, name them. If you’re sampling from nature or an interview, make clear that all permissions are in place.
Respectful Content Standards
This platform doesn’t operate like a typical streaming host. We are not a place for competitive releases or celebrity focus. Our contributors are educators, explorers, trekkers, and quiet thinkers. Your work can be experimental, meditative, or practical — but it must be created and shared with respect.
We do not permit content that includes:
- Hate speech, racism, ableism, or any expression that targets or diminishes others
- False survival claims, deceptive gear endorsements, or unsafe practices disguised as tutorials
- Gratuitous content (such as pain broadcasts, emergency simulations, or distress soundscapes)
- Plagiarism, republished material without permission, or misleading editing credits
We reserve the right to remove material that contradicts these values or breaches the clear intent of this platform. If editing is required, you’ll be contacted first with an opportunity to revise your submission.
Moderation with Purpose
We maintain a lean but thoughtful moderation process. This means content is reviewed before final release to ensure consistency with our mission and community values. Flagged content is not immediately removed unless urgent. We believe in serving the creator first and offering the chance to clarify or revise.
If you come across a track or submission that seems inappropriate or outside community guidelines, send us a note at [email protected]. Include the URL of the work in question and a brief outline of your concern. We aim to resolve issues within two business days.
Data Handling and Privacy
By using this tool, you agree to respect listener privacy and comply with all relevant platform-wide standards. We handle your data securely. We never repurpose published tracks elsewhere or bundle creator details into outside profiles. For further details, please consult our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, and Terms of Service pages.
Additionally, we recommend that you avoid embedding personal contact details or location-specific data within your audio content unless it’s essential for field education or hazard alerts — and only if provided with full clarity and consent.
Collaboration and Contribution
If your work involves partnerships — such as wilderness schools, gear cooperatives, music collectives, indigenous knowledge carriers, or oral historians — make sure their role is acknowledged properly in publication tags and titles. Long-form group works or produced series may be better suited for cross-platform development. If that describes your plans, please reach out to us directly or consider checking our main site for collaboration openings and creator-led features via Lerakuty Cave.
Our Founder’s Statement
Trevana Dornhaven created Lerakuty Cave as a place of clarity and orientation — a resource for the risk-aware and the ready-minded. Her approach to climbing, trail strategy, and survival art is deeply infused with creative practice. From wilderness maps to sonic fieldnotes, every tool here reflects her belief that capability begins with awareness — and that awareness grows stronger when shared. The Music Publishing Tool follows that same thread: sound that builds confidence, not just atmosphere. Knowledge that echoes through the quiet.
Technical Support & Contact
If you run into issues while using the tool, or have specific questions about audio format, submissions, or moderation timelines, please contact us directly:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +1 585-354-0746
- Hours: Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM EST
We’re based in Fairport, New York, and serve contributors across regions and backgrounds. Don’t hesitate to reach out. We benefit from every question that helps us make this tool more capable, more efficient, and better aligned with your creative process.
Final Notes
This is not a platform for vanity or traffic spikes. It is a tool — deliberately minimalist — designed to support practitioners who see audio as expression, compass, and contribution. Thank you for using it with care and commitment. Whether you’re sharing the echo of a limestone vault or a harmony composed during tent-side watch, know this: what you publish here matters, and how you publish it defines our shared space.