Curator levels are TrackGiant’s way to surface reliable, active sellers without turning the platform into a pure popularity contest. You earn experience points (XP) for outcomes that matter to artists — completed reviews, services, successful sessions — while bad outcomes (missed deadlines, refunds tied to non-delivery) drag progress down.
Exact XP tables and perk lists can ship updates; this article explains the design so you can behave in ways that stay valuable even when numbers change.
Why levels exist
- Trust — artists need a signal beyond a pretty avatar.
- Incentives — reward completion and quality, not just signups.
- Discovery — higher levels can unlock better placement in browse and campaigns as the product evolves.
Levels are not a moral judgment; they are operational reputation.
What usually earns XP
Typical earning events (wording may vary in-app):
- Completed track reviews on time.
- Completed curator services with clean fulfillment.
- Listening parties / Live Sessions that run successfully with attendee engagement.
- Positive ratings from artists when the product collects them.
What slows you down
- Expired submissions inside the 7-day review window.
- Chargebacks or refunds tied to missed obligations.
- Policy violations (harassment, fraudulent listings) — these can reset hard-won progress or remove access entirely.
Requirements between tiers
Higher tiers often require all of:
- A minimum XP threshold.
- Minimum account age — prevents burner accounts from flashing to the top.
- Minimum earnings or completed orders — proves you actually transacted, not just lurked.
Check the Levels screen in your curator dashboard for the live checklist.
Benefits (conceptual)
Benefits may include:
- Stronger discovery weighting in browse.
- Badges or labels artists recognize on cards.
- Operational perks (higher concurrency limits, early feature access) as the roadmap rolls out.
Do not chase levels for vanity icons; chase them because they correlate with income stability.
Ethical climbing
Do:
- Finish reviews with specific, kind honesty.
- Decline mismatches early instead of accepting and expiring.
- Under-promise turnaround; over-deliver speed when you can.
Do not:
- Trade fake five-star schemes with friends — fraud teams exist for a reason.
- Ask artists to cancel legit disputes to “save your level.”
Shortcuts are slower than good ops.
Pair levels with pricing
New curators: set a sane entry price, earn history, then raise tiers.
Established curators: if you are high level but priced out of your lane, you will still starve. Levels amplify good positioning; they do not replace it. Refresh your profile quarterly.
If you slip a tier
Life happens. If you drop:
- Pause accepts until backlog is clear.
- Run a temporary lower price or longer turnaround while you rebuild completion stats.
- Add a service with predictable async delivery to smooth income while reviews recover.
Related reading
- Manage your inbox
- Earnings and payouts
- Zero to first $100 for Artist-Curators
Levels are a lagging indicator of how artists feel after paying you. Keep that feeling consistently excellent, and the XP mostly takes care of itself.