Project Due Dates

Due dates help you stay on top of your release pipeline by giving you clear targets for when tracks and projects need to be completed. Whether you’re managing a single EP or juggling multiple campaigns, deadlines keep your workflow organized and your goals visible.

Producer Dashboard gives you flexible control at two levels: you can set a deadline for an entire project, or fine-tune it for individual tracks. The system is designed to save you time by automatically rolling deadlines down to all tracks in a project, while still letting you override them when needed.

Setting a Project Deadline

When you set a deadline on a project, you’re establishing a target date for everything in that folder. This is useful for aligning with release dates, sync deadlines, or client deliverables.

How to Set a Project Deadline

To set a deadline for a project:

Open the Projects panel in the sidebar
Find the project you want to set a deadline for
Click the three-dot menu next to the project name
Select “Set Deadline” from the dropdown

A modal will appear showing:

The project name at the top
An empty date picker if no deadline is set, or the current deadline with a countdown if one exists
Quick-select buttons for common timeframes

Using Quick-Select Buttons

The quick-select buttons let you set deadlines without manually picking a date:

1 Week — sets the deadline seven days from today
1 Month — sets the deadline thirty days from today
3 Months — sets the deadline ninety days from today

These are handy when you need to establish a rough target and refine it later. Click any quick-select button to populate the date picker, then adjust if needed before saving.

Saving or Clearing the Deadline

Once you’ve selected a date:

Click Save Deadline to apply it
If a deadline already exists, click Clear Deadline to remove it
Click outside the modal or the X button to close without saving

Setting Individual Track Due Dates

Sometimes a single track needs a different deadline than the rest of its project. Maybe one song requires extra mastering time, or a specific client needs an earlier version. Individual due dates let you override the project deadline for that track.

How to Set a Track Due Date

Find the track in your tracks list or grid
Locate the due date column (or hover over the track row)
Click the calendar icon or the current date value
Select your desired date from the picker
Click Save to confirm

Like the project deadline modal, the track due date picker includes:

A display of the current due date with a countdown (if set)
Quick-select buttons for Tomorrow, 1 Week, and 1 Month
A Clear Due Date option to remove an override

When you set an individual due date, it takes precedence over any project-level deadline for that track only.

How Cascading Works

When you set a deadline on a project, Producer Dashboard automatically applies that deadline to all tracks within it. This happens instantly and keeps your pipeline consistent.

However, the cascade follows a simple rule:

Tracks without an individual due date inherit the project deadline
Tracks with an individual due date keep their custom date

This means you can set a project deadline, have most tracks automatically follow it, and still give specific tracks their own timeline when needed. The system respects both levels of control without conflict.

For example, imagine your “Summer Release” project has a deadline of July 15:

Ten tracks with no individual dates show July 15 as their due date
Two tracks you manually set to June 30 keep that earlier date
One track you set to August 1 keeps its later date

This makes it easy to manage both uniformity and exceptions within the same project.

Viewing Deadlines Across Your Projects

The Projects panel displays deadline information in several ways:

Project cards show the deadline date if one is set
Overdue indicators highlight projects or tracks past their deadline in red
Upcoming deadlines appear in activity summaries and notifications

You can sort your projects by deadline to focus on what needs attention first. Look for the sort dropdown in the Projects panel header.

Editing and Updating Deadlines

Deadlines change as projects evolve. You can update a deadline at any time:

For projects — click the three-dot menu, select “Set Deadline,” choose a new date, and save
For tracks — click the track’s due date field, pick a new date, and save

When you update a project deadline, the cascade automatically propagates the change to all tracks that don’t have individual overrides. This keeps everything synchronized without manual effort.

Tips

Use project deadlines as your primary timeline tool, then override only the tracks that genuinely need different dates
Set deadlines slightly ahead of your actual target to give yourself buffer room for revisions
Quick-select buttons are great for initial planning — don’t worry about precision when first setting targets
If a track’s due date seems wrong, check whether it has an individual override before adjusting the project deadline
Sort your projects by deadline to surface urgent work during busy periods