Why You Need To Double Check Your Distributor When Releasing New Music
Jay Gilbert and Michael Brandvold share real-world experience on why you need to double-check your distributor every time you release music on this new episode of the Music Biz Weekly podcast.
We use Distrokid which uploads to a whole host of sites around the world Unfortunately, we can’t check all the sites because there are territorial restrictions on some sites and some need you to subscribe first, which is cost prohibitive. We just have to trust them. Most sites pay so little anyway, particularly for niche-genre artists who get very small numbers of downloads on a good day, that it kind of doesn’t matter if one or two sites get missed.
With the internet and digital technologies driving rapid change within the music industry, articles about new releases and who has been hired and fired are no longer enough. Our up to the minute industry news alongside insightful commentary helps our readers sift through the rumors and developments to find the information they need to keep their businesses moving forward.
Hypebot is read daily by more than 30,000 music industry professionals including executives and senior staff of music related tech firms, internet based music sites, every major label group and most indies as well as many managers, artists and members of the live music community:
We use Distrokid which uploads to a whole host of sites around the world Unfortunately, we can’t check all the sites because there are territorial restrictions on some sites and some need you to subscribe first, which is cost prohibitive. We just have to trust them.
Most sites pay so little anyway, particularly for niche-genre artists who get very small numbers of downloads on a good day, that it kind of doesn’t matter if one or two sites get missed.