6 things to do after you sign with Symphonic (or any other music distributor)

Randi Zimmerman of Symphonic shares a checklist that the indie music distributor has created for new clients that can serve as a roadmap for any artist using almost any distributor.. Continue reading

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Wonder why your music can’t get traction? Distrokid is adding 1M tracks a month

Just in case indie artists weren’t feeling frustrated enough about their inability to gain significant traction with their music, new numbers out from indie music publisher Distrokid are only likely. Continue reading

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Distrokid claims 30-40% global new music market share, upgrades Splits royalty distro

Self-service music distributor Distrokid says that it is now ingesting a staggering 35,000 new tracks every day. Distokid’s full catalog is now just shy of 20 million tracks from more. Continue reading

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Indie artist’s guide to Apple Music

While it’s important to not focus on any one streaming service for your music promotion Apple Music, as one of the top earning streaming platforms, should not be ignored. Here. Continue reading

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Data-driven music distribution, neighboring rights with Innercat’s Paris Cabezas

In a new edition of Chartmetric’s ‘How Music Charts,’ we hear from Paris Cabezaz, founder of InnerCat Music Group, about how having a tech-oriented, data-driven mindset allows for the optimization. Continue reading

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Power Is Shifting Towards The Artist [Interview with FUGA’s Pieter van Rijn]

In this piece, Emmanuel Legrand speaks with Pieter van Rijn, CEO of the Amsterdam-based music distribution company FUGA about their recent acquisition by Downtown Music, business in the time of. Continue reading

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How To Prep For Music Video Distribution

In this piece we offer some advice on how to prepare your next music video for distribution, both in regards to technical specifications as well as the actual content of. Continue reading

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Pressing Your First Vinyl Record

Latest Physical Music Supply Chain Debacle Offers Opportunities For Entrepreneurs [Chris Castle]

For those retail music shoppers out there, record stores have been a bit of disappointment of late in the inventory department – a problem precipitated by the decision of major. Continue reading

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Self-Releasing Music: A Beginner’s Guide

Jumpstarting a career in the music business is a challenging feat, requiring a massive amount of time and energy for something that could ultimately fall flat. Failure at this early. Continue reading

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Canada’s Two Top Indie Distributors Merge

Two of Canada’s leading independent distributors, Toronto’s Outside Music and Montreal’s Distribution Select have today announced that they will merge effective December 1st.

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