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Label owners please
Just out of curiousity, who is your digital distributor? I need one that gets me on most big players and especially Beatport. Preferably one that supports automated file delivery so I can automate my content management system to submit new releases automatically.
I'm planning to set something up with a format that I haven't seen implemented before in any label. It's a small variation on existing formats but hopefully it's enough of a change to make it stand out. Risky too (financially, could cost me great bunch) but we'll see.
So, digital distributors. If they can't get me Beatport I'm not interested hehehe.
Makes me think. I should hit up Lolo. Edit: Never mind, his distribution website seems offline.
And yes, I know what some of you are thinking, another crap digital label. And yes, you're 100% right.
Thanks for your help 
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| Originally posted by Storyteller And yes, I know what some of you are thinking, another crap digital label. And yes, you're 100% right. |
More something along the lines of Labelworx or FUGA.me (but I think this one is for the big ones)
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| Originally posted by Storyteller And yes, I know what some of you are thinking, another crap digital label. And yes, you're 100% right. |
Actually the music on myspace is not bad. Hmmm... pretty decent stuff.
There is three types of records.
- Truly unique and amazing records.
- Passable ok half decent records
- Fucking shit records that must be melted and made into vinyl again.
Yours are not in the third category (well all except the one before the last track on your myspace which I thought sounded kinda shitty) and as much as I tried to I couln't hate your music and say something like ''save it for your self'' It is actually pretty decent. It gets a pass. As far as people giving you their distributor tips... yeah right buddy like they are going to tell you how to get your music to the right spots so you can be in competition with them
Well then let them tell me which others there are except for the one they work with 
. I got a hold of a few now elsewhere. First I need to get the website set up anyway. The domains have just been registered and I just contacted the designer. If I'm lucky the logo which everything will be based on is done in a week or 2. And then I still need the website, which has all been layed out already which I then need to program myself after the designer is done with it.
The label name is freaking cheesy but I was surprised I didn't see it anywhere else! Not on google, beatport or discogs . More on that soon.
Oh and quite important, I'm not interesting in making this a solo platform whatsoever (as in releasing tons of my own music). I'm not even sure I want to put out my own music on there with the aims I have right now.
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| Originally posted by Existo22 Actually the music on myspace is not bad. Hmmm... pretty decent stuff. There is three types of records. - Truly unique and amazing records. - Passable ok half decent records - Fucking shit records that must be melted and made into vinyl again. Yours are not in the third category (well all except the one before the last track on your myspace which I thought sounded kinda shitty) and as much as I tried to I couln't hate your music and say something like ''save it for your self'' It is actually pretty decent. It gets a pass. As far as people giving you their distributor tips... yeah right buddy like they are going to tell you how to get your music to the right spots so you can be in competition with them |
Symphonic distribution can get it onto beatport and have a healthy list of labels signed up. One of my tracks when I used to make house went through there on this american label and thats on beatport so I can vouch for it.
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| Originally posted by Storyteller And yes, I know what some of you are thinking, another crap digital label. And yes, you're 100% right. |
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| Originally posted by Storyteller And yes, I know what some of you are thinking, another crap digital label. And yes, you're 100% right. |
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| Originally posted by Sonic_c Symphonic distribution can get it onto beatport and have a healthy list of labels signed up. One of my tracks when I used to make house went through there on this american label and thats on beatport so I can vouch for it. Weblink |
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| Originally posted by 4everX LOL...mate i like your music |
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| Originally posted by EgosXII +1 i think storyteller's one of the best on these boards.. from what i've heard at least |
Does anyone have any experience with Digital Tunes (www.digital-tunes.net)?
Not me .
Topic title changed, feel free to boost my ego some more every now and then.
I've got hold of a few distributor names now (thank you) and am going to focus on the website/brand and branding for now. Not much will be happening on the surface though. Got myself 4 domain names, facebook, myspace, twitter and soundcloud as well so I'm all settled hehe.
its damn satisfying running everything yourself! good luck
i just want my tracks on iTunes and Spotify now and i have everything i need (Using Tunecore for distribution isnt a good solution imo as it costs money).
i'd offer help but i got my hook up through a non-traditional way and this person/company actually tries to hide the fact that they distribute for JOOF, Pharmacy, etc. You can probably find out on your own by looking around. Good luck getting accepted as a start up label. I had well established music and sales and still needed a very strong word from a close friend of his to close the deal as his initial was response was I wasn't worth the time.
Stephen
Thanks,
I'm not too worried about that. At least not for now. First things first, I need to start up the online platform which every bit of succes I aim for is based on.
Should have a logo by within the next 2 weeks. Definitive website design in the next 4 or so. Programming I'll take care of myself. Around the time I put up the frontpage of the site (without revealing too much of the concept) I'll start with demos and hook up with some friends to get me some originals and remixes of well respected artists. I don't want this to be an average label so kicking this thing off is probably going to cost me dearly. Especially the first couple of releases.
Setting up the website alone will be more expensive than your average label makes in about 10 months 
. The releases will probably cost even more. But I want this to kick off properly.
spent 4 figures on signing music alone when i started mine. just be careful. there has never been a worse time to start a label
That depends, allthough I have to agree. I currently work for a company that develops online and offline marketing campaigns for big international players and I'm just applying what I've learned there. I think I have interesting ways to gain lots of traffic on the label website and keep them locked in . That and some key elements which I've never seen before... Interested? Well GTFO I ain't telling yet, but I'm positive this thing has potential.
Good luck by all means. Any sale is a good sale. The competition is not from label to label. It's against places like rapidshare, zippyshare, and blogs that put up releases 2 hours after they've been made available to buy.
We'll see what happens. For now I'm not too worried. Thanks for your help here Stephen and the heads up on important subjects as this. Much appreciated.
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| Originally posted by DjStephenWiley Good luck by all means. Any sale is a good sale. The competition is not from label to label. It's against places like rapidshare, zippyshare, and blogs that put up releases 2 hours after they've been made available to buy. |
and of course make sure you license your tracks worldwide... no territory restrictions
Make sure you register all tracks with PPL to get all royalties owed, you will of course need ISRC codes etc.
Back to the original post, try Label-Worx
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