Seamless Song Registration and Distribution: Empowering Music Artists Online

The first step is to determine the purpose and goal of this song. This will help you remember why you are doing this work that can be more tedious than creating. If you are not sure how to do this then reach out to me and I can help you!

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The first step is to determine the purpose and goal of this song. This will help you remember why you are doing this work that can be more tedious than creating. If you are not sure how to do this then reach out to me and I can help you! 

We artists, or composers, for that matter, have several options when it comes to working with PROs (performance rights organizations) and we do so that we as writers and publishers can get paid. We have even more options around distribution so let’s dive into it just enough for you to do it properly. Do not rush this. Start 8 weeks early. You’re going to need to wait for the approval. 

Register for SOCAN as soon as you have your first song ready to go to get it out of the way. One key piece of information that you are going to need here is your IPI# which is pretty much your bank account number for your music.  This is key for collecting money around the world from people playing your music but also for sync licensing. Check out Craig Dodge for more information on that! 

Determine which distributor you want to go with (DistroKid, CDBaby, etc.). There are so many out there and it deserves a whole video to itself but what you need to know is that you need this if you are serious about your work. You can make an impact with YouTube or Soundcloud or even TikTok but this is the inevitable next step so take it as soon as your first song is ready. I went with DistroKid as I believed that it fit what I needed most. Once you’ve registered your song you can promote it within your communities. 

If you want your music on YouTube you have to upload it there separately. If you want your music on Spotify then make sure to register for Spotify For Artists as soon as you’ve selected a distributor so that you can build your profile and submit your song for editorial playlists. One critical piece of information that you’re going to need here is your URI code. Without this, you won’t be able to claim your artist profile or submit your music to editorial playlists. 

With your music now ready to be shared with the world you have to figure out how you are going to present it to them. This is the marketing aspect of this business which we’ll get into in the next episode. 

Artists, I see a world where all committed Indie Music Artists - and their communities -  profit off of their passion. Thank you for being here and contributing to that vision!

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