How can I release my music

[rotku60]

I have used DistroKid for years. Not expensive and easy to do. Other services do the same thing, it wouldn't hurt to look around for what fits you. Once your music is being published to a variety of platforms, then you should focus on promoting your music (without a doubt the most challenging part).

[dagtastik]

I second the SoundCloud option to start gathering a following and try to get on some larger playlists. Trance is going to be a tough genre to stand out, but not impossible if you have something different to offer. There are SO many "artists" out there holding their finger down on one key (courtesy of all the VSTs that do everything for you) and posting it as original content. As most established artists would probably say, offer something new & different, collaborate with as many like-minded musicians as you can, get your music out to as many ears as you can, never give up, but most importantly, make the music you want to hear first. Just two cents from a fellow artist nobody knows!

[dexrow]

Cakewalk claims they will be your distributer as part of thier software subscription at $150 a year. I would have no idea about how to go to a major label. Back in the day when I would get a free pack of 100 cds or whatever I would just mail them random places when I released a track. From what I understand you can pay influencers to help promote your track so that may be a better way then cross marketing with software from what I understand.

[Saffran]

This video from Mike Enjo, Creative Sauce, is very good in explaining how to release a song by DistroKid.
https://youtu.be/5j2mplAqIl4?si=poOj7Hz1jFfWmWkl

[Sub LX]

You can also use RouteNote as a distributor. It offers the option to release your music on many streaming platforms for free.

[momsdeadmac]

Soundcloud and Bandcamp are easy and no brainers. if you want them on DSP do research on music distributors. I can reccomemnd mine, TooLost. They are very cheap and do everything I need.

[thecontrolcentre]

I use EMU Bands for sales and distribution. They get your music onto Spotify, Tidal, Amazon, iTunes, etc and also collect your royalties for you. I get monthly sales reports and the occasional royalties payment via Paypal. The initial fee is pretty reasonable.

Bandcamp are pretty good if you just want to release your music, but they don't do any distribution. They don't charge anything for releases, but do take a small percentage of any sales revenue.

[dexrow]

Now that I am seeing how much work it is to set it up I was sorta wondering if there is a third party that can do all the artwork and paperwork without costing that much. bandcamp may have some package deal with cakewalk at $150 a year.

[_leras]

Hallo everyone,

I spent time for music production for many years now and I often get feedback that it sounds quite good. So, I think about releasing my music on spotify. How can I do that. Where can I find labels that are attracted to my music? I am on Labelradar (not a pro user) but only get rejections. I mainly produce trance, house and dance music.

Kind regards

1. Make better music and keep sending
2. Ask in a different forum

[dexrow]

I use EMU Bands for sales and distribution. They get your music onto Spotify, Tidal, Amazon, iTunes, etc and also collect your royalties for you. I get monthly sales reports and the occasional royalties payment via Paypal. The initial fee is pretty reasonable.

Bandcamp are pretty good if you just want to release your music, but they don't do any distribution. They don't charge anything for releases, but do take a small percentage of any sales revenue.

I think this happens because they have some disorganized and they don''t advertise all the products everywhere.

https://www.bandlab.com/membership

$112 a year for cakewalk next through bandlab. There is a free version where they do not distribute music.

[dexrow]

I come across lndr all the time it looks like they are charging $100 they give you a bunch of vst synths and effects, distro to 150 channels and a sample subscription.

[ghettosynth]

You can also use RouteNote as a distributor. It offers the option to release your music on many streaming platforms for free.

I use RouteNote. They do release your stuff, eventually. If you think that you're going to attract a following, it's probably not the way to go. I almost feel a bit guilty using them because I'm not interested in attracting a following, I just like using soundcloud to listen to music and I wanted my own stuff in the mix. Bonus, my radio station finds other artists that I like using their soundalike algorithm. RouteNote takes their time, you have far less control over things like release day and other stuff that I don't remember all of the details but also don't care enough to look it up, and they are going to take a cut from your "sales."

If I intended to make money from my music, I would explore all of the details of how and when to release and pick a distributor that had a pretty good reputation for supporting the features that you need. Some features that you need may incur additional fees with some distributors.

[ghettosynth]

Hallo everyone,

I spent time for music production for many years now and I often get feedback that it sounds quite good. So, I think about releasing my music on spotify. How can I do that. Where can I find labels that are attracted to my music? I am on Labelradar (not a pro user) but only get rejections. I mainly produce trance, house and dance music.

Kind regards

1. Make better music and keep sending
2. Ask in a different forum

Yeah that's a tad harsh, but, I would ask who is giving the feedback that it "sounds quite good?" For electronic styles OP might not be getting the full picture.

[dexrow]

Hallo everyone,

I spent time for music production for many years now and I often get feedback that it sounds quite good. So, I think about releasing my music on spotify. How can I do that. Where can I find labels that are attracted to my music? I am on Labelradar (not a pro user) but only get rejections. I mainly produce trance, house and dance music.

Kind regards

1. Make better music and keep sending
2. Ask in a different forum

I think they are looking for what they are looking for but I did notice they have remix contests that looked interesting to me. It''s a little hard to believe that they see the concept that you have for your album at only 30 seconds of audio but since they are looking for what they are looking for I would just do the free stuff and do branding unless they packaged with stuff I was after. Lyric wise I do see the advantage of being into the story quick so the listener waits for the outcome.