How to start your own Independent Record Label online free

By Jacca-RouteNoteJuly 21, 20163 mins read

RouteNote gives you the chance to start your own record label and make your artists money on Spotify, Tidal, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, and many more.

With RouteNote’s digital music distribution you can easily set up a label with the opportunity to get your artists’ music on all the biggest stores. Through RouteNote you can upload unlimited albums, EPs, and singles for free and put them on the world’s biggest digital platforms to reach audiences worldwide.

RouteNote offers an unmatched free service and you always keep 100% ownership of your music, we never take copyright we just help you get heard and paid!

Why should you distribute your Label through RouteNote?

Easily get your music on the biggest digital stores and music streaming services for FREE
You keep 85% of all profits (we also have a Premium tier that allows you to keep 100% of profits for a reasonable upfront charge)
View all your releases and statistics on your RouteNote account
You and your artists always keep 100% of your rights
No commitments – Our platform allows you to manage your releases and the stores you’ve distributed to at anytime. Opt-out anytime, we will never stop you from leaving (though we hope you’ll never want to!)
YouTube Content ID – We allow the option of putting your music into YouTube’s Content ID system so that no-one on YouTube makes money off of your music without your consent
Free UPCs/EANs and ISRCs on your releases
Earn even more with our referral system – refer a friend and you take a percentage of OUR cut, and your friend still keeps their 85%
Optional mastering on upload from Landr
Many more benefits!

Start your journey to becoming a global music label and sign up at www.routenote.com today.

If you’d like to find out more head to our website or get in contact with us at Facebook and Twitter.

Join the conversation

23 replies

yizzac says:

October 24, 2016 at 6:16 pm

Hello roundnote! my name is yizzac, i am 21. I am primary a composer i write music and produces too. i have an album which is in the final touch(instrumental). unfortunutly there is no record lable for this kind of music in my country. i like your site even though i don’t have a label. i was writing thinking in the possibility of working together;-
* you can get the record lable cut and yours cut
* you can be cradited and promoted by music
* you will discover the next vangelis, yanni..

Reply
1. Jacca-RouteNote says:
  
  October 25, 2016 at 9:25 am
  
  Hi Yizzac, you don’t need to have a label to distribute music through RouteNote. Just head to http://www.routenote.com and you can upload your music for free without a record label.
  
  Reply
2. Syl says:
  
  February 15, 2019 at 7:46 pm
  
  Hi my name is Syl,
  
  I am creating a label of my own and I’m trying to build a producer/composer/songwriter list. Send me a sample of your work if possible
  
  Reply
  1. Michael Phipps says:
    
    April 15, 2019 at 10:21 pm
    
    Im ready to start my label asap and drop my own ep
    
    Reply
  2. The Gazelles says:
    
    July 8, 2020 at 12:32 am
    
    Hey I’m interested
    
    Reply
3. Cele boy says:
  
  July 22, 2022 at 11:20 am
  
  I need to promote my music
  
  Reply
  1. LucyLH says:
    
    July 25, 2022 at 10:25 am
    
    Hey,
    
    To pitch to our RouteNote curated playlists, head over to this link: https://push.fm/fl/routenote
    
    You’ll need to click on ‘Pitch Tracks’ to proceed.
    
    Best of luck!
    
    Additionally, are you aware that you can now pitch directly to Spotify yourself?
    
    You’ll just need to log in to Spotify for Artists to take advantage of this feature.
    
    You’ll get the option to choose one unreleased song, so releases will appear for you to choose from if you have any releases submitted to Spotify which have a sales start date of some time in the future.
    
    Here’s a link to our blog post you may find useful and a link to Spotify’s blog post as well –
    
    https://routenote.com/blog/get-your-tracks-on-spotifys-top-playlists-with-their-new-beta
    https://artists.spotify.com/blog/share-new-music-for-playlist-consideration
    
    Reply
Graham Stanley says:

August 4, 2017 at 10:56 pm

I am an economic developer in Central BC Canada. I would like to start a label featuring local musicians and appealing to a local population. It would be more of a music coop than a record label.
Would your site work for this purpose?

Reply
ASGLILSTANK says:

October 5, 2017 at 10:00 pm

A. S. G.ENT. IS ABOUT MAKING IT OUT DA HOOD saying loyal to one another but I really came from da hood selling dope all that shit i done did it time for me to change my ways frfr

Reply
1. Pistol Pete says:
  
  June 30, 2018 at 4:02 am
  
  Keep it moving
  
  Reply
Jose Ayala says:

July 31, 2018 at 7:27 pm

Would like to start up my label

Reply
1. Jacca-RouteNote says:
  
  August 1, 2018 at 9:32 am
  
  Hey Jose, You can distribute all of the music on your label with us for free. Sign up at http://www.routenote.com or get in touch for more info.
  
  Reply
MR PEPPER says:

August 29, 2018 at 11:55 am

Good day
how do i open an online record label?

Reply
Daki says:

March 26, 2019 at 6:22 pm

If the music business is your thing, there is nothing that stops you from proceeding. Contrary to popular belief, starting a record label from scratch does not require you to be a rich person with bug funds at first. You can begin to without paying a single dime.

Reply
Lethukuthula Mthabela says:

April 15, 2020 at 7:47 pm

Am ready for having my own record label

please help me out with some tips

Reply
Dayton Anderson says:

January 24, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Did a good job

Reply
Dayton Anderson says:

January 24, 2021 at 1:08 pm

Did a good job i love music

Reply
Jail bird says:

March 6, 2023 at 2:27 pm

I love to join

Reply
1. LucyLH says:
  
  March 7, 2023 at 10:48 am
  
  Hey,
  
  Sign up for free today and start uploading your music: https://www.routenote.com/rn/signup_page/design
  
  Reply
Kadric m(VIBEZ Killers) says:

June 29, 2023 at 7:29 pm

I wanna start a label and they told me I need to sign my label,pls were can I find a free site

Reply
1. LucyLH says:
  
  June 30, 2023 at 10:16 am
  
  Hey,
  
  You can create a label account for free with RouteNote – https://support.routenote.com/kb-article/how-can-i-create-a-label-account-on-routenote/
  
  Reply
Peter Moswazi says:

February 12, 2024 at 7:43 pm

I wanna start my record label please help

Reply
1. Jacca-RouteNote says:
  
  February 16, 2024 at 12:11 pm
  
  Hey Peter, if you’re looking for more information to get you started then you can check out more articles on our blog. There are also many more useful sources of info across the web.
  
  Reply

RouteNote Blog