You are not locked into one music distributor forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If DistroKid no longer suits your needs, you can move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key is doing it carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before touching anything, collect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
masters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
artwork<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ISRCs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UPCs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
release dates<\/p>\n\n\n\n
artist names<\/p>\n\n\n\n
track titles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
contributors<\/p>\n\n\n\n
versions<\/p>\n\n\n\n
store links<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treat this as your catalogue backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t switch purely because another service looks \u00a35 cheaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cost<\/p>\n\n\n\n
royalty model<\/p>\n\n\n\n
support<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UGC monetisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
neighbouring rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n
analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n
catalogue permanence<\/p>\n\n\n\n
payout fees<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use the exact same masters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep the original ISRCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Match your existing metadata as closely as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the replacement delivery appears, check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spotify artist page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple Music artist page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stream counts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
album page<\/p>\n\n\n\n
track links<\/p>\n\n\n\n
playlist placement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only then should you remove the older DistroKid version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t create unnecessary downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A distribution migration should look boring to your listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ideally, fans should never even notice that it happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artists switch distributors for all sorts of reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
cost<\/p>\n\n\n\n
service<\/p>\n\n\n\n
features<\/p>\n\n\n\n
support<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rights management<\/p>\n\n\n\n
business model<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no shame in changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your distributor is a supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Use the supplier that best fits your music business today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You are not locked into one music distributor forever. If DistroKid no longer suits your needs, you can move. The key is doing it carefully. Step 1: export your catalogue information Before touching anything, collect: masters artwork ISRCs UPCs release dates artist names track titles contributors versions store links Treat this as your catalogue backup. Step 2: choose your new distributor Don’t switch purely because another service looks \u00a35 cheaper. Think about: cost royalty model support UGC monetisation publishing neighbouring rights analytics catalogue permanence payout fees Step 3: redeliver identical recordings Use the exact same masters. Keep the original ISRCs….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,2366],"coauthors":[2],"class_list":["post-3850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-music-distribution","tag-music-distributors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n