+FroztiProductions Not a lot of sales, but at least on Spotify I have somewhere like 40 listeners a month. I've only made one EP release without any promo as a test.
I'd really like to try getting into selling beats it's just a little scary putting work into it and potentially seeing nothing happens lol but I'll try.
+FroztiProductions I make music for fun, earning money would be a bonus. If your putting the effort in for cash you won't go very far. It's all about passion :)
This was very comprehensive and clearly outline a wealth of information. I truly appreciate the researched facts and the unselfish way in which you share all this globally for free. Thanks very much Kip!!! I am with CD Baby and have difficulty uploading my sound tracks because of specific size 16 bit format requirements to ensure quality. I did get my first single ' Trumpie Trumpie Trumpie' uploaded and trying to upload the 2nd song 'Build The Wall' both hot singles from my upcoming CD: Trumpology by B Zee Mon. The uploading process is what's slowing me down from dropping the entire album CD...instead I am putting out one single at a time and my music based on the subject matter is Timely....
Yeah, I feel your pain. I tried to upload a song a while back and ran into the same problem. I'm not a technical person at all as far as audio is concerned so I didn't know what they were talking about with the 24bit stuff. This was with Onerpm though, not CD Baby. I just went back into the DAW and exported at 24bits and they accepted it. If you have recording software you can try to do that. If you don't there's a free program called Audacity: www.audacityteam.org/
Really helpful. Thanks for taking the time. BTW, I Flattrd this video. In case you don't know, Flattr is a platform for microdonations. It works with UA-cam, Soundcloud and some other sites. If you don't have an account, you should get one!
I went back to your video to point out the exact things you said and I saw that I was wrong, I just misunderstood, sorry my brother! I already deleted the comment. Overall your video is accurate, you did a great job breaking things down for us and I appreciate it! Thanks and keep it up!
The safest and best option for the up and coming is CDBaby I would go for Tunecore because they distribute to over 150+ places BUT if you dont pay, you lose all your stuff, not worth it. Well done video, it was definitely very helpful.
That's just one of the things. You also get to bring your own ISRC codes and set a release date. The extra artists thing is kind of irrelevant unless you're a label.
VERY informative! Thank you! However, you started to lose me around 12:15, until I realized what you were trying to say is, flat-rate fees will cost less than percentage-based fees, as sales increase.
Im on cd baby and come from Germany/Europe so there are some problems with the contact time and sometimes phone costs. Also they Chance some things when they look on the album when it comes to non English songnames. Sometimes they change it to not existing words or send you a mail with "something is wrong with your Songnames" and don't say or mark what songnames are mean. I must call them. Same with the cover. Also the Claimings are sometimes weird. Cause the videos of my songs on my Canal are claimed and they knew that this is my chanal. That annoys
Yeah man, using a US based distributor and being from outside the US can be complicated. There are distributors in your country but they may not be as good as the ones in the US or offer the same deals. About the UA-cam channel issue, there are reasons why that happens. I put together a Whitepaper about the whole UA-cam Content Id situation, check it: gumroad.com/l/oTSpn
Thanks for the great comparison. I think it boils down to if you have an established fan base and you know you can sell enough to make the $50/year/album then use tunecore or Distrokid otherwise if you are starting out and just testing the waters use cdbaby or Onerpm. I'm sure you can cancel one and move to another if your situation changes.
is that really what it boils down to? when you're small, use CD Baby. When you're big, use Tunecore? There isn't some type of incentive to stay with CD Baby once you get bigger as an artist?
@@MiKEY_SANZ with streaming taking over as the primary reporting of artist sales here is the break down. For you to pay cd baby 50 dollars per year each year in streams would mean about 75000 streams per year. Obviously if youre doing a million streams per year cd baby will be doing waaaay more than 50 dollars from you. At the same time if youre doing more that kind of streaming, 1, 2, 3 years after a release still chances are you have toured the world and wont care about the difference. Fact is 99 percent of artists arent going to be doing 75 k streams per year a year after their release.
I've watched a few videos on this topic and read some articles and this video was most helpful. We are about to pull the trigger on one of these soon so this information is extremely helpful. Nice job and thank you for the information.
i think the info in this video is outdated by now, distrokid you dont have to upgrade membership for the ISRC but you can just select to get that when you upload a song and then you pay a certain amount annually
I have been trying to figure this out for a long time man! I think I will wait until i have everything recorded in the studio before I try this THANKS MAN YOU ROCK HOMIE
Can you do a clear video about upc code and ISRC codes in Onerpm! Please still im searching for the detailed content i couldn't find anything in youtube! Please help me in this! Please do a video Please!
I think I'm doing Distrokid because it seems like the cheapest option. I don't think many will buy my parody album when I release it, so why spend $50+ to put one album out when I could do unlimited distribution for $20 a year?
Only Tunecore charges a $50 annual fee. Everybody else charges a one time fee so it's more like a $40 - $50 one time fee vs. $20 per year. Anything over two years and Distrokid costs you more. Not trying to change your mind, just provide more info. Distrokid is good if you plan to release A LOT of music in short time frames.
I just did math fam. An album with something like Cd Baby may run your $50 but that's all you'll pay for it. Distrokid: 1st year $20, 2nd year $40, 3rd year $60 and then it would be an additional 20 every year after that. Now they say "hey, unlimited uploads" but you have to really be releasing an album like every other year.
Peace bro. Thanks for watching. This video was in 2015 and a lot has changed about these distributors since then, including my opinion on a few of them and their models. I did an update of this video on the channel but even that's old now lol. The best way to keep up is to get the Guide: shop.payusnomind.info/products/guide-to-digital-distribution You can also check the overview on the website: www.payusnomind.info/blog/digital-distribution-deep-dive It does price comparisons by looking at the price as a percentage of sales. Ideally, you want to know as much as you can about these distributors before you marry your music to them.
Pay Us No Mind wassup my dude $35 for distrokid and it’s asking for a second artist could I leave that blank or it’s only for if decided to add another one ?
Awesome! Just Awesome! Thank you so much. You were very detailed, thorough and straight to the point. I appreciate you to the highest! This is just what I needed to know and had been searching for and by the Grace of God--I feel confident now. God used you to give me the answer...I am going with CD Baby as I visioned before. Thank you for the confirmation. I will definitely share this video right now! God bless your heart.
Not sure if anyone already mentioned this but - "DistroKid will automatically generate new DistroKid ISRC codes and associate them with every song you upload. It's free and automatic and you don't have to worry about it. If you want to specify your own IRSC code, you can do that if you've got a "Musician Plus" or "Label" account. So maybe they changed it since this video, but it seems distrokid does give you free ISRC. :)
Amazing comparison! I found It very helpful. Here is one question I'm struggling to find an anwer on: I have untill now used Tunecore to distribute music on spotify etc... I would like to distribute my upcomming single through Onerpm, and have it land on the same spotyfy channel. How would I go about doing this? Thanks for anyone reading this and replying
This is by far the best video I've seen on the differences between these companies, alot of smart ideas/ thoughts about how to evaluate what's best for each person, helped me alot, thanks !
Thk u so much for the comparison in details on each of those digital distributor, you have saved me a lot of time and money researching this area of the music business side of things xxxx.
Thanks for the info! I really needed to know this info since I am deciding where to distribute my music. Thank you for that comparism chart and all your information. It was really helpful!
Thanks a ton for this video,seems, 1 RPM is the best for me If I pay the 1x fee per album or single the music will stay in the stores. Don't pay the annual fee with T.C etc they will pull your music down & will loose ratings,comments, links!
well....i just signed up for distrokid the $35/year plan. i didn't realize there were other companies that provided sync opportunities though. thanks for the breakdown
I posted about 2 months ago and now from CDBaby, going to DistroKid. CDBaby on the upfront is high and the commission they take from Royalties, hurts. A released had to be released as album which jumps the price for Pro, where DistroKid would have been 20 bucks. Big difference. CDBaby does take care of licenses/publishing but I can do that on my own through my publishing, no biggie. The Vid is dated I know but Distro now has UA-cam also ( but I will never put a whole song on UA-cam ) but I think Distro makes it for Red and not regular youtube. As far as losing your music if you don't pay, Tune is more but Distro's 20 bucks or even 30 bucks is nothing a year. If you seriously don't have 20 to 30 bucks a year, you really shouldn't be doing music. It's a business, period. Things happen yes, but that should be taken into consideration at any time you are starting a business, shit happens.
Here's the updated video: ua-cam.com/video/_qJDaD7_Kgo/v-deo.html I've released albums through CD Baby, Tunecore, and ONErpm. The fee for Tunecore came in a year where I was having a really rough time, like homeless rough. My music ended up getting removed from all the stores. All my reviews were lost. I had an official iTunes review - lost. All the links on all the sites promoting the songs directed to error pages. My album from CD Baby kept on producing and that little $10 here and there helped. Sometimes I needed that money to get to a job interview. I totally disagree when someone says "Hey, if you can't afford to do this then you've got a problem. It's a business" I mean, I know people that say if you can't afford to spend $10,000 to promote your album you should stop doing music because "it's a business". You can't just say music is a business. There's A LOT of business with it but it's not a business like Apple is a business. Artists create supply without demand. That right there is counterintuitive to business. The nature of being an artist is a hard road for a lot of people. How many stories do you hear of artists being homeless without two pennies to rub together before they made it big? You hear it all the time. As long as your music is accessible, you've got a chance. A chance somebody might stumble across it. You just never know. Bottom line is, there may be times when a lot of artists can't afford $20. Now depending on how much you're making, how often you release, and your level of security, yeah Distrokid can make a lot of sense. Don't be fooled though, that $20 is a percentage of sales too. $100 in revenue for the year, you pay Distrokid 20% of your earnings compared to CD Baby's 9%. If you're making over that, then Distrokid makes more sense. Most artists are making that though.
Thanks for the great video! There's a lot of very useful information here. One problem though, you state at 2:10 that tunecore charge $10 annually per single yet the video shows $10 per album. Not trying to be an ass, just pointing it out. Thanks again!
I thought Distrokid was great until they cancelled my account with any reason or explanation, left me with radio silence and without any options. Everything was paid in full, they even refunded me. The exact message they gave was ----- HI there, We’re no longer able to distribute your music to the stores. Sorry about the inconvenience. We’ve refunded your money and closed your account. You’re free to use any other distributor. Thanks ----- So yeah, beware using these guys, they will probably leave you in the dust.
Hello , How you doing I have a question on distrokid I want to get the $35 plan which you can choose your own release date now if I get that plan even though it’s just me nobody else could I still get it or would it be a waste of time ?
Best explanation I have come across. Well done. I was stalled, confused about all this. You got me moving again. Looks like I'm going with CDBaby. Thank you. I wish you success. You don't need luck... you've got you.
+Dodzon I know. They auto enroll artists into their UA-cam monetization program and claim ownership of videos on their behalf. A lot of times without the artists even consenting or knowing they're doing it. I mean Tunecore isn't responsible for the Copyright claims because they outsource it to INGROOVES but the company you keep...
Pay Us No Mind i tried to click out of that after accidentally choosing it but it wouldn't unclick out of it how can i let youtube know i m not happy with Tunecore monetizing my videos it lists videos i done before i even signed up with them
Really great Editorial, excellent overview, I really appreciate the information bruh. One RPM looks good if you can sell units, but it's really disappointing that One RPM doesn't offer the You Tube Licensing program. If they had that set up, they would be the superior choice in my opinion. Well if I can't have a one stop shop that provides all my needs, then I'm going to have to have to deal with Distrokid And CD Baby, That way I can have all my needs met in order to be successful. Thanks again, One love fam!
Peace, what do you mean by UA-cam licensing bro? ONErpm distributes to UA-cam, does Content ID, and has a Multi-Channel network. Plus, they distribute to VEVO. That's every aspect of UA-cam monetization I know about. I'm just curios about what you mean. Please elaborate. Oh, if you really want to know everything you need to know about these distributors before your make your decision, you should get the "Guide to Digital Distribution" book: shop.payusnomind.info/products/guide-to-digital-distribution
@@Payusnomind Ok my bad, I had no idea, I was just going by the video because I did not see that option displayed under One RPM. But that's really good to know. I guess you get what you pay for, right. It cost to be the boss lol... Thanks bro
Good comparison, it would be cool with an update for 2020. Especially Distrokid has had some major changes and not least in the reputation part with their policy of withholding money for artists outside of the US.
Great comparison! Before this video I was heavily leaning toward DistroKid and CD Baby (the latter being one I've already signed up for), now I would equally choose any one of these services... lol. I got some thinking to do.
I know that if I register my band's music on tunecore and put our music on youtube, we will get paid off of views on youtube for our music because of tunecore's service. But if we put our music on facebook, will the same thing happen? If we make a tunecore account and register our songs, will we get paid for our views on facebook as well as youtube?
Pay us no mind I realize this video is a little over a year old. The info was very informative and much appreciated. I'm trying to help my husband monetize his digital instrumentals. which would be great for tv and or movie soundtracks. The banter between you and lickity split has my head spinning on who to go with that doesn't use paypal as an option. I have heard horror stories about paypal. We are newbies to all of this. Can you please help?
What's the best package to get from Onerpm if you are an artist and videographer? Being that some video or shows will not contain my music but I still want royalties from views. Should I get the "Artist/Label" package or "UA-cam creator"? Or MCN with thev"Artist/Label" package, etc?
Awesome information... I’m with tunecore and thinking about pulling my album out and go to a different. There only digital, not good for me and my fans. What do I need to do??? Any information you can give would be awesome. Peace
Could u Tell me witch one of these is the best for selling singles I’m not interested in doing albums right now so witch is the best 4 singles I would love it if u reply right away😊
Whether you're releasing singles or albums doesn't matter as much how often you plan to release and how much you make from those releases. $20 for unlimited sounds like a good idea but if you only make $100 a year, that's 20% of your earnings. At the same time, if you're releasing 10 singles a year, it might cost you $100 a year paying per release. Onerpm is free, but they have Customer service issues. There are benefits and drawbacks to every option. You should get the book on Digital Distribution: gumroad.com/l/VnGvp
FYI - if you do not keep your membership or you die, ALL your music is removed from ALL online stores with Tunecore and Distrokid - with CD Baby, once you release it, it is "live" forever. Although Distrokid offers a "legacy" upgrade for $29 per track where it will remain online forever. I am not sure about ONErpm.
Well it all depends on your situation, as I like to say. It would cost $300 to keep a song is stores for 30 years with Tunecore. Paying CD Baby 9% of revenue, you make $3,000 for the year, you pay CD Baby $270 for distribution for ONE YEAR! As long as the song makes money, I know Tunecore will just use the songs earnings to cover the cost of distribution. Besides that, you could upload your music to Bandcamp where it'll be available forever and you'd pay nothing.
I been with Tunecore for a min, and recently dropped a single with United Masters, but im considering going with DistroKid for now on, but will it effect my albums on the platforms
I am just starting out and don't have 100 fans so if I go with Cd baby I will lose a lot of my royalities... but my music stays... if I go with distrokid I keep 100% yet I don't know if my music will be able to stay on spotify if I swich to CDbaby when I have enough music selling so the 9% doesn't matter much? I am JUST starting out and wanting to release a single. I don't want to choose a bad distributor. What do you suggest for my situation Pay Us No mind?
So, I'll try to break this down real quick. You earn $100 in royalties. CD Baby combined cost will be $15 - distribution +UPC code. Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $76. Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $91 Distrokid combined cost - if picking a plan comparable to CD Baby or Tunecore - will be $35/year distribution + $2(transaction fees), + $13.69/year(content id, store maximizer, shazam) $50.36 per year Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $49.64 Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $49.64 Tunecore combined cost will be $10/year(distribution) $10 Content ID(One time fee), $5 Store Automater. $25 Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $75 Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $90 Note - with CD Baby, the more you make, the more you pay. So if you made $1000 you'd pay CD Baby $90 and keep $900. With Tunecore you'd pay $10 and keep $990. Hope that helps.
What happens if you release music through these distributors that are suppose to be on a Mixtape. For example you use another artist beat can you still do it?
so which one is the best ? i am trying to get an album out in august a mont from today and i don't know how to do anything ... i need to get in contact with a mastering place and all that .. do you have any of that information
At some point I will but until then, you can check the Guide to Digital Distribution book: punm-alt.lnk.to/2UJKe02bYo It's easier for me to update so that's where I keep everything up.
Just ran into this video, very interesting, I joined Distro Kid but haven't uploaded anything yet, is there a change as to 3 years ago to now? I'm about to release a single and need to make a decision ASAP staying with DistroKid or go another route...
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this was an outstanding breakdown. I think I'm going to go with CD Baby or Onerpm
I need information about songcast does anyone know anything about them
Yes (CDBABY) no onerpm really outdated on there new releases
Seriously. Thank you so much for this awesome video. Definitely gave me multiple things to think about that I didn't even know I had to.
@Bret Moody I know you can do a whole lot better. Not really impressed by them.
I agree! Outstanding breakdown
Distrokid is amazing. No joke. I uploaded my music and in 4 hours it was on iTunes. In 2 days it was on Spotify.
but how long and how many people bought it? Just curious.
+FroztiProductions Not a lot of sales, but at least on Spotify I have somewhere like 40 listeners a month. I've only made one EP release without any promo as a test.
I'd really like to try getting into selling beats it's just a little scary putting work into it and potentially seeing nothing happens lol but I'll try.
+FroztiProductions I make music for fun, earning money would be a bonus. If your putting the effort in for cash you won't go very far. It's all about passion :)
If it was only for the money I'd be doing something else. To make money from making music? Sounds like a dream.
good info bro!!!
could you do a video just lik this one but on BMI & ascap etc?
This was very comprehensive and clearly outline a wealth of information. I truly appreciate the researched facts and the unselfish way in which you share all this globally for free. Thanks very much Kip!!! I am with CD Baby and have difficulty uploading my sound tracks because of specific size 16 bit format requirements to ensure quality. I did get my first single ' Trumpie Trumpie Trumpie' uploaded and trying to upload the 2nd song 'Build The Wall' both hot singles from my upcoming CD: Trumpology by B Zee Mon. The uploading process is what's slowing me down from dropping the entire album CD...instead I am putting out one single at a time and my music based on the subject matter is Timely....
Yeah, I feel your pain. I tried to upload a song a while back and ran into the same problem. I'm not a technical person at all as far as audio is concerned so I didn't know what they were talking about with the 24bit stuff. This was with Onerpm though, not CD Baby. I just went back into the DAW and exported at 24bits and they accepted it.
If you have recording software you can try to do that. If you don't there's a free program called Audacity: www.audacityteam.org/
I deal with CD Baby. Hands down. OneRPM sound pretty interesting
Really helpful. Thanks for taking the time. BTW, I Flattrd this video. In case you don't know, Flattr is a platform for microdonations. It works with UA-cam, Soundcloud and some other sites. If you don't have an account, you should get one!
+Alonso Serrano Peace, thanks for watching, commenting, and supporting. I do have a Flattr account. How'd you Flattr me?
By linking my Flattr and UA-cam accounts and liking this video.
Thanks for the information. You're video gives musicians the facts of where to place their music.
+Rock Garden Terrance Dawson No problem
I went back to your video to point out the exact things you said and I saw that I was wrong, I just misunderstood, sorry my brother! I already deleted the comment. Overall your video is accurate, you did a great job breaking things down for us and I appreciate it! Thanks and keep it up!
Appreciate that bro.
The safest and best option for the up and coming is CDBaby
I would go for Tunecore because they distribute
to over 150+ places BUT if you dont pay, you lose all your stuff, not worth it.
Well done video, it was definitely very helpful.
If you don't pay what?
Michael Fazio The yearly cost
My question is if I purchase the $35 yr from distrokid it says 2 artist or band who would the other artist be if it’s only just me ?
That's just one of the things. You also get to bring your own ISRC codes and set a release date. The extra artists thing is kind of irrelevant unless you're a label.
VERY informative! Thank you! However, you started to lose me around 12:15, until I realized what you were trying to say is, flat-rate fees will cost less than percentage-based fees, as sales increase.
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to do this!!!
Appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Im on cd baby and come from Germany/Europe so there are some problems with the contact time and sometimes phone costs. Also they Chance some things when they look on the album when it comes to non English songnames. Sometimes they change it to not existing words or send you a mail with "something is wrong with your Songnames" and don't say or mark what songnames are mean. I must call them. Same with the cover. Also the Claimings are sometimes weird. Cause the videos of my songs on my Canal are claimed and they knew that this is my chanal. That annoys
Yeah man, using a US based distributor and being from outside the US can be complicated. There are distributors in your country but they may not be as good as the ones in the US or offer the same deals. About the UA-cam channel issue, there are reasons why that happens. I put together a Whitepaper about the whole UA-cam Content Id situation, check it: gumroad.com/l/oTSpn
Thanks man! Your videos are rally helpful. We have been with TuneCore for 5 years & i think now we will change!
VERY COOL PEOPLE change to what?
Definitely subbed after watching this video and the PRO. You're incredible! Well spoken and your verbal cadence is on one! ;)
Distrokid got UA-cam licensing you just have to pay 4 dollars annually
He made that video 4 years ago
i was going to go with CD Baby but after seeing this ill go with Onerpm
MrSlickATL CD Baby stopped being about artists when the former owner Derek Sivers sold the company.
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Thanks for the great comparison. I think it boils down to if you have an established fan base and you know you can sell enough to make the $50/year/album then use tunecore or Distrokid otherwise if you are starting out and just testing the waters use cdbaby or Onerpm. I'm sure you can cancel one and move to another if your situation changes.
Paul Benninger Yup, pretty much.
is that really what it boils down to? when you're small, use CD Baby. When you're big, use Tunecore? There isn't some type of incentive to stay with CD Baby once you get bigger as an artist?
@@MiKEY_SANZ with streaming taking over as the primary reporting of artist sales here is the break down. For you to pay cd baby 50 dollars per year each year in streams would mean about 75000 streams per year. Obviously if youre doing a million streams per year cd baby will be doing waaaay more than 50 dollars from you. At the same time if youre doing more that kind of streaming, 1, 2, 3 years after a release still chances are you have toured the world and wont care about the difference. Fact is 99 percent of artists arent going to be doing 75 k streams per year a year after their release.
I've watched a few videos on this topic and read some articles and this video was most helpful. We are about to pull the trigger on one of these soon so this information is extremely helpful. Nice job and thank you for the information.
i think the info in this video is outdated by now, distrokid you dont have to upgrade membership for the ISRC but you can just select to get that when you upload a song and then you pay a certain amount annually
stfu
Thanks so much I just did a single with Cdbaby.. I got a album coming up I think I will stick with them.. Good stuff glad you put my mind at ease!!
I have been trying to figure this out for a long time man! I think I will wait until i have everything recorded in the studio before I try this THANKS MAN YOU ROCK HOMIE
+scoobywhoproductions No problem
This is an INCREDIBLY well-done breakdown. Obviously backed by research and experience.
Can you do a clear video about upc code and ISRC codes in Onerpm! Please still im searching for the detailed content i couldn't find anything in youtube! Please help me in this! Please do a video Please!
Totally appreciate you and the references listed. Great work!
I think I'm doing Distrokid because it seems like the cheapest option. I don't think many will buy my parody album when I release it, so why spend $50+ to put one album out when I could do unlimited distribution for $20 a year?
Only Tunecore charges a $50 annual fee. Everybody else charges a one time fee so it's more like a $40 - $50 one time fee vs. $20 per year. Anything over two years and Distrokid costs you more. Not trying to change your mind, just provide more info. Distrokid is good if you plan to release A LOT of music in short time frames.
***** I do. I'm mainly a UA-camr and not a musician and I want to release music from my videos on iTunes.
Routenote is an option. It's free: bit.ly/28NSzzl
"Anything over 2 years and Distrokid costs more". I can't find this info anywhere. Can you direct me to where you found this. Trying to decide...
I just did math fam. An album with something like Cd Baby may run your $50 but that's all you'll pay for it. Distrokid: 1st year $20, 2nd year $40, 3rd year $60 and then it would be an additional 20 every year after that. Now they say "hey, unlimited uploads" but you have to really be releasing an album like every other year.
i know this old but how much have things changed between all of these???
Check this update: ua-cam.com/video/53Iqz6Y24dU/v-deo.html&lc=Ugxa6t8B2JqFjc-gueh4AaABAg
Distro homie ;)
Dropping my first album at the end of the month - this was very informative, thank you brother 🙏🏽
Peace bro. Thanks for watching. This video was in 2015 and a lot has changed about these distributors since then, including my opinion on a few of them and their models. I did an update of this video on the channel but even that's old now lol. The best way to keep up is to get the Guide: shop.payusnomind.info/products/guide-to-digital-distribution You can also check the overview on the website: www.payusnomind.info/blog/digital-distribution-deep-dive It does price comparisons by looking at the price as a percentage of sales. Ideally, you want to know as much as you can about these distributors before you marry your music to them.
Pay Us No Mind wassup my dude $35 for distrokid and it’s asking for a second artist could I leave that blank or it’s only for if decided to add another one ?
Awesome! Just Awesome! Thank you so much. You were very detailed, thorough and straight to the point. I appreciate you to the highest! This is just what I needed to know and had been searching for and by the Grace of God--I feel confident now. God used you to give me the answer...I am going with CD Baby as I visioned before. Thank you for the confirmation. I will definitely share this video right now! God bless your heart.
Not sure if anyone already mentioned this but - "DistroKid will automatically generate new DistroKid ISRC codes and associate them with every song you upload. It's free and automatic and you don't have to worry about it. If you want to specify your own IRSC code, you can do that if you've got a "Musician Plus" or "Label" account.
So maybe they changed it since this video, but it seems distrokid does give you free ISRC.
:)
Amazing comparison! I found It very helpful. Here is one question I'm struggling to find an anwer on:
I have untill now used Tunecore to distribute music on spotify etc...
I would like to distribute my upcomming single through Onerpm, and have it land on the same spotyfy channel. How would I go about doing this?
Thanks for anyone reading this and replying
If you use the same artist name it should show up.
This is by far the best video I've seen on the differences between these companies, alot of smart ideas/ thoughts about how to evaluate what's best for each person, helped me alot, thanks !
thanks. I appreciated this. I went with CD Baby but your research reassured me that I made the right decision for my particular situation.
Thk u so much for the comparison in details on each of those digital distributor, you have saved me a lot of time and money researching this area of the music business side of things xxxx.
Hay Gif you keep bringing gold nuggets of content out man , so glad I found your channel , I hope its cool that I share this on my blog
+The Corporatethief Beats Thanks for the love fam
Have you tried routenote, they sound amazing too. I am trying to decide who to use.
Use soundrop
Thanks for the info! I really needed to know this info since I am deciding where to distribute my music. Thank you for that comparism chart and all your information. It was really helpful!
Thanks a ton for this video,seems, 1 RPM is the best for me
If I pay the 1x fee per album or single the music will stay in the stores.
Don't pay the annual fee with T.C etc they will pull your music down &
will loose ratings,comments, links!
well....i just signed up for distrokid the $35/year plan. i didn't realize there were other companies that provided sync opportunities though. thanks for the breakdown
please do an update its been 5 years and details are outdated
I posted about 2 months ago and now from CDBaby, going to DistroKid.
CDBaby on the upfront is high and the commission they take from Royalties, hurts. A released had to be released as album which jumps the price for Pro, where DistroKid would have been 20 bucks. Big difference.
CDBaby does take care of licenses/publishing but I can do that on my own through my publishing, no biggie.
The Vid is dated I know but Distro now has UA-cam also ( but I will never put a whole song on UA-cam ) but I think Distro makes it for Red and not regular youtube.
As far as losing your music if you don't pay, Tune is more but Distro's 20 bucks or even 30 bucks is nothing a year. If you seriously don't have 20 to 30 bucks a year, you really shouldn't be doing music. It's a business, period. Things happen yes, but that should be taken into consideration at any time you are starting a business, shit happens.
Here's the updated video: ua-cam.com/video/_qJDaD7_Kgo/v-deo.html
I've released albums through CD Baby, Tunecore, and ONErpm. The fee for Tunecore came in a year where I was having a really rough time, like homeless rough. My music ended up getting removed from all the stores. All my reviews were lost. I had an official iTunes review - lost. All the links on all the sites promoting the songs directed to error pages.
My album from CD Baby kept on producing and that little $10 here and there helped. Sometimes I needed that money to get to a job interview. I totally disagree when someone says "Hey, if you can't afford to do this then you've got a problem. It's a business" I mean, I know people that say if you can't afford to spend $10,000 to promote your album you should stop doing music because "it's a business". You can't just say music is a business. There's A LOT of business with it but it's not a business like Apple is a business.
Artists create supply without demand. That right there is counterintuitive to business. The nature of being an artist is a hard road for a lot of people. How many stories do you hear of artists being homeless without two pennies to rub together before they made it big? You hear it all the time. As long as your music is accessible, you've got a chance. A chance somebody might stumble across it. You just never know.
Bottom line is, there may be times when a lot of artists can't afford $20. Now depending on how much you're making, how often you release, and your level of security, yeah Distrokid can make a lot of sense. Don't be fooled though, that $20 is a percentage of sales too. $100 in revenue for the year, you pay Distrokid 20% of your earnings compared to CD Baby's 9%. If you're making over that, then Distrokid makes more sense. Most artists are making that though.
cdbaby now takes only $49 for Album and $9.9 for a single. but still Distrokid is my favorite. thnx man for your helpfull videos ;) cheeers
Hey!! Lovely video!! Thank you!! It was informative, can you make a comparison video between Amuse and Freshtunes?
Ok this was 2015, Distrokid has evolved light years ahead, it's now 2019 🔥
ua-cam.com/video/cdGTsBOOV-M/v-deo.html
do you know if they finally do youtube licensing?
Thanks for the explanation...I have in the past went with CD Baby but now I can reconsider...!!
Do you have to have a minimum balance to receive a payout?
Cd Baby covers a lot of royalty basis, along with setting you up with BMI
A+ video, would have paid for this, new subscriber
I'm planning to release a single. Can you suggest me what's best for me?
Thanks for the great video! There's a lot of very useful information here. One problem though, you state at 2:10 that tunecore charge $10 annually per single yet the video shows $10 per album. Not trying to be an ass, just pointing it out. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for this information. I was about to sign up again with TuneCore right now but then cancelled this after watching this video.
I thought Distrokid was great until they cancelled my account with any reason or explanation, left me with radio silence and without any options. Everything was paid in full, they even refunded me. The exact message they gave was
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HI there,
We’re no longer able to distribute your music to the stores. Sorry about the inconvenience.
We’ve refunded your money and closed your account. You’re free to use any other distributor.
Thanks
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So yeah, beware using these guys, they will probably leave you in the dust.
Since they use computers, it was most likely a failure in the system, probably pretty rare I suppose.
did your music have uncleared copyrighted work in it? samples etc ...???
Sampled without permission....
They did that to me too!!!
Hello ,
How you doing I have a question on distrokid I want to get the $35 plan which you can choose your own release date now if I get that plan even though it’s just me nobody else could I still get it or would it be a waste of time ?
great break down bro!! for new people who aint got it like that you would go with onerpm? or cdbaby?
Best explanation I have come across. Well done. I was stalled, confused about all this. You got me moving again. Looks like I'm going with CDBaby. Thank you. I wish you success. You don't need luck... you've got you.
Peace do you have any updated info? I recently moved from using Cdbaby to OneRpm and would like to know the ins and outs.
im having problems with TuneCore now, switching for my next release....
me too they are idiots
What did they do?
Tunecore how long you take to pay what you sell ? weekly pay cd baby
What about igroove or morelike europe? Kinda hard to decide if your not in the us?
I don't like Tunecore because they like sending false copyrighted claims. Alot of people would agree with me.
+Dodzon I know. They auto enroll artists into their UA-cam monetization program and claim ownership of videos on their behalf. A lot of times without the artists even consenting or knowing they're doing it. I mean Tunecore isn't responsible for the Copyright claims because they outsource it to INGROOVES but the company you keep...
Pay Us No Mind i tried to click out of that after accidentally choosing it but it wouldn't unclick out of it how can i let youtube know i m not happy with Tunecore monetizing my videos it lists videos i done before i even signed up with them
Really great Editorial, excellent overview, I really appreciate the information bruh. One RPM looks good if you can sell units, but it's really disappointing that One RPM doesn't offer the You Tube Licensing program. If they had that set up, they would be the superior choice in my opinion. Well if I can't have a one stop shop that provides all my needs, then I'm going to have to have to deal with Distrokid And CD Baby, That way I can have all my needs met in order to be successful. Thanks again, One love fam!
Peace, what do you mean by UA-cam licensing bro? ONErpm distributes to UA-cam, does Content ID, and has a Multi-Channel network. Plus, they distribute to VEVO. That's every aspect of UA-cam monetization I know about. I'm just curios about what you mean. Please elaborate.
Oh, if you really want to know everything you need to know about these distributors before your make your decision, you should get the "Guide to Digital Distribution" book: shop.payusnomind.info/products/guide-to-digital-distribution
@@Payusnomind Ok my bad, I had no idea, I was just going by the video because I did not see that option displayed under One RPM. But that's really good to know. I guess you get what you pay for, right. It cost to be the boss lol... Thanks bro
Good comparison, it would be cool with an update for 2020. Especially Distrokid has had some major changes and not least in the reputation part with their policy of withholding money for artists outside of the US.
when did one rpm switch to being free up front?
At the end you forgot to mention again that you could pay $30 per year instead of the $150. But great video thx.
Can’t you use all of them
Great comparison! Before this video I was heavily leaning toward DistroKid and CD Baby (the latter being one I've already signed up for), now I would equally choose any one of these services... lol. I got some thinking to do.
what about Landr?
Peace. I covered Landr in the "Guide to Digital Distribution" White paper: shop.payusnomind.info/products/guide-to-digital-distribution
I know that if I register my band's music on tunecore and put our music on youtube, we will get paid off of views on youtube for our music because of tunecore's service. But if we put our music on facebook, will the same thing happen? If we make a tunecore account and register our songs, will we get paid for our views on facebook as well as youtube?
thanks for the info Fam!!! so which one do you prefer???
I like CD Baby most but they're expensive. A more affordable option that's just as good is Onerpm.
So which one is better to get started out with
Pay us no mind I realize this video is a little over a year old. The info was very informative and much appreciated. I'm trying to help my husband monetize his digital instrumentals. which would be great for tv and or movie soundtracks. The banter between you and lickity split has my head spinning on who to go with that doesn't use paypal as an option. I have heard horror stories about paypal. We are newbies to all of this. Can you please help?
CDBaby is your best option
What's the best package to get from Onerpm if you are an artist and videographer? Being that some video or shows will not contain my music but I still want royalties from views. Should I get the "Artist/Label" package or "UA-cam creator"? Or MCN with thev"Artist/Label" package, etc?
Can you do a video on Landr and Onramp? And how you can sell covers on itunes etc?
Has tunecore improved since then? Do they now offer direct deposits as an option vs PayPal only
also where is ONERPM video production located?
Brazil!
around 8:00 did he say they use 4D cameras?
One rpm looks good deciding on the best one, lump sum best longevity..
Awesome information... I’m with tunecore and thinking about pulling my album out and go to a different. There only digital, not good for me and my fans. What do I need to do??? Any information you can give would be awesome. Peace
Could u Tell me witch one of these is the best for selling singles I’m not interested in doing albums right now so witch is the best 4 singles I would love it if u reply right away😊
Whether you're releasing singles or albums doesn't matter as much how often you plan to release and how much you make from those releases. $20 for unlimited sounds like a good idea but if you only make $100 a year, that's 20% of your earnings. At the same time, if you're releasing 10 singles a year, it might cost you $100 a year paying per release. Onerpm is free, but they have Customer service issues. There are benefits and drawbacks to every option. You should get the book on Digital Distribution: gumroad.com/l/VnGvp
Man excellent research and thank you for it!!! Every upcoming artist needs to know this stuff!!!
FYI - if you do not keep your membership or you die, ALL your music is removed from ALL online stores with Tunecore and Distrokid - with CD Baby, once you release it, it is "live" forever. Although Distrokid offers a "legacy" upgrade for $29 per track where it will remain online forever. I am not sure about ONErpm.
Well it all depends on your situation, as I like to say. It would cost $300 to keep a song is stores for 30 years with Tunecore. Paying CD Baby 9% of revenue, you make $3,000 for the year, you pay CD Baby $270 for distribution for ONE YEAR! As long as the song makes money, I know Tunecore will just use the songs earnings to cover the cost of distribution. Besides that, you could upload your music to Bandcamp where it'll be available forever and you'd pay nothing.
I been with Tunecore for a min, and recently dropped a single with United Masters, but im considering going with DistroKid for now on, but will it effect my albums on the platforms
Hey what do you think about DITTO did’ not here you mentioned them.
Very helpful, thank you. In Indonesia we use Netrilis Music
simple little things music No one cares about your poor country lmao
12:03 but if you chose to keep 100% of royalties you would actually only be paying one rpm $30 per year, right?
I am just starting out and don't have 100 fans so if I go with Cd baby I will lose a lot of my royalities... but my music stays... if I go with distrokid I keep 100% yet I don't know if my music will be able to stay on spotify if I swich to CDbaby when I have enough music selling so the 9% doesn't matter much? I am JUST starting out and wanting to release a single. I don't want to choose a bad distributor. What do you suggest for my situation Pay Us No mind?
So, I'll try to break this down real quick.
You earn $100 in royalties.
CD Baby combined cost will be $15 - distribution +UPC code.
Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $76.
Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $91
Distrokid combined cost - if picking a plan comparable to CD Baby or Tunecore - will be $35/year distribution + $2(transaction fees), + $13.69/year(content id, store maximizer, shazam) $50.36 per year
Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $49.64
Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $49.64
Tunecore combined cost will be $10/year(distribution) $10 Content ID(One time fee), $5 Store Automater. $25
Out of $100 in year one, you'd keep $75
Year two, and every following year you'd keep: $90
Note - with CD Baby, the more you make, the more you pay. So if you made $1000 you'd pay CD Baby $90 and keep $900. With Tunecore you'd pay $10 and keep $990.
Hope that helps.
What happens if you release music through these distributors that are suppose to be on a Mixtape. For example you use another artist beat can you still do it?
So you can have more than one? Can you cancel them? How long are contracts?
so which one is the best ? i am trying to get an album out in august a mont from today and i don't know how to do anything ... i need to get in contact with a mastering place and all that .. do you have any of that information
You should have just looked at RouteNote! They beat everyone and give you the best options
Guys any1 got any info if distrokid is reliable? any1 here gotten all payments correctly?
+Thastor It is reliable. You get the payment if you sell songs obviously.
Torben Otten I started to use Spinnup but I found that the scout system is more of a scam.
Torben Otten Well Idk, I didn't enjoy my experience.
Thastor
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U didnt mention the stores and streaming sites for cd baby,tunecore and distrokid
Could you do a remake of this video?
At some point I will but until then, you can check the Guide to Digital Distribution book: punm-alt.lnk.to/2UJKe02bYo It's easier for me to update so that's where I keep everything up.
Hey thanx payusnomind for the great info, one love , one kind.
This is exactly what I was lookin for. Super helpful video, thank you.
How bout distribute through iTunes ??!
🤔DistroKid vs OneRPM
what yall think?
One Rpm
OneRPM all the way
Just ran into this video, very interesting, I joined Distro Kid but haven't uploaded anything yet, is there a change as to 3 years ago to now? I'm about to release a single and need to make a decision ASAP staying with DistroKid or go another route...