Does UnitedMasters split up payments for other writers like distrokid? If not is there anybody else that does this besides distrokid? Because distrokid is distrocrap! I want to talk about a fee for the year is this a continual fee every year and if you don’t pay it they take all your music down including your official Artist UA-cam page? Can you talk to a live person at unitedMasters ?
No Live Talk, Only Slow Ass Emails. They Do Splits, and Yes MUST pay Yearly or they will initiate a take down. They Are Others That Offers Splits Like ONeRPM.
@@MicKnown why are we as a tribe of musicians around the world allowing this to happen? Why are we allowing subscriptions? We have the power when are we going to realize that collectively we have the power I wish somebody would wake everybody up and bring us all together to the table our table we make our demands if they don’t meet our demands we pull all of our music from every subscription service they’ve got nothing. When will musicians finally realize this and come together once and for all bring these companies to their knees including streaming services everyone of them if everybody pulls off the music they have nothing to stream they go bankrupt we really do have the power if we would just come together🤬
@@donnas8408 I Down ASF, Im Currently this second creating thumbnail for PT.2 after all this time,. Thanks for speaking this! This is the type of shit im on all the time, im trying to get the message out more clearly, stay tuned for pt.2 dropping on my new poatreon tomorrow morning and here on Wednesday!
I just left soundcloud for UM because it doesn't have the features UM has and isn't a good gateway to the next level UPDATE: I did some research and it turns out UM isn't always as good as they may seem. Plus, some people's reviews of UM and their practices didn't settle well with me. Surprisingly, they're taking unusually long with a song I uploaded. I'm back with SC distribution and should've never left.
I was signed up with United Masters, and they tried to steal 13 of my songs, by telling me I had to verify proof of ownership giving them access to my copyright information ... Which would have been one of the biggest overmistakes in the world on my behalf!
Check Your Sound Exchange too, they were collecting my royalties in a different business name, a business that owns United Masters, I fought to get my rights back, but they turned over easy.
You'll Need about 350,000 Streams to make 1k, so I think you should aim for higher goals, and 15k streams wont pass the payout threshold, try fakebook and UA-cam ads mixed in with Lots of social media postings and interaction's
@@MicKnown I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Do know what to do sir?
@@ChrisDalynJMichael Same happened to me at some point, I just moved my music away from them , and requested a full takedown of all my current music and then re uploaded to another distributor. I recently found out they also were claiming my royalties through SoundExchange Without my knowledge or consent and under a different busness name
Sorry to hear this, Are you still able to log in? Does it seem as if the albums were removed? Before I left them this happened to me and i was very frustrated. Also, did you have a select artist account? If so the yearly renewal is going to charge your billing account and if it cannot charge you unfortunately they will request a removal from all stores of your music, so be cautious about this if your billing isn't set up correctly , they want their money. but this reason is also the reason i left United masters, i didn't like that kind of business practice overall and i was very frustrated.
@@MicKnown can you make a video on this process for United artist ? only my songs from tunecore appear on my artist page. I’ll look again where do I find the setting to apply ??
I have a question they said they would post it on all platforms so say I have a SoundCloud would they post it on my stuff or just somewhere on SoundCloud?
Good question! They will make a new SoundCloud for you , but if you are a new artist to the streaming platforms you may be able to link your SoundCloud account if you email your distributors support team with specific detail as to what your trying to do. I went through this before with trying to access my SoundCloud account with them , I could never have access, but they supposedly have a process for this and they sent me the credentials or log in link, something like that. And it never worked . I communicated this well with them through email but they eventually stopped replying, and I sent more messages. But nothing. This is unfortunate, but in simple terms. They do make an account for you on your behalf, so that they can properly collect your sound recording revenue on your behalf.
@@MicKnown is it true that they will post it on everything major platforms or it takes days for that that’s my second question I just want to know it I’m paying for something worth it
@@Khalilkc you can request access, and having 2 SoundCloud is up to you, but you will initially only control the one that you made , it is totally separate from the account they make
I Struggled with this same question before and i resorted to yes, but Soundcloud did have a section where you could enter your meta data for your music and you have control that way knowing that you personally submitted your music to SoundCloud yourself, but I never seen royalties that way sadly until i was with I believe UM, but now with Tune core.
My boyfriend signed up for select artist but , they haven’t started distributing it yet ? Any help info? They said he has to pay 50$ when he already paid the 64 for a year ?
Has it been a year yet, and was his music suppose to have been released already, or is it pending until the release date??. Maybe he should check if his payment went through properly, if so, his account will look slightly differing showing that he is a select artist, otherwise, those icons will be displayed "Become a select artist". Smh I'm sorry you've dealt with this, I've heard of similar stories. I" ve used several different distributors, so I got to know a bit about them. I would get to know them all if I were you. Each one has its pros and its cons. The only way to overcome that obstacle is to cut out the middle man.
@@foreignyo2929 I went somewhere else. Fuck this. I submitted my song extra early. It's been pending for 25 days, when my previous singles and EPs were all approved in a week. I messaged support a week ago and they haven't answered my inquiry. I did a follow-up today, but I felt like I don't want to have to deal with this bull. I've already missed my chance to pitch my song to Spotify playlists. UM worked for me until this month. I will never upload another single with them -- I come of as disingenuous w my fanbase. sad sad sad.
What does the right of first refusal mean in the context of the music industry? Can someone please explain? I paid to be a select artist today and I slowly start to regret it
And you shouldn't regret any distribution. They all are same. Focus on your brand and marketing more than worrying about if your have the right distribution. Each distribution company is in the SAME buisness
@@MicKnown wow that was a fricking fast answer. I thought about it and I tend to cdbaby now. Yeah, I may just lost over 50 bucks for a subscription I won‘t use, but luckily, I found about this refusal thing put before I released anything yet, so I will simply delete my um account. CDbaby is more expansive in the regard of releasing, because you pay for every single song individually, but you don‘t have to worry about your music taken down if you forget to pay your annual fee. You are absolutely right and I agree with you, but I personally don‘t like the idea of a distribution company acting like a label if you know what I mean. The case with lil tecca and nle choppa is f up. Still, I want to thank you and I wanted to say that I really enjoyed the video and mindset you have. I am completely new into the music industry and people like you are there to teach me from your mistakes so I don‘t have to make them. Thank you, really.
You can claim your UA-cam Artist Channel Directly From UA-cam, United Masters Does distribute to UA-cam , so when your Artist Channel is Claimed By you, you have more control and see more analytics within your UA-cam Studio, therefore back inside united masters you would see your UA-cam sound recording revenue more clearly within statements
@@MicKnown fair, im talking more music videos, eg, this email has another channel i made strictly to make the most viral of music videos, starting out, idc about the losses i just want to be able to link that account, not just my artist account, but maybe im tripping and the only account they can have linked is the artist account tho mine is directly connected with another artist with the same name and I basically got to change my name or file for trademark, which is just part of the game i guess..
@@MicKnown but ya, i get payed for my artist channel Thats not the issue, the issues are mainly i cant link my account so I would have to be pulling major views to even garner revenue back via adsense like when i ran my gaming channel, (which i dont mind) i just know that companies like Amuse, distrokid, tunecore even, u can link ur main channel while having an artist channel but united masters u cant link ur UA-cam even if your a premium member
@@MicKnown for sure, rn i managed to get in touch with someone in support and im about to to address this issue, so hopefully i get thru due to my ability to communicate the issue directly to the point
I'm a United Masters artist and have one album and one single released thru them, with another album pending approval. My question is, how do I get an official artist channel thru United Masters and how do I go about releasing my music videos that I have created but can't release them thru United Masters because I haven't been invited through them and when I requested Video release they informed me they was at capacity to release music videos but would be considered in a couple of months.I would like to know what are my options to get an official artist channel and be able to release my music videos before the music is so "Outdated" that the video releases hurt my numbers. Thanks
I have a question my mixtape is supposed to be released today it got approved and everything but I don’t see it on any streaming platforms and I don’t see the account that they created
Hey, if your having this problem still , the easiest way to find your music link is to log into your distribution account and find your songs master link which should be in the "promote" tab inside United Masters.
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
No, and in most cases you should set your publisher up with BMI If your indie. You Just Got to submit proper data that only you would know for each song and you'll collect your own Publishing Royalties. BMI Pays Quarterly
im a united masters artist too but i just wanted to know how long it takes to your streams to come in. Because my yt streams still hasn’t come in? pls lmk🙌🏼
I'm on the free plan I have no problems at all my money is always on time I have accumulated 10,000 streams but you have to promote to get paid and that will always be the key for any entertainment endeavors.
@MUSIC, MOVIES SPORTS, & BOOKS Are you on a laptop? select is just they don't take 10 percent of your money upload like you would normally upload. as far as promoting it google "outnow" magazine they have some of the best free promotion on the internet.
Hey man I’m an independent recording artist I have a question to ask you please respond need help with this. I use UA-cam beats that are free for non profit , can I even start using UM / distro kid ? I mean am I able to? I need clarification because I’m a little ignorant to the business aspect of music. I only upload on soundcloud and yt currently I make no money off my streams. Please give me feedback !!
im saying, I released 5 songs with them and one blew up and got over 150k streams. When I was supposed to get paid they said that I didn't have enough proof that I own my music. I had no features or anything. I then sent them my copyright documents, etc. and I still haven't got paid. Over a month now I've been dealing with this. They took down all my songs and said that they wouldn't be rereleased until I "prove" that I own it (which I did already)
I like how this "Mic Knows" United Masters SHILL comments on positive comments but ignored this.. kuz it makes him and his whole scripted pitch ad video look dumb and debunks it
I've reuploaded some of the songs again using a different distributor and i'm still getting streams on it thankfully and I am finally getting paid and recognized. I am planning on reuploading the others on a phase basis in the coming months also. I hate when companies do shit like this and steal and then come out acting all innocent
Does anyone know how or why releases say live but not showing up ? It’s been 2 days and my songs are not showing up ANYWHERE through a streaming service . My artist name is Son Jayy and I know damn well I didn’t pay for SELECT for this to happen
Sometimes it hasn't reached all stores yet but is life in some. Good Places to check first are Amazon and Apple Music. If this isn't the case, then I feel you because I have also encountered this problem before.
Hey Mic it's been 36days since my release and i already received my march statement i have almost 150,000 streams but $0? do i need to wait 45 days or more?
I know it may have sounded weird but I'm not concerned, just want to give ppl a different perspective. To learn and absorb like a sponge and to not be scared to take action and sacrifice. I've helped so many artists that I've watched take action as well as artists who are still scared to make their first move, and scared because of rumors or whatever the case may be. Don't Be Afraid, This industry involves a lot of risks. Keep Hustlin, Stay Motivated & Stay Fly King!
@THELIFEOFROSESX GAMING He is the Founder of United Masters, and I would be skeptical if an email was recieved claiming to be him. I believe he only presents himslef through Interviews or through a special invite to meet.
I definitely don't recommend cursing or foul talk in emails, I've been avoided before like this, keep it professional and hopefully that will always work, sometimes not unfortunately. They need better customer relations team
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
Move Your Music To Another Distributor! This is too common for Independent artists, the odds are STACKED against you as an indie artists. Dont be so alarmed, All distributors have this power.....
@ChrisDalyn J Michael No Doubt, and trust this video isn't me saying to USE "United Masters" I'm saying don't be afraid to make decisions on your own, and who ever you sign up with , just know what you signed up for and don't be a complainer! Much Love and Keep Hustling!
I’m a UnitedMasters member as well and my question is how come no scan say how to get paid ,u cant get in contact with them , or nothing in that nature. Yes I get my data about the streams and wat not the only problem I have is getting paid I don’t care who you are if artist or not please give a response
I dont know if i respect this....but check it out, they did me the same, i have a balance they wont let me collect, my profile is broken by them, they paid out automatically at a $50 threshhold before, but said to me they have the right to withhold my money....cold game
Hey the reason why I’m watching this video is cause I’m thinking about switching to UM after distrokid did some f*** s***! 😡 another artist who has the same name as me his music somehow got linked to mine and my music was coming up under his Apple and YT music. Distrokid told me there was nothing they could do
You got to keep a close eye on how you enter your meta data when switching Distributors. There could be a name similar and only certain distributors lets you claim your profile to avoid those issues, make sure your signed up with Spotify for artist and Apple music for Artist to help avoid this. Hopefully you got all this worked out already
Lol we talked about this before all I got to say if you want to sign to United masters go for it & use their services but if you want to use them for just distribute there way better choice then them . If NLE Choppa their flagship artist who blew up from their services left to sign to Warner bro were United masters deal supposed been better than a label deal or partnership or whatever and he still left them for major say a lot . Good luck to all the artist in this chat 💯😇
@@MicKnown isn’t the point of you of this video . You are giving guys your own personal experience with the platform and your telling people don’t listen to other people but they should listen to you but I’m worried about other people ? Ok 😂 I gave your audiences an honest answer that clearly you didn’t like 🤷🏾♂️ welcome to social media were some will agree , some will be in middle and some will disagree.
@@R.J.S I guess thanks for the welcome! But on a more serious note, my point is more so for an individual like the "indie artist" to take in from all aspects when learning from others and don't let the negative things, and people in your life block your blessings by swaying you away from your other options. I vouch for all distributors overall, I'm fluent with each different aggregator. So in this "Season" of Mic Known we doing UnitedMasters. Look, If you don't get your feet wet then you cant swim. And I'm Saying UnitedMasters has their way of doing business and so should you as a business entity. Don't bash them, be professional. I didn't say getting a record deal was bad and you should stay with UnitedMasters. I said they want a piece of the pie if you do get a record deal while being distributed by UnitedMasters. In full rotation, you gotta make sacrifices if you want to swim. So put in the work, make sacrifices, and don't complain. And Do we "entirely" know if UnitedMasters didn't have their hand in NLE Choppas Deal? If he Blew up with them, and they were a platform that he used, if I was UnitedMasters I'm looking for my cut too. But always In good business.
@@MicKnown good answer ! But pretty sure they did he was literally the face UM for awhile before he went to Warner bro & then they tried with chance the rapper but I believe his manager fuck up the deal . So they tried get exposer by add themself to nba young boy thing. All I’m saying to people you have an option but read what your getting into first
I payed $45 for the select artist discount. I was a select artist for a day, then the next I wasn’t. I emailed them abt it and they haven’t responded. Has this happened to anybody?
@@StillSyria A part of me would say probably not, but there are some practices from both parties that i do not respect personally like having your music taken down from stores without being notified or announced, they both are guilty of this. However, in some cases you can re upload your music and youll be fine, and the way United Masters Sets up your Google & UA-cam SEO is a win for me. I think they are equally useful
Bro they are all the same why would they then say record label in ur door just to get in sign up artist who need to be recognized need labels not this lies
I feel you on this. Looking for the right distro, UM seemed promising but there are so many vids out there hating on them. Also, so many vids saying how great they are. It’s all personal experience/preference. Its critics saying how horrible a movie is that you actually enjoyed. I think ill take the leap.
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
@@prettyboypaid I experienced this once, I paid for 2 accounts back to back and the next morning they made it seem like I didn't even pay it, no history or anything. I emailed them and them. This sounds like some weird system bug that they haven't been able to control. A lot of ppl are reporting this same issue. I eventually paid it no mind and let it go. otherwise, I would have spent too much time and energy
That’s my question. I’m ONErpm. Only problem I had was they wouldn’t put one of my albums on Apple because of “rhythmic samples” but other than that I’m in every store. I think they take 10-15 percent but it’s free.
Now I've yet to use One RPM but I've heard that their pros are that you have access to certain opportunities like sync licensing and PR directly from within their platform, but more companies are offering the same. It's worth taking a deeper look into!
And my PayPal set up with $50 Witch they said it takes to start they said I made 54 cent off 168,000 streams not even the 54 cent posted after they sent me a fake invoice BIG 🗑
man that's trash as fuck, I can't even see my statements or payouts anymore, i been off them for over a year now, but all distributors don't fall far from the same tree. just be wise about em
I've missed $$$ as well From numerous platforms. Its been a lot of bad rap for them Lately, This is why I moved back To Tune core, I've too seen and dealt with some shady business from distribution.
I dont know what your on, but this video was for advice. To not be fearful to make your own leap of faith and not letting others decide for you. United Masters had a bad wrap apparently for some of their policies.
Does UnitedMasters split up payments for other writers like distrokid? If not is there anybody else that does this besides distrokid? Because distrokid is distrocrap!
I want to talk about a fee for the year is this a continual fee every year and if you don’t pay it they take all your music down including your official Artist UA-cam page? Can you talk to a live person at unitedMasters ?
No Live Talk, Only Slow Ass Emails. They Do Splits, and Yes MUST pay Yearly or they will initiate a take down. They Are Others That Offers Splits Like ONeRPM.
@@MicKnown why are we as a tribe of musicians around the world allowing this to happen? Why are we allowing subscriptions? We have the power when are we going to realize that collectively we have the power I wish somebody would wake everybody up and bring us all together to the table our table we make our demands if they don’t meet our demands we pull all of our music from every subscription service they’ve got nothing. When will musicians finally realize this and come together once and for all bring these companies to their knees including streaming services everyone of them if everybody pulls off the music they have nothing to stream they go bankrupt we really do have the power if we would just come together🤬
@@MicKnown do you like Tunecore cd baby or united masters? F distrocrap it’s run by a bunch of snotty nose kids just like the name implies🤮
@@donnas8408 I Down ASF, Im Currently this second creating thumbnail for PT.2 after all this time,. Thanks for speaking this! This is the type of shit im on all the time, im trying to get the message out more clearly, stay tuned for pt.2 dropping on my new poatreon tomorrow morning and here on Wednesday!
@@donnas8408 I Use Tunecore
Im a UNITED MASTERS artist too. They are consistent. I think there going to be leading the way for the mew music industry
@Life Style YES!
Do they pay you on time and good
@@mlk5204 they don't. (well for me) I don't know about anyone else
Why does United Masters upload your music to the Various Artist Page with comments off and no artist name?
@@MLyricEntertainment It did that for me! Did it do that to you??
I just left soundcloud for UM because it doesn't have the features UM has and isn't a good gateway to the next level
UPDATE: I did some research and it turns out UM isn't always as good as they may seem. Plus, some people's reviews of UM and their practices didn't settle well with me. Surprisingly, they're taking unusually long with a song I uploaded. I'm back with SC distribution and should've never left.
Nicely put!
SoundCloud rapper here !! I just STARTED MY UM I HOPE GOOD RESULT ITS ALL ABOUT ME & how to promote
Does Soundcloud pay Artists?
I feel like if you plan on staying independent and not looking for a deal or further contract its perfect as a select artist im not complaining yet
They need to cut a 6 month deal ,more people will join 👍👍
I was signed up with United Masters, and they tried to steal 13 of my songs, by telling me I had to verify proof of ownership giving them access to my copyright information ... Which would have been one of the biggest overmistakes in the world on my behalf!
WTF???
Check Your Sound Exchange too, they were collecting my royalties in a different business name, a business that owns United Masters, I fought to get my rights back, but they turned over easy.
If I pay for the 45, does it upload to youtube?
yessir
United the goats idc what nobody say frfr
any tips on how you make 1k a month cause i got pretty high streams like 15k+ streams a month and i’m not touching 1k
You'll Need about 350,000 Streams to make 1k, so I think you should aim for higher goals, and 15k streams wont pass the payout threshold, try fakebook and UA-cam ads mixed in with Lots of social media postings and interaction's
Daaaaayuuuuum smh
You have to hit a million streams to get 1k
Sir how many streams and how much you earn at your first month stream?
Not much, maybe about 5 cents
@@MicKnown I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Do know what to do sir?
@@ChrisDalynJMichael Same happened to me at some point, I just moved my music away from them , and requested a full takedown of all my current music and then re uploaded to another distributor. I recently found out they also were claiming my royalties through SoundExchange Without my knowledge or consent and under a different busness name
What do I do...I woke up yesterday without a account I had for 3 years and 3albums ...I need help asap
Sorry to hear this, Are you still able to log in? Does it seem as if the albums were removed? Before I left them this happened to me and i was very frustrated. Also, did you have a select artist account? If so the yearly renewal is going to charge your billing account and if it cannot charge you unfortunately they will request a removal from all stores of your music, so be cautious about this if your billing isn't set up correctly , they want their money. but this reason is also the reason i left United masters, i didn't like that kind of business practice overall and i was very frustrated.
What are we doing about the UA-cam monetizations for UM ?? Putting topic page and artist page together who can help me ??
You Can Apply Directly Through UA-cam,, I Did
@@MicKnown can you make a video on this process for United artist ? only my songs from tunecore appear on my artist page. I’ll look again where do I find the setting to apply ??
how exactly ?
Thank you bro ! I needed to hear this
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1st right of refusal is just for independent songs/records right?
For each work that is distributed within their platforms, such as songs, cover songs, and instrumentals.
@@MicKnown fasho, good lookin out 💯
I have a question they said they would post it on all platforms so say I have a SoundCloud would they post it on my stuff or just somewhere on SoundCloud?
Good question! They will make a new SoundCloud for you , but if you are a new artist to the streaming platforms you may be able to link your SoundCloud account if you email your distributors support team with specific detail as to what your trying to do.
I went through this before with trying to access my SoundCloud account with them , I could never have access, but they supposedly have a process for this and they sent me the credentials or log in link, something like that. And it never worked . I communicated this well with them through email but they eventually stopped replying, and I sent more messages. But nothing. This is unfortunate, but in simple terms. They do make an account for you on your behalf, so that they can properly collect your sound recording revenue on your behalf.
@@MicKnown okay so do I have or keep the one they creat for me or they only have access to that one
@@MicKnown is it true that they will post it on everything major platforms or it takes days for that that’s my second question I just want to know it I’m paying for something worth it
@@Khalilkc you can request access, and having 2 SoundCloud is up to you, but you will initially only control the one that you made , it is totally separate from the account they make
@@Khalilkc I'm not sure I'm understanding your question, they post on all platforms if your a select artist.
Why u sound like the All State commercial?
Hah , its All State Stan! Are You In Good Hands!
Do i have to delete my soundcloud before UM
I Struggled with this same question before and i resorted to yes, but Soundcloud did have a section where you could enter your meta data for your music and you have control that way knowing that you personally submitted your music to SoundCloud yourself, but I never seen royalties that way sadly until i was with I believe UM, but now with Tune core.
@@MicKnown thank you brother.. lets collab
My boyfriend signed up for select artist but , they haven’t started distributing it yet ? Any help info? They said he has to pay 50$ when he already paid the 64 for a year ?
Has it been a year yet, and was his music suppose to have been released already, or is it pending until the release date??. Maybe he should check if his payment went through properly, if so, his account will look slightly differing showing that he is a select artist, otherwise, those icons will be displayed "Become a select artist". Smh I'm sorry you've dealt with this, I've heard of similar stories. I" ve used several different distributors, so I got to know a bit about them. I would get to know them all if I were you. Each one has its pros and its cons. The only way to overcome that obstacle is to cut out the middle man.
@@MicKnown he paid today , & he has music on UnitedMasters Already with 1 pending single
@@tonishaalridge1395 I’m curious how did that situation work out? Cuz I’m debating to go elsewhere
@@foreignyo2929 I went somewhere else. Fuck this. I submitted my song extra early. It's been pending for 25 days, when my previous singles and EPs were all approved in a week. I messaged support a week ago and they haven't answered my inquiry. I did a follow-up today, but I felt like I don't want to have to deal with this bull. I've already missed my chance to pitch my song to Spotify playlists. UM worked for me until this month. I will never upload another single with them -- I come of as disingenuous w my fanbase. sad sad sad.
Thank you bro I appreciate all that you said about UnitedMasters I will definitely deal with them with my music can’t wait
Finally a video That Tell You The Truth Love this! Unitedmasters Changed my life!
What does the right of first refusal mean in the context of the music industry? Can someone please explain? I paid to be a select artist today and I slowly start to regret it
If s record label wants to sign you while you distribute with united masters, UN masters wants say so on your behalf
And you shouldn't regret any distribution. They all are same. Focus on your brand and marketing more than worrying about if your have the right distribution. Each distribution company is in the SAME buisness
@@MicKnown wow that was a fricking fast answer.
I thought about it and I tend to cdbaby now.
Yeah, I may just lost over 50 bucks for a subscription I won‘t use, but luckily, I found about this refusal thing put before I released anything yet, so I will simply delete my um account.
CDbaby is more expansive in the regard of releasing, because you pay for every single song individually, but you don‘t have to worry about your music taken down if you forget to pay your annual fee.
You are absolutely right and I agree with you, but I personally don‘t like the idea of a distribution company acting like a label if you know what I mean.
The case with lil tecca and nle choppa is f up.
Still, I want to thank you and I wanted to say that I really enjoyed the video and mindset you have.
I am completely new into the music industry and people like you are there to teach me from your mistakes so I don‘t have to make them.
Thank you, really.
My main issue is you cant link your UA-cam account to your distribution, makes it 100x harder to garner revenue from your videos
You can claim your UA-cam Artist Channel Directly From UA-cam, United Masters Does distribute to UA-cam , so when your Artist Channel is Claimed By you, you have more control and see more analytics within your UA-cam Studio, therefore back inside united masters you would see your UA-cam sound recording revenue more clearly within statements
@@MicKnown fair, im talking more music videos, eg, this email has another channel i made strictly to make the most viral of music videos, starting out, idc about the losses i just want to be able to link that account, not just my artist account, but maybe im tripping and the only account they can have linked is the artist account tho mine is directly connected with another artist with the same name and I basically got to change my name or file for trademark, which is just part of the game i guess..
@@MicKnown but ya, i get payed for my artist channel Thats not the issue, the issues are mainly i cant link my account so
I would have to be pulling major views to even garner revenue back via adsense like when i ran my gaming channel, (which i dont mind) i just know that companies like Amuse, distrokid, tunecore even, u can link ur main channel while having an artist channel but united masters u cant link ur UA-cam even if your a premium member
Man Trust , i too Wish You Can Link UA-cam Channel, I Use One Rpm After UM, But Currently I'm Back With Tune core. Just Gotta Pick ya poison
@@MicKnown for sure, rn i managed to get in touch with someone in support and im about to to address this issue, so hopefully i get thru due to my ability to communicate the issue directly to the point
I'm a United Masters artist and have one album and one single released thru them, with another album pending approval. My question is, how do I get an official artist channel thru United Masters and how do I go about releasing my music videos that I have created but can't release them thru United Masters because I haven't been invited through them and when I requested Video release they informed me they was at capacity to release music videos but would be considered in a couple of months.I would like to know what are my options to get an official artist channel and be able to release my music videos before the music is so "Outdated" that the video releases hurt my numbers. Thanks
Please, cause I'm tryna figure this out I don't wanna leave but I may have to
I have a question my mixtape is supposed to be released today it got approved and everything but I don’t see it on any streaming platforms and I don’t see the account that they created
Hey, if your having this problem still , the easiest way to find your music link is to log into your distribution account and find your songs master link which should be in the "promote" tab inside United Masters.
I was thinking the exact thing about the "right of first refusal" I would use it as a clause to be involved in the label process.
"in good faith"
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
@@ChrisDalynJMichael Did you register your works on a publishers guild like ASCAP or BMI?
sorry to hear this smh, i would move to another platforms that can help you keep focused on your music career
Do I need to pay for a publishing license with UM?
No, and in most cases you should set your publisher up with BMI If your indie. You Just Got to submit proper data that only you would know for each song and you'll collect your own Publishing Royalties. BMI Pays Quarterly
Definitely makes sense 💯🐍😷 okay let's see how your words process benefits the listener, patient Carry's many wisdoms✨
Can you help me? I signed up for UM and I paid for the year. However, I've been emailing them for days, and they won't reply.
im a united masters artist too but i just wanted to know how long it takes to your streams to come in. Because my yt streams still hasn’t come in? pls lmk🙌🏼
wym by streams coming in? like meta data stats from streaming or your payout from revenue from streaming?
Them hoes ain’t payed me yet
They real big up united masters I trust them fuck talking I will give them a chance ❤️🔥🔥🔥🙏💪✊🤟🇯🇲🔥
No Doubt, i gave em all a chance, took risk to find out
Hey guys can you put a video to united or just sound
they have a tab where you can request to upload videos but it must be approved
You got a new subscriber. Thank you sweetheart. Mwah 💋
I'm on the free plan I have no problems at all my money is always on time I have accumulated 10,000 streams but you have to promote to get paid and that will always be the key for any entertainment endeavors.
Preach to em 🙌🏽
@MUSIC, MOVIES SPORTS, & BOOKS Are you on a laptop? select is just they don't take 10 percent of your money upload like you would normally upload. as far as promoting it google "outnow" magazine they have some of the best free promotion on the internet.
They Give Out Advances Out Now
Hey man I’m an independent recording artist I have a question to ask you please respond need help with this. I use UA-cam beats that are free for non profit , can I even start using UM / distro kid ? I mean am I able to? I need clarification because I’m a little ignorant to the business aspect of music. I only upload on soundcloud and yt currently I make no money off my streams. Please give me feedback !!
You Gotta Take a chance! Don't Wait For No-one! Take Risk, Learn from your Mistakes and Continue to Take Action!
keep this same energy when they start stealing from you
im saying, I released 5 songs with them and one blew up and got over 150k streams. When I was supposed to get paid they said that I didn't have enough proof that I own my music. I had no features or anything. I then sent them my copyright documents, etc. and I still haven't got paid. Over a month now I've been dealing with this. They took down all my songs and said that they wouldn't be rereleased until I "prove" that I own it (which I did already)
Wow....
I like how this "Mic Knows" United Masters SHILL comments on positive comments but ignored this.. kuz it makes him and his whole scripted pitch ad video look dumb and debunks it
@@sunkidboppermentruthproofdood exactly
I've reuploaded some of the songs again using a different distributor and i'm still getting streams on it thankfully and I am finally getting paid and recognized. I am planning on reuploading the others on a phase basis in the coming months also.
I hate when companies do shit like this and steal and then come out acting all innocent
Does anyone know how or why releases say live but not showing up ? It’s been 2 days and my songs are not showing up ANYWHERE through a streaming service . My artist name is Son Jayy and I know damn well I didn’t pay for SELECT for this to happen
Sometimes it hasn't reached all stores yet but is life in some. Good Places to check first are Amazon and Apple Music. If this isn't the case, then I feel you because I have also encountered this problem before.
@@MicKnown I’ve checked both just now and unfortunately my songs aren’t there
@@MicKnown I also noticed my recently uploaded live tracks don’t have UPC codes
Hey Mic it's been 36days since my release and i already received my march statement i have almost 150,000 streams but $0? do i need to wait 45 days or more?
yes you do
45 days sounds like the standard with all distributors
Did you get payed?
Did you get paid???
“..But i wont say dont listen to me”
if only you knew how this sounds.
I know it may have sounded weird but I'm not concerned, just want to give ppl a different perspective. To learn and absorb like a sponge and to not be scared to take action and sacrifice. I've helped so many artists that I've watched take action as well as artists who are still scared to make their first move, and scared because of rumors or whatever the case may be. Don't Be Afraid, This industry involves a lot of risks. Keep Hustlin, Stay Motivated & Stay Fly King!
@THELIFEOFROSESX GAMING He is the Founder of United Masters, and I would be skeptical if an email was recieved claiming to be him. I believe he only presents himslef through Interviews or through a special invite to meet.
I was signed up with United Masters, and yhey
im a united mater artist n they dont respond to any emails. if they do they dont really give a fuck stay away from them
I definitely don't recommend cursing or foul talk in emails, I've been avoided before like this, keep it professional and hopefully that will always work, sometimes not unfortunately. They need better customer relations team
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
Move Your Music To Another Distributor! This is too common for Independent artists, the odds are STACKED against you as an indie artists. Dont be so alarmed, All distributors have this power.....
@@MicKnown thank you for this and I'm currently re-releasing all my music through Amuse now.
@ChrisDalyn J Michael No Doubt, and trust this video isn't me saying to USE "United Masters" I'm saying don't be afraid to make decisions on your own, and who ever you sign up with , just know what you signed up for and don't be a complainer! Much Love and Keep Hustling!
@@MicKnown thank you, I really needed this!
Is there a way you can pick what platforms you want your song to go on with unitedmasters?
No there isn't, but with Tunecore it is so!
Im going to sign up and then speak about it in a few months
Well?
@@mnfproductions2030 never signed up 🤦♂️🤣
Lmao
@@mnfproductions2030 so where did you go ?
@@foreignyo2929 i been with tunecore
I’m a UnitedMasters member as well and my question is how come no scan say how to get paid ,u cant get in contact with them , or nothing in that nature. Yes I get my data about the streams and wat not the only problem I have is getting paid I don’t care who you are if artist or not please give a response
I dont know if i respect this....but check it out, they did me the same, i have a balance they wont let me collect, my profile is broken by them, they paid out automatically at a $50 threshhold before, but said to me they have the right to withhold my money....cold game
Hey the reason why I’m watching this video is cause I’m thinking about switching to UM after distrokid did some f*** s***! 😡 another artist who has the same name as me his music somehow got linked to mine and my music was coming up under his Apple and YT music. Distrokid told me there was nothing they could do
You got to keep a close eye on how you enter your meta data when switching Distributors. There could be a name similar and only certain distributors lets you claim your profile to avoid those issues, make sure your signed up with Spotify for artist and Apple music for Artist to help avoid this. Hopefully you got all this worked out already
I just started and willing frll
Lol we talked about this before all I got to say if you want to sign to United masters go for it & use their services but if you want to use them for just distribute there way better choice then them .
If NLE Choppa their flagship artist who blew up from their services left to sign to Warner bro were United masters deal supposed been better than a label deal or partnership or whatever and he still left them for major say a lot . Good luck to all the artist in this chat 💯😇
You so worried about others, but do you, and that's my point.
@@MicKnown isn’t the point of you of this video . You are giving guys your own personal experience with the platform and your telling people don’t listen to other people but they should listen to you but I’m worried about other people ? Ok 😂 I gave your audiences an honest answer that clearly you didn’t like 🤷🏾♂️ welcome to social media were some will agree , some will be in middle and some will disagree.
@@R.J.S I guess thanks for the welcome! But on a more serious note, my point is more so for an individual like the "indie artist" to take in from all aspects when learning from others and don't let the negative things, and people in your life block your blessings by swaying you away from your other options. I vouch for all distributors overall, I'm fluent with each different aggregator. So in this "Season" of Mic Known we doing UnitedMasters. Look, If you don't get your feet wet then you cant swim. And I'm Saying UnitedMasters has their way of doing business and so should you as a business entity. Don't bash them, be professional. I didn't say getting a record deal was bad and you should stay with UnitedMasters. I said they want a piece of the pie if you do get a record deal while being distributed by UnitedMasters. In full rotation, you gotta make sacrifices if you want to swim. So put in the work, make sacrifices, and don't complain. And Do we "entirely" know if UnitedMasters didn't have their hand in NLE Choppas Deal? If he Blew up with them, and they were a platform that he used, if I was UnitedMasters I'm looking for my cut too. But always In good business.
@@MicKnown good answer ! But pretty sure they did he was literally the face UM for awhile before he went to Warner bro & then they tried with chance the rapper but I believe his manager fuck up the deal . So they tried get exposer by add themself to nba young boy thing. All I’m saying to people you have an option but read what your getting into first
@@R.J.S Facts
I payed $45 for the select artist discount. I was a select artist for a day, then the next I wasn’t. I emailed them abt it and they haven’t responded. Has this happened to anybody?
does it still happened till now?
Update.. United Master Is A thief....!!! We Dropped Them.
Absolutely 💯
@@MicKnown United Masters Is A Thief
In any industry to make money u gotta put money in
Thank You 🙏!
@@MicKnown yep u think u could give me a shout out bro
Are you sponsored by them?
No, im just kicking some facts and experience.
@@MicKnown ok cool. you would recommend them over DistroKid?
@@StillSyria A part of me would say probably not, but there are some practices from both parties that i do not respect personally like having your music taken down from stores without being notified or announced, they both are guilty of this. However, in some cases you can re upload your music and youll be fine, and the way United Masters Sets up your Google & UA-cam SEO is a win for me. I think they are equally useful
Bro they are all the same why would they then say record label in ur door just to get in sign up artist who need to be recognized need labels not this lies
All distributors are technically the same. They distribute your music to stores and streaming platforms.
The worst Distribution is crooks
Id stay away from UM. I didnt have a problem with them for years until outta no where and didnt even pay me.
Same Here, but Pick Ya Poisen, I've had problems with em ALL
also a United Masters artist
I feel you on this. Looking for the right distro, UM seemed promising but there are so many vids out there hating on them. Also, so many vids saying how great they are. It’s all personal experience/preference. Its critics saying how horrible a movie is that you actually enjoyed. I think ill take the leap.
Exactly 💯 , some don't have that maturity to understand the difference between their own personal opinion and the facts.
I'm an United masters SELECT artist and they restricted my account for audio submissions for no reason. All my audio is original and they ended up just restricting my account. Does anyone know what to do?
Any ideas what they mean by trademark name and i need to send verification to the support email?
im not sure what you mean
Would I be able to drop a full album through united masters?
Absolutely no doubt
@@MicKnown I payed for the select artist fee right after this video and they took my money and it’s telling me I’m not a select artist on my life bro
@@prettyboypaid I experienced this once, I paid for 2 accounts back to back and the next morning they made it seem like I didn't even pay it, no history or anything. I emailed them and them. This sounds like some weird system bug that they haven't been able to control. A lot of ppl are reporting this same issue. I eventually paid it no mind and let it go. otherwise, I would have spent too much time and energy
@@MicKnown why the hell you ain’t put that in the video 🤣
@@MicKnown Bc this video is literally what made me comfortable enough to pay for it no cap 😂 but I’m not even tripping on it doe
United Masters vs OneRPM idk which one
That’s my question. I’m ONErpm. Only problem I had was they wouldn’t put one of my albums on Apple because of “rhythmic samples” but other than that I’m in every store. I think they take 10-15 percent but it’s free.
Now I've yet to use One RPM but I've heard that their pros are that you have access to certain opportunities like sync licensing and PR directly from within their platform, but more companies are offering the same. It's worth taking a deeper look into!
Appreciate the advice bro, helped me alot 💯✊🏼🏆
No problem 👍
And my PayPal set up with $50
Witch they said it takes to start they said I made 54 cent off 168,000 streams not even the 54 cent posted after they sent me a fake invoice BIG 🗑
man that's trash as fuck, I can't even see my statements or payouts anymore, i been off them for over a year now, but all distributors don't fall far from the same tree. just be wise about em
big facts most people talking shit on the free plan and complaining
On God
Free is cool, but everything worth having is better when u pay for it
Ok but why you so angry lmao
Damn lol.....Idk
im good
God Bless 🙏
How long do the deals last with united masters?
what deals?
@@MicKnown when u distribute your music through UM ...how long do they have rights to it?
@@Gameday_7 as long as you distribute with them
Thank you bro..... Thank you for your time!!!!
Don’t get United Masters. They hacked my account
I vibe with it
Yessir 🔥
I'm United masters artist I love them! They quick on everything
You gotta over come all that
I F*CK WITH YOU ! BIG SUBSCRIBE
unitedmasters didnt pay my bro at all for a song that got 1mil
I've missed $$$ as well From numerous platforms. Its been a lot of bad rap for them Lately, This is why I moved back To Tune core, I've too seen and dealt with some shady business from distribution.
Hey thx for the advice🙏
No problem 👍
This ain’t got nowhere , so why we listening
I dont know what your on, but this video was for advice. To not be fearful to make your own leap of faith and not letting others decide for you. United Masters had a bad wrap apparently for some of their policies.
Thanx bro I really needed this video 🙏🙏👍👍
Most welcome 😊
United Master Forever ♾ They Go Get This Work
ppl r saying they don't pay u properly.
I don't know bout all that
ok @micunknown
Thanks a lot ❤️🇦🇷
im a united masters artist too bro
what u saying is true
Thanks man you got really good energy
Awesome vid. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Tbh ion care about the money I just want to be known
UnitedMasters is the most trash distributor
I would nearly agree but they all hold the same weight
Bro ya vibe is needed more in the world
united masters is trash... i still haven’t got paid & surpassed the threshold...
How long has it been ?
@@MicKnown 2 weeks since dey sent me a email saying i received the money even though i didn’t
Thank you for the sound advice brother
Yo I got to say I'm grateful to see a lot of people are gaining from what I put out! Thank you as well!
1000🖐🏽🤟🏽
thanks for this message
No Doubt!