What is the best Platform for Music Distribution in Pakistan?
Music Distribution in Pakistan
Choose the right platform!
Selecting the platform is dependent on multiple factors, for example, how many songs do you plan to release in a year, do you want a professional to distribute the music or you want to do it directly and seamlessly, and which DSPs are your focus (where does your audience exist), does your release include videos + audio or audio only and so on. The bottom line, you need to get your song out there and you want people to listen to it!
Following are some of the top platforms recommended by Spotify (which is the biggest DSP with more than 180 million listeners around the world):
Artist Distributors:
1. DistroKid
2. CD Baby
3. EmuBands
4. Record Union
5. Vydia
Label Distributors:
1. The Orchard
2. Believe
3. FUGA
4. Innercat Music Group
5. Zvonko Digital
6. Soulspazm
7. Alphapup
8. ampsuite
While distributing your song directly, there is a flat fee for 1-2 tracks which is around $10, for an EP is around $20 and for an album, it will be around $40 (which means at least 6 to 7 songs). Some distributors work on a revenue model with around 15 – 30% revenue share and are recommended for aggregators or labels due to the catalog size.
The revenue of streams now depends on the freemium + premium model, the location of the audience, and so on so the range can really vary from $500 – $8,000. Your past release data is your best guess for how much you will be able to earn from your new release.
As the financial payout models are evolving, this area is also likely to be more flexible, some distributors pay quarterly, while some can pay earlier and some claim to pay weekly.
It is recommended to plan the release 3 – 4 months before the release date, informing the distributor beforehand, with complete metadata and marketing information. Marketing teams exist in all distributor companies who then work with the DSPs to plan the release and push out the content. Here are some tips that Dot Republic Media can help you with:
1. Get your kit ready to promote the song across platforms
2. Get creative with how to use the lyrics
3. Use smart links (let the audience pick which DSP they want to play the song on)
4. Use animated covers to stand out from the crowd
5. Cross promote song links on social media platforms and network channels
6. Listener campaigns to reward loyal fans and encourage listening
7. Get shout-outs for your song
8. Work with marketing teams at the DSPs to get a better placement of your song on the playlists
9. Song copyrights protection
10. Analyse data to get to know your audience better and guide you on your content strategy
11. Help you monetize your content
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