Musicadium: Why we exist…
Sometimes it’s important to go over the basics.
Like, for example, why Musicadium exists at all.
Musicadium exists because distributing music digitally is hard. It’s so hard in fact that it’s beyond the reach of most bands out there.
Each online store, like iTunes for example, requires tracks in a certain technical specification.
In addition, all tracks require barcodes and ISRC codes to track what’s being sold and to generate royalty payments.
Unless you have an in-depth understanding of the ISRC code process and the ability to transmit perfect metadata to the online stores, you’re not going to be able to distribute your music digitally.
If you are an independent artist or label, looking to get your music released online, there is no chance that iTunes or eMusic will talk directly to you. They don’t want thousands of individuals inputting data to their systems every day. They entrust that process to major labels and aggregators who act as the single entry point for the online stores.
And the truth is, managing relationships with all those online stores is tricky and time consuming. That’s where Musicadium comes in. It’s a simple, one-off fee for a tricky, time-consuming process.
We are really good at it and that’s why we exist.
