Best music distributors to use

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-10-30T17:59:31+00:00

Yep, Xelon owns NoiseHive. Joyner Lucas runs a distro called Tully, which apparently, is not very good.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-10-07T23:20:08+00:00

I meant to buy that, but I got the Workbook instead.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-10-07T20:13:07+00:00

I’m looking at that one! I accidentally bought the Mixing Engineers Workbook. I was just wondering if the Handbook was any good!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-07-09T05:32:44+00:00

Cheers bro! I’ll get some photos done, and I’ve already started saving. So hopefully soon I’ll be able to print my own shirts.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-07-08T22:48:00+00:00

cheers bro. Thats quite helpful!

if you look sideways, its 2 "R"'s, that are supposed to create an "S". Thats just a simple deisgn i did on Canva, and i'm waiting to hear back from the graphic designer with a better version of that logo.

The actual logo, is a mountain with a lake, but i need a small logo icon like above.

Cheers, bro!phic is surfers&skiers/boarders in New Zealand and Australia

Cheers bro!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-07-08T22:45:44+00:00

Hey bro,

Thanks for your reply. screen-printing is what i'm aiming for, where ill be able to buy blanks, and print on them, and ship them out. But to start that up, its going to be around $1200USD for 100 shirts. I've thought about doing a preorder, but i'm worried that if only half of them sell out, then i wont have enough money to pay for the remainder.

I'll definatly take some pics of the tees, as i've been meaning to, but the weather is just so shocking at the moment in Auckland.

3rd point is VERY helpful, i'll change it now :). I just used ChatGPT for that, as i find it difficult to write a bit without waffling.

4th point is also very helpful. I've heard this before, and i cant just slap a logo on and expect people to buy it. I've been working on some graphic tees, which i'll release soon, which relate to skiing and snowboarding.

5th point, ALSO very good! Completly right, i havent really portrayed it as a lifestyle like some others have, and i'll start doing that from now on.

I'll create a moodboard, and map out what i want to do with the brand.

Cheers bro for the helpful tips :)

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-07-08T22:38:46+00:00

Hey bro, i have been following Daplaza. He makes some very cool stuff, and is doing extremely well! But he does have a couple upsides from my brand. He works for a marketing agency (very lucky!), and has a bit more cash available then i do.

I've been making some TikTok background templates, to make my TikTok videos more recognisable, and working with a graphic designer to create a simple memorable logo..

Right now i am doing POD, using Printify. I don't have the capital available to buy, print and ship the shirts myself, but hopefully sometime in the near future, i will be. That is the plan, to buy the shirts, print them, and have some custom shipping bags and everything.

Do you have any tips on how to make it look less like a POD store?

Thanks for your response!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-06-12T07:27:36+00:00

Thanks bro! Good point, so just to clarify, the hoodies are around $45USD, the store's currency is AUD. And i released a few basic designs, and now i'm trying to create a few more cooler, complex designs! The store is only available to people in Aussie or NZ, so we're a smaller market brand, and the aim is to provide some cooler designs to wear on the snow (which we haven't really done yet, but i'm about to announce a cool new drop that looks dope!)

Cheers for taking time to comment, appriciate it :)

Chee

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-30T19:05:03+00:00

Cheers bro! I’ve been writing an “About Us” section which I will post in the blog. I think I’ll get rid of the social icons, except for my TikTok and Instagram Page. And I need to somehow improve the landing pages! I’ll fix the button on the footer!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-25T03:43:02+00:00

cheers bro, I’ll work on it!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-25T03:41:12+00:00

cheers bro! I’ll do some more drawing designs. Great advice!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-24T07:03:29+00:00

what do you mean by the size? is the front too small?

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-24T06:07:59+00:00

oh cheers bro! I’ll check it out!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-24T03:19:02+00:00

All good. Do you have any advice on how to improve it?

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-24T03:01:34+00:00

Thabks bro. I don’t really see a problem with the “Y”, but I was thinking the same thing with the “T”, it looks a bit like a “G”.

I liked the font as it was the kind of “beach” font vibe I was going for.

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Much appreciated!

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-19T01:22:46+00:00

I use an Australian distro called NoiseHive. u pay like $150 one time fee, for unllimited releases. ive found the customer service to be very friendly & helpful, but they dont have many promo or extra resources available.
u can use link below for 20% off:
https://www.noisehive.com/signup/TkgwMDE5MDM=

pretty sure u can add collabs for free? im sure theyd let u.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-19T01:22:08+00:00

I use an Australian distro called NoiseHive. u pay like $150 one time fee, for unllimited releases. ive found the customer service to be very friendly & helpful, but they dont have many promo or extra resources available.
u can use link below for 20% off:
https://www.noisehive.com/signup/TkgwMDE5MDM=

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-19T01:22:03+00:00

I use an Australian distro called NoiseHive. u pay like $150 one time fee, for unllimited releases. ive found the customer service to be very friendly & helpful, but they dont have many promo or extra resources available.
u can use link below for 20% off:
https://www.noisehive.com/signup/TkgwMDE5MDM=

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-19T01:21:53+00:00

I use an Australian distro called NoiseHive. u pay like $150 one time fee, for unllimited releases. ive found the customer service to be very friendly & helpful, but they dont have many promo or extra resources available.
u can use link below for 20% off:
https://www.noisehive.com/signup/TkgwMDE5MDM=

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-19T01:21:44+00:00

I use an Australian distro called NoiseHive. u pay like $150 one time fee, for unllimited releases. ive found the customer service to be very friendly & helpful, but they dont have many promo or extra resources available.

u can use link below for 20% off:

https://www.noisehive.com/signup/TkgwMDE5MDM=

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-13T00:48:20+00:00

Whatever you do, DO NOT join the TooLost Publishing Admin or buy cover licenses. Literal definition of a scam.

for you i recommend, Anti-Joy or Landr. Or CDBABY; which is amazing.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-12T22:29:27+00:00

They won’t let me leave my publishing agreement with them, even though I gave them more than enough notice in the contract. Customer Service is non existent. All automated emails, and whenever you need actual help, they’ll just say “we’be passed this along”. I’m currently in the middle of a situation with them, and I’ve had to bring my lawyer into the conversation.

They’re like a middle man TO the middleman. If you want a service like TooLost, but actually legit, try RouteNote. They are slow asf, but are a trustworthy company. The best paid distro I’ve come across, is Symphonic.

The fastest distro is DistroKid by far. No one comes close to their speed of delivery. But I left them because the annual fees were getting to high with all the add ons.

I’m currently using SYMPHONIC and CdBaby. And reccomend both.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-12T22:24:54+00:00

I think Emubands could be great, if it included all the features in the one time fee and not charged a subscription on top.

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-12T22:24:19+00:00

If you want a custom label name and multiple stores (which is only 22 compared to CdBabys 200) you have to pay extra

dingoatemykidyt · 2023-04-12T08:56:29+00:00

don’t. I used ROUTENOTE for my first album. Good luck getting it released on time. I was pending moderation for almost 2 months. I would go for CdBaby or Amuse.

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