Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 31 minutes ago
In this video, I talk with Christopher Carvalho from Unlock Your Sound about his top Music Distribution Tips.
Learn more from Unlock Your Sound ► unlockyoursound.com
Learn more from Tomas George ► tomasgeorge.com
Learn Music Production with Digital Music Masters ► digitalmusicmasters.com
Subscribe to Christopher's YouTube Channel ►
youtube.com/c/UnlockYourSound
Subscribe to Tomas's YouTube Channel ► youtube.com/tomasgeorge
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
00:14 - Be prepared
02:17 - Metadata
03:15 - Agree to Royalty splits
03:41 - Submit the Music to the Spotify Editorial Team
04:40 - Choose Your Distributor
05:10 - Publishing and Collecting Royalties
05:49 - Make Sure You’re Affiliated with your Performing Rights Organisation
06:21 - Get Your Music into YouTube’s Content ID System
06:46 - Getting the Music into Shazam
07:06 - Registering for Sound Exchange
07:35 - Make a List of What you need to do
08:14 - Getting People to Stream Your Music
09:02 - The Pros and Cons of Getting on Playlists
10:23 - The Importance of Building a Brand and Getting Fans
11:55 - There’s No Secret Sauce
12:34 - Have a Model for Your Marketing
14:32 - An Artist is a Business
16:00 - It’s about Building a Brand
16:40 - An Artist Isn’t Just One Thing
17:14 - You Have to Find Your Voice
17:41 - Derive the Marketing From the Product
19:12 - Don’t Expect Things to Happen Overnight
19:32 - It’s Easy to Get Caught up in the Release
21:27 - It’s One Big Campaign
22:02 - Don’t Expect the First One to go Viral
Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one
In this video, I talk with Christopher Carvalho from Unlock Your Sound about his top Music Distribution Tips.
Learn more from Unlock Your Sound ► unlockyoursound.com
Learn more from Tomas George ► tomasgeorge.com
Learn Music Production with Digital Music Masters ► digitalmusicmasters.com
Subscribe to Christopher's YouTube Channel ►
youtube.com/c/UnlockYourSound
Subscribe to Tomas's YouTube Channel ► youtube.com/tomasgeorge
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
00:14 - Be prepared
02:17 - Metadata
03:15 - Agree to Royalty splits
03:41 - Submit the Music to the Spotify Editorial Team
04:40 - Choose Your Distributor
05:10 - Publishing and Collecting Royalties
05:49 - Make Sure You’re Affiliated with your Performing Rights Organisation
06:21 - Get Your Music into YouTube’s Content ID System
06:46 - Getting the Music into Shazam
07:06 - Registering for Sound Exchange
07:35 - Make a List of What you need to do
08:14 - Getting People to Stream Your Music
09:02 - The Pros and Cons of Getting on Playlists
10:23 - The Importance of Building a Brand and Getting Fans
11:55 - There’s No Secret Sauce
12:34 - Have a Model for Your Marketing
14:32 - An Artist is a Business
16:00 - It’s about Building a Brand
16:40 - An Artist Isn’t Just One Thing
17:14 - You Have to Find Your Voice
17:41 - Derive the Marketing From the Product
19:12 - Don’t Expect Things to Happen Overnight
19:32 - It’s Easy to Get Caught up in the Release
21:27 - It’s One Big Campaign
22:02 - Don’t Expect the First One to go Viral
Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next one
