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Music Distribution | Tech | Growth
$29.99 per year | 100% of royalties | 200+ service providers
Symphonic Starter gives you the ability to keep 100% of royalties while accessing more tools and analytics than any other distributor. We help you grow your music, collect royalties and split payments all while you maintain the rights to your music.
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* REQUIRES IDENTITY VERIFICATION
* MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD
- Symphonic Starter is best for emerging artists and accounts are limited to one primary artist.
- Get your music on 200+ service providers including Spotify, Apple, TikTok, Triller, Instagram and specialty partners* like Beatport!
- Fast customer support by real humans!
- Keep 100% of your earnings and rights
- FREE royalty splits/payments to collaborators, featuring artists, graphic designers, or anyone you'd like to pay
- Get paid from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and more
- Create personalized release marketing plans
- Collect Publishing & SoundExchange royalties
- Monthly Royalty Payouts from all of the major DSPs
- Enable whatever access you'd like to your team.
- Amazing Analytics (TikTok, YouTube, Spotify, and more)
- Pre-save, Marketing Mailer tools and much more!
*Specialty partners available per client approval by the partner, fees apply
A Smarter Release Marketing Plan for Independent Artists
The Release Campaign Builder helps you create a clear, actionable release marketing plan tailored to your music, your goals, and your resources. It uses information already in your Symphonic account including release details, artist profile data, and more account information as you release with us, to shape a plan that fits your release.
You can also factor in:
- Your campaign budget
- Your primary goal for the release
Instead of generic advice, you get recommendations that reflect where your career is right now, what resources you have, and what you’re trying to achieve.
The result is a clearer, more realistic plan built from your real data, not assumptions, templates, or guesswork.
What our community has to say about working with us.
THOMAS CUSSINS
President, Ineffable Music // Manager of Stick Figure & Trevor Hall
President, Ineffable Music // Manager of Stick Figure & Trevor Hall
"Symphonic has allowed my company all the advantages of a major label distribution system in terms of access, pitching and personal touch, with the ease, transparency and affordability of a DIY distributor. We have worked with every distributor in the game, and for the first time, we have a real partner in growing our business."
REID SPEED
US Drum'n'Bass/Dubstep Pioneer // Owner, Play Me Records/Play Me Too
US Drum'n'Bass/Dubstep Pioneer // Owner, Play Me Records/Play Me Too
"We love working with Symphonic so much we actually transferred all our business over to them when other contracts ended. They are a pleasure to work with, always available for support, and forever innovating to up the quality of the product and service they deliver."
VLADIMIR GARCIA
Founder, 829Music Mundia
Founder, 829Music Mundia
"I was with a very large distributor and when my contract expired I wanted to deal with Symphonic...They have impeccable service and help record labels to grow together with them. Since 2018, I'm with Symphonic and I think I'll always be with them, because what's right doesn't change."
Get access to resources and real connections
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Symphonic helps you understand the music industry and engage with our community. From our industry leading blog, live events, video content, Facebook groups, and more, we are more than just a site to upload your music.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Symphonic distribute to?
Will I be locked into a long-term, exclusive deal?
Through Starter you will have a non-exclusive deal where you are still allowed to work with other distributors in addition to us. You own your music, keep your rights, we’re only the platform that helps you get your music out there and gives you advanced technology to help elevate your career.
What other services does Symphonic offer?
Symphonic provides many different services including Video Distribution, YouTube and SoundCloud Monetization, Publishing Administration and Sync Licensing. Signing up is only the beginning!
Why is this better than DistroKid and others?
Symphonic Starter gives you more than competitors like DistroKid, CDBaby and TuneCore. You receive advanced technology that shows stream performance, TikTok analytics, YouTube videos created using your content, playlist placements and the ability to split royalties to collaborators and more. You are also able to have a custom C and P line and choose the partners to deliver to.
How many artists can I have on an account?
Starter clients must utilize one primary artist on all releases under the account. You can bring on as many featuring and remixer artists as you’d like.
What is the refund policy for Starter?
There are no refunds once you join Starter and if you cancel your account, you will have access for it until the term of one year expires at which point your content will be taken down.
When will I get paid?
Symphonic issues payments on a monthly basis. You may review our payment schedule here. In order to collect payments, you must provide up-to-date payment and tax information. Your balance will remain active on your account until payments are claimed.
How much will it cost me?
Only $29.99 a year! Beatport, a specialty partner, requires an additional $10/month fee.
How much of my money will Symphonic keep?
You will keep 100% of royalties from the distribution of your music to Apple, Spotify, Deezer, Pandora and many more. Like most of the industry, there are some percentage fees for User Generated Content revenue collection such as YouTube.
Do Starter clients get marketing?
Symphonic will not pitch your content to DSPs under the Starter plan. Some additional marketing services are available for a fee.
How is this different from Partner?
This plan is a DIY (Do It Yourself) plan that allows you to get started on your journey in the music industry. Starter is fee-based ($29.99 per year for a primary artist). Partner is by application only and includes personalized support, marketing to DSPs and unlimited artists. Partner clients are charged a percentage fee.
What genres are accepted under Symphonic Starter?
Almost all genres are accepted for Symphonic Starter. Classical music is not an ideal fit for Starter unless the artist plays all of the instruments. Electronic artists must pay a $10/month fee to access Beatport.
Ready to get started?
Create an account instantly and start making money from your music with tools and insights to grow your fanbase.
