Social:DistroKid
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Type of site | Digital distribution |
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| Owner | Philip J. Kaplan |
| Industry | Music |
| Website | DistroKid.com |
| Launched | May 2013 |
| Current status | active |
DistroKid is an independent digital music distribution service, founded in 2013Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[1] This was particularly notable because DistroKid does not take a commission of royalties, making this the first time a #1 charting artist was able to keep 100% of their earnings.[2]
In May 2016, DistroKid launched a feature called "Teams" that makes it possible for royalties to be automatically sent to collaborators and shareholders.[3][4]
History
DistroKid was developed in 2012 by Philip J. Kaplan and launched in early 2013.[5] It began as a side-feature of Kaplan's music social network, Fandalism,[2] and was split out into its own company in 2015.[6]
Website technology
DistroKid uses many external APIs to reduce the development work load and automate most processes.[7]
References
- ↑ "The DistroKid Music Distribution Service Has Launched An Indie Artist To The Top Of The Charts". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/the-distrokid-music-distribution-service-has-launched-an-indie-artist-to-the-top-of-the-charts/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Artist Who Has The #1 Album On iTunes Is Getting 100% Of The Royalties". Digital Music News. http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2015/07/24/the-artist-who-has-the-1-album-on-itunes-is-getting-100-of-the-royalties/.
- ↑ "DistroKid’s music payment system now lets you send cash to everyone on a track". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/distrokids-music-payment-system-now-lets-you-send-cash-to-everyone-on-a-track/.
- ↑ "DistroKid Will Now Pay Everyone Who Worked On Your Song". TechCrunch. http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/05/19/distrokid-pay-everyone-worked-song//.
- ↑ "DistroKid Launches Much Cheaper TuneCore Alternative". HypeBot. http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/05/sf-musictech-summit-distrokid-to-be-best-system-in-world-for-uploading-music-to-stores.html.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtechrunchLaunch - ↑ "CEO War: INgrooves Blasts DistroKid. DistroKid Fires Back.". Digital Music News. http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2014/08/18/ceo-war-ingrooves-blasts-distrokid-distrokid-fires-back/.
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