Tuesday 21st February @ Scottish Music Centre, Candleriggs, Glasgow - 6PM
Ally Gray from EmuBands will be giving a presentation on digital distribution and the role of record labels tonight at the Scottish Music Centre. The presentation is part of a series of workshops being hosted by the Scottish Jazz Federation - with tonights workshop being based on sales.
The workshops are specifically geared towards the jazz sector and free to students and those on low income.
More information can be found here.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Spotify Double iOS App Streaming Quality
Spotify has updated its app for iPhone and iPod touch, raising the streaming quality to match that on offer through the desktop client.
The upgrade app now features the 'Extreme' option to stream tracks at 320kbps, which is double the quality that currently on offer. Previously the app boasted two playback options, Low Bandwidth (96kbps) and High Quality (160kbps).
With Spotify's offline caching capabilities you can sync these tracks to your device to be played offline so you don't destroy your data allowance with the higher-quality tracks. There is, of course, the Wi-Fi playback mode, which takes data consumption out of the picture altogether.
(T3)
You can get your music on Spotify through EmuBands - to get started, just click 'Join Us Now' to the right.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
The upgrade app now features the 'Extreme' option to stream tracks at 320kbps, which is double the quality that currently on offer. Previously the app boasted two playback options, Low Bandwidth (96kbps) and High Quality (160kbps).
With Spotify's offline caching capabilities you can sync these tracks to your device to be played offline so you don't destroy your data allowance with the higher-quality tracks. There is, of course, the Wi-Fi playback mode, which takes data consumption out of the picture altogether.
(T3)
You can get your music on Spotify through EmuBands - to get started, just click 'Join Us Now' to the right.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Deezer Link With Blackberry Messenger
BlackBerry smartphone users with the new Deezer application can share their favorite tracks, albums, playlists and artists, directly through BBM. BlackBerry smartphone users can also discover and share new music through Deezer's editorial recommendations, which they can easily view in the new application, and share these discoveries instantly.
Users can also keep their friends up to date with their favourite music with the real time publication of their music stream feed on their personal BBM profile.
BlackBerry smartphone users can easily download and install the Deezer application, then instantly listen to the tracks their friends have shared with them.
Mark Foster, MD of Deezer UK said: 'We are delighted to announce this BBM-optimised Deezer application, which will allow users to integrate and legally share their experience of the full Deezer service, all 15 million tracks, with BBM friends on their BlackBerry smartphone. We are constantly looking to provide new and enhanced functions, which are easy to use and fun for Deezer subscribers'
(Record Of The Day)
You can get your music on Deezer through EmuBands - to get started, just click 'Join Us Now' to the right.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Users can also keep their friends up to date with their favourite music with the real time publication of their music stream feed on their personal BBM profile.
BlackBerry smartphone users can easily download and install the Deezer application, then instantly listen to the tracks their friends have shared with them.
Mark Foster, MD of Deezer UK said: 'We are delighted to announce this BBM-optimised Deezer application, which will allow users to integrate and legally share their experience of the full Deezer service, all 15 million tracks, with BBM friends on their BlackBerry smartphone. We are constantly looking to provide new and enhanced functions, which are easy to use and fun for Deezer subscribers'
(Record Of The Day)
You can get your music on Deezer through EmuBands - to get started, just click 'Join Us Now' to the right.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
EmuBands Begins Distribution To Deezer
We're delighted to announce that we have now added Deezer to our growing list of retail partners, meaning that all EmuBands artists and labels can have their releases distributed to the streaming service.
"With 13 million licensed tracks available on any device and in enhanced sound quality, Deezer allows its subscribers to listen to and share their favourite music, create playlists and discover the music they love thanks to recommendations by its music-loving editorial team"
Deezer.com (2012)
As we continue to grow here at EmuBands, we want to see our artists grow with us; as part of our ongoing commitment to our artists and labels, we are constantly looking to improve the reach of their music through expanding our network of retail partners.
And, of course, due to our one-off pricing model, any existing releases can be distributed to Deezer free of charge; whilst any new releases can be distributed to all current retail partners for the low one-off fee - and thereafter free of charge when we add more retail partners in the future!
Current EmuBands artists and labels can add Deezer to their existing releases through their user accounts; if you haven't yet created your free EmuBands account, click here.
If you would like more information on what EmuBands can do for you, click here.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
"With 13 million licensed tracks available on any device and in enhanced sound quality, Deezer allows its subscribers to listen to and share their favourite music, create playlists and discover the music they love thanks to recommendations by its music-loving editorial team"
Deezer.com (2012)
As we continue to grow here at EmuBands, we want to see our artists grow with us; as part of our ongoing commitment to our artists and labels, we are constantly looking to improve the reach of their music through expanding our network of retail partners.
And, of course, due to our one-off pricing model, any existing releases can be distributed to Deezer free of charge; whilst any new releases can be distributed to all current retail partners for the low one-off fee - and thereafter free of charge when we add more retail partners in the future!
Current EmuBands artists and labels can add Deezer to their existing releases through their user accounts; if you haven't yet created your free EmuBands account, click here.
If you would like more information on what EmuBands can do for you, click here.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Apply To Play At The North East's Largest Event For Emerging Music
Your chance to play at Evolution Emerging 2012.
Generator, in association with Amazing Radio and NARC. Magazine are currently accepting applications from artists to play at this year's Evolution Emerging event as part of the Evolution Festival.
Taking place on Friday 1st June, Evolution Emerging is the North East's largest event for new, emerging talent and will see over 25 North East artists perform as part of the Evolution Weekender.
Ongoing success stories from artists who performed as part of Evolution Emerging 2011 include a number of EmuBands artists including Vinyl Jacket, who went on to play at Glastonbury Festival and Tomahawks for Targets who performed at Reading and Leeds Festival.
For further information on Evolution Emerging click here
To apply for Evolution Emerging click here
To check out what happened at last years event click here
Related Links:
http://www.generator.org.uk/evolutionemerging
http://www.generator.org.uk
http://www.vinyljacket.co.uk
http://www.tomahawksfortargets.com
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Generator, in association with Amazing Radio and NARC. Magazine are currently accepting applications from artists to play at this year's Evolution Emerging event as part of the Evolution Festival.
Taking place on Friday 1st June, Evolution Emerging is the North East's largest event for new, emerging talent and will see over 25 North East artists perform as part of the Evolution Weekender.
Ongoing success stories from artists who performed as part of Evolution Emerging 2011 include a number of EmuBands artists including Vinyl Jacket, who went on to play at Glastonbury Festival and Tomahawks for Targets who performed at Reading and Leeds Festival.
For further information on Evolution Emerging click here
To apply for Evolution Emerging click here
To check out what happened at last years event click here
Related Links:
http://www.generator.org.uk/evolutionemerging
http://www.generator.org.uk
http://www.vinyljacket.co.uk
http://www.tomahawksfortargets.com
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
Barcodes: A Brief Introduction
An introduction to barcodes and how these apply to your releases
In this blog we're going to provide a brief introduction to barcodes and how these apply to your release. We'll do this by running through some of the questions we get asked commonly, whilst providing some background information along the way.
In this blog we'll look to cover the below:
1. Are there different types of barcode?
2. Does my release need a barcode before I can distribute it to iTunes?
3. How can I get a barcode for my release?
1. Are there different types of barcode?
There are three main types of barcode used when distributing music, namely:
UPC (Universal Product Code)
The first barcode symbology widely adopted having originated in North America. Most commonly used in the UPC-A form, this consists of 12 digits uniquely assigned to any release/product.
EAN (International Article Number) * previously European Article Number
Following the adoption of the UPC across North America, the EAN was developed as a version of the UPC for international use. The most commonly used format is the EAN-13, which consists of 13 digits, adding one additional digit to the UPC-A. It is possible to add an additional '0' to the start of an UPC-A to change this to an EAN-13.
JAN (Japanese Article Number)
Identical to the EAN symbology, JAN is the name given to EAN codes within Japan.
2. Does my release need a barcode before I can distribute it to iTunes?
Yes. In the same way that ISRCs are used as unique identifiers of recordings to ensure accurate reporting of sales, barcodes are used by retailers as unique identifiers for releases/products, ensuring that all bundle and individual track royalties are correctly reported. If you want to sell your music online through digital retailers, you will need a barcode.
3. How can I get a barcode for my release?
At EmuBands we can assign barcodes completely free of charge for your releases. If you would like us to do this for you, simply leave this field blank when adding your release. All barcodes assigned by EmuBands will be in EAN-13 symbology.
Should you wish to assign your own UPC/EAN/JAN, you can also join your regional barcode standards agency, in the UK this is GS1 UK (http://www.gs1uk.org). Please note, however, that membership fees do apply.
If you have any questions about any of the above, please leave a comment below or get in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
In this blog we're going to provide a brief introduction to barcodes and how these apply to your release. We'll do this by running through some of the questions we get asked commonly, whilst providing some background information along the way.
In this blog we'll look to cover the below:
1. Are there different types of barcode?
2. Does my release need a barcode before I can distribute it to iTunes?
3. How can I get a barcode for my release?
1. Are there different types of barcode?
There are three main types of barcode used when distributing music, namely:
UPC (Universal Product Code)
The first barcode symbology widely adopted having originated in North America. Most commonly used in the UPC-A form, this consists of 12 digits uniquely assigned to any release/product.
EAN (International Article Number) * previously European Article Number
Following the adoption of the UPC across North America, the EAN was developed as a version of the UPC for international use. The most commonly used format is the EAN-13, which consists of 13 digits, adding one additional digit to the UPC-A. It is possible to add an additional '0' to the start of an UPC-A to change this to an EAN-13.
JAN (Japanese Article Number)
Identical to the EAN symbology, JAN is the name given to EAN codes within Japan.
2. Does my release need a barcode before I can distribute it to iTunes?
Yes. In the same way that ISRCs are used as unique identifiers of recordings to ensure accurate reporting of sales, barcodes are used by retailers as unique identifiers for releases/products, ensuring that all bundle and individual track royalties are correctly reported. If you want to sell your music online through digital retailers, you will need a barcode.
3. How can I get a barcode for my release?
At EmuBands we can assign barcodes completely free of charge for your releases. If you would like us to do this for you, simply leave this field blank when adding your release. All barcodes assigned by EmuBands will be in EAN-13 symbology.
Should you wish to assign your own UPC/EAN/JAN, you can also join your regional barcode standards agency, in the UK this is GS1 UK (http://www.gs1uk.org). Please note, however, that membership fees do apply.
If you have any questions about any of the above, please leave a comment below or get in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
ISRCs: A Brief Introduction
What are ISRCs? What do they do? Do I need them?
At EmuBands we get a lot of enquiries regarding ISRCs: What they are? What do they do? Do I need them?
With that in mind we've put together our own introductory guide to ISRCs, answering some of the most common questions that we get asked by artists and labels about ISRCs and how they relate to distribution.
In this blog we will look to cover the below:
1. What is an ISRC?
2. What do ISRCs do?
3. Do my tracks need to have ISRCs before I can distribute my music to iTunes?
4. Where can I get ISRCs?
5. Do my ISRCs need to be embedded into the audio files I supply for distribution?
1. What is an ISRC?
International Standard Recording Code
ISRCs are made up of 4 parts, here's an example.
GB - EMU - 12 - 00001
GB is the Country Code and identifies the country of residence of the registrant.
EMU is the Registrant Code and identifies the person or company assigning the ISRC.
12 is the Year of Reference and identifies the year in which an ISRC is assigned.
00001 is the Designation Code and is assigned by the registrant, normally sequentially.
2. What do ISRCs do?
Almost every time a recording is used, a royalty is generated. By allowing sound recordings and music videos to be identified uniquely, ISRC codes allow these royalties to be reported accurately worldwide.
Here are a few examples of where ISRC codes are used;
* Digital retailers such as iTunes reference ISRCs to assign and report royalties.
* Collection agencies such as PPL reference ISRC codes to assign and report royalties.
3. Do my tracks need to have ISRCs before I can distribute my music to iTunes?
Yes. All online retailers including iTunes, Amazon MP3 and Spotify require an ISRC to be assigned to each track. The ISRCs for your tracks are supplied to retailers along with all other metadata relating to your release, i.e. track titles, durations, genre etc.
4. Where can I get ISRC codes?
At EmuBands we can assign ISRCs completely free of charge for your tracks should you require these. If you would like us to do this for you, you can simply leave the ISRC field blank when adding your release.
Alternatively, if you are a UK resident you can join PPL (www.ppluk.com) who will then assign to you a unique registrant code. You can then use your registrant code to generate your own ISRCs for your recordings.
If you are based outside of the UK and wish to assign your own ISRCs, you should contact your local or national licensing body. The IFPI provide a list of these which you can access here here.
5. Do my ISRCs need to be embedded into the audio files I supply for distribution?
No. ISRCs are generally supplied to retailers as part of the release's metadata, not as part of the audio file. With EmuBands, you will be asked to confirm the ISRC for each of your tracks when adding the release to your account; this means that we do not require ISRCs to be embedded within your audio.
Hopefully you will have found the above information useful as an introduction to ISRCs; what they are and how they relate to the distribution of your music.
Should you have any questions, please ask by commenting below or by getting in touch on Facebook or Twitter.
We would also recommend reading the IFPI's ISRC handbook, which you can download as a free PDF here.
About EmuBands:
EmuBands is a digital music distribution service allowing artists and record labels to sell music online.
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