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All the tools you need to spread your music and grow your fanbase.

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We are pleased to offer you a one of a kind offering.

Symphonic Starter.

Our mission is to give creators the resources and support to thrive in the music industry. 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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Spotify (Preferred Partner)(PREFERRED PARTNER) Beatport (Requires Partner Approval)(REQUIRES PARTNER APPROVAL) Deezer
YouTube (Certified)

(CERTIFIED)

Udio Snapchat
Twitch Peloton TikTok
Tidal Pandora Apple Music (Preferred Partner)

(PREFERRED PARTNER)

Audiomack TouchTunes SoundCloud
Amazon Music Instagram Meta

 


$29.99 per year


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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.

Symphonic vs. Other Options

Symphonic offers more tools, faster and better support at a lower cost.

Annual Cost
Customer Service Response Time
Fees per Release
Schedule Own Release Dates
Individual User Roles
Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
Split Payment Fee
SoundExchange Collection
UGC / Content ID
Personalized release marketing plans
Music Publishing
Music Video Distribution
Spotify Preferred
Spotify Discovery Mode
Apple Preferred
Symphonic
$29.99
Annual Cost
1-3 business days
(by humans)
Customer Service Response Time
None
(covered by annual fee)
Fees per Release
Yes
Schedule Own Release Dates
Yes Individual User Roles
Yes
(TikTok, YouTube, Playlists)
Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
Free
(SplitShare, Auto-Assign, Recoupment)
Split Payment Fee
Yes SoundExchange Collection
Yes
$0 + 30%
UGC / Content ID
Yes
Personalized release marketing plans
$100 one time fee Music Publishing
Yes Music Video Distribution
Yes Spotify Preferred
Yes Spotify Discovery Mode
Yes Apple Preferred
CD Baby
$0 (Release Fees)
Annual Cost
Days
Customer Service Response Time
Singles: $9.95 up to Album: $29
Fees per Release
Yes Schedule Own Release Dates
No Individual User Roles
Yes, but limited Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
Not offered Split Payment Fee
Yes SoundExchange Collection
Yes
$0 + 30%
UGC / Content ID
No Personalized release marketing plans
15% / Release Fees
Music Publishing
No Music Video Distribution
No Spotify Preferred
No Spotify Discovery Mode
No Apple Preferred
DistroKid
$24.99 (1 artist on lowest plan); higher for more artists
Annual Cost
Varies; primarily self-service + email (can be slow)
Customer Service Response Time
None
(covered by annual fee)
Fees per Release
Only with the musician plus or ultimate plans
Schedule Own Release Dates
No Individual User Roles
No Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
$10/year per collaborator (if no DistroKid account); basic splits
Split Payment Fee
No SoundExchange Collection
Yes
Optional add-on ($4.95/year per release) + 20%
UGC / Content ID
No Personalized release marketing plans
$35/year + 20% commission
Music Publishing
Yes Music Video Distribution
Yes Spotify Preferred
Yes
(integrated opt-in tools)
Spotify Discovery Mode
No Apple Preferred
Tunecore
$22.99–$49.99/year tiers; $14.99/additional artist
Annual Cost
1–3 business days depending on the plan
Customer Service Response Time
Included in annual plans OR pay-per-release legacy pricing
Fees per Release
Yes
Schedule Own Release Dates
Pro plan only (for labels/groups)
Individual User Roles
Yes Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
$7.99/year for Rising Artist plan
Split Payment Fee
No SoundExchange Collection
Yes, 20% UGC / Content ID
No Personalized release marketing plans
$75 one time fee + 15% Commission (via Sentric)
Music Publishing
No Music Video Distribution
Yes Spotify Preferred
Yes Spotify Discovery Mode
Yes
(Tunecore Japan only)
Apple Preferred
UnitedMasters
Debut: $0
Debut+: $19.99
Select: $59.99
Partner: custom deal
Annual Cost
Varies by tier
(Partner = potential main human contact. Support tickets only for lower tiers.)
Customer Service Response Time
None
(tier-based)
Fees per Release
Select and Partner Only
Schedule Own Release Dates
Yes Individual User Roles
Only Apple, Spotify, and YouTube
Daily Analytics including UGC (YouTube, TikTok, etc.)
Free, but collaborators must join UnitedMasters;no native splits
Split Payment Fee
No SoundExchange Collection
Yes
(included)
UGC / Content ID
Yes
(for Select tier only)
Personalized release marketing plans
Not available Music Publishing
No Music Video Distribution
Yes Spotify Preferred
Yes Spotify Discovery Mode
No Apple Preferred

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Get Access to Resources & Support for Indie Artists

Symphonic helps you understand the music industry, reach your audience, and engage our community.

Symphonic Blog

Our Symphonic Blog is one of the leading resources for the music industry. It contains the latest trends in marketing, monetization, and more.

Facebook

Join our Facebook Groups for networking opportunities with other members of our community in the US and Latin America.

Networking

Be the first to hear about our educational events, conferences, webinars, and networking sessions.


Frequently Asked Questions

We distribute to hundreds of different outlets and digital service providers. To check out our list of current partners, click here. We are always adding new distribution partners to our network.*

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 and 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.

Symphonic provides many different services including Video Distribution, YouTube and SoundCloud Monetization, Publishing Administration and Sync Licensing. Signing up is only the beginning!

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.

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.

There are no refunds once you join Starter. If you cancel your account, you will have access to it until the term of one year expires, at which point your content will be taken down.

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.

Only $29.99 a year! Beatport, a specialty partner, requires an additional $10/month fee.

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.

Symphonic will not pitch your content to DSPs under the Starter plan. Some additional marketing services are available for a fee.

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.

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.

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