DISTROKID BANNED ME FOR LIFE

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  • @ermanevcil
    @ermanevcil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Thanks a lot for this video man ! And sorry for your thing turned up like so..
    Guys, check well the comment section, there are some solid info laying down there.

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      🙌🙌🙌

    • @macavalli2619
      @macavalli2619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      TIL, Distrokid can shadow ban you for having a certain style or making "similar sounding music. I can already see how many trap rappers they will trap ban due to "editorial discretion"

    • @VSChris-ut8ip
      @VSChris-ut8ip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Indie Music Academy what should I use to get my music out there what’s the best option to use

    • @MajesticLawnGnome
      @MajesticLawnGnome 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah man soo thankful for this video lol 😂 I am releasing my first album and not with distrokid lol

    • @losintocables7834
      @losintocables7834 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Azaz Beats were you able to collect your money from distrokid?

  • @BarstoolAstronaut
    @BarstoolAstronaut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +673

    Doctor to Nurse: "He's dead...notify his wife and send an email to Distrokid."

    • @theviolinoob
      @theviolinoob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      hahha

    • @LuciensMusic
      @LuciensMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      They may want a picture of the corpse,lol

    • @CokeBeats
      @CokeBeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ha ha ha otherwise will carry to next generation

    • @Neillusion
      @Neillusion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @alexandermasons418
      @alexandermasons418 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Barstool Astronaut you have the littest account name

  • @Howitchewstofeel5gum
    @Howitchewstofeel5gum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    The common thread with bad Distokid experiences is: Everything went well for a while, then suddenly something went wrong for no apparent reason and nobody can ever figure out why, because apparently their customer service is absolute dogshit.

    • @nvisionbeats
      @nvisionbeats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah for me it’s the customer service, they are a very archaic in how they operate. They are unprofessional in this aspect and not very transparent - even with the whole withholding a third of royalties because of tax reasons.

    • @Wxve6
      @Wxve6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nvisionbeatsthe DK founder creeps reddit like a fool under his real name ... so yeah you're right. company culture trickles down from the top

    • @losintocables7834
      @losintocables7834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Azaz Beats Were you able to collect your winnings after the ban?

    • @heeeeeythere7480
      @heeeeeythere7480 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      3 years, after that it’s nothing but problems.

    • @Synfluence101
      @Synfluence101 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      AI is messing it all up.

  • @iamchannelll
    @iamchannelll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I think we need to take a stand and start making ways to be able to distribute our own music instead of using distributors

    • @HindiRapGuru
      @HindiRapGuru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with you. This world is now getting strictly controlled for power and money in every way. It was done in shadows before but now it is done in broad daylight and they are not scared!

    • @therecipe415
      @therecipe415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Agreed. I want to start a union for artist

    • @feadycrocka
      @feadycrocka ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lets open one

    • @kinadabambino6872
      @kinadabambino6872 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Im down!

    • @LegendaryWoke
      @LegendaryWoke ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Simply go to each distributor and distribute instead of going with the multi-distributors, yawn

  • @john-a5472
    @john-a5472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    "I'm not telling you to quit Distrokid"
    *Me contemplating quitting Distrokid*

    • @compositionsforever2466
      @compositionsforever2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Shovine Kazama what's wrong with that? Cheaper than Netflix that has majority films I've already seen or can see without Netflix.

    • @compositionsforever2466
      @compositionsforever2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Shovine Kazama I mean to have ya music in many stores isn't as easy without a distributor.
      As long as you pay distrokid ya sorted . Other distributions are slightly weird like I also have Ditto but only uploaded one track due to there's toonly many tabs but better for doing draft releases I guess, I only joined ditto to one day take advantage of the Vevo Channel creator feature that cist around $c .. Not too bad.. But that one track took a week to reach anywhere and they have free TH-cam content id.. distrokid content id isn't free but there's free services out there to do that separately like pay a one time fee to a publisher and they handle worldwide stuff for every track

    • @compositionsforever2466
      @compositionsforever2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Shovine Kazama distrokid always takes a day or two at most to reach iTunes. Before TH-cam took a week to reach stores a two years ago but recently takes same time as iTunes apple music, two days is amazing to be in over ccc stores and a new oriental store has just been added so go back into albums or singles and add to more stores that don't charge. Simple

    • @Zvrra
      @Zvrra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Shovine Kazama WAT

    • @saint_iri
      @saint_iri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Shovine Kazama 🤔 this can't be correct

  • @Herfinnur
    @Herfinnur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Title of video starts around 4:28 for those as impatient as me 😬
    I hate that we have to pay for distribution. There's really no reason for that except for artificially created barriers, and it's a step backwards from the CD days where it was absolutely possible to do your own distribution if you where prepared to do the necessary work

    • @CreativeMindsAudio
      @CreativeMindsAudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Cd days?! are you kidding me?! do you know how expensive that stuff was?! I released a compilation album of local artists to sell at shows in high school. did everything myself: printed out cd cards, bought jewel cases, and CD-Rs and the rest. without factoring in ink it was like $2-3 PER CD. Of course i made more than i needed and am still stuck with some (yay memorabilia). Stuff is much cheaper now. complaining that you have to pay to get stuff out there and Cds were cheaper isn't an argument i understand.

  • @activistarts7722
    @activistarts7722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +479

    this should be a lawsuit. Sounds like fraud to me

    • @phenomenallyupnext
      @phenomenallyupnext 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      distro kid is the worst i know 3 artist who got screwed by theme

    • @jacejaxon7197
      @jacejaxon7197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yeah, sounds bad, but most of what this dude is saying is just ACTUAL LIES. The way he described the "Leave a legacy" thing isn't how it works at all. He probably *did* release something that could've gotten him in trouble (distrokid straight up says that if a song that you released get's in any legal trouble they will unrelease it so that neither you or them get in lawsuit territory.(Which is in your favor) He also doesn't show any of his and distrokids conversation so most of that is probably made up as well. I mean what can you expect, he's a small youtuber who needs content and controversy videos get the most views.

    • @vandenhengel978
      @vandenhengel978 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jacejaxon7197 Those are harsh words you are using and assumptions are just that, not facts.
      There are however a few inconsistencies in the story. Like the impossibility to get another distributor. And then show how to do just that. Also the mentioning that DK does not give you all your payments from the mentioned resources is a first I hear that one. Implying the need for additional services.

    • @AccioFreaks
      @AccioFreaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@vandenhengel978 could not watch the video because I'm in a pretty loud environment. Just came here to read all the comments. While I don't know what this guy is talking about in the video, DistroKid not paying the full amount to artists is not something new. Check out Dan Vasc's video about it.
      /watch?v=UZ9P80XPIWY

    • @freakenh
      @freakenh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jacejaxon7197 This guy probably works for distrokid

  • @urblack7954
    @urblack7954 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Forget disctrokid!!!! You posting this saved me thank you.

  • @warrencantero
    @warrencantero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    staying clear from the Dark Side of the business.. this is a great public service. thank you

  • @michaellawrencesound
    @michaellawrencesound 4 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Wow that's crazy! Would you be willing to make a video on how you changed distributors without giving up stream counts or UPC codes? Might be a good resource to have, just in case.

    • @levigotit3029
      @levigotit3029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      definitely something id look forward to!

    • @dgeniux
      @dgeniux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This will be very important

    • @TheToobNube
      @TheToobNube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes please!

    • @JocelinoRodrigues
      @JocelinoRodrigues 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I second this!

    • @AntonioRockGP
      @AntonioRockGP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yah! Please!

  • @StephenWakeGuitar
    @StephenWakeGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey, Thanks for the vid. I was just about to go with their label plan but saw your video and canceled just in time. I've been told by others that their customer service is terrible.

  • @IndieMusicAcademy
    @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    By popular request: in this video, I share my Distrokid story. I'll be answering every comment for the next 3 hours so let me know if you're shocked or have questions, or even want to share a story of something that has happened to you!

    • @KalebDingmon
      @KalebDingmon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey what's good bro! Don't forget about Amuse and United Masters for free distribution with them not taking any cut and with them having FREE FEATURES such as TH-cam content ID etc 🙏🤍🔥check it out bro

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Those platforms are freaking rocking the music distribution world!!!! It will be amazing to see what happens with them long-term and if it's going to mean trouble for platforms like CD Baby 😮

    • @hrithikbeats
      @hrithikbeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey brother same thing happened with me man they i mailed them today and they said me same thing now i want a solution my friend what do i do they said is change your distributed plz tell me brother what do i do

    • @hrithikbeats
      @hrithikbeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And what will happen to my money i'm still keep making from streams on distrokid man

    • @thenowchurch6419
      @thenowchurch6419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for making this video.
      Based on the buzz for months now, I thought Distrokid was on the up and up and was the best way to go.
      I was so close to putting my music on their service.
      This has been quite an eye opener.
      Scams are everywhere. Do your due diligence people.

  • @NimbleswitchMusic
    @NimbleswitchMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    They won me over a few years ago by convincing me they were the only honest player in the business, and fighting for your ability to collect royalties. Now I feel a bit naive for falling for their nice guy marketing.

  • @chadgarber
    @chadgarber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    You should do a video that shows how you switched.

    • @brunoamaral8881
      @brunoamaral8881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      AGREE

    • @itsmdnight
      @itsmdnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agree

    • @happydrumstick5371
      @happydrumstick5371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Hey! Here is the video showing how I switched without losing stream counts or playlists: th-cam.com/video/zNNVghu4au8/w-d-xo.html

    • @chadgarber
      @chadgarber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndieMusicAcademy Thanks so much!

  • @ashleysimone7702
    @ashleysimone7702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I am more concerned that he was banned without a legitimate explanation.

    • @AikiraBeats
      @AikiraBeats 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right that doesn't sound right to me

    • @jacksonmckoy
      @jacksonmckoy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fake streams

    • @bradleythewitch
      @bradleythewitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same.

    • @josianelessard
      @josianelessard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@AikiraBeats no same crap happened to me. I think duplicated releases get you flagged

    • @makingbangers8624
      @makingbangers8624 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Spotify loves fake streams, it still benefits them. @@jacksonmckoy

  • @anndynegative
    @anndynegative 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Really sucks to hear this dude. It's a bummer you had to go through all this, but it's good you were able to bounce back. Thanks for sharing!

  • @RicoTracks24
    @RicoTracks24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bro my heart really goes out to you, I’ve watched a lot of your content and you’re awesome, bad things always happen to good people smh. I’m glad I watched this I’ve only distributed 3 tracks through distrokid, I’ll be transferring those few to another distributor!

  • @martinistse
    @martinistse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Music lesson 101, record labels are shady (also distributors)

    • @AidanChickTV
      @AidanChickTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      all of entertainment is shady lmao
      Daft Punk's Interstella 5555 is a perfect metaphor for this

    • @UncleBenjs
      @UncleBenjs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@AidanChickTV Or there is the Q Tip line "Industry rule number four thousand and eighty
      ,
      Record company people are shady"

    • @marcoescobar8578
      @marcoescobar8578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@UncleBenjs I think they smoke crack. I don't doubt it; look at how they act

    • @Kikan319
      @Kikan319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not necessarily true at all. It's pretty clear most people have never dealt with Indie labels.
      Most people can think of an indie label as a stepping stone if they really wanted to.
      Indie labels and Major labels don't usually use the same contracts. It's much simpler and easier to deal with. Most of the time.

    • @blinkinbaboonbiskit
      @blinkinbaboonbiskit 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ... been the truth since Record Merch and all the rest... forever...

  • @lukeabram
    @lukeabram 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    *Learns about leave a legacy
    *fakes death
    *tells Distrokid he is dead
    *legally changes name
    *releases with new distributor under old name
    "phew, that was easy!"

    • @macavalli2619
      @macavalli2619 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You know how much it costs to fake a death and get a new legal identity? Not to mention a new artist name, style, plastic surgery?
      Just pay Distrokid for life, simple

    • @DjSegwon
      @DjSegwon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao

    • @CyanBlackflower
      @CyanBlackflower 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indeed. That is at LEAST what my response to them would be...Just SEE if I wouldn't try and have as much fun with their algorithm, bot, or persons as possible. I might even SERIOUSLY get some Goddamned ATTENTION!! One way or ANOTHER...Because... I'm under the impression that in this business...there is NO such thing as "Bad Publicity".

    • @kgmsosa8230
      @kgmsosa8230 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Tells distrokid he is dead???
      Him: “I’m dead”
      DK: “no ur not”
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @lukeabram
      @lukeabram 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kgmsosa8230 😂

  • @Payusnomind
    @Payusnomind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Yo, when you said you were about to pay for Leave a Legacy, I thought my head would explode. Oh man, I’m so furious this is happening to anybody. They’ve always been a bit shady though. I mean, you can’t even see the terms of agreement until after you pay & are in the upload process. They also hide their full pricing until you create an account. It’s always been strange. Glad to hear you got away.

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Me too!

    • @Payusnomind
      @Payusnomind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drzplatano1923 Huh?

    • @drzplatano1923
      @drzplatano1923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Payusnomind Hah!! my bad. "Pay me no mind" 🤦🏽‍♂️ thought u were Jhawk Productions. Lol smh. It's fustrating trying to find a decent digital distributer. It seems they all have shitty reviews.

    • @jowyjozef
      @jowyjozef 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks to @@Payusnomind reviews, I'm going to use *ONErpm*

    • @NINESKYZ
      @NINESKYZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      PUNM Yo, when you said you were about to pay for Leave a Legacy, I thought my head would explode LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

  • @HolaMundoDev
    @HolaMundoDev 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I received that same message today, it is a copy paste, I think that the issue is something easy to solve like "this song doesn't suit X streaming service" or "this streaming service said that you need to change A", but because they are such a big company they prefer not to give support to artists as they don't have the motivation to do so. Thanks for the review, I'm applying to Awal now.

  • @SamaThakore
    @SamaThakore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Hey Ryan,
    I'm so glad that you made a video about this because THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED WITH ME!!!
    After a few weeks of wondering when my music will be up in the stores, I wrote to distrokid asking about my releases, just like you did. As a reply, distrokid sent me an email stating the exact same thing, the only difference being that the mail they sent to me did not have any reasons stated, like how they gave to you. Distrokid just sent me an email saying, "due to "editorial discretion" you will no longer be able to upload music through Distrokid, please find a new distributor." There was no reason given what so ever, even when I replied asking for one!! This was so frustrating!!
    .
    I wanted to ask, how you moved your music, from distrokid to another distributor and whether it made any difference to your streams??
    and which distributor do you recommend??

    • @djproducerccm
      @djproducerccm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Sorry to hear that too, It doesn't make any sense. I moved my catalog from Reverbnation, to Tunecore, and then finally to Distrokid. I had to take my music down from one service first before uploading again to the new one (kept the same UPC & IRSC). I didn`t see a drop in Plays on Spotify but that was a few rears ago. Hang in there I kinda know the feeling, Pandora banned me since calling them out on Twitter back in 2013... Keep Rocking Sama =)

    • @SamaThakore
      @SamaThakore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DJ Producer CCM oh no so sorry to hear that🙈 I really hope spotify and other platforms bring in the upload your songs yourself feature soon!!

    • @giulioboobzilla
      @giulioboobzilla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out Bandcamp rather than f‘in around wit thieves

    • @chills2447
      @chills2447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Use Amuse
      It's free

    • @percycarey6555
      @percycarey6555 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Spotify owns DistroKid.

  • @RicobeatzIGRicobeatz
    @RicobeatzIGRicobeatz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was going to start up an account for beats after clearing samples and now I changed my mind. And this is not the first video I saw that customers had serious issues with DistroKid! Thank you for posting this video because the negativity of this seems true as well as the other artists that suffered the same and/or similar problems. It’s a shame when you put in all your hard work the legit and legal way and still gives you a hard time. Sorry to hear that man🤦🏻‍♂️!

    • @teonsnnow3548
      @teonsnnow3548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Share worldwide to all Artists
      DITTO MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN BLACKLISTED BY THE WORLD COUNCIL OF MUSIC ARTISTS for cheating Music Artists . All music Artists must leave DITTO MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS worldwide.Have nothing todo with them A WORLDWIDE BOYCOTT. Blocking Artists, taking money without rendering services well. Fighting with Artists. When once Artists make progress , they fight with Artists seize your royalties and lock you out of the account. World Council of Music Artist . YOU ARE THEIR CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT THEREFORE THE COUNCIL CAN NOT ALLOW SUCH BEHAVIOUR TO CONTINUE. DITTO IS BLACKLISTED. ALL ARTISTS ARE TOLD TO LEAVE DITTO WORLDWIDE . UNLESS THEY STOP FIGHTING AND LOCKING ARTIST OUT POLICY THEY ARE BLACKLISTED.

  • @95TurboSol
    @95TurboSol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I was literally entering my credit card info while listening to this video and canceled, thanks, the reason I ditched is actually because of shady pricing, not being up front about what add ons you have to pay for. Do you have any experience with ditto? They were my second choice.

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Oh man lol Distrokid is gonna come after me pretty soon!!
      You know I’ve talked to a ditto employee and am familiar with their features and I was honestly pretty impressed. The best part about ditto is that they have marketing packages that you can add-on.
      Those marketing packages are run by a small team at ditto who will actually dedicate man-hours towards your launch. It’s pricey but a really cool concept for artists who need support for marketing.
      I’ve never used them but in my opinion it seems like a solid choice.

    • @95TurboSol
      @95TurboSol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@IndieMusicAcademy ok cool, thanks mate

    • @user-rf4vc7mt4d
      @user-rf4vc7mt4d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro me too. I was going to create an account just to be able to collect royalties from a feature I had with another artist. I wasn't planning to use it to put out my music. Then they hit me with that subscription fee regardless. I was so close to putting in my info, then the TH-cam algorithm recommended me this. I'm so happy I didn't do it lmao. Since I'm kind of friends with the guy, I might ask him to have my percentage and paypal me the money or maybe i won't even care anymore and everyone else can split my money

    • @lifestyle6993
      @lifestyle6993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Use United masters

    • @95TurboSol
      @95TurboSol 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lifestyle6993 Funny enough I did end up going with Distrokid because of various features I wanted like revenue share. I've had nothing but a good experience so far, it's been about 6 months now.

  • @PRAFITJOSIAH
    @PRAFITJOSIAH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Looks like Distrokid changed the Leave a Legacy part after seeing your video, this is the new policy:
    "DistroKid will never delete this album, even if you cancel your account or your credit card is declined. You can always choose to delete it any time-or not. You will continue to accrue all royalties, as normal. Leave your legacy for future generations."

    • @m3taljel
      @m3taljel ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Angelfleshimpaler Leave a Legacy has been the same since 2016

    • @SinfidelityMusic
      @SinfidelityMusic 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@m3taljelnot according to this video

    • @m3taljel
      @m3taljel 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SinfidelityMusic ☝️🤓

  • @Manddychaliyaa
    @Manddychaliyaa 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey we have distributed our music video on distrokid on June 12 but still don't recieve any earning and reports can you please tell me when does distrokid provide us earnings and reports

  • @canadarecordsofficial
    @canadarecordsofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    People are the ones that can destroy those crock companies. If all artists work together and if we have online community we can have them run out of the business . That was horrible experience!!!

    • @therecipe415
      @therecipe415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Artist owned distribution systems

  • @creaturesound8795
    @creaturesound8795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi we 've just had this situation with a different Merlin partner. Now looking to move our catalog but I have a question no one seems to be able to answer. What about the royalties we accumulated? We had thousands of plays and no access to our royalties?

  • @theclaverman
    @theclaverman ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm just about to release a single with a Norwegian artist. It's professionally mixed, and it is mastered in Metropolis Studios, London. But when I logged in to distrokid all my previous releases are deleted from distrokids library .... What a huge scam this is. Hopes somebody sues them to their knees, as the internet is flooding with people experiencing the exact same thing without any reason,,,,,

  • @AjayKesbhat
    @AjayKesbhat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this morning one thing happen with me. distrokid remove my entire catalog of music and close my DistroKid account. and they are nothing to tell me about my royalties. how can i withdrowll my royaltties?
    distrokid dosent show my music and my royalties ?

  • @rasbill
    @rasbill 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    macklemore seemed like such a nice guy too sorry to see this happen to him

    • @bproducer
      @bproducer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @thatsHQ
      @thatsHQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Broooo

  • @SinizterOfficial
    @SinizterOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Had this happen to me as well. I literally boycott distrokid for everything you stated here. Their customer service is absolutely terrible and the e-mails you get are exactly as stated here, a laundry list of possible things but they never tell you exactly what it is.
    Fun Fact - If you make a new account under the same artist name and try to distribute again through them, they will ban the new account.

    • @11451254
      @11451254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if you change emails !

    • @palaska.
      @palaska. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was banned for some reason and then I bought a new account with a new email and when I tried to upload my songs that were already uploaded and not copyrighted, they told me that my songs contained other samples. So why did you upload them before? Can anyone help me if they have any information?

  • @garaughty
    @garaughty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    hi Ryan and wow... that sucks on so many levels ! Thx for the heads-up !

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Marti, no problem my man. Most artists will be just fine, just beware of the subscription model!

  • @Ephoric
    @Ephoric หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just logged in today, seeing all my music has been deleted. I am in shock. Can somebody explain or help me with what’s going on?

  • @GioVanniRimz
    @GioVanniRimz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is a powerful video and has so much relevance to life as a whole, not just your experience with DK....Hidden truths are everywhere; one has to keep all 3 eyes open!

  • @2free2snakes
    @2free2snakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I released 2 albums and 1 single via DK, starting from late 2017 to autumn 2019. Went smoothly as ever until I tried to get my third album released - editorial discretion with very vague email responses. Decided to cut my losses and pay for the legacies. Looking at other distributor platforms right now for future releases. Ended up releasing my third LP only on TH-cam/Bandcamp, so far so good.

    • @Wxve6
      @Wxve6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      so you intentionally switcvhed from DK (after buying the leave a legacy) and DK still pays you your royalties despite 'intentionally' switching from DK to another distributor? Isn't that exactly what OP said DOESNT happen? I feel like they treated him differently than usual. Like if @indiemusicacademy didn't email them and just bought the leave a legacy then switched they'd keep paying him, no? I cxould be totally wrong. DK support is poops i've messaged them some strongly worded emails , still didn't get banned tho thankfully lol but still like all these tech companies have poops customer service they r run by bots lol

  • @Eloho-Inibi
    @Eloho-Inibi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blown away by everything you shared. Thank you!

  • @noiszif
    @noiszif 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s just incredible all you had to pass thru with Distrokid. Thank you for letting us know you experience with them. I’ll have to keep researching about which music distributor is ideal for me. Once again, thanks! 🙏🏽

  • @MegSummersMusic
    @MegSummersMusic หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the warning. I just started using Distrokid and very new to the music industry.

  • @deptb
    @deptb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is such a terrifying possibility that could happen to anybody.

  • @djsid_jhansi
    @djsid_jhansi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My track is stuck since 2 month . any idea ?

  • @TashkaUrban
    @TashkaUrban 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm having MASSIVE TROUBLE with distrokid and being met with NO SUPPORT & a brick wall - my music is being discriminated against & it FEELS HORRIBLE! I am SO relating to this story SO MUCH right now!

    • @TashkaUrban
      @TashkaUrban 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Their reason is "it's not in the Spirit of Distrokid" - even tho I have an entire album the same already that's been successful!!!! & NO WAY of getting in contact with them. Every response I get is completely automated

    • @thisislilalice
      @thisislilalice 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So hit up the stores and tell them you’re having problems they figure it out from the back end.

    • @veyselaydn6711
      @veyselaydn6711 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TashkaUrban i cant use spilts.what can i do

    • @smokehashxuriahjahvid
      @smokehashxuriahjahvid ปีที่แล้ว

      I've used distrokid never had a problem. I've uploaded music with samples and audio clips from well known movies etc... Very obscene music etc.. So this is crazy it seems like internally "gatekeepers" that can ban an artist from a distribution are at work to ban artists for no real reason ... Recently someone sabotaged me and paid for bot streams on one of my songs. It was near 50k streams I thought naturally cause I never paid for any promo but I received a message from distrokid that they detected bot streams and I must delete the song so my most played song of all time I had to delete

    • @smokehashxuriahjahvid
      @smokehashxuriahjahvid ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@TashkaUrbanspotify is changing and now only provide royalties for songs with 1000 or more plays maybe this has something to do with it... Imo it's a (conspiracy) big record label companies are mad that independent artist can make allot off streams as a independent record label so they are trying to stop it cause they want to control all music and revenue earned from music .... 99.9% chance my conspiracy theory is the truth

  • @MytzaHandbalistu
    @MytzaHandbalistu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    After 3 years, these months I've got some streams on a song and I've got some revenue and Distrokid took it all! Reseted all my stats to 0 and deleted 3 of my songs. No copyrights, no nothing... And I'm not the only one in this situation!

    • @VibrantVibes4u
      @VibrantVibes4u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      amuse an Routenote does'nt seem to be any better.

  • @teroniemi
    @teroniemi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I`ve also released multiple artists and albums via distrokid and even paid leave a legacy fee. You confirmed my fears sadly... also if I want to send shares via distrokid all the receivers will need to pay the yearly fee. So it`s actually quite expensive.

  • @Arjun-md2in
    @Arjun-md2in 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for sharing your experience bruv. You actually did a great job sharing your experience. Now please do share with us if distrokid comes to you again for sharing your experience through this video. Glad you shared your experience 🙌🏻

  • @jesseedmondson2861
    @jesseedmondson2861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Man after finding out all of this I am a lot less likely to use distrokid, I was leaning toward them before this.

    • @MichaelOrtega
      @MichaelOrtega 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Even before watching this video I always had a hunch that DistroKid was “too good to be true”. I use CD BaBy and even though it’s quite expensive but they have literally changed my life especially as an original Composer.

    • @nopuddingcups4360
      @nopuddingcups4360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MichaelOrtega id honestly like to know the details on how it changed your life. 👍

    • @yungsaintj
      @yungsaintj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @jesse Edmondson I use distrokid for all my releases and as long as your don’t used non-cleared samples and other people’s work you should be fine releases your music out there !

    • @suzyhits
      @suzyhits 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MichaelOrtega more details about CD Baby please

    • @MichaelOrtega
      @MichaelOrtega 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Suzy Hits IF you have a good size fan base say 250k+ and you make original work (no samples, no covers, remixes) then CD baby is very effective on the Pro-publishing. I released an album as a test and paid $100 in 2018 for all the features for collecting mechanical royalties, registrations, content ID collection from youtube, Facebook, and anywhere online, and today I can say that I am happy they take 15% of my revenue because I have been able to collect a substantial amount of income from all around the world using my music. It all adds up. I like my pease of kind. I now release all of my albums and music with them. I wish they were cheaper but again, if you are making 100% original work, they do a great job on squeezing the last little dollar your music can generate world wide, And the results amplify a lot the more you collect. If I keep growing (fan wise) I might need to switch since percentages can be huge with bigger numbers of fans but all I can say, they changed my life. The collections tripled my earnings as an independent musician. I could live just from my music. Right now I have a family and bought a house but I am debt free thanks to the extra income. Once I’m done paying the house (my last expense) I can retire by the age of 34 (if CD baby Keeps helping me collect the same or more.

  • @JoeAtClaricast
    @JoeAtClaricast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks. Never using them. Sorry you had to deal with them. Do you know if the others let you leave and keep your music up?

  • @joetunon
    @joetunon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I got a similar response concerning their so called "Leave a Legacy" option. If you close your account even "Leave a Legacy" gets cancelled, which kind of makes "Leave a Legacy" false advertising. I deleted my one release from them and I'm sticking with cdbaby, who had the decency to confirm that even upon death my releases will stay in the stores. Sorry for your experience, but thanks for publicizing it. Shame on them for not even giving you a straight answer concerning your ban.

  • @VolkorX
    @VolkorX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exact same thing happened to me. Banned without notice. I'm with Amuse Pro now. So far, so good!

    • @VolkorX
      @VolkorX 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Murangi The Christian Gamer Still good. Music can be online within 2 weeks with Pro, 4 weeks if you use the free service.

  • @miguelsandremusic
    @miguelsandremusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    And this should have more views!
    I closed my account with them recently, but I moved my music prior to closing my account. They literally when closing the account that 'If you decide to close the account forever, even if you paid Leave a Legacy fee, your music will be deleted from stores" sooo what's the point of a "Leave a Legacy" model anyway? Just like you said... a lucrative business model.
    I switched to Soundrop. It's a free service. They take %15 commission (which is a lot), but I really don't care because I don't do music as a living yet and I get to just focus in the creation process, upload my music and they take care of everything else.

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for sharing your story. Soundrop sounds very similar to AWAL in that they take their cut on the back-end. Glad you are happy with your new situation!

    • @Fedbo
      @Fedbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you mind sharing how do you move songs to another distributor like soundrop? Do you have to upload the same song twice?

    • @miguelsandremusic
      @miguelsandremusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Fedimusic make sure you upload your songs to the distributor you choose before deleting your songs from distrokid. When you are in the process of adding the metadata to the new distributor, for each song, you want to make sure you add the same exact ISRC, UPC and all related data. That will help to transfer the stream count that your already have. If you add different metadata, the streams will probably be lost so make sure the data is exactly the same.
      After the songs go live on the new distributor of your choosing, you may delete the songs from DistroKid.

    • @Fedbo
      @Fedbo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@miguelsandremusic thank you

    • @brunoamaral8881
      @brunoamaral8881 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@miguelsandremusic THANK YOU

  • @keynotez
    @keynotez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Distrokid just did the same thing to me over 150+ Songs no explanation. I’m so pissed ! All the admin I have to do myself with re-uploading is going to be a nightmare.

  • @Bigwoody95826
    @Bigwoody95826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man, scary, I just signed up for Distrokid

  • @palaska.
    @palaska. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was banned for some reason and then I bought a new account with a new email and when I tried to upload my songs that were already uploaded and not copyrighted, they told me that my songs contained other samples. So why did you upload them before? Can anyone help me if they have any information?

  • @Jesta420JRG
    @Jesta420JRG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much for your informational video's Ryan. I'm about to jump into the industry and have been researching non-stop for months for un-biased information regarding digital distribution aggregators, PRO's, copyright law, etc.... And to be bluntly honest, have have not found anyone as concise, educated and experienced putting forth truly helpful, understandable information (without ulterior motive & based on experience) as you have made available. For this, I am truly appreciative. I will support and follow what you are doing as well as recommend to others... Great work.

  • @NealFox
    @NealFox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We really need a video on how you left DistroKid for another distributor without losing your views.
    I've been with DK for over 2 years and haven't had the time to really see what they do. Thanks for the enlightenment.

  • @334Guh
    @334Guh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I don’t like the fact that you can’t even talk to them over the phone and get clear answers. I’m glad I had problems with my very first release so now I’m looking for other alternatives.

  • @l_a5091
    @l_a5091 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad I'm taking my time, studying the pros and cons before choosing a distributor! Thanks for sharing, and I'm sorry this happened to you.

  • @AndyBankx6609
    @AndyBankx6609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I guess it's time for me to switch also because it's been 3 weeks now and the Album is not released, the sad part is that I have to re-upload all my previous releases to my new distributor because distrokid will remove all my songs from stores🤦‍♂️ Distrokid sucks, I regret using it.

  • @rjkral
    @rjkral ปีที่แล้ว

    The language has changed BIG TIME at Distrokid. Looked at it just today, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong but it now states that Leave A Legacy applies if you wish to cancel your subscription, and there's no longer mention of "even if you die!"

  • @sierra-q
    @sierra-q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    They charged me 40 dollars and my Acount vanished like dude wtf.
    I emailed them waiting to see the excuse.

    • @arnav6753
      @arnav6753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What Happened After ?

    • @jgiddinstheartist6582
      @jgiddinstheartist6582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any update???

    • @YungDonCorleoneTV
      @YungDonCorleoneTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Having a similar issue. They charged me the annual fee but I see no receipt and don’t even know if it went though on their end, but my card is most def charged. Smh

  • @AvidFire
    @AvidFire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How did you transfer and keep steam counts??

  • @bynlxe
    @bynlxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    actually, can you get back ur music streams if u get the ISRC from distrokid and let them remove ur songs and then reupload from another distributor and enter the ISRC to get bck the stats

    • @KevinProlix
      @KevinProlix 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo I'm going to try this. Reverberation took all my music down without warning too. But I have the number for the codes. Upon re upload, I should be good?

    • @OFFICIALYUNGRIZZO
      @OFFICIALYUNGRIZZO 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KevinProlix Yeah, ISRC is the identifier for each song. No matter where in the world the song tied to that ISRC will carry the metadata.

  • @coleadamsmusic
    @coleadamsmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW. I'm sorry to hear this. Thank you for sharing your experience.
    This was the "nail in the casket" video for me.
    Now I REALLY know not to go with distrokid.

  • @blue-m9631
    @blue-m9631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You can keep your songs and streams and Playlistslots. Long version short, find your ISRC numbers, use the exact same file format/length/title and re-upload with your new distributer. Use the old release ISRC number. Your streams will be matched. Delete all the songs with distrokid and don't go for the leave a legacy. And enjoy life with a new distributer.

    • @KittyPurrnaz
      @KittyPurrnaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      blue-m if I do that, will the Spotify royalties transfer to the new distributor?

  • @cosmicsoulsofficial
    @cosmicsoulsofficial ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for sharing your experience! can you please tell us your new distributers name or link to it? we would be thankful.

  • @achillesmusicoz
    @achillesmusicoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Distrokid customer support is an absolute joke. Can confirm.

  • @reggaebeats
    @reggaebeats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate you took the time to tell us your story. this helps everyone to make good decision when it comes down to distribution.

  • @reikomoss
    @reikomoss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Crazy man, this same thing happened to me last week. I noticed weeks had gone by and my album wasn’t on any platforms. They banned me too but said it was due to play fraud but didn’t explain. Sorry this happened to you! I moved to United Masters ✌🏼

    • @thatsHQ
      @thatsHQ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t Do UM the shut down my distro

    • @verybadbaby1991
      @verybadbaby1991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Big artists' fans listen to their songs on loop all the time but nothing happens to them. One Direction, BTS, Justin Bieber,.... But when smaller artists' listeners do it, they get banned. It's crazy how easy a small artist can be taken down. Imagine a hater playing your songs on loop with the intention of getting you banned.

    • @palaska.
      @palaska. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was banned for some reason and then I bought a new account with a new email and when I tried to upload my songs that were already uploaded and not copyrighted, they told me that my songs contained other samples. So why did you upload them before? Can anyone help me if they have any information?

  • @AviG789
    @AviG789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this video. In addition to Dan Vasc's video, this has revealed to me the nature of Distrokid's business model; however tempting their seemingly "unbeatable" price, you just might be paying a much higher price (money, time and hassle) in the future. Once again, much appreciated!

  • @maticca
    @maticca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow!! Important video! So sorry you went through this but so glad you shared. DistroKid has been useless trash to me (I also pay $80 a year) by not supporting features they boast that they do (eg Instagram lyrics). Support just runs you in circles and closes your threads without trying to fix anything. They'll run you in circles for months with no end.

  • @ChristophRauch
    @ChristophRauch 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am also sitting now waiting forever for the release. After one warning message that I removed the album and re-uploaded it too quick, no release gets live anymore. Also, I don't even receive an answer from the callcenter.... very disappointing.

  • @theunservant9517
    @theunservant9517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    distrokid website says :
    -------------------------------------
    Opt any album or single into DistroKid's "Leave a Legacy" feature.
    The “Leave a Legacy” extra can be added to a release so that it won't be removed by DistroKid due to a lapsed membership payment (if your credit card is rejected, etc.).
    On top of that, if you ever choose to cancel your subscription, any releases that have the Leave a Legacy extra added will remain in streaming services, even if you cancel your account.
    Adding this extra to a release does not replace your annual membership fee if you have an active subscription, and it is not a one-time payment for all of your releases: each release must have this extra included if you wish to cancel your subscription and keep your releases listed in streaming services.
    To opt-in, find the Leave a Legacy checkbox on DistroKid's upload form, or on your album page.
    --------------------------------------
    so its so weird what your saying.

  • @AlexMarley
    @AlexMarley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    distro kid blocked me from pulling out my funds and they don't have a customer service number 😤 😡 😠

    • @Chxpter
      @Chxpter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shit 👀😭😭😭😭

    • @sierra-q
      @sierra-q 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      support@distrokid.com
      Email those thieves

    • @plasma_mb3
      @plasma_mb3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Quite suspicerous."
      - Mr. Krabs

  • @roman_birdie_songwriter
    @roman_birdie_songwriter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for making this video. It's good things like that are being discussed publically.

  • @MarcAllins
    @MarcAllins ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So it seems like, at this moment at least, the leave a legacy fee states "DistroKid will never delete this album, even if you cancel your account or your credit card is declined." - so maybe this video helped change that? Or maybe they are just saying this to say it lol

    • @ClaudeWooley
      @ClaudeWooley ปีที่แล้ว

      Good question, did you ever find out?

  • @BykoOfficial
    @BykoOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS THE SAME SHIT I'M DEALING WITH, I am SO over it. How are you suppose to market or hype up releases if that shit doesn't get released when they say it's supposed to? I am so frustrated.

  • @nkriedi
    @nkriedi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    There is no way around this: proving no further explanation was given from Distrokid, it means this could happen to everyone.
    If anyone from Distrokid is reading this then you should do everything in your power to remediate this huge mistake.

  • @unclemick-synths
    @unclemick-synths ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having seen a similar tunecore horror story (blocking without explanation), I guess distrokid is off my list too!

  • @richardg8687
    @richardg8687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Literally signed up with Distrokid today. It would be very interesting to hear if anyone figures out why this happens? From this story it seems one day they decide they no longer want you as a customer.

    • @singmysong1167
      @singmysong1167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      See Eric Maher's comment, about 14 comments above...gives a somewhat reasonable explanation, friend.

  • @dekoningtan
    @dekoningtan 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is exactly what I've been saying to people about Distrokid after just reading through their terms and conditions once!

  • @ajames1542
    @ajames1542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I should note Awal isn't for beginner artists, you should already have a fanbase, established brand, number of releases prior to applying.

    • @lachinelli
      @lachinelli 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been with them for like 15 years. I began distributing with them when they seemed to be a small company. All I remember is I had to send them a couple of mp3 files, and after they checked if the quality was good, they accepted me. The submissions had to be via snail mail, sending my songs on a CD-R.
      I don't think it has changed much towards accepting new artists, but I guess that you have to show you're serious, so having a Facebook page with some followers and at least more than a couple of songs with studio quality is a must. After all, they want artists that have them make some cash.

  • @PureAmbientDrone
    @PureAmbientDrone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am glad you shared this. I had something of a similar encounter but not to this extent. DK often would reject my music and send me the same email you received. I would contact them and they would eventually fix the problem. But all that made me nervous and suspicious after it happened a few times. I ended up moving all my music over to another distributor, ALL OF IT and canceled DK for good. I got the feeling that their BOTS that deliver the music might be perceived as SPAM by the stores and would reject my music based on that assumption. I don't know really. But I do make more money now off my music with another distributor.

    • @shadowmixx
      @shadowmixx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I may ask, what disributor are you with now?

    • @PureAmbientDrone
      @PureAmbientDrone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shadowmixx CD BABY.

  • @tommyaudio
    @tommyaudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    thanx for confirming my caution about them. about to put out am album and also end up advising other artists i produce. we won't be using distrokid. cheers ✌🙃

  • @SunRavenMusic
    @SunRavenMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was planning on going with Distrokid then your video made me think twice. Thanks.

  • @loneface
    @loneface 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Is this the distrokid funeral? condolences.

    • @teonsnnow3548
      @teonsnnow3548 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Share worldwide to all Artists
      DITTO MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN BLACKLISTED BY THE WORLD COUNCIL OF MUSIC ARTISTS for cheating Music Artists . All music Artists must leave DITTO MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS worldwide.Have nothing todo with them A WORLDWIDE BOYCOTT. Blocking Artists, taking money without rendering services well. Fighting with Artists. When once Artists make progress , they fight with Artists seize your royalties and lock you out of the account. World Council of Music Artist . YOU ARE THEIR CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT THEREFORE THE COUNCIL CAN NOT ALLOW SUCH BEHAVIOUR TO CONTINUE. DITTO IS BLACKLISTED. ALL ARTISTS ARE TOLD TO LEAVE DITTO WORLDWIDE . UNLESS THEY STOP FIGHTING AND LOCKING ARTIST OUT POLICY THEY ARE BLACKLISTED.

  • @dx-digital
    @dx-digital 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    still a mystery what the "editorial discretion" thing meant. Seems we will never know why the block happened in the first place.

  • @jdizzle2k8
    @jdizzle2k8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a Distrokid user thank you for this video. I'm going to have to ensure I have everything together just in case this happens to me. I'm sorry it happened to you but it seems like you're in a better situation now

  • @photojournalists
    @photojournalists 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Was considering DistroKid but after watching this video I'm crossing them out.

  • @Aethelvlad
    @Aethelvlad 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was very eye opening, thanks for sharing your story with us!

  • @LeoGuerreroMusic
    @LeoGuerreroMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Maybe they can be sued for their actions and keep lock your copyright materials in their platform.

    • @IndieMusicAcademy
      @IndieMusicAcademy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Maybe... but an independent artist would bury themselves in legal fees long before any resolution is reached. Distrokid has a big enough bank account to outlast any lawsuit and get saved by the bell.

    • @LeoGuerreroMusic
      @LeoGuerreroMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndieMusicAcademy You are right, that sounds like David vs Goliath. Maybe it is collective will work for everyone, but that will take a lot of your time and I think is better to continue making music and focus on your projects.

    • @titovalasques
      @titovalasques 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Leo G.
      You mean like a class action lawsuit?

    • @anupambanerjee4718
      @anupambanerjee4718 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s pretty difficult and subsequently expensive to get into a legal battle if ur from a country different from the one ur target is originally

  • @riellymorton
    @riellymorton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    and this is the problem with outsourcing customer support. You generally get the sense that you are not being treated on an individual basis, and are receiving a robotic response based on policies that typically do not include any wiggle room for unique situations.

  • @brucekennedy5274
    @brucekennedy5274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I enjoyed your frankness and classy restraint in what was clearly a maddening and disappointing experience. Full respect and a sub from me 👍

  • @zephyrkhambatta
    @zephyrkhambatta ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing that story, that sounds a little mental to be honest. I'd just quit music if that happened to me, or at least, quit all these distributors and just use TH-cam for releases and cut my admin work in half.
    Alternatively, like one of my ex-friends (don't ask), form direct relationships with the streaming companies and become distributors ourselves.

  • @borisvillar
    @borisvillar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is a very strange story I’ve never had issues with Distrokid
    It seems like it’s not Distrokid banning you but the actual streaming platforms
    If your streaming numbers go sky high and then back down to nothing it triggers Spotify as pay for play and they will ban you

    • @ExpandingSound
      @ExpandingSound 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If that’s what Spotify does that’s pretty stupid on their part, I mean payola has been a huge part of the industry basically since it started, half of the old artists got their albums played by slipping djs 50s

    • @Wxve6
      @Wxve6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ExpandingSound of course. i've had problems with spotify not paying me close to their "$0.004/stream" rate - DK support said talk to spotify; spotify for artists suppoort says talk to your distributor - mmm ok bud like srsly

    • @nastika888
      @nastika888 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      recent ex-user from distrokid here: i already use often they "whell of playlist".. guess what, its take u right to bot playlist... this u describe its exactly whats happen to one of my song, its the only one with 6k of plays in september. i make the acc this year and upload 5 singles and this EP which has the song with 6k plays... they pay me today $0.05 dollar.. so this its toooo strange and incoherence... and guess what i found yesterday? spotify its a partner of distrokid, fuk'em

  • @TheEncouragementKid
    @TheEncouragementKid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just joined with Distrokid, but this is a great heads up. I will keep that in mind, thank you sir! (: Subscribed!

  • @realbillyreeves
    @realbillyreeves 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This exact same thing happened to me, they didn't notify me my 2 scheduled singles would not be releasing and they were processing for a good 10 days before I emailed support and got the news. Really unprofessional. I have since moved to Repost Network. Sorry you had to deal with this too.

    • @compositionsforever2466
      @compositionsforever2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why would you have to move? Repost lets you use copyright material?
      I don't get what the problem would be if it's your own music

    • @compositionsforever2466
      @compositionsforever2466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You do know what derivatives are right? Even those should still pass. But samples won't and all those silly arcade vst sound packs in see advertised are heavily identified as copyright material. So goes for being creative. Poole need to stop thinking being creative is using others main work as their own main work

  • @michaelgraham8295
    @michaelgraham8295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same happened to me and I made a new account and new artist name and different songs from before and they still knew it was me again.. wasn't sure if they track my internet server???

  • @DopamineOverload
    @DopamineOverload 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For anyone out there-- been using CDbaby for 15 years. Never had one issue with them, and superb custom service. More expensive up front, but...... I've hesitated using Distrokid for years, and now I know why. Trust your gut.

    • @StephenWakeGuitar
      @StephenWakeGuitar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, have you noticed that CD Baby are only paying 0.0021 per Spotify stream and should be paying 0.003? They are silently ripping off everyone with this terrible payout for Spotify streams.

    • @Wxve6
      @Wxve6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StephenWakeGuitar i have the SAME issue with DK - DK said talk to spotify they just send us the check; spotify said talk to ur distributor i'm like WTFF it's absurd like all my streams r real its ridiculous

  • @SoLTheArtist
    @SoLTheArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So my question is, how did you opt out of the yearly payment plans and stop them from removing money out your bank acct?

  • @DarianClarkMusic
    @DarianClarkMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was initially drawn to the "Leave a Legacy" option, as I've used it for my releases, but finding out what it actually does gives me thoughts of switching to somewhere else...