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White Label Music Distribution Platform; consider these before joining.

07/28/2024

INTRODUCING VERSEONE’S WHITE LABEL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM

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If you are reading this article, you are probably looking to join a white label music distribution service. So we will make this simple for you. Before you judge if this post deserves your time, here are the following headings that will be discussed here:

  1. Music video distribution on White label platforms
  2. Importance of user interface design
  3. Delivering a personalized experience for users
  4. Comprehensive digital music management
  5. Royalty collection and reporting
  6. Scalability and flexibility
  7. Compliance and quality control
  8. Customer support and guidance
  9. Data and Analytics
  10. Artificial Intelligence features
  11. Discounted Pricing
  12. Bulk releases transfer/Migration
  13. Promotional Tools

Now that you have a basic idea, why don’t you spare a few minutes for a deeper dive? This post will answer most if not all the concerns you might have and if you still have unanswered questions, feel free to Contact us.

  1. Music Video Distribution: White label music distributors who distribute music video as well as audio releases deserve a special place in heaven. This is because majority of white label music distributors only distribute audio releases, but not Video. By this I mean, not just to VEVO, but to Apple music video, Tidal, Amazon Video etc. But guess what? VerseOne does.
  2. A great UI: A great user interface leads to a great user experience. Music, being a product of creative minds, and the distribution and dissemination of said product should reflect creative intentionality. Building a user interface, that is both comprehensive and easy to use, displays data and content in a manner that is logical, legible, intuitive and user centered is a priority for us. VerseOne White Label Platform offers these and many more great features.
  3. Auto smart links generation: A  robust white label platform should offer smart link generation and a standard feature, otherwise, how else are you expected to promote your music in this social media age. Its crititcal to have all links to all stores condensed in one link, and made available on one user dashboard for ease of distribution and promotion. On most white label platforms, users are made to distribute music, but they would have to go and source for a smart link provider elsewhere. Find here an example of how auo link generation works on VerseOne’s platform.

    White Label Music Distribution release creation

    White Label Music Distribution release creation

  4. Personalized Experience: An excellent white label music distribution system allows you to totally customize the platform to suit your own brand. This includes using your own domain and branding, therefore enabling your music company to present your customer and artists with an ideal experience without having to build its own infrastructure or technology.
  5. Comprehensive Digital Music Management: There are white label distributors who sell UPC, and ISRC code even today. However, distributors such as VerseOne automatically generates and assigns UPC/ISRC codes, streamline metadata management, and facilitates easy content uploading to all digital music streaming and download platforms—For example, by connecting with more than 280 Digital Service Providers (DSPs), VerseOne Distribution provides global distribution and consumption of digital music content.

    White Label Music Distribution platform dolby atmos

    White Label Music Distribution platform dolby atmos

  6. Royalty Collection and Reporting: In the music SaaS ecosystem today, there are companies who provide catalog management only white label platforms without royalty statements processing, others have the catalog management functionality separated from the royalty accounting functionality which users have to pay separately for. Generally, White label music distribution platforms are incomplete without revenue management tools and comprehensive royalty reporting. These features enable labels and businesses like yours efficiently handle the financial side of the music business. As part of this process, white label users can organize revenue performances, generate royalty reports from DSPs, and manage royalty payouts, giving white label users financial autonomy.White Label Music Distribution platform analytics
  7. Scalability and Flexibility: White label music distribution platforms that are built to scale with the growth of their users’ libraries and that are able to activate as many accounts as the users require are the ones that are considered to be the finest. It should be able to handle a wide variety of business models, such as pay-as-you-go and revenue share models. This versatility should provide users with an alternate choice to reach their revenue targets and performance goals. As a result, the fact that VerseOne is at the top of the list is not a coincidence.
  8. Compliance and Quality Control: A white label platform that demonstrates that they care about compliance and quality control shows that they care about not just the customers but also the music ecosystem. Adherence to industry-wide quality control standards can help prevent copyright infringements and maintain the quality of music distributed on the platform especially if it ensures that all uploaded content satisfies DSPs’ criteria by means of its Quality Control process. Quality control is essential for maintaining a professional and compliant catalog.
  9. Customer support and Guidance: Usually a reputable white label music distribution system provides support for its users throughout the workweek. Quick response times, usually within 24 hours is a hallmark of a good white label distribution platform. This could include a complete customer service suite as well as a dedicated account manager depending on your subscription tier.
  10. Data & Analytics: A competent white label platform provides detailed sales performance and revenue analytics, allowing you to monitor your content’s performance across social media and digital service providers. These insights help in making informed marketing and business decisions.

    White Label Music Distribution global radio tracking

    White Label Music Distribution global radio tracking

  11. A.I Features: In this modern day, it would be out of place if there exists a piece of technology that doesn’t contain piece of artificial intelligence. If you are looking for a white label music distribution software that has up to date technology, including artificial intelligence features, such as cover art upscaling, and cover art generation, VerseOne should be at the top of your list. VerseOne’s artificial intelligence feature allows you to generate images that can be used as cover art straight from within your distribution dasboard.
  12. Discounted Pricing: VerseOne distribution offers a free month of subscription when you subscribe for the yearly white label distribution plan. This allows you to only pay for 11 months and receive the 12th month free! This is not just a discount – it’s a full month of premium service at no extra cost. This offer takes away the hassle of paying monthly fees. Our yearly plan offers the best value for your money, giving you more for less. Invest in a full year and reap the benefits of an extra month free.
  13. Bulk Release Transfer/Migration: Before you join any white label music distributor, you have to be sure sure they are able to seamlessly transfer your catalog from wherever they currently reside to the new white label platform. This is essential to prevent loss of streaming data and potential loss of revenue. There are several ways to migrate music from one distributor platform to another.
    White Label Music Distribution bulk upload feature

    White Label Music Distribution bulk upload feature

    1. Frontend bulk uploads: This entails bulk uploading of tracks using the user dashboard upload interface. VerseOne’s interface supports drag and drop technology which makes it much more convenient to upload multiple release at one time. This however will require you to fill al the data separately in an excel sheet, then upload the release files separately using a multiple file upload box.
    2. FTP file uploads: This technique requires you to manually upload both user files and metadata into a predetermined ftp account. Usually, one that is connected to your account, such that once files are uploaded, they are parsed into your user dashboard on the white label platform.
    3. DDEX import: This usually is the most challenging because it will require the distributors corporation. This entails your previous distributor agreeing to transfer all your files (as delivered to DSPs) from their system to your new white label platform. Once transferred, a white label distributor such as VerseOne can parse the files automatically into your white label account. This method allows you to transfer thousands of releases simply with a few clicks.
  14. Promotional Tools: Before you join a white label music platform find out about their promotional capabilities. Getting into the limelight doesn’t happen by mistake, it take deliberate effort and considerable determination. All tools must be on deck from either yourself, your record label, your management, your distributor and everyone, in fact, from everywhere you can ge a helping hand. VerseOne offers a suite of promotional services, some of which can be found here. In a nutshell, these include playlist pitching, press article writing and distribution, EPK creation, radio and TV promotion, billboard ads promotion etc, all of which are made available to all white label users through the marketplace available within the VerseOne user dashboard.

    White Label Music Distribution music promotion

    White Label Music Distribution music promotion

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