Distribution Service
Stay independent, stay the owner of your master rights, don't give up the control about your recordings, use a label- and distribution service instead of licensing your master to a third party!
This is what Steam Music / Optical Records offer:
- Respect the for artists' work
- Experience in working closely with artists, management, labels & understanding of their needs
- Experience in both the major and independent sectors with a wide range of genres: indie, alternative, electronic, pop, singer songwriter, folk, metal and rock
- Holistic approach to artist campaigns in both digital and traditional spheres. Your highly experienced "eyes and ears" on the ground
- Long-term focus on building artists' campaigns
- Providing strategic overview while keeping a close eye on the bottom line
- Helping music professionals to put in place (corporate) business structures
- Product-, release- and timeline management
- Identifying and hiring third party marketing and promotion consultants (if required)
- Promotion coordination with independent PR services
- Overseeing distribution/retail/D2C activity
- Worldwide digital distribution via Kontor New Media
- Physical distribution via M.I.G. Made in Germany GmbH
- On-going third-party consultant management
- Overseeing digital strategy and implementation
- Transparent accounting and royalty statement every 6 month
- Manufacturing services if required
- Stock management
- Excellent dialogue and lines of communication
- Master rights stay with master owner (we represent but not license your music)
- A responsible, accountable problem solver with a wide knowledge base and skill set