How To Master Digital Distribution — DistroKid Edition

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DistroKid is an independent digital distribution company founded by Philip J. Kaplan in 2013 and is based in New York City. DistroKid is a traditional digital distribution service — in the sense — that they don’t offer any label services, funding or promotional packages.

The company is considered to be the ‘best’ option when compared to CD Baby and TuneCore. Being held in high regards with most independent artists and record labels. DistroKid’s free add-on features and tier structure has earned the company a reputation of being an effective and easy-to-navigate digital distribution company.

DistroKid’s claim to fame came in 2015 after a musical release from Pop duo “Jack & Jack” that went #1 worldwide on the iTunes charts. The release made history because it was the first time that an artist went #1 on iTunes and was in a position to keep 100% of the earnings.

DistroKid initially began offering artists the convenience of distributing their music to multiple online retailers such as Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, iTunes, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music & Google Play Music.

As of recently, the company has grown to 150+ stores and streaming services. In 2018, Spotify acquired a…