PHM digitally distributes record labels, artists and tracks to all the download companies. Whilst releases and catalogue are not being made available for digital download, each artist and record company is missing out on sales and revenue.
- PHM can deliver your catalogue to the biggest online digital stores ie. Itunes, Napster and Emusic
- PHM handles the administration, uploading of content and registration of publishing credits with each download company.
- PHM prepares your metadata (full track information) in both XL and XML formats and sizes cover artwork. PHM can also assign ISRC codes and EAN/UPC codes if needed.
- PHM can help get your labels exclusive tracks and download only singles featured on itunes main pages.
- PHM collects royalty statements from each download company and reports downloads to the record company and then makes the royalty payment.
Production requirements
For new releases we require audio, artwork, and metadata six weeks before released date.
Artwork
A packshot for each release should be provided in JPEG format at 300dpi. We can organise scanning from finished product if this is not possible.
Audio
Please send two copies of Physical CDs to the following address, for ripping / preparation of digital masters:
Conor Droney - Digital Manager
Plastic Head Music Distribution Ltd
Avtech House
Hithercroft Road
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 9DA
United Kingdom
If you wish to provide Audio prepared as digital files (WAV), please contact us for our file format specification.
Metadata (Label Copy) Requirments
Please submit all label copy details on the provided Excel template. One line should be completed for each individual track. An example sheet can be supplied for reference.
The following data is required for each product:
- Product Title
- Artist Name
- Release Date
- Barcode (UPC)
- Catalogue Number
- Label copy: (p) and © lines
- Format (Album / Single)
- Territory cleared for digital rights (World / EU / ROW / etc…)
- Genre (Alt / Blues / Classical / Country / Dance / Electronic / Folk / Hip Hop / Rap / Jazz / Latin / Pop / R&B / Soul / Rock / Soundtrack / Vocal / World / etc…)
The following data is required for each track:
- Track Title
- Track Version (e.g. Live / Remix / etc…)
- Artist Name
- Publisher
- Explicit Lyrics (yes / no)
- ISRC Code
Digital Manager
Conor Droney
conord@plastichead.com
Below is the list of Digital stores PHM supplies content to.
Itunes (click to expand)
iTunes Austria, iTunes Belgium, iTunes Canada, iTunes Denmark, iTunes Finland, iTunes France, iTunes Germany, iTunes Greece, iTunes Ireland, iTunes Italy, iTunes Luxembourg, iTunes Netherlands, iTunes Norway, iTunes Spain, iTunes Sweden, iTunes Switzerland, iTunes UK, iTunes USA
AIM Digital Deals (click to expand)
7Digital, ATS Digital, Big Pond, Bleep (Warp), Digidisco, IMO, Karma Download, Karstadt, Metrotunes, Music Choice, MusicMatch, Playlouder MSP, Sonet, Sony Connect, Sony Stream Man (SonyNet), Tunetribe, Virtual Music Stores (VMS), LaunchCAST, Yeahronimo
OD2 (click to expand)
UK:
mycokemusic.com, MSN Music, Wanadoo, Tiscali Music Club, Ministry Of Sound, Virgin Downloads, BigNoiseMusic.com, Packard Bell
France:
Alapage.com, MSN France, MTV France, NC Numericable, Tiscali, Wanadoo, Packard Bell, M6Music, Cora
Germany:
MSN Music DE, Tiscali DE, Karstadt, kontor.cc, MTV DE, Conrad.de, Packard Bell
Austria:
MSN Music AT, musicdownload.aon.at, Chello Musiczone, mycokemusic AT
Switzerland:
MSN Music CH FR, MSN Music CH DE, mycokemusic CH DE, mycokemusic CH FR, migros
Italy:
Tiscali IT, MTV IT
Spain:
Tiscali ES, Prisacom, MTV ES
Belgium:
Tiscali Music, Club BE, Skynet Belgacom, MSN Music.be FR, MSN Music.be NL
Holland:
Tiscali NL, Planet MusicStream, MTV NL, Chello MusicZone, Download.nl
Ireland:
Eircom
Music Net (click to expand)
HMV Digital Downloads, Virgin Digital, AOL, Yahoo!, Cdigix, Synacor, Transworld Entertainment
UK Mobile Operators
3, O2, Orange, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Virgin
Others
Napster, eMusic, EUK - Woolworths, Tesco,
Wippit
Rhapsody