How do I deliver my
music to Kerascene Music?
1. Send 2 regular audio CD’s of the album
with song titles in the correct running order on the cover.
Do not send MP3s or AACs (M4A) on a CD; send only regular audio CD's or
CD-R's. Make sure you include your name, the band/artist name and the title
of the CD. Mail the CD's to: Kerascene Music Distribution, 16 Russell Avenue, Dunchurch,
Rugby, CV22 6PX, United Kingdom.
2. Email the album cover artwork as
a .GIF, or .JPG file with a resolution of 600 x 600 to
production@kerascene.com.
Again, include your name, the band/artist name, and the title of the CD.
If any songs on the album contain explicit lyrics, the album requires an
advisory notice. Failure to indicate an album has explicit lyrics may cause your
album to be rejected. Also include the genre of music, for listing purposes, and the PayPal email
address where you want to receive your payments.
An album can hold no more than 74
minute's worth of songs, no matter how many songs it's divided into. All
music is organized into albums and that is anything from one song to as many as you want.
Absolutely. If you have a single, it is still registered as an album with one song.
It should be up for sale within eight to ten
weeks. Once we have encoded and delivered the music to the stores, we have no
direct control over when your music will appear for sale, that is down to
the specific store.
Once we receive payment from the stores we will pay you quarterly through your
PayPal account. If you have sales of less than £50 it will be bought forward to
the next quarter.
You receive $0.70 per song sold
individually and $7.00 per album with 11 or more songs sold in its entirety
(US iTunes rates). Kerascene
Music takes no money from the sale of your music. You are paid the pay rate in the local currency of the country where the
sale occurred. For example, if an album or song sells from the iTunes Japan
store, iTunes Japan pays in Japanese yen (¥) so be aware that bank conversion
rates are out of our control and change from day to day.
For a complete description of the Napster service,
we suggest you read the Napster
FAQ. Each time a Napster Subscriber ("Member" or "To Go Member") streams
more than 30 seconds of your song, you get paid. When anyone, even a Napster
Subscriber ("Member" or "To Go Member") permanently downloads one of your
songs or albums, you also get paid. You receive $0.65 per song sold
individually and $6.50 per album with 11 or more songs sold in its
entirety. For each of your songs or albums streamed by a Napster Subscriber
("Member" or "To Go Member"), you receive a proportionate share of the
membership fees, based on the number of streams of your music in that pay
period, minus any applicable expenses. Kerascene Music takes no money from
the sale of your music.
Rhapsody lets customers buy downloads
as well as stream digital music directly from their site. Each time
a Rhapsody Non-Subscribing Customer permanently downloads your songs you get a
payment. When a Rhapsody Subscriber or Rhapsody Trial Subscriber permanently
downloads, you also get a payment, but a fraction less. When a Rhapsody
Subscriber streams or "tethered downloads" your songs or albums, you get a
payment, but when a Rhapsody Trial Subscriber streams, you don't get a
payment. Kerascene Music takes no money from the sale of your music.
What do I get when my music sells from eMusic?
eMusic works on a subscription pay rate permanent download model so the pay
rate varies depending on how much money eMusic made in pre-sales each pay
period. eMusic calculates how many songs were downloaded and how much money
was made in the same three month period. To get the per-song pay rate eMusic
divides the amount of money made by the number of songs downloaded. From
this pay rate, eMusic then deducts out allowed expenses (these are not
negotiable and are the same allowed expenses deducted from all other labels
and artists working with eMusic). Of what remains, you get 60%. Kerascene Music takes no money from the sale of your music.
Yes, but you need to find out who owns the song and who to pay royalties to.
This responsibility is left entirely up to you and you will need to pay the
royalties to the artists.
Organisations such as BMI, or
ASCAP
can help, as can The Harry Fox Agency who have posted a
Digital Licensing FAQ.
How long will my music be available in the stores
and how does the automatic renewal work?
Your music will remain in the stores until you request it to be removed. Exactly 12 months after you signed up you will automatically be charged the
annual renewal fee for that album and this will be taken from your sales.
None. The only way to change anything about a release once it has been
delivered is to take it down and resend it and this will incur all applicable
takedown and delivery fees.
How do I notify Kerascene Music that I
want my music removed from the stores?
You can have your
music taken down from the stores at any time. Just send
an email to
musicdistribution@kerascene.com and include all the details and specific
instructions. Remember, if you ask for your album to be taken down from any
store within the first 6 months, you will be charged a one-time administrative
fee of £50.00 per album per request. We can take an album
down, but we can't take down individual songs that are part of an album.
Will Kerascene Music promote my music?
No. It is down to you to promote and sell your music. This can be achieved
through traditional routes like gigs, physical music press and media
promotion. It should also be achieved through website links - your website and
community sites like MySpace - and links in all emails utilizing any mailing
lists of fans. Links to your tracks on iTunes can be found by using the
Apple ITMS linkmaker. Remember to use every opportunity to make it clear
where your music is on sale. See our list of
Music Promotion Tips.
Does Kerascene Music also have a music label?
Yes, but this should not be confused with Kerascene Music Distribution. The
music label only works with artists who have signed up to the distribution for
at least 6 months. This allows us to monitor which artists are actively
working to promote themselves and whether they have a market that can be
developed.
If you have any other questions then please email
musicdistribution@kerascene.com.
