Digital Title Setup

When you are ready to start talking about an upcoming release, reference the Release Calendar, and let us know what you are thinking so we can get a Google Drive folder made and begin gathering assets. 

The following needs to be provided 6 weeks ahead of anticipated release date to finalize and commit to a digital release date for anticipated titles.  

See Symphonic's Guidelines and suggestions on single spacing/submission from our distro rep for context:

We recommend sending releases 4-6 weeks in advance to account for any possible delays. This timeframe allows for proper vetting and marketing efforts to increase visibility and potential features on DSPs. It's important to follow the release creation upload guide when creating your releases to ensure that all your release metadata is correctly entered prior to submission.

1. Master WAV Files for each Track

2. Private Soundcloud Link

3. Digital Album Art - 3000x3000px - Guidelines

4. Artist Information

   • Release Title

   • Tracklist with Proper Spelling

   • Song Credits - Template / Guidelines

     • Each track requires at least one writer. (Composer, Songwriter, or Lyricist)

     • Performance Credits (Vocals, Instruments)

     • Recording

     • Production

     • Mixing

     • Mastering

   • Lyrics - Guidelines

   • Single/Album Narratives - Samples

   • Artist Bio - Samples

   • Hi-Res Press Photos

   • Unlisted YouTube Link (if there is a video)

   • Previous Press Links, Previous Bands, RIYL, Touring History (if any), Artists Performed With

   • Promotional Ideas / Goals 

A "title" can be a single, EP, LP, compilation, etc. If we are working with singles leading up to a LP or EP, we request that we have single and full project files submitted at same time so that we can set expectations with distributor and get moving on physical production when applicable. It is best practice to show our partners the roadmap of a release when submitting assets so they are aligned from the start of our campaign.

It is recommend by Symphonic to provide spacing of at least 4 weeks between singles: 

• This is what I have received from one of our reps: "Our marketing team needs a minimum of 4 weeks to pitch a release, so in the future if you want us pitching singles you should space them at least 4 weeks apart just fyi." 

• You can only pitch one song at a time per artist. We cannot pitch single 2 before single 1 comes out, etc. 

• In addition to singles, you have an "album emphasis" track which is pitched for release day

• Once a song is live, it's no longer eligible for pitching. We cannot pitch single 1 with the album release for the album emphasis track since it was pitched prior to album drop.

• You can edit your pitches on Spotify up to release day, but there's no guarantee your editors will see the changes. 

• For Spotify specifically, it is recommended to pitch 4-6 weeks ahead of time for consideration. 7-days is the minimum so that your followers recieve your song in their Release Radar

IF there is physical involved, manufacturing times vary based on format. To coordinate physical with digital we ask that physical artwork is finalized before we select and commit to release dates (digital + physical). We also request MASTER audio files specific to vinyl, CD, and tape format. Generally speaking we are fine with digital masters for tape since things are going to get distorted a bit with that format as it is.