Imagine…
Your CD Sitting In Your Local Record Store Display Window! Think It’s Impossible? WRONG!!!!

Ever imagine walking by your local record shop and all of a sudden seeing your CD sitting right there in the display window? … *Poof* … Then you wake up and smell the coffee and realize it was only a dream. You tell yourself that’ll never happen.

Au contraire my friend! What you thought was impossible could now be within your reach! And if you’ve been looking for distribution for your Independent Records release … it gets even better! How you say? Keep reading to find out.

To take your first steps towards finding distribution the first thing you must determine is what stage you are at as an artist or label. Based on where you're at determines realistically what kind of distribution you can achieve for your music. Below are the two possibilities available to fall into. Click the link that best describes you as an artist or label to continue viewing distribution options that make sense for you:

• I am an artist or label just getting started with one, two or even three releases under my belt and no previous distribution. Click Here for more information.
    
• I am an artist or label with at least 4-5 releases in my catalog and will be releasing 3 to 4 albums a year, have radio, press and retail promotions in place and also have a budget for distribution marketing. Click Here for more information.

Artist1stop Distribution Service
True Distribution for Independent Labels & Artists
(with special discount for Independent Records releases!!!)

Artist1stop has been developed by our partnering company Synergy Distribution to create an affordable and efficient national distribution solution for independent artists and labels. We devised an on-demand distribution service that can make your music available for orders at thousands of physical retail stores and several major online retailers. This service, offered at the price of $199 ($179 for IR artists) for the first title (CD) and $100 for each additional one, is totally unique. The Artist1Stop program gives you complete on-demand distribution for your music through stores and online retailers that sell music.

Artist1Stop makes it easy and profitable for independents to get their product into the hands of consumers across the US. The Artist1Stop program includes:

• National on-demand distribution to over 8,000 retailers that sell music including but not limited to: Tower Records, Circuit City, Virgin Megastores, Barnes & Noble and thousands of independent stores. Retailers can purchase Artist1Stop releases from the following One-Stop distributors: Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC), Baker & Taylor Inc., Super Discount and Tower Records.
       
  Benefit: The three major ways that physical independent stores, small retailers and mom and pop type stores will be able order your cd will be from AEC, Super Discount and Baker & Taylor (one stops). Be sure to contact your local independent friendly stores to find out who they order from, let them know about your project and ask for their local support!
     
• Global distribution is available through leading online retailers including but not limited to: barnes&noble.com, towerrecords.com, bestbuy.com, circuitcity.com, amazon.com, CDnow.com, borders.com, sonicnet.com, CDuniverse.com, samgoody.com, virginmega.com and artistdirect.com
       
  Benefit: Now you can list a handful of these great online retailers on your site and direct your fans to the proper locations. Many of the sites have sound bites and also compare your music with other similar music to reach fans in the same genre.
        
• Product sales figures submitted to Soundscan
       
  Benefit: Soundscan is a way to prove units moved nationwide. Many independent stores do track every sale with Soundscan, so this is a great way for major labels, concert promoters and A&R reps to check to see how your album is doing when things start to take off for you!
        
• Your music submitted to Muze, Loudeye and All Music Guide, the industry’s three leading online music content providers.
       
  Benefit: Muze, Loudeye and All Music Guide are where tons of these online sites get their content information from and that is why you will be up on various sites. This makes your cd easy to locate by your fans! Some sites use a combination of one or two of the content providers.
       
• We submit your track titles to the CDDB Database a.k.a. Gracenote
       
  Benefit: For instance, now when you pop your cd in a computer your cd artist name, title and track listings should come up if you’re online and connected to the net!
        
• Warehousing and fulfillment for all orders (Skip the hassle of consignment! Now all order processing and accounting from the accounts we set up are handled by Artist1stop!)
      
  Benefit: It can be a full time job for an artist or label to fulfill various warehouses, sites and check up on store sales. We take that headache away leaving the artistry up to you! Now fulfill all of your order requests from one location!
       
• Artist1Stop pays for itself in as little as 30 sales

For any artist or small label serious about selling their music on the Internet or in their local region this is probably one of the best investments you could make. To make it even sweeter you pay even less for Artist1Stop if the release is registered with Independent Records. To find out how to get the ball rollin’, click the "Get Discount" button below.

ArtistDistribution

In the past, traditional national distribution has been a complicated endeavor for independent artists and labels to undertake. Major labels and their artists have had a huge advantage because they have sales representatives in the field promoting their products and music in person, directly to retail stores.

Enter ArtistDistribution.

For artists and labels with a proven history of significant record sales, we also offer a more intensive distribution solution that includes everything associated with Artist1Stop but adds to that field sales representation and many other valuable services.

INDIEgo has given independent artists and labels back their competitive edge by creating ArtistDistribution. We put sales representatives into the field working for you. Our Field Sales Representatives solicit your products and music to major and independent retailer across the United States. Synergy Distribution works with retailers and one-stops such as Tower Records, Alliance Entertainment Group, Baker and Taylor Entertainment, Super Discount, Bayside Distribution, New Leaf Distributing, Norwalk Records, Silver Platters, Music Millennium and J&R Music Word to name a few. Labels can get national distribution for their entire catalog! (some restrictions apply)

ArtistDistribution offers:

• All Artist1Stop benefits
     
• National product set up with all physical and online retailers
     
• Field sales representation across the entire US, with emphasis in your region (3 in house sales reps in our offices as well!)
     
• Receive up to 50% of MSRP for all product sales
     
• Multiple buyer presentations
     
• 500 sales sheets printed from your digi artwork
     
• Quarter Page ad in our printed catalog (can highlight one title, entire catalog or any combination)
     
• Catalog mailing to over 2,000 US retailers
     
• Any artist or label that sells 1000 or more total units will receive either $1,000 of the initial set-up fee refunded or $2,000 in INDIEgo’s promotional services
     
• Total cost: $1,950 one time set-up fee.

So for your serious distribution needs this option would be for you. To find out how to get the ball rollin’, click the "Get Discount" button below.