ReverbNation Does Distribution, EPK’s, and Takes Out The Trash
October 6, 2008 by Eric Hebert in DistributionComment
I’ve been waiting for this day to arrive for a few months now!
ReverbNation quietly rolled out too hugely freakin’ important things over the weekend that further proves why they are the coolest kids on the block.
First, they’ve put together their answer to Sonic Bids by creating RPK’s (RevebNation Press Kits). The service costs 6 bucks a month (totally worth it) to email these very neat-o electronic press kits to whoever needs them - and combined with the Reverb Gig-Finder tool (which BTW is a very large database of venues that you can search by location) is a great way to book gigs.
Here’s a sneak peak at a press kit - notice how you can view the stats of a band to see how well they’re doing on the Reverb charts - an important tool when you’re trying to sell yourself to a venue. If they see that you have momentum and that you have a fanbase, they’re more likely to book you!
Second big deal from Reverb is their new digital distribution service. Watch out Tunecore, because for sixty bucks a year Reverb will put that album all over the web at the big digital music stores (iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, etc).
For all the juicy details about the service, go to the FAQ page to learn the ins and outs of having Reverb handle your distribution.
With the addition of these new services, it’s a no-brainer question on whether or not you should set up shop on ReverbNation.com. They seem to have everything you need to get going. What will they start doing next, taking out the trash? I wouldn’t be surprised.
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music. marketing. management. on Tue, 7th Oct 2008 1:36 am
“ReverbNation does not take any percentage of the royalties from your music.”
“ReverbNation transfers 100% of these payments directly to the artist.”
Whoever’s taking the lowest percentage has got the game, and reverbnation has authority to burn.
Now, I’m seeing $34.95 where are you getting $60 from?
Eric Hebert on Tue, 7th Oct 2008 2:34 am
Thanks for pointing out the pricing error Kurb, I thought both services were the same price, whoops.
You said it too, and they do have the authority.
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W.A. Howard on Wed, 1st Apr 2009 11:34 pm
So what is your latest opinion on who best to sell your music through? So far ReverbNation looks good. TuneCore sounds like a thief according to someone who posted a very convincing comment on here. What do you think so far?