A new UK-based company called Melody Rights has launched a music tech platform that, according to its press release, will “revolutionize how music creators manage and distribute their content.”
Melody Rights says in its FAQs that it’s technically a distribution company, but not a traditional one.
The company suggests that it has decided not to compete with established players in the distribution space like CD Baby or DistroKid and won’t focus on distributing music to major DSPs like Spotify and Apple Music.
Melody Rights says that its distribution network includes access to what it calls “top-tier platforms in stock music, gaming, and social music categories”, with plans “for rapid expansion”.
The company also says that its USP is to focus on everything “behind the scenes” to get musicians paid every time their music is played, streamed, synced, or downloaded.
According to Melody Rights’ FAQs section, instead of “getting your music on Spotify, Amazon or any other streaming platform”, it focuses instead “on selling your music and then tracking where it is played or sold to generate income”.
Melody Rights claims that by going “well beyond” DSPs like Spotify, Amazon, etc. artists can tap into “a much broader range of income streams”.
The company was founded by Managing Director Bobby Cole, a British music composer, sound designer and songwriter.
In the ‘micro-stock’ space, Melody Rights says it will register its users’ music for platforms that license music for videos and content like AudioSparx, Motion Elements, Pond5 and DepositPhotos.
It will also register music to be sold for use in games on platforms like Itch.io and Game Dev Marketplace and handle uploading music to social music platforms like SoundCloud, MixCloud, Bandcamp, ReverbNation, and others.
The company suggests that it’s “like having an extra member of your team dedicated to making sure you don’t miss out on any revenue you’re owed”.
Melody Rights says that it will also assist its users with registering music for: Writers’ Royalties; Publishing Royalties; Neighboring Rights; Traditional Mechanicals ( For physical copies like vinyl or CDs), Digital Mechanicals (for downloads or streams) and Content ID (To capture income when your music is used on platforms like YouTube).
The company says that it operates on a revenue-sharing model and that depending on the package chosen by its users, the company takes a cut of royalties earned.
For example, according to Melody Rights, its ‘Artist Plan’ splits royalties 50/50, while the ‘Producer Plan’ gives a 60/40 split, and the ‘Label Plan’ offers a 70/30 split in the artist’s favor.
Meanwhile, for a label, publisher, or music promotion service, Melody Rights says that it offers a commission on royalties generated through its platform.
The company says that it will provide royalty reports specifying where income was generated that include breakdowns by platform, revenue type (e.g., streams, downloads), and timeline.
“This launch marks the beginning of an exciting journey to support creators, enabling them to distribute their work widely while maintaining control over their rights and royalties.”
Bobby Cole
“Our mission is to empower music creators by offering them the tools they need to succeed in today’s fast-evolving music landscape,” says Bobby Cole, Founder and Managing Director of Melody Rights.
Added Bobby Cole: “This launch marks the beginning of an exciting journey to support creators, enabling them to distribute their work widely while maintaining control over their rights and royalties.”Music Business Worldwide
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