DistroKid
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| Owner | Philip J. Kaplan |
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| Industry | Music |
| Website | DistroKid.com |
| Launched | May, 2013 |
| Current status | active |
DistroKid is an independent digital music distribution service, founded in 2013 by entrepreneur Philip J. Kaplan. DistroKid principally offers musicians and other rights-holders the opportunity to distribute and sell or stream their music through online retailers such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Play, Tidal, and others.
In July 2015, a DistroKid release by musical act Jack & Jack went to #1 worldwide in the iTunes charts. This was particularly notable because DistroKid does not take a commission of royalties, making this the first time a #1 charting artist was able to keep 100% of their earnings.
In May, 2016, DistroKid launched a feature called "Teams" that makes it possible for royalties to be automatically sent to collaborators and shareholders.
DistroKid was developed in 2012 by Philip J. Kaplan and launched in early 2013. It began as a side-feature of Kaplan's music social network, Fandalism, and was split out into its own company in 2015.
DistroKid uses many external APIs to reduce the development work load and automate most processes.
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