SoundCloud - Automated Deliveries (Label Mapping)

We have been working very closely with SoundCloud over the last year and are pleased to announce that we can now offer deliveries to their platform as a DSP. 

We can deliver your releases to SoundCloud, who will then map this delivery to your label channel URL. Your release will then appear on SoundCloud, on your desired release date, as it would on other DSP’s.

HOW TO SET UP AUTOMATED DELIVERIES FOR MY LABEL

If you would like to set up automated deliveries to SoundCloud for your label, check through the below points to ensure you understand the process and how it will work. Once happy, just simply enter the relevant details on this form:

SoundCloud - Automated Deliveries (Label Mapping)

Our team will then receive your request and contact SoundCloud to set up deliveries. Once set up, we will confirm this with you, along with presenting you your "Track Report".

Your label will then be set up for deliveries and you should see SoundCloud now as a DSP within the Label Worx LMS

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS A TRACK REPORT AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

The Track Report will be an export of everything currently on your channel and highlighting uploads that are not currently monetised. You can then complete this sheet and send it back to us. We'll then ensure your existing uploads are monetised correctly going forward.

HOW WILL MY CONTENT APPEAR ON SOUNDCLOUD?

Your releases will be delivered to SoundCloud as we do with all other DSP's, as a complete package with full-length tracks.

Due to the way that the SoundCloud platform works, your release will appear first as individual tracks and then as an "album". This Album simply acts like a traditional SoundCloud playlist and simply "hosts" the individual tracks.

The album is ideal to use in your Smart URLs and buy links as it directs fans to the full release.

HOW CAN I MANAGE THE RELEASE DATE ON SOUNDCLOUD?

Once set up, you will have full control over when your release will appear on SoundCloud.

You do this in the "Schedule" tool when creating a release. You will see that SoundCloud will appear as a DSP within the list. SoundCloud will be listed as a streaming store, so if you use the "Quick Set Options" it will simply fall in line with all other streaming stores.

You can set a custom date if you so wish or can opt-out of deliveries to SoundCloud altogether if you had a release with particular versions (streaming/download, for example)

WHAT TERRITORIES ARE MONETISED?

The below territories are all currently set up for monetisation. The automated deliveries will be visible in all of the below territories on your desired release date. SoundCloud are working hard to add to this list and are constantly licensing additional territories.

• Australia
• the USA and its territories:
  • Puerto Rico
  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Northern Marianas
  • Virgin Islands 

• United Kingdom and its territories:
  • Guernsey
  • Jersey
  • Isle of Man

• Ireland
• France and its territories:
  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • Reunion

• New Zealand
• Canada
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Italy
• Spain
• Belgium
• Switzerland
• Portugal
• Austria
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Finland
• Norway

WHY ARE LABEL WORX NOW AN OPTION AS A RIGHTS HOLDER?

By having Label Worx set up the delivery to SoundCloud, we would be tagged to your account as "Rights Holder" and that means that we would be authorised to collect revenue on your behalf.

 

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADVANTAGES TO SETTING UP AUTOMATED DELIVERIES?

Features/Promotion

As SoundCloud contain a lot of user-generated content, they have strict rules on what they can feature and promote. Having Label Worx as a rights holder means that your content would then instantly become eligible for a lot of the SoundCloud features/playlist/promotion. This is because SoundCloud trust our deliveries have all of the correct metadata and we work with reputable labels. They can freely promote the content, knowing it is legitimately licensed.

 

DJ Tool Integration

With the increase of their DJ Tools (SoundCloud Go+) and that being available on pretty much every controller/DJ software out there, we're expecting their user numbers on this to only increase. This is another reason for full tracks being available. People want to mix with proper tracks, not clips.

 

Fingerprint ID

We also work closely with SoundCloud with their new fingerprint scan. This is only available for labels we are registered as rights holders. We scan channels within our SoundCloud network and find any instances of your content that is not monetised. We can then automatically monetise this content.

This process will help ensure everything on your channel is correctly monetised and not missed.