Ditto Music
{{Short description|Online music distribution company}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Ditto Music
| logo = Ditto-music-logo.jpg
| type = Private
| founder = Lee Parsons, Matt Parsons
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Lee Parsons
Matt Parsons
| industry = Music
| genre = Online distribution, Record label
| products = Record Label Services, Online Delivery (Music)
| services = Record Label Services and On-demand music distribution
| num_employees = 103
| subsid =
| footnotes =
| intl =
| foundation = 2005
| location_city = Liverpool
| location_country = United Kingdom
| location =
| homepage = [http://dittomusic.com/ Ditto Music Website]
}}
Ditto Music is an online music distribution company. It distributes music to 160 digital music stores, including Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Vevo, Apple Music, Beatport, Deezer, and Shazam.{{cite web|url=https://www.dittomusic.com/sell-your-music|title=Sell your music at Ditto Music |publisher=Ditto Music |access-date=2018-09-17}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-guides-how-to-get-your-band-on-spotify|title=How to get your band on Spotify |publisher=Wired |access-date=2017-03-03}} It currently operates from its head office in Liverpool, England. And, as of 2017 it has 22 offices across 19 countries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ditto-music-launches-london-based-artist-management-company/|title=Ditto Music launches artist management company|date=2019-03-11|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-09}}
History
In January 2007, Ditto Music distributed "Blag, Steal & Borrow" by Essex band Koopa, which entered into the UK Top 40, making it the first chart hit by an unsigned band,{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6260995.stm |title=Entertainment | Unsigned band make chart history |publisher=BBC News |date=2007-01-14 |access-date=2013-05-28}} this achievement is in the Guinness Book Of World Records[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/5000/first-unsigned-band-to-reach-the-top-40-on-the-uk-singles-chart First unsigned band to reach the Top 40 on the UK singles chart]. Guinness World Records (2007-01-14). Retrieved on 2015-09-26.
Services
Ditto's main distribution service offers unlimited releases to all major online stores on an annual subscription basis starting from £19 per year. The company claims to operate non-exclusive deals with artists keeping 100% of their royalty earnings.{{cite web|url=https://www.dittomusic.com/pricing|title=Ditto Music pricing |publisher=Ditto Music |access-date=2018-09-17}}
Alongside its core music distribution service, Ditto Music also offers record label services including PR, social media and playlist pitching to independent artists.{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.dittomusic.com/promotional-services|title=Ditto Music promotional services |publisher=Ditto Music |access-date=2018-09-17}} In 2021, Ditto added music publishing to its range of services for artists.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/ditto-music-launches-publishing-division-headed-up-by-tom-weller/083499|title=Ditto Music launches publishing division headed up by Tom Weller |publisher=Music Week |access-date=2021-08-02}}
Awards and nominations
Won the RECSS Customer Support Award in 2011 for 'Best Online Service Provider.{{cite web|url=https://growjo.com/company/Ditto_Music|title=RECSS Customer Support Award |publisher=GrowJo |access-date=2019-11-08}}
Nominated for Best Distribution Team at the Music Week Awards in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/music-week-awards-2013-nominees-revealed/053696|title=Music Week Awards nominees 2013 |publisher=Music Week |access-date=2019-11-08}}
Nominated for Best Label/Artist Services Company at the Music Week Awards in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/2017-music-week-awards-and-the-nominees-are/067226|title=2017 Music Week Awards: And the nominees are... |publisher=Music Week |access-date=2017-03-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/2018-music-week-awards-and-the-nominees-are/071507|title=2018 Music Week Awards: And the nominees are... |publisher=Music Week |access-date=2018-03-01}}
Named on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list of Britain's fastest-growing companies in 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/company_profile/ditto/|title=Sunday Times Fast Track 100|publisher=The Sunday Times|access-date=2019-11-08|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108143351/https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/company_profile/ditto/|url-status=dead}} and SME Export Track 100 in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/north-west-companies-ranked-in-export-track-100|title=Export Track 100 |publisher=Insider Media |access-date=2019-11-08}}
References
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