You don’t have to be a musical mechanic to get a mechanical 🛠️
You can distribute covers through RouteNote to Spotify, Deezer, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Nuuday, Anghami, Tidal, KKBOX and JioSaavn without needing a mechanical license. You can also exclude the following territories USA, Canada, Mexico, India and Pakistan.
However, if you’re wanting to release a cover and want to distribute to more stores than this selection, then you’ll need to purchase a mechanical license.
We’d recommend using Affordable Song Licensing to obtain your mechanical license. Once you’re onto the site, then click on Sent here by a distributor.
- Sign up
- Tell them about yourself
- Add song info
- Pay
- Get your license!
Whichever mechanical license provider you choose, make sure you select Digital Download as your licensing format, this way you can send it to RouteNote easily for quick moderation.
Once you’ve purchased your license, attach it to an email and send it over to moderation@routenote.com, along with the UPC of your release.
If you have any further queries, feel free to get in touch with us!
See also:
Are Christmas songs covers?
What should I put in the P line if my release is a cover?
How do I credit the original artist if my release is a cover?