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Sell your independently produced music at Folkwit Records

Here at Folkwit Records we are dedicated to the support and promotion of new and independent music.  If you self-release your music or represent a small independent label and think that your music would compliment our catalogue, we're keen to hear from you.

To help improve the number of independent releases we list and stock, we have put together the following guidelines for submission of CDs and MP3 music for sale. Following these guidelines will help us to streamline the process, and has the added attraction of allowing artists and labels to ensure that our listings include all the relevant information.

First Steps

Contact us by email with a description of your music and links to where we can hear samples.  If we agree that it would be suitable for our catalogue, follow the instructions below.  (Please do not submit anything more until we have reached an agreement.)

Please don't be offended if we say 'no'.  It may be partly because we have a very particular view about what will and won't fit in the catalogue.  We are also keen to maintain a small but select catalogue by way of music that is 'recommended' by Folkwit Records - our current view is that we will stock no more than 100 titles including our own label releases.

How to Submit New Stock Items (CDs/DVDs) for Inclusion

Please provide the following information electronically, either on a CD-ROM with the CDs/DVDs, or by emailing it to mail(at)folkwit.biz (Please put 'Sales Submissions' in the subject line):

  • Artist Name

  • Title of CD or DVD

  • UPC (Bar Code) Number (if available)

  • Release Date

  • DVD Region Code (If applicable)

  • Your price to us per unit (including shipping) - NB This is what we pay you not the retail price.  Typically we would expect to pay you no more than £5.00-£6.00 (GBP) for each CD/DVD.

  • How and where to make payment (we prefer PayPal if possible). We will contact you once the CD/DVD begins to sell about paying for the initial copies and acquiring more stock.

Please send two retail-ready copies of the CD or DVD plus a promotional copy (a CDR will be fine) to the following address:

Retail Sales
Folkwit Records
PO Box 8504
Nottingham
NG5 0AB

Download Sales (Optional)

If you want your music to be included in our download store, please send as minimum 192 Kbps MP3 files on a CD.  Please ensure that the embedded file information is to your satisfaction and please name all of the files using the following format:

ArtistsInitials_AlbumInitials_TrackNumber_TrackTitle_duration.mp3

It should look something like this: P_SP_01_TudorGrains_2.59.mp3

We can convert your CD into this format for you but there will be a charge (ask for more information).

  • Please provide sleeve art as a single jpeg file.

We sell complete download albums and EPs not individual tracks.  The Retail price for a download album is currently £7.00 (GBP) and an EP £3.00 (GBP) - we pay you £4.00 per album, £1.70 per EP - we recognise that this may not as competitive as some services but it is a non-exclusive service that may bring in sales and we think worth considering as an addition to other sales platforms.

Listing Information

This is the part of the submission process that will speed up getting music listed in the store. Following these guidelines will mean a fast turnaround.  If you need assistance preparing this information, we can provide the service at an agreed small charge which will be redeemed from future sales.

Please provide:

  • Bio Information. This needs to be in PLAIN TEXT format of approximately 200 words, ideally broken down into small paragraphs

  • Website Address.  Myspace or similar profiles would be fine.

  • Photographs. (Maximum 3) Please supply the picture with a maximum width of 130px. This is an example:

  • Sleeve Artwork. Please supply two different sizes: 100px x 100px and 200px x 200px These are examples:

  • CD/DVD Description. PLAIN TEXT format of between 200 and 250 words, plus track listing. The track list should be spaced. 

  • Audio Clips - short samples of at least 3-4 songs (1-2 for an EP) of about 30 seconds duration as 128Kbps MP3 files - check out Audacity if you need free audio editing software

On-Site Promotion

All new releases/catalogue additions will be featured on the front page / index page of the website for at least 1 month free of charge.

Advertising space can be purchased at a very reasonable cost.  Contact us for details.

 

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