Who is 440MUSIC.COM Internet Radio?

In Short:
440Music Internet Radio is the oldest Internet Radio for independent music. 440Music.com (the site you’re on at present!) is our music warehouse where you'll find your next favorite song/band/artist.

A More Detailed Answer:
In the beginning, more than a decade ago, from a musty attack in a Victorian three flat on the North side of Chicago, to our current standing as the world’s oldest internet Radio for independent music, 440Music has always been lead by musician for musicians.

Inside the walls of our studio on shores of Lake Michigan in the city of Chicago, IL., we listen to every song prior to adding the recording to one of our Radio Channels.

We are a data warehouse of music that musicians upload directly. We do not ship CDs from our office. We allow the copyright owner to sell downloads, CDs, eTickets, posters, t-shirts, or other tangible items from our web site. We do not deliver music to other download retailers, such as iTunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, any other. We provide independent musicians a place to sell you the music and then we pay the artist right away.

Cool thing: in a regular record deal or distribution deal, musicians only make 10-20% per album, if they’re ever lucky enough to get paid by their label at all. When selling through 440Music, musicians make 87% per on their sale and get paid weekly.

What can 440Music do for me as an independent artist?

440Music Internet Radio offers a number services for artists, including:

1. Worldwide distribution for your digital music
2. Allowing artist to accept credit cards for digital music
3. Allowing advanced ticket sales for gigs and shows
4. Worldwide exposure for your music via our genre specific Internet Radio Channels
5. Free informational commercials on our Radio Channels

How do I become a member?

Click this link:

Who Can Sign Up?

If you are at least 13 years of age and have music to sell you are eligible to create and account to sell your music. If you are not eligible you must have a parent or guardian register to help you sell your music.

How do I collect the money?

Our shopping cart system allows you to set the selling price at whatever you want at 440Music.com

• 440Music.com will keep 13% for every sale whether it is an MP3 download, eTicket, CD or any tangible item. You will be your responsibility for shipping all tangible items. MP3s and eTickets will be available to the buyer for 33 days.
• There is never a to set up fee to create a new account in our store.
• You can request payment any time your account reaches $10 by bank-transfer (ACH to US bank account only), or paper check. We do not use PayPal for payments.

How should handle CD, T-Shirt, Posters, and other tangible sales?

We recommend using first class mail and a padded envelop to protect the CD. This will show your customer that you care about them and your CD. To keep profitable add $2.50 to $5.00 for mailing depending on the country you are sending to.

Personalize every package by including a short note to your fan, not only will it make them feel good but they'll brag about it with there friends and that will also help increase your fan base.

Artist and MP3 FAQ

What do I need to know about sampling audio clips?

Every album at 440Music.com should have a samples for customers to hear before they make a decision to buy. You decide which songs and how long the sample should be that buyers can preview. The length can range from 30 seconds to full song. We recommend that you don't sample the entire song because if you can hear it you can record it. From our beginning we would sample 90 seconds as we felt that would give the listener enough time to know if they liked the song but not so much time that they'd want to copy it. Don't worry about creating a lo-fi song file our system will create that for you.

When a customer clicks to hear a song, that click will be counted for you to see.

Listeners have the option of hearing the lo-fi or hi-fi version of your songs. We create the lo-fi version of your song for the visitor who is on a dial-up network. The lo-fi version of your song will be created at 44100kz and 40kb which is played in stereo.

If you're concerned that the lo-fi file might not have the quality of sound you want, don't. Understand that slow internet connections can't handle large files and if they become a buyer they will download the full quality MP3 you created.

What information should be added to our/my bio?

Rules, Rules, Rules we don't have no stinkin' Rules. What we suggest is that you write true statements. Make it captivating so your new fans will be encouraged to tell their friends. A good first impression stays with new fans and they’ll want to talk about the hot new band they just found.

You're able to change text at any time, try a few different approaches to find what works best.

What information should be added to our/my bio?

Rules, Rules, Rules we don't have no stinkin' Rules. What we suggest is that you write true statements. Make it captivating so your new fans will be encouraged to tell their friends. A good first impression stays with new fans and they’ll want to talk about the hot new band they just found.

You're able to change text at any time, try a few different approaches to find what works best.

Can we link to our MP3 files from other sites?

Yes. When you upload a song/MP3 there is a link automatically created to use that link go to your profile and select the song category, the your see a list of songs and to the right of the song name you'll see a button that will expand the song information. In that information there is a link that you can use.

International Standard Recording Code

What is an ISRC?

A completed ISRC is considered a 'dumb' number as it represents only the sound or music video recording to which it is assigned. Please note the following points:

• The ISRC is separated into four distinct elements in order to ensure that the ISRCs you assign will be unique.
• Since recording rights can change ownership over time, it is particularly dangerous to assume ownership based on the Registrant portion of the code.
• The Year of Reference now represents the year in which the ISRC was assigned. The date of copyright should not be inferred from this portion of an ISRC.
• The issuance of an ISRC does not imply the registration of a copyright.

Do I need a new Registrant Code for each of my projects?

No. Your Registrant Code can be used to assign ISRCs for all recordings under the terms to which you agreed when you registered.

Where do I submit my ISRCs once they have been assigned?

In the US, there is no single database or agency to which you must submit your codes. We will not require a report of the ISRCs you assign.

Once ISRCs have been created for your recordings, you are responsible for maintaining a record or list of them and the metadata (track information) associated with each ISRC.

You submit your ISRCs to your business partners as required by your relationship with them, e.g. collecting societies, download sites and aggregators.

In the US, we recommend contacting Sound Exchange (www.soundexchange.com) for more information on the recording copyright for digitally distributed music. They can use the ISRCs you assign to assist in calculating royalty payments.