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SongCast is a digital music distribution company based in Akron, Ohio. It has a web platform where musicians upload and track sales of their musical compositions on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora and SoundCloud.
| Industry | Music |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Mike Wright |
| Headquarters | Akron, Ohio, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Digital Music Distribution |
| Website | songcastmusic.com |
History
editAccording to Mashable, SongCast was founded in 2018 by Caine White who has rights agreements and serves the top 5 music outlets, including Amazon.[1] In 2017, Forbes reported the company had paid out approximately $24 million to artists signed with the service and also launched a competing app alongside its longer-standing distribution partnerships with iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music.[2]
Musicians and characters on SongCast
edit- Peter Beckett of soft rock band Player uses SongCast to distribute albums from Player, including Spies of Life.
- Bubba the Love Sponge, host of The Bubba the Love Sponge Show uses SongCast to distribute his original content.
- Jimi Jamison of the rock band Survivor has albums distributed by SongCast, including Never Too Late.
- Australian rock band Wolfmother used SongCast to distribute their latest album, New Crown.
- Country rock musician and son of country star Waylon Jennings, Shooter Jennings, distributed his 2011 album, Outlaw You, through SongCast as a digital exclusive.
References
edit- ^ Paul Glazowski (2008-05-31). "SongCast Now Serving Indie Music To Five Top Web Outlets". Mashable.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ Mark Beech (2017-05-02). "How The Music Streaming Boom Is Growing: Outlook From SongCast". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ Courtney Boyd Myers (12 November 2010). "The New World Order of The Music Business". Thenextweb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.