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New Artist Onboarding

  1. Sign label agreement

  2. Ask artists to provide previous press and media assets

  3. Register with BMI/ASCAP as songwriter and publisher entity

  4. Register all songs with your PRO

  5. Register with SoundExchange

  6. Build a website

  7. Collect W-9s for paid band members

  8. Gather and all publishing info and all publishing splits

  9. Collect the following : Artist, Publisher, Manager and Musicians

    1. Names, Job title (guitarist, vocals, etc.), Email, Phone number, Home address, Tshirt size

  10. Establish socials: Facebook, IG, Twitter, YouTube,

  11. Start an email list - Mailchimp is free up to 2000 subscribers

  12. Confirm contacts for lawyer and manager

  13. Confirm Accounting Information

    1. Split Percentages per song

    2. Bank information

    3. Zelle details (if applicable)

Timeline Management

  1. Confirm MILESTONES

  2. Pre-NRI Deadline

  3. NRI Deadline

  4. Pre-Order Date

  5. Product Due Date

  6. Digital Single #1:

  7. Digital Single #2

  8. Five Weeks Out

    1. Three Weeks Out

      Week Of Release

      Day Of Release

      Post Release

Release week

  1. Create Flight Plan

  2. Send out Flight Plan

  3. Reach out to wholesalers and check in with promos

  4. "Release" pre-orders aka give them to USPS (around 10 days out from street date)

  5. Post on Social Media

  6. Update playlists with new tracks

  7. Create / upload Album to Youtube (make public if not)

  8. Make Live on Bandcamp

  9. Wholesale email reminder

  10. Customer email blast

  11. Promo email blast

  12. Give product to PRR for new release email

  13. Edit product on Colemine website (pre-order info, Spotify playlist, etc.)

  14. Add to front page of Colemine site

  15. Like, share posts from indie retailers

  16. Take down leading singles

  17. Change verbiage on YouTube videos from 'pre-order' to 'order’

  18. Make sure Spotify For Artists has the proper merch items

Post Release

  1. Create and Send Sales Update to Artist

  2. Report to Billboard?

  3. Follow up with stores thanking them for the support

  4. Have artist continue to update Spotify playlist

  5. Monitor 30-60 day ad sets

  6. Prepare for LP Pre-Productioin