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Distribution Strategy & Partner Selection
Independent advice on choosing and managing the distribution path that fits your label.
Distribution is no longer a single decision — it is a portfolio of choices that changes as a label grows. This service evaluates your current arrangement and your options across aggregators, label-services companies, and direct deals, weighing fees, royalty splits, marketing support, playlist access, advances, contract terms, and the quality of reporting each partner provides.
We map your roster and release volume against each option, identify where you are overpaying or underserved, and build a transition plan if a change is warranted — including metadata migration, takedown and redelivery sequencing, and communication with artists so nothing disappears from platforms mid-campaign.
UMG’s Architect & Founder, Ruben Burgos, conducts the evaluation and negotiation preparation personally. Because UMG is not a distributor and takes no side in the choice, the advice is genuinely independent: the founder’s only interest is the arrangement that serves your label’s music and economics best.
The Objective
To place your catalog and future releases with distribution partners whose terms, tools, and support match your label’s stage and ambitions. The goal is better economics and better service without disrupting your artists’ presence on any platform.
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Ready to talk about Distribution Strategy & Partner Selection? Send an inquiry and the Architect & Founder himself will respond. Tell us where you are, what you are building, and what you want this service to do for you.
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