Frequently Asked Questions

Music Distribution

WHEN WILL MY RELEASE GO LIVE?

Priority Distribution is available at a fee of $1 per submission, ensuring a swift distribution of less than 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Free distributions or non prioritized distributions have a processing time of 24 to 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

👉 Incase of a delay, release change request kindly reach out to distribution@dapstrem.com

HOW DO I GET A RELEASE LINK AFTER DISTRIBUTION?

You can locate your release on ODESLI and create a smart link using the following link: https://odesli.co/

HOW DO I MAKE CHANGES TO A RELEASE "Distributed & Live"?

To Make changes to a release use the following link https://distribution.dapstrem.com/update-metadata/

TAKEDOWN(s)

Takedown Policies.

We will takedown copyright infringing products without notice
Releases taken down before 1 year will cost 2$/per release to takedown

To takedown a release use the following link

Payments & Reporting

WHEN WILL I RECEIVE A REPORT?

You will receive monthly royalty statements in your email starting two months after your release date.

January – End Of March
February – End of April
March – End of May
April – End of June
May – End of July
June – End of August
July – End of September
August – End of October
September – End of November
October – End of December
November – End of January
December – End February

To get a report breakdown you have to manually request them via the following link https://distribution.dapstrem.com/analytics/request/

N/B: Store your monthly reports breakdown because we do not store the breakdowns on our servers

HOW DO I GET PAID?

To be eligible for royalty payments, you must meet the following requirements:

- - - - Your royalty balance must be at least $50.
        Not had copyright infringement issues exceeding 50% on your catalogue.
        Your account must be in good standing and your label not marked as Banned or Blocked

If you meet all the requirements and need your royalties, please contact accounting@dapstrem.com with your preferred payment method and account information

Once we receive your request, we will process your payment between 4th and 10th of the new month.

January Statements sent end of March are payable between 4th – 10th of April
February Statements sent end of April are payable between 4th – 10th of May
March Statements sent end of May are payable between 4th – 10th of June
April Statements sent end of June are payable between 4th – 10th of July
May Statements sent end of July are payable between 4th – 10th of August
June Statements sent end of August are payable between 4th – 10th of September
July Statements sent end of September are payable between 4th – 10th of October
August Statements sent end of October are payable between 4th – 10th of November
September Statements sent end of November are payable between 4th – 10th of December
October Statements sent end of December are payable between 4th – 10th of January
November Statements sent end of January are payable between 4th – 10th of February
December Statements sent end of February are payable between 4th – 10th of March

N/B: If your royalty balance is less than $50, your earnings will roll over to the next month.