Mara Whitlock spent her twenties touring as a session cellist, self-releasing records on the side. Every release meant a separate distributor for streaming, a separate publisher to chase mechanical royalties, a separate agency for the rare sync opportunity, and a separate manufacturer whenever she wanted CDs for the merch table. Four logins, four cuts taken, four different definitions of when she'd actually get paid.
AudioKey exists to put all of that under one roof. Not because bundling is trendy, but because an independent artist's time is worth more than reconciling four royalty statements a month. Distribution is still the core of what we do, but publishing administration, sync licensing, physical manufacturing, and monetization all plug into the same account, the same dashboard, and the same twice-monthly payout.
AudioKey distributes and administers. We never take ownership of your masters or your publishing.
Flat fee to distribute, and small commissions only on the extra money we go out and generate for you.
We kept our manufacturing and retail network running when a lot of the industry walked away from it.
Every service we offer plugs into the same account, so you're not reconciling four royalty statements a month.
"Your royalties shouldn't depend on how many separate companies you remembered to sign up with."Mara Whitlock, AudioKey Founder