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The Production Map · Verified Aug 2026

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Marketing & promo

A pay-to-pitch economy: playlists, blogs, radio and creators on one side, artists with release budgets on the other, plus the analytics layer the whole industry runs on. The upside: most of it now shows prices up front.

  • Bandsintown — Alerting nearby fans automatically every time you announce shows. Touring artists who want one central place to publish shows, distribute dates across major platforms, identify strong markets, and notify fans near each performance.
  • CD Baby — One-time-fee distribution with publishing and sync collection built in. Artists releasing a few singles or albums per year who prefer one-time fees and want their catalog to remain online without maintaining an annual subscription.
  • DistroKid — Cheap, fast, unlimited uploads with the biggest ecosystem. Prolific independent artists, producers and small labels that release frequently and want unlimited uploads, automated splits and a low annual base price.
  • Feature.fm — Smart links, pre-saves and retargeting for release campaigns. Artists and teams running regular releases, paid advertising or roster-wide campaigns who will actively use audience data and retargeting.
  • Hypeddit — Download gates and fan-growth swaps in dance music. DIY artists who want to collect fan data and launch Spotify, YouTube or TikTok ads without mastering an advertising dashboard.
  • PUSH.fm — Unlimited release links and pre-saves on a zero budget. Independent artists wanting an affordable, straightforward toolkit for release links, pre-saves, fan capture and giveaways.
  • Show.co — Free pre-saves and fan-data pages, best integrated for CD Baby users. CD Baby artists, labels and managers needing customizable fan-conversion campaigns or simplified audio and music-site advertising.
  • SymphonyOS — Automating ads, pre-saves and fan CRM without an agency. Active independent artists, managers and small labels that want to automate multiple release, marketing and business-management tasks in one system.
  • UnitedMasters — Distribution plus brand-deal and sports sync opportunities. Independent artists releasing regularly who want inexpensive distribution and potential access to brand or sync placements.