We are totally committed to helping you realize your goals and dreams as a musician. We provide you with all the tools necessary to succeed as an independent musician, and we stand behind you with a supportive team. We provide the opportunity to promote and sell your music and any supporting merchandise in one place, which allows your fans easy access to all of your products.

Your submission fee includes one CD title in physical and digital form. It also includes the conversion of digital tracks to ringtones. Another way for you to generate sales.

The merchandise fee allows you or your band the opportunity to sell any supporting merchandise you may have in the Simplie Indie store. It is a one-time fee. Examples of merchandise include sheet music, tee-shirts, posters, and mugs.

Your CD is online within seven days of receiving the files and any necessary documentation from you.

You set the retail sales price of your CD. If your retail price is printed on your CD you may not sell your CD for more than the printed price. You may, however, sell it for less.

You will be paid 70% of the sales price for all products you sell. You will receive your payment every month in which you earn at least $5.00.

When you submit your CD, you decide whether you want to sell ringtones. We create the ringtone for you. Unless directed by you, we will choose the clip to create the ringtone. It will be done with your best interests in mind. Don’t worry, we promise not to turn the first 24 seconds into a ringtone just to get done more quickly. If you have a certain section you want for the ringtone, just send us the timeline (maximum length of 24 seconds) and we will make the ringtone for you.

That depends on your goals. At this time, Simplie Indie does not require your CD to have a UPC bar code in order to be listed for sale in our online store.

Yes, you may. They need to look good and include cover art.

No, your CD does not need to be shrink-wrapped.

Yes, because you make the decisions when you indie publish.

Yes, this is totally non-exclusive. Yes, selling your CD with Simplie Indie is non-exclusive. We encourage you to get as much exposure as possible for your CD.

Absolutely! As long as you have the rights to enter into an agreement with us. We only accept submissions directly from the artist. Therefore, submitting directly to us will not conflict with your other distribution arrangements.

Not at this time. We hope to offer digital distribution soon.

Not at this time.

Using cover songs is okay if you follow certain steps before making the recording available to the public. The Copyright Act provides the right to what is called a “Compulsory License.” It is imperative that you follow the steps set forth by statute. A Compulsory License is valid only for sales of the CD and downloads that occur in the United States. Once you begin distributing the cover song, it is your responsibility to send the Statutory Royalty to the publisher monthly.
***NOTE*** You may be able to negotiate a better deal for yourself – either in terms, or a lower rate, or a reduced frequency at which to make royalty payments. If you are successful in negotiating terms that are different than the standard Compulsory License, a Mechanical License is issued by the publisher. BILL did I read the first sentence of the note correctly? I added commas that may have changed the meaning. If I changed the meaning, the sentence needs a bit more work.
For expert advice consult with an entertainment attorney.

In order to sell your product in our store, you need to know the composer and publisher of every song. Use the following resources:

• ASCAP
• BMI
• SESAC
• U.S. Copyright Office
• Harry Fox Agency

If you cannot find the publisher because the song is so old it is in the public domain, use “public domain” for the publisher when submitting.
If you cannot find the composer because the song is so old it is in the public domain, use “anonymous” for the composer when submitting.
Music that is not in the public domain cannot be accepted without the composer and publisher information!

Registration of your copyrighted CD with the U.S. Copyright office provides peace of mind and gives you legal standing if someone does copy your work. You may fill out the forms yourself and submit them to the U.S. Copyright Office or you may select our U.S. Copyright Registration service and we will do it for you. The process takes 6-12 months for Simplie Indie to receive the Certificate of Registration. The process also requires you to supply us with two copies of your CD.

For now your sales will not be reported to SoundScan. For sales to be reportable to SoundScan, all sales have to be done on a point-of-sale system, which requires all products to have a bar code. Simplie Indie does not require you to submit your CD with a bar code. Simplie Indie is in development of its own recognition system to celebrate the success of independent musicians independent of SoundScan and other traditional industry practices.