Join Identity Music: the better alternative to Ditto Music
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Identity Music vs. Ditto Music
Human support as standard
Fast, friendly support from our Client Management team comes as standard for every Identity Music client - because we believe every single artist deserves support whenever they need it.
With an average live chat response time of under 3 minutes, our team are available 10am to 6pm (UK) every weekday, so you won’t be left waiting or battling a robot to get the answers you need.
No extra costs for promoting or protecting your music
While Ditto reserves their pitching and promotional support for artists with deep enough pockets for full campaigns, we support every one of our artists with editorial playlist pitching, social media promotion and a whole host of marketing advice too.
Not only that but we also offer proactive digital rights management at no extra cost too. We get your music out there, help you to promote it and make sure it’s protected too - all with no additional charges, ever.
You make money first, always
With no upfront fees or hidden charges you don’t find out about until later on, we’re doing distribution differently at Identity Music. Whether your track makes £100 or £100,000, you’ll always keep the lion’s share of royalties and 100% ownership of your music.
With distribution, promotion, rights management and publishing administration available, get the support of a label without giving away creative control - remain independent, always.
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Ditto Music vs Identity Music
Distributing your music with Ditto costs anywhere between £19 and £89 annually (which is, of course, subject to annual price increases too).
The Starter subscription (the cheapest option at £19/year) doesn’t give you access to Content ID, pitching support, compilation uploads, digital rights management OR support from real-life humans…
And remember: if you stop paying that annual fee, your music is at risk of being taken down from platforms and you won’t be able to withdraw your earnings either.
At Identity Music, we work with artists on a royalty share basis, so that we’re able to give each and every artist the support they deserve while making sure the lion’s share of earnings still end up in your pocket.
Your royalty split will be agreed with your A&R Representative before signing your distribution agreement, but every signed artist gets the same level of exclusive support in distribution, promotion and rights management - with no hidden charges or exclusivity clauses or restricted access to services.
We’ll never take more than agreed, we’ll never withhold your earnings, and we’ll never charge extra for promotional support, Content ID, compilation albums, or anything else for that matter.
With Ditto, personal, human support is only available for its Pro or Label subscribers. But with Identity Music, human support is standard - and something we’re really good at.
Instead of wading through generic FAQs or battling chatbots, talk to our Client Management team via live chat, email, Instagram DM or good old fashioned phone call every weekday between 10am and 6pm (UK).
We use the latest technology to make distribution to over 80 platforms as seamless and stress-free as possible - and we’re regularly adding more platforms, too.
We have close partnerships with the biggest streaming platforms, including being a Spotify Preferred Provider, that make sure your music is distributed on time every time.
You can - and we recommend you do! Moving your back catalogue isn’t as stressful, complicated or time-consuming as you might expect - thanks to our Client Management team who’ll handle (almost) everything for you.
To move your catalogue away from Ditto all we need is your metadata and WAV files. After 6 weeks of track-linking, your catalogue can be taken down from Ditto and will be all in one place in your Identity Music dashboard, where you’ll see all your stats, reports and data intact.
Yes! But you’ll need the relevant licenses.
Every track distributed through Identity Music is reviewed by one of our Client Management team who will make sure you have the rights to distribute the track.
We take copyright seriously and will require licensing proof before distributing your cover song or remix - so that your track isn’t taken down from platforms for violating licensing rules. You can purchase your cover license from the original artist, provide us with the details, then distribute your track as usual.
Yes! And it comes at no extra charge.
While only Ditto’s Pro or Label subscribers are able to monetize content on YouTube, TikTok or Meta (Facebook and Instagram), all Identity Music clients benefit from digital rights management and Content ID at no extra cost.
If we find your content used without proper attribution, we give you the choice of tracking, removing, or monetizing that content.
Absolutely. Once your music is distributed via our platform, it will stay online until you request it to be taken down (or it has to be taken down for copyright, artificial streaming, or other violations).
With Ditto’s subscription model, if you stop paying your annual fees your music is “at risk of removal from stores” - and you won’t be able to withdraw your royalties without an active subscription.
With Identity Music, your music and your earnings are safe forever (unless you want to move your catalogue elsewhere, which is entirely up to you!).
