Elevating Independent Artists and Labels
Boost Your Music Career With Tone Temple. Your Music. No Limits
Why choose Us
What Tone Temple offers
Distribute your music to streaming platforms
About Us
Established in 2023
The inspiration behind Tone Temple is both simple and revolutionary: making the music industry accessible to everyone. We believe that every artist deserves equal and fair access to the same tools that major labels and big players use—without sacrificing their rights or committing to long-term partnerships. Our mission is to offer complete creative freedom alongside comprehensive support, a vision that has guided Tone Temple since day one.
So, how did this idea come to life? It was driven more by passion than by business. Mike Williams didn’t just want to start a company; he wanted to transform the music industry into a more equitable space, giving all artists an equal opportunity to succeed.
Monthly Statements & Payments
Get paid simply and fast in any currency through bank transfer or PayPal.
Trend Charts
Get daily updates on how your music is performing and how much money you are making from your music.
Fast Worldwide Distribution
Upload your music to all the major platforms like Spotify, Apple, Youtube, TikTok, Tidal and many more.
Rights Registration & Management
Distributing a cover version of another song? Don’t worry! We will handle all the licensing and legal stuff for you.
What our artists say
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There is pretty much no other digital distributor that offers so much and, at the same time, works so closely with artists and whose artists are so valued by and feel so understood by.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some questions you might have about using Tone Temple Music.
In order to distribute your music with Tone Temple, there are 3 things you need to check:
1) Audio Files
2) Artwork
3) Metadata
1. Audio files
In what format do I upload my music to Tone Temple?
We only accept WAV files, 44.1 – 88.2 – 96 kHz, 16 – 24 bit.
2. Artwork
Many shops, including Apple Music (iTunes) and Spotify, have very strict policies on artwork they will accept to be sold or streamed from their site. If your artwork does not meet their standards, we will be unable to distribute your release. To ensure your release complies, be sure to follow the guidelines, below.
The artwork must meet the following requirements:
- minimum 3000 x 3000 pixels;
- JPG or PNG
- RGB colour mode.
We do not accept:
- blurry and pixelated images;
- website URLs;
- social network symbols;
- email addresses;
- pornographic images;
- copyrighted images.
3. Metadata
In order to deliver your music to the platforms, we need you to list the artists performing in your release and the contributors.
- You did NOT change the lyrics
- You did NOT change the melody
- You did NOT change the basic arrangement (e.g. Verse/Chorus etc) NOR the genre
- Make sure to fill in the composers, lyricists and publishers of the original song when distributing cover songs with us.
- Legally speaking, the original rights holder still reserves the right to request the take down of your cover version.
- You EDITED/CUT/CHANGED the lyrics or
- You EDITED/CUT/CHANGED the melody or
- You CHANGED the basic arrangement (e.g. Verse/Chorus etc) OR the genre
- Send us all relevant documents
- Once we’ve reviewed your documents and approved them we will distribute your song.
- You used parts of the ORIGINAL RECORDING and
- You EDITED/CUT/CHANGED the lyrics or
- You EDITED/CUT/CHANGED the melody or
- You CHANGED the basic arrangement (e.g. Verse/Chorus etc) OR the genre
- using parts of both (or all) ORIGINAL RECORDINGS
This not a cover version but a MASHUP.
PLEASE NOTE: We won’t be able to distribute your Mashup unless you properly cleared all parts! Please send us all relevant documents.
There is a balance in your Tone Temple account where you can request a payout. You can request this at any time you want, when you have balance. It normally takes only a few working days for the money to arrive in your bank / PayPal / Wise account.
You can expect to start receiving your generated royalties around 2-3 months after a release has gone live.
If you decide to make a custom deal with us instead of purchasing a subscription plan, Tone Temple takes a percentage of your streaming revenue. This percentage is discussed with the artist before signing the contract and can be changed depending on the career level of each artist.
The commission that we take covers the distribution and website maintaining costs.
Do you have any further questions regarding our platform and uploading with us?
You can see our F.A.Q page here.
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