Catalog Migration Explained
For many of our customers, this is a popular topic. The customer support mixed with the ease of use, gives Ocean House Music customers an easy solution to unify their catalog with Ocean House Music.
Moving your catalog from your current distributor to Ocean House Music is easier than you think. Here’s an easy step-by-step way you can migrate your catalog from your distributor to Ocean House Music.
First, it’s gathering time. Log in to your distributor’s account (if you are not using a subscription distributor, you can also request this from your distribution company directly) and retrieve: cover art, wav file(s) and metadata: release date, label name, producer’s name, additional artists performing, copyright year, ISRC & UPC codes, name of song(s) and / or albums, writer’s names) and music video (if you have a plan that includes video distribution). If you have your metadata, cover art and wav file(s) on your computer already you will not need to do this first step.
Second, it’s time to check your work. Log in to your Ocean House Music distribution dashboard and upload your songs. Once you’ve uploaded everything to your dashboard (here are instructions on how to upload your music), we advise you proofread your work. You can also ask us to give it a once over to make sure it looks good as well.
Third, it’s go time. Go ahead and distribute your music with Ocean House Music first. Our distribution takes 24 hours to put it up on retail accounts and another 24 hours to process the metadata so you can see your streaming numbers. After that, request your digital takedowns of your music with your other distributor. We advise making that request at least one day after you have started the distribution process with us.
Upon request, Ocean House Music can also transfer your catalog over for you for an additional small fee. You can find those fees within our plan descriptions here.
For more information and/or for troubleshooting requests, please contact the customer support team so we can promptly get back to you: support@oceanhousemusic.com