Release your music with Make Waves

The music distribution and promotion platform for independent artists releasing good music.

Release and promote your music on all the major platforms such as Spotify, Apple, YouTube, TikTok, TIDAL and many more. Make use of all our pro features (for free!), our knowledge base and seamless payouts. The Make Waves support team is always on standby to answer your questions.

Better platform, better support, and a better deal.

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What people say
Lui Surreal
Artist
“Make Waves has been a great assistance since I embarked on my solo career. The customer support has always been swifter than any other music-related company I’ve engaged with. Furthermore, not having to pay an upfront fee to use the service really makes uploading music feel genuine and not solely about the money. Being an independent artist is a very tough road, and feeling supported is paramount. Make Waves has been that support system for me, and I’m glad to have worked with them.”
Dura Mater
Band
“We really love the entire ethos of Make Waves; you can tell the team is genuinely passionate about the artists they work with. Artists get more out of it compared to working with other distributors, whether through fairer splits in royalties or the personable, artist-centered, on-call support they provide. We highly recommend Make Waves to any musicians wanting to release music!”
ESMÉ
Artist
“I feel like Make Waves is actually involved in my entire process as an artist. I can always ask them questions, and I believe their communication with the artist is very transparent. I feel heard as an artist by Make Waves.”
CMON CMON
Band
“We're an indie band, and we love the fact that Make Waves enables us to control every aspect of our music distribution with professional tools and personal support.”
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Everything included

All the features you need, everything included. We will never charge you for extra features — because we feel these should be available for everyone. You keep 100% of your rights and we are transparent about the way we operate.

Make Waves accounts include:

Number of releases

Unlimited

Number of artists

Unlimited

Sales analytics

Get daily updates on how your music is doing and how much money you are making from your music.

Deliver to all the stores/DSPs you need

Upload your music to all the major platforms like Spotify, Apple, Youtube, TikTok, Tidal and many more.

Payouts whenever you like

Get paid simple and fast is any currency through bank transfer or PayPal.

Song splits

Set and pay out royalty splits for your team, without additional costs for your collaborators.

Set any release date

Included

Youtube Content ID

Another amazing feature that is included for every account in Make Waves.

Set a custom label name

Included. If you do not enter a label name we use your artist name als the label name.

Metadata updates

Included

Custom barcodes

We can provide these for you, but you can also use your own. We are very flexible ;)

Use your own catalogue number

Included. You can use your own or you can use the auto-generated one by Make Waves.

Use your own ISRC

Included. We can generate one for you or use your own.

Pricing

Make Waves accounts are free to use. We only ask 5% of the revenue and hold back the first 4000 streams on a yearly basis. Read more

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Make Waves is very easy to use

We have made the process to create and release music very user-friendly and we do all the complex stuff for you in the background. Check out the videos below to see our flow.

Upload your music

Just upload or drag and drop your music and Make Waves will start creating your release.
Simply fill in all the required fields and you are all set within a few minutes. Our guides and video instructions on how to create a release will ease you through the process.

Release & get listeners

Distribute and promote your release to all the relevant platforms including Spotify, TikTok, Apple, Snapchat, TIDAL, YouTube, etc. Watch and learn from our instructions and guides on how to get streams, playlists and followers.

Split your royalties

Add your collaborators' royalty splits and they'll receive their share of royalties directly in their own account, without additional costs.

See analytics & get paid

See daily updates on your sales and streams from all platforms in your account and get paid whenever you like, however you like! Why wait when you can set up your release right now?

Dedicated support

Our support team is always on standy to answer your questions.

First time releasing music? Not sure what an ISRC is? Wondering how you can move your music from another distributor? We’ve got you covered. Our growing collection of guides help you get through anything that you might need when releasing yourself.

View all guidesContact support
How to add and sync lyrics in Musixmatch
Adding lyrics is free and easy to do. Follow our steps to get them linked to your songs!
Claiming your artist profile(s)
Confused on how to claim your artist profiles? Read this guide!
Moving your music from a different distributor to Make Waves
Moving your music to Make Waves is easier than you think. Find out how easy in this guide!
What people say
Flaire
Artist
“We like using Make Waves and love their team. They really helped us make the next steps in our career.”
Tante Joke Karaokeband
Artist
“Our experience with Make Waves is very good! The support team is very helpful and fast. They are really considerate and can help solve all your problems. Make Waves is awesome!”

Create your first release

Ready to get your music out to the world? Start by creating your first release right now, we'll guide you trough the process.

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