Release your music with Make Waves
The music distribution and promotion platform for independent artists and labels releasing good music.
Better platform, deal & support for your music.
What people say
Trusted by
artists, labels and creators
Distributed over
releases so far
More than
tracks in stores
Lui Surreal
Artist (UK)
“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.”
Áslaug
Artist (Iceland)
“This was my first time releasing music independently, and I was pretty nervous about not knowing how to handle all the technical stuff. But Make Waves made it so simple and stress-free to upload my music—anyone can do it. And when I had questions about specific things like waterfall releases or adding lyrics, they were super quick to help.”
Flaire
Band (Netherlands)
“We like using Make Waves and love their team. They really helped us make the next steps in our career.”
CMON CMON
Band (Belgium)
“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
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 2000 streams on a yearly basis. Read more
Looking for another feature?
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.
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
monokimono
Band (Belgium)
“We decided to DIY our newest EP. It was a lot easier than expected thanks to Make Waves.”
Erik Buschmann
Artist (Netherlands)
“Easy-to-use platform and transparent and honest in its payouts!”
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.