Step-By-Step Music Submission

Submitting music to StudioLines.com is an easy procedure, accomplished by following these steps:

If you are not already registered as a member of StudioLines.com, you must first sign up. It's free and only takes a few minutes. You will need a valid email address to sign up and submit music online.
(If you're reading this online and don't have an email address, go to Hotmail.com, or Yahoo.com, or Netscape.com, or any of a number of other, similar services, and get an email account. The ones listed here are all free, and only take a few minutes to set up.)
1. Go to the Members Only section and click the Sign Up link.
2. Fill in the forms to apply for membership.
3. By the time you get to the last form, you should have received the activation code which was sent to the email address you supplied. Check your email to get the activation code, and enter it in the last form.
4. When you press the Complete My Registration button, your StudioLines.com membership will be activated.
- Note: The membership system says you have 24 hours to activate your membership. That is how long we can guarantee your username will be reserved when you first apply, not when your application expires: If it takes longer than 24 hours to get back to completing the registration process, you should be OK, unless someone else chose the same username after your application expired.
If these instructions were printed and passed to you, and you don't have access to the Internet, you can still become a member by sending in an application by snail mail. Call or write, and we will forward the application to you.
StudioLines.com
P.O. Box 15591 - Kenmore Station
Boston, MA 02215
617-792-4320
Once you are a member of StudioLines.com, click on the Submit Music link in the navigation bar at the left side of the site's main window.
If this is the first time you are submitting music, you will need to create a new artist profile. This is done by filling in the fields in the For New Artists form on the Submit Music page.
For artists already entered in our database, either enter your Artist ID or your stage name, city and state, and look up the existing artist information.
After creating a new artist profile, or looking up an existing one, you are taken to a confirmation page showing the artist information. You are now ready to either submit music online, or send it to us via snail mail:
1. To upload music:
  1. Press the Upload button on the confirmation page.
  2. Decide how you want the track presented, the Download Option. Note that once you've selected the "full download" track, that option is no longer presented.
    If you want to change which track is marked as your "full download" track, go to the Members Only area and follow the Submitted Track Maintenance link.
  3. Select the Category and Genre for this track, enter the Track Name, and the Duration (minutes and seconds) of the track. If you don't know the exact length of the track, enter a reasonable estimate.
  4. After completing the track information entry, press the Select the song file button. Another confirmation page is displayed with your entries. This page also has a field for entering the name of the song file to upload, and a Browse button that lets you navigate your computer's disks to find the song file.
  5. We are set up to handle MP3, WAV, CDA, RA and AU format files. You are strongly urged to send compressed (MP3) files when you upload, because uncompressed files take much longer to send. If you have WAV or CDA files, for example, you should compress them using a utility such as WinZip or PkZIP to reduce the file size.
  6. When you have selected the song to upload, press the Upload this song button, and wait. Your browser will probably display a message in its status bar saying something like Connect: Connecting host: www.studiolines.com... then appear to do nothing for what seems like forever. THIS IS "NORMAL" - and what's really happening is your song is being uploaded. Depending on the size of the file and your connection speed, it could take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours to complete. (Just say "yes" to cable modems :)
  7. When the upload process is done, a page is displayed to show you the results of the operation. If you would like to upload another track now, simply press the Yes, please button and repeat this step. Otherwise, press the No, thank you button, and return to the Members Only area.
2. To send music via snail mail:
  1. Press the Send CD/Tape button on the confirmation page.
  2. Enter the name of your tape or CD in the Tape Name field. If you don't have a formal name for the tape you are submitting, make one up. Pick the media you are sending your music on from the Media list. We can process audio cassettes, CDs, vinyl records and Zip disks without any processing fees. You can also send your music on VHS cassette (Note: we will not make use of any video on the tape), DVD or DAT; however, we will have to charge an extraction fee. (Call for details.)
  3. After entering the "tape" name and selecting the media, press the Use this name button to go to the page for entering track data for your submission.
  4. Please enter the information about every track on the media you are sending. If there are tracks you do not want to have available for download or purchase from StudioLines.com, mark them as Demo Only, rather than leaving them off the list.
  5. Decide how you want the track presented, the Download Option. Note that once you've selected the "full download" track, that option is no longer presented.
    If you want to change which track is marked as your "full download" track, go to the Members Only area and follow the Submitted Track Maintenance link.
  6. Select the Category and Genre for this track, enter the Track Name, and the Duration (minutes and seconds) of the track. If you don't know the exact length of the track, enter a reasonable estimate.
  7. After completing the track information entry, press the Add this song to the list button. The page is redisplayed, with the song you just entered included in the list at the top.
  8. Continue adding tracks until all of the songs on your submission are listed, then press the Create the report form button.
  9. A page is displayed to confirm your entries were added to our database. A pop-up window is also opened with a form listing our mailing address and the details of what you are submitting. Please print the form and send it with your music. It will greatly speed processing of your music when we receive it.
  10. If you have JavaScript disabled, the form window will not open automatically. Click on the link below the buttons (which also depend on JavaScript running) to open the form window.
  11. If you would like to submit another CD or tape, press the Yes, please button and repeat this step. Otherwise, press the No, thank you button, and return to the Members Only area.
- One of the tracks must be marked as available for full download. (If you upload more than one track and do not mark the "full download" track of your choice, we will select one for you.) The "full download" track can be played or downloaded by anyone visiting StudioLines.com at no cost. Any additional tracks will be available in sample form for a free download, unless you mark them as Demo Only. If someone wants to get the complete version one of the additional tracks, they will have to buy it, either for download, or on a CD. We will pay you a commission (royalties) each time someone buys a song from one of your sampled selections.
  Any tracks you upload as Demo Only will not be available for download by our visitors, so you won't be able to earn royalties on them.
That's it! If you ever want to submit more music, just follow these same steps, starting at number 5.

Only authorized members or representatives can submit music for a band or artist. You can change your authorizations from the Edit My Artist Profiles link in the Members Only section when you are logged in.