When I was looking for a digital distributor to get my album “Mix A” online, I came across RouteNote as being one possible option. I googled them, (as you do), but couldn’t find much in the way of user reviews. So, for what it’s worth, here’s my opinion of them so far.

I had initially been trying to decide between TuneCore and CD Baby, and had read a lot of comparisons of their different services, costs, speed of getting the tracks online etc.

I then came across Routenote, and was attracted immediately by the fact that they were free! There are no upfront charges and no hidden costs (or at least none that I have found up to this point). They pay you 90% of the money you make, although you have to reach an earnings threshold of $50 before they’ll make a payment, and you can upload as many tracks as you want. 

I had a problem when it came to uploading the tracks – 9 of the 10 tracks uploaded fine, but I couldn’t get the 10^th to work. I sent them a mail on a Sunday night and got an answer first thing the next day, from a real person who sorted it all out very quickly. I was really impressed by the service – as I said, it felt like I was dealing with a real person at their end. (I think this may be a welcome by-product of their size at the moment, so perhaps get in there before they get too big!) 

Now for the really good part – my album went live on iTunes in 2 weeks! From what I’ve read about other aggregators, this is amazingly fast. The album’s only just gone live, so I’m not in a position yet to say how quickly/well the payment system works – I’m just hoping I’m going to be in a position to find out fairly soon.. :) 

All in all I’ve been really impressed so far, and I can definitely recommend them if you’re considering going down the digital route. 

(I’m not affiliated with them in any way, and don’t know any of the people within the company, honest!) 

Chris 

www.chrisbestwick.com