Ditto Music
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Genre | Online distribution, Record label |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Lee Parsons, Matt Parsons |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lee Parsons Matt Parsons |
| Products | Record Label Services, Online Delivery (Music) |
| Services | Record Label Services and On-demand music distribution |
Number of employees | 103 |
| Website | Ditto Music Website |
Ditto Music is an online music distribution company. It distributes music to over 150 digital music stores, including Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, TikTok, Meta Platforms, Audiomack, SoundCloud and Beatport.[1][2] It currently operates from its head office in Liverpool, England. And, as of 2025, it has 20 offices across 15 countries.[3][4]
History
In January 2007, Ditto Music distributed "Blag, Steal & Borrow" by Essex band Koopa, which entered into the UK Top 40, making it the first chart hit by an unsigned band,[5] this achievement is in the Guinness Book Of World Records[6]
Services
Ditto's main distribution service offers unlimited releases to all major online stores on an annual subscription basis. The company claims to operate non-exclusive deals with artists, keeping 100% of their royalty earnings.[7]
Alongside its core music distribution service, Ditto Music also offers record label services, including PR, social media, and playlist pitching to independent artists.[8] In 2021, Ditto added music publishing to its range of services for artists.[9]
Awards and nominations
Won the RECSS Customer Support Award in 2011 for 'Best Online Service Provider.[10]
Nominated for Best Distribution Team at the Music Week Awards in 2013.[11]
Nominated for Best Label/Artist Services Company at the Music Week Awards in 2017 and 2018.[12][13]
Named on The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list of Britain's fastest-growing companies in 2017[14] and SME Export Track 100 in 2018.[15]
References
- ^ "Sell your music at Ditto Music". Ditto Music. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "How to get your band on Spotify". Wired. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Independent music can thrive everywhere: Inside Ditto's label services success". Music Week. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Ditto Music". Music Business Worldwide. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ "Entertainment | Unsigned band make chart history". BBC News. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ First unsigned band to reach the Top 40 on the UK singles chart. Guinness World Records (2007-01-14). Retrieved on 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Ditto Music pricing". Ditto Music. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Ditto Music promotional services". Ditto Music. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Ditto Music launches publishing division headed up by Tom Weller". Music Week. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "RECSS Customer Support Award". GrowJo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Music Week Awards nominees 2013". Music Week. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "2017 Music Week Awards: And the nominees are..." Music Week. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 Music Week Awards: And the nominees are..." Music Week. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Times Fast Track 100". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Export Track 100". Insider Media. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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