TuneCore Music Service Launches

Although the digital music business is still remarkably young, many competitors have already come and gone. TuneCore Inc. hopes its flat-free distributor, the first of its kind, will earn the start-up some staying power.

TuneCore announced its official launch yesterday, coinciding with a series of programs initiated by its strategic partner, Bay Area instrument retailer, Guitar Center.

After a year of live-beta testing, which has helped unsigned artists and indie labels generate over $1.2 million from digital downloads, TuneCore's infrastructure is ready to expand to accommodate Guitar Center's massive customer base.

As the first and only distributor to work on a flat fee basis, TuneCore does not take a percentage of each sale from the musician, meaning artists earn more. Talk about a win-win situation.

To read more about the upstart service, check out these press releases.

Related links:
TuneCore’s homepage
Guitar Center’s homepage
TuneCore on Shorefire

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