🎶 How to Switch Distributors and Re-Distribute Your Music with Wiseband? (In 3 Easy Steps)

If you want to migrate your music catalog to Wiseband, it is possible with a simple process. This guide explains the essential steps to change distributors and redistribute your products with Wiseband, while preserving your statistics and metadata for a smooth and uninterrupted transition.

📢 Step 1: Retrieve Files and Metadata from Your Previous Distributor

To ensure your releases remain properly linked to their history and do not lose their statistics (streams, playlists, etc.), you need to submit your products exactly as they were distributed with your original distributor.

Note: A product can be a Single, EP, Album, or Compilation.

Before starting the redistribution process with Wiseband, gather all the necessary information and files from your previous distributor. This includes:

• High-quality audio files (WAV, FLAC, etc.)
• The product's cover artwork
• The product's UPC barcode (or EAN if in the US/Canada)
• The ISRC codes for the tracks (and ISWC if you're affiliated with SACEM)
• The original release date of the product
• Exact metadata (titles, artists, collaborators, etc.)

This information will help maintain the continuity of your statistics and avoid permanent duplicates on streaming platforms.

📢 Step 2: Re-Distribute Your Tracks with Wiseband

Once you have all these elements, manually create each product in your Wiseband account, using exactly the same information and files. Be sure to re-distribute each product identically, keeping all the original information mentioned in Step 1.

Note: This step is crucial to ensure the tracks appear unchanged on the platforms ⚠️.

If you redistribute your releases without copying their original data, it may break the continuity of your statistics and remove the tracks from potential playlists of your listeners.

Special Case: If you want to redistribute a track outside of its original product (e.g., a track from a compilation that you want to redistribute as a single), you must always use the original files and data. Only the UPC barcode will be changed.

📢 Step 3: Wait for Online Publishing and Remove Your Tracks from the Previous Distributor

After redistributing your tracks with Wiseband and confirming they are online (this may take a few days), wait 2 to 3 weeks for the statistics and history of your original releases to match your new ones. You may see your releases appear twice on platforms, and this is completely normal. This duplicate step is transitional.

Then, contact your previous distributor and request the removal of your release(s) from all streaming platforms.

Note: Waiting for this transition period ensures that the tracks are properly in place before removing them from your previous distributor ⚠️.

📢 Conclusion

Migrating your catalog to Wiseband is a simple process if you carefully follow these steps and ensure data continuity. Our team is here to assist you in this transition, ensuring that your music remains available without interruption. Please reach out to us at [digital@wiseband.com]() for assistance.

Updated on: 24/07/2025