{"id":9428,"date":"2026-08-19T20:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/?page_id=9428"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:19:47","slug":"send-your-music-to-a-record-label","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/it\/send-your-music-to-a-record-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Send Your Music to a Record Label: Complete Guide (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9428\" class=\"elementor elementor-9428\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8380b8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8380b8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dcd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"03dcd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!--\n=========================================================\nSEO SETTINGS \u2014 TUNELOCKR (EN)\n=========================================================\n\nSTATUS: New priority page \u2014 English counterpart of the\nFrench page https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/envoyer-sa-musique-a-un-label\/\n(hreflang pair, distinct hero image and alt text on purpose).\n\nPRIMARY KEYWORD:\nsend your music to a record label\n\nSECONDARY KEYWORDS:\nhow to send music to a record label\nsubmit music to record labels\nprotect your demo before sending to a label\nsending a demo to a label safely\n\nRECOMMENDED URL:\nhttps:\/\/tunelockr.com\/en\/send-your-music-to-a-record-label\/\n\nSEO TITLE:\nSend Your Music to a Record Label: Complete Guide (2026)\n\nMETA DESCRIPTION:\nHow to send your music to a record label safely: protect your demo before sending, structure your approach and avoid the most common pitfalls.\n\nH1:\nSend Your Music to a Record Label: Protect Your Work Before You Hit Send\n\nLANGUAGE: English\nTARGET: Independent artists, beatmakers, producers\n\nNOTE \u2014 SAME CANNIBALIZATION LOGIC AS THE FRENCH VERSION:\nThis page does not list labels or provide full pitch templates \u2014\nthat ground belongs to Beathoven's own guides. 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class=\"tla-lead\">\n      This guide focuses on the step most artists skip: <strong>documenting your work before it starts circulating<\/strong>, plus a clear checklist for the send itself.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"tla-hero-actions\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/app.tunelockr.com\/\"\n           rel=\"nofollow sponsored\"\n           class=\"cta-button\">\n        \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Protect My Music Before I Send It\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"tla-micro\">\n      First deposit available \u00b7 Private files \u00b7 Timestamped record \u00b7 Verifiable certificate\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tla-hero-visual\">\n      <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/send-your-music-to-a-record-label-tunelockr1.png\"\n        alt=\"Musician sending a protected demo to a record label, shown as a certified envelope traveling from a laptop toward a record label building\"\n        width=\"1200\"\n        height=\"630\"\n        class=\"tla-hero-img\"\n        loading=\"eager\"\n        fetchpriority=\"high\"\n      \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n     SHELL \u2014 content + sticky sidebar\n     ============================================================ -->\n<div class=\"tla-shell\">\n\n<main class=\"tla-content\">\n\n\n<section>\n<h2 id=\"risk\">The Real Risk When You Send Your Music to a Record Label<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nA label can receive dozens, sometimes hundreds, of demos every week.\nOnce you send your file, it can travel well beyond the person you sent it to:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>label contact \u2192 internal A&amp;R;<\/li>\n<li>A&amp;R \u2192 an outside producer for feedback;<\/li>\n<li>producer \u2192 another artist on the same roster;<\/li>\n<li>label \u2192 a distribution or sync partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\nNone of this is necessarily malicious \u2014 it's simply how teams work.\nBut without any proof of what you owned <em>before<\/em> that submission, a later dispute (authorship, an idea reused, an uncredited sample) becomes very hard to document.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe real question isn't just <strong>\"how do I send my music to a label,\"<\/strong> but <strong>\"how do I send it while keeping proof of what I created\"<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"checklist\">\n<h2>Protect Your Music Before Sending It to a Label \u2014 The Checklist<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nBefore writing the email itself, follow this order:\n<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"tla-steps\">\n<li><strong>Finish the exact version you plan to send<\/strong> \u2014 never send an unstable working file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identify every co-creator<\/strong> (writer, composer, performer, producer) and their role.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deposit that exact version on TuneLockr<\/strong> before sending \u2014 fingerprint, timestamp and certificate tied to the precise file you're about to share.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare a private listening link<\/strong> instead of a large attachment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Send it to a targeted contact<\/strong>, not a generic inbox found at random.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep a record<\/strong> of the date sent, the recipient and the exact version shared.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"tla-sequence\">\n<strong>Finish \u2192 document \u2192 send \u2192 track.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"cta-box\">\n<h3>Before You Send Your Demo<\/h3>\n<p>\nDeposit the exact version you're about to share and get a timestamped record before it leaves your control.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\udd12 Private submission<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\uddec Cryptographic fingerprint<\/li>\n<li>\u23f1 Verifiable timestamp<\/li>\n<li>\u26d3 Tezos blockchain anchoring<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc4 Downloadable certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.tunelockr.com\/\"\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored\"\n   class=\"cta-button\">\nProtect My Music Now \u2192\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/en\/tunnel-locker-pricing\/\">See TuneLockr pricing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"beathoven\">\n<h2>Targeting and Pitching Labels: Not TuneLockr's Job<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nTuneLockr protects your work \u2014 it doesn't decide which label to approach, doesn't write your outreach email, and doesn't maintain a list of labels matched to your genre.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nFor that part (which label to target, how to build an EPK, what to write, how to follow up), the most complete resource in the ecosystem is <strong>Beathoven<\/strong>'s guide, which walks through targeting, press-kit preparation and outreach step by step.\n<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"cta-box cta-box--beathoven\">\n<h3>\ud83c\udfa7 Need help with the outreach itself?<\/h3>\n<p>\nBeathoven helps artists structure their label approach: targeting, press kit, introductions and promotion strategy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/2026\/06\/comment-envoyer-sa-musique-a-un-label\/\" class=\"cta-button cta-button--beathoven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\nRead Beathoven's complete guide (FR) \u2192\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Or request personalized support \u2192<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"structure-send\">\n<h2>How to Structure Your Send Once the Music Is Protected<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nOnce the deposit is done, a professional submission comes down to four elements:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A clear subject line<\/strong> \u2014 artist name and track title, not something vague.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A short message<\/strong> \u2014 who you are, why this label, a listening link.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A private link<\/strong> rather than a heavy attachment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One follow-up<\/strong> after 2-3 weeks of silence, not more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\nBeathoven offers <a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/2026\/06\/comment-envoyer-sa-musique-a-un-label\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ready-to-use email templates (FR)<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/2025\/05\/liste-des-labels-de-musique-a-qui-envoyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of labels by genre (FR)<\/a> if you haven't identified who to contact yet.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"vocal-feature\">\n<h2>Special Case: A Feature or Distinctive Voice on the Track<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nIf the song you're sending includes a featured vocalist, a topliner, or a performance with a distinctive voice, a second risk applies on top of the track itself: the voice being reused, imitated or AI-cloned without authorization.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nTuneLockr protects the musical work. To specifically document a voice reference (useful in case of vocal cloning or unauthorized voice use), that's VoiceLockr's role.\n<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"cta-box cta-box--voice\">\n<h3>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f A vocal feature on the track?<\/h3>\n<p>\nCreate a Voice Passport: a dated, verifiable voice reference, separate from protecting the song itself.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voicelockr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cta-button cta-button--voice\">\nDiscover VoiceLockr \u2192\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"after-sending\">\n<h2>What to Do After You've Sent It<\/h2>\n\n<p>\nNo quick response is not a rejection \u2014 label teams often handle a high volume of submissions.\nStill, keep these habits:\n<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>note the date and exact content of every submission;<\/li>\n<li>never promise exclusivity to several labels at once without saying so;<\/li>\n<li>if unauthorized use of your track surfaces later, your TuneLockr certificate is proof of the version and date that existed before you sent it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\nTo go further on detecting unauthorized use, see\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tunelockr.com\/music-plagiarism\/\">Music Plagiarism: How to Detect, Prove and Respond<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<h2>FAQ \u2014 Sending Your Music to a Record Label<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq\">\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>Should I protect my music before sending it to a label?<\/h3>\n<p>\nIt's recommended. Once the file is sent, you no longer control who listens to it or keeps it. Documenting the exact version beforehand preserves proof of what you owned at that specific date.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>Can a record label steal a song sent as a demo?<\/h3>\n<p>\nIt's rare, but disputes happen (a reused idea, an uncredited sample, a challenged authorship claim). What matters is being able to show a clear timeline of what you owned, and when, before any exchange took place.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>How do I know which label to send my music to?<\/h3>\n<p>\nTargeting depends on your genre, your stage of development and your goals. <a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/2026\/06\/comment-envoyer-sa-musique-a-un-label\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beathoven's complete guide (FR)<\/a> covers this step in detail with a list of labels by genre.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>What format should I send to a label?<\/h3>\n<p>\nA private listening link is usually preferable to a large attachment, paired with a short, targeted message rather than a full unsolicited press kit.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>What if my feature\/topliner is worried about their voice?<\/h3>\n<p>\nProtecting a track (TuneLockr) and protecting a voice reference (VoiceLockr) are two separate processes. A featured vocalist can create their own Voice Passport independently of the track's deposit.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tla-faq-item\">\n<h3>Does TuneLockr send my music to labels for me?<\/h3>\n<p>\nNo. TuneLockr documents your work before it's sent. Targeting, outreach and relationship-building are Beathoven's role.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<!-- ============================================================\n     STICKY SIDEBAR \u2014 TOC + 3-tier CTA\n     ============================================================ -->\n<aside class=\"tla-side\">\n\n  <nav class=\"tla-toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\">\n    <h2>On This Page<\/h2>\n    <ol>\n      <li><a href=\"#risk\">The real risk<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#checklist\">Protection checklist<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#beathoven\">Targeting &amp; pitching labels<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#structure-send\">Structuring the send<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#vocal-feature\">Vocal feature case<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#after-sending\">After you've sent it<\/a><\/li>\n      <li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n  <\/nav>\n\n  <div class=\"tla-side-cta\">\n    <p class=\"tla-side-cta-eyebrow\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Step 1<\/p>\n    <h3>Protect your music<\/h3>\n    <p>Timestamped proof before any label submission.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/app.tunelockr.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" class=\"cta-button tla-side-cta-btn\">\n       Protect My Music \u2192\n    <\/a>\n    <p class=\"tla-side-cta-micro\">First deposit free \u00b7 No card required<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tla-side-cta tla-side-cta--beathoven\">\n    <p class=\"tla-side-cta-eyebrow\">\ud83c\udfa7 Step 2<\/p>\n    <h3>Target the right label<\/h3>\n    <p>Targeting, EPK and introductions with Beathoven.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/beathoven.tv\/contact\/\" class=\"cta-button cta-button--beathoven tla-side-cta-btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n       Get support \u2192\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"tla-side-cta tla-side-cta--voice\">\n    <p class=\"tla-side-cta-eyebrow\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Vocal feature?<\/p>\n    <h3>Protect the voice too<\/h3>\n    <p>A Voice Passport for any distinctive voice on the track.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/voicelockr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"cta-button cta-button--voice tla-side-cta-btn\">\n       Discover VoiceLockr \u2192\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/aside>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/.tla-shell -->\n\n\n<footer class=\"tla-footer\">\n  <div class=\"tla-footer-wrap\">\n\n  <h2>Ready to Send Your Music to a Label?<\/h2>\n\n  <p>\n  Protect your work before it leaves your hands, then lean on Beathoven's complete guide for targeting and pitching.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"tla-sequence\">\n  <strong>Protect it. 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