How To Upload Your Music To Kinjari

At Kinjari we work hard to make your life as easy as possible, especially the upload process. We want to make sure you have an easy and enjoyable time getting your music out in to the world.

Artists

Artists are the most important part of a release. They are the people who created the music we love, we sing and we dance to. Many artists go by multiple aliases, maybe to keep a separate persona or to have different aliases for different genres. Whatever the reason, Kinjari allows you have as many artists profiles as you wish!

Adding an Artist

The first step is to add your Artist(s) to your profile. All release must be associated with at least one artist. With the Kinjari platform you can add as many artists as you wish!

In order to add your first artist head to the Artists section from the menu on the left:

From there, you can either click the "Let's get started" button (shown only if you have no artists yet) or the "Add Artist" button in the top right.

On the next screen you can either add an artist name manually or search for your artist profile on Spotify. If you already have your music on Spotify, we recommend doing this method as we can send the Spotify artist ID with submissions ensuring your music ends up on the correct profile.

On this screen type to search for your artist profile, click to select the artist and then press Confirm to complete the process.

You will then see your artist listed in the Artists section ready to go!

Releases

A release is commonly referred to as an Album, but we use the term Release as this encompasses Singles, EPs and Albums all under one banner. This is the step where you finally get to put your art out in to the world.

Now that you are ready to add your release, head to the Releases section and either click the "Let's get started" button (shown only if you have no releases yet) or the "Create Release" button in the top right.

This page may seem a tad daunting at first, but don't worry, it is split in to several sections to keep things organised and simple.

The Release Metadata

Down the left we have the Release section. This is the highest level (Single, EP or Album) data. On the right column we have the section for the individual tracks.

You may notice some sections are duplicated. This is because information may differ between sections. For example, if you are the main artist on an album, you may choose to feature an artist only at the track level as they were only featured on one track out of several.

Artwork

Your artwork must:

• Be 3000 x 3000 pixels
• Be square
• Not contain any unrelated text
• Be 100% yours
• Be beautiful

You can upload and see a preview of how your artwork will look. This cannot be replaced once your release is released, so make sure it is perfect!

Release Name

Here is the name for your release. Just a reminder, this is the name for your Single, EP or Album. If you're releasing just one track, it's probably the same name as that. If you have several tracks on one Album, give it a special name (or the name of your favourite track from the album!).

Release Version

This is optional, but sometimes you may release a specific version of an album such as a Deluxe Edition or a Remastered version. This goes here!

Release Date

When would you like this masterpiece to be available to the world? If you are moving release from another distributor this should be the original release date. If it is a new release, ensure you leave enough time for the review process, you can read more about this here.

UPC

If you have already released this and are transferring from another distributor, you should use the same UPC to ensure everything is tracked and migrated properly. If you issue your own UPCs then you can write that here. Otherwise, you are free to leave it blank and we will provide one for you free of charge!

Explicit Content

You must accurately declare if your release contains any explicit content, if it does not contain any, or if the original does but this is the clean version. Platforms are very strict on this and it is taken very seriously.

Language

This section refers to the language of the metadata of the release. You must select the correct language.

Artists

This section is for choosing which artists are credited at the release (Single, EP or Album) level.

The following artists must also be credited with their specific role on the release:

• Primary Artists
• Featured Artists

You can add as many artists as you wish (but some platforms do have limits on how many they will show). You can also credit an artist as many times as you wish with as many roles as you wish.

Producers

You must use the real name for all producers who worked on the album.

Composers

You must use the real name for all composers who worked on the album.

Lyrics

If any tracks on the release contain lyrics you must select yes and credit the Lyricist(s) involved.

Lyricists

This section is only displayed if you answered Yes to the question above. You must use their full real name to ensure they are credited correctly.

Primary Genre

This is the main genre for the release, you should choose the most important one.

Secondary Genre

Some releases blur the lines between genres and that's amazing. As such, you can credit one additional genre that applies to this release.

Now For The Tracks

Next, we'll need to add the information for the tracks that form this release. On the right side of the screen you'll see where to add the information for each track, as well as handy buttons to add additional tracks to each release.

In this section we'll cover each part and what kind of information is needed.

Track Name

Here is the name for your track! Make sure its something catchy and easy to remember!

Track Version

This is optional, but sometimes you may release a specific version of a track such as a Club Mix, Remastered or Radio Edit. Please note EDM producers, do not use Original Mix. We will remove this. The Original Mix is the default version and is distributed without it.

Track Number

This forms the order for an album. In the track list, which position does this track sit?

ISRC

Every track that exists in the world is given an ISRC If you are migrating from another provider or you have your own ISRC stem you can provide your own ISRC here. If you don't have one do not worry, we'll gladly provide one for free, just leave it blank.

Artists

This section is for choosing which artists are credited at the at the track level.

The following artists must also be credited with their specific role on the release:

• Primary Artists
• Featured Artists

You can add as many artists as you wish (but some platforms do have limits on how many they will show). You can also credit an artist as many times as you wish with as many roles as you wish.

Producers

You must use the real name for all producers who worked on the track.

Composers

You must use the real name for all composers who worked on the track.

Lyrics

If this track contain lyrics you must select yes and credit the Lyricist(s) involved.

Lyricists

This section is only displayed if you answered Yes to the question above. You must use their full real name to ensure they are credited correctly.

Explicit Content

You must accurately declare if your track contains any explicit content, if it does not contain any, or if the original does but this is the clean version. Platforms are very strict on this and it is taken very seriously.

Language

This section refers to the language of the lyrics in the track and the metadata of the track. You must select the correct language.

Audio File

Here you can upload your audio file for delivery to streaming providers and stores. Remember, many stores will transcode to suit their platform so you should provide the highest quality audio possible.

The recommended technical specifications are:

While we will accept MP3s these will be automatically transcoded in to WAV files for distribution. As this is a lossless conversion, no quality will be lost but it will not improve quality. You really do gain a lot by providing the highest quality file possible.

Stores

The final section of the upload step is to confirm which stores you would like your music to be distributed to. Some of these platforms are also aggregators (such as 7digital), so they will also forward your music on to stores. You can see the full list here.

Let's Go!

Once you are done and everything has been filled in, click the "Let's go!" button at the bottom of the page to send your release to review. From here we will initiate a two-step review process. We do an initial quick review which typically spots most issues. Then, if your release passes this review it goes to a more detailed review.

Release Approved

If everything is good and there are no problems your release should be accepted without issue. We'll deliver to stores the very same day as approval but it can take them a few days to process your release.

Release Rejected

If there are issues we may need to reject your release. Don't worry though - most issues are small and can easily be remedied. The rejection email will contain a note from our review team, if any change are needed you should reply to this email to open a support case with the information requested.