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Want to get your music on Spotify, Apple Music and more? Why DistroKid is the perfect solution for guitar players

June 3, 2025

As a guitarist, self-producing great music is easier than ever – there’s a wealth of options to record amazing guitar tones and create professional-sounding mixes without even needing to enter a studio. But whether you’re creating instrumental guitar pieces at home, recording your punk band with three mics in a garage or investing in the full studio treatment, you’re going to need to get your music in front of fans. That’s where DistroKid comes in.
DistroKid is the leading distribution platform for independent musicians, providing easy, fast and affordable distribution to the major streaming platforms. Let’s explore why it’s the best option for guitarists looking for distribution, and what other tricks the platform has up its sleeve!
Comprehensive features and transparent pricing
Being an independent musician these days means that you have to find time to be your own label, producer, PR manager and accountant – on top of actually working on your songs!
If that seems intimidating, don’t worry – DistroKid’s services make uploading, managing and promoting your music a breeze, so you can spend less time tweaking metadata and more time actually honing your craft.
And with DistroKid, your music stays yours. DistroKid has a transparent pricing model, with a simple yearly subscription that starts at just $24.99 a year. You keep 100% of your streaming royalties, and other no hidden fees.
A simple setup process and in-depth tracking
The wealth of recording tools we have as guitarists, from loadboxes to amp plugins to hardware modellers, make it easier than ever to record and release a lot of great music quickly – and DistroKid provides great tools no matter your release schedule.
You get access to unlimited uploads, meaning you can release as many singles, EPs, albums and demos as you like. Alongside this DistroKid also offers speedy processing to get your music onto streaming services and into fans’ ears as quickly as possible. Thanks to an easy-to-use interface, the upload process is straightforward – you won’t be bogged-down, even if you’re publishing a lot of tracks.
That intuitive interface also means it’s easy to track your music’s stats and manage your earnings through DistroKid. In-depth reporting tools mean you can quickly check out how music is performing across different services, and once you’re set up you can easily withdraw your royalties whenever you need.
Doing a collaborative release or want to automatically split your earnings across your bandmates? Not a problem – DistroKid also provides a free tool to set up automatic revenue splits, so you can get back to writing riffs rather than being your own accountant!
Global reach
The easier your music is to find, the better, right? DistroKid pushes your music to all of the major streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. And as well as the big players, DistroKid helps you reach a global audience, supporting over 250 worldwide streaming platforms.
Once your music is live, managing it and your presence as an artist is simple. DistroKid lets you retain full control over your releases, and importantly gets you instant access to Spotify For Artists. This allows you to quickly gain that all-important blue verified checkmark, alongside tools to easily create a professional-looking profile and access to Spotify’s own real-time stream reporting.
Powerful promotion
DistroKid doesn’t just distribute your music – it also helps it stand out. You can create Spotify Canvas videos to elevate your tracks, as well as social-media-ready videos that dynamically showcase your album art. DistroKid can also add time-synced lyrics to supported platforms, meaning fans will always be able to sing along, or at least understand what your death-growled vocals are going on about. Or both!
You also get access to Hyperfollow, an awesome and powerful tool that gives fans the ability to pre-save tracks in the run up to releases, as well as a centralised link hub to access your music on their platform of choice.
Less admin, more riffs
You probably didn’t start playing to spend all your time being your own label, PR manager and accountant rolled into one. Which is why DistroKid is such a great proposition – not only does it take the hassle out of distribution, it also provides you with great tools to engage with fans, promote new material and keep track of how your music is performing, letting you worry less about logistics and more about getting that solo up to speed. And thanks to its affordable and transparent pricing model, it’s accessible to musicians of all levels, all while keeping your music 100% yours!
Start distributing your music today with DistroKid at www.distrokid.com. Join thousands of musicians already using DistroKid to share their music worldwide.
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