Hi everyone – last year I self-released an album and went through the whole process: digital distribution and CD duplication via CD Baby, registration with the US copyright office, getting my ASCAP stuff together as an artist and a publisher, etc.
Now I’m looking to release my first techno EP, and the process isn’t as clearly suited to such a thing. In particular, the EP, while having four distinct grooves, is one continuous mix (clocks in at about 27 minutes altogether). It does not appear, at least from what I’ve seen so far, like CD Baby lets you submit one single audio file but time-stamp at particular locations, for example. When I started putting things together last night, the only options for starting a new release were “album” or “single” – my EP closer to an album, but then if you choose album you can’t just submit only one track. They do have on their FAQ site this question: https://support.cdbaby.com/hc/en-us/articles/210998223-I-have-a-CD-that-blends-each-track-together-i-e-DJ-mix-Will-it-stay-like-that-on-your-digital-partner-sites- but I’m not interested in having the tracks split up.
Part of the issue is hitting these barriers in the interface early in the process so you don’t necessarily see all the options that might be available further in. It looks like some people have submitted single track continuous mixes to Bandcamp, where I have my previous album, so that part should be straight-forward enough, but I’m curious if anyone else has gone though this process with their continuous mix albums/EPs, and what you might suggest. I’ve certainly considered skipping the digital distribution thing altogether, and may go that route. Any suggestions are welcome!