Interested in submitting music to Rumblefish?

You’ve come to the right place. Please take a minute to go over the submission process and requirements, as well as our basic terms.

Submission Process

The first step in the submission process is to download and print the artist submission one sheet.  Fill it out and send it in with your music, making sure to follow the submission requirements found below.  PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CD'S IN PACKAGES THAT USE BUBBLE WRAP--WE CANNOT RECYCLE THEM.  We will get back to you via email on whether your music is accepted or not.

If your music is accepted, we will provide you with a login for our Submission Manager where you will enter metadata about your music.  This will be the most important part of the submission process, as this metadata will allow people to find your music based on keyword, emotions, moods and more. And, unfortunately, we won’t allow music in to the system with incomplete metadata.

Once your metadata is completed, the Submission Manager will generate a contract based on the information you entered. Just print it out and send it into us. When we receive your completed contract and review your metadata, your songs will be made available on the Rumblefish Music Licensing Store, ready for licensing.

Submission Requirements

For the time being, we can only accept music that comes to us on a physical CD, and is of commercial release quality. Because of the large amount of music that comes through the door, we require that you follow a few basic guidelines:

• Full length EPs or LPs, no singles
• No production music (Production Music is defined as mass, generic instrumental music intended for general, indeterminate productions that need music. Oftentimes, Production Music will number in the hundreds and contain titles like "Cop Chase #4." Well-crafted, well-produced instrumental music is great. Tossed-off, one-minute filler is not great.)
• No data discs
• No DVDs
• AIFF or WAV audio format only
• Track listing must be provided (if sending CDR, please make sure track listing is included on CD and in jewel case or sleeve)
• Submission one sheet must be competed and sent with music
• Again, please send your materials in a non-bubblewrap envelope so we can recycle the paper.

Terms

• 50/50 split on all gross licensing fees
• Non-exclusive
• 1 year agreement
• You retain 100% ownership of your rights and back end performance royalties

Existing Artists

If you are already in the Rumblefish Catalog and would like to submit more music, click to download the artist addendum pack. Then send it in with your music submission to:

Rumblefish
Attn: Catalog
107 SE Washington Street, Suite 730
Portland, OR 97214