The Orchard workflow tutorial

HOW TO RELEASE A SONG ON THE ORCHARD?

Q&A

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πŸ’Έ Payment of income from music distribution

The artist receives 100% of the income that MAD-HALL receives from the distribution of his music through the platform The Orchard (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and others).
We don’t take anything – everything goes to you.

πŸ—“ When and how is the payout?

The payout is made once a year, always during January, by transfer to your bank account.

If your release earns more or you need money earlier, contact us.

We can always solve it individually – for example, monthly or quarterly.

🧾 What is needed for payout?

Before the payout, we will send you the amount that you should invoice.

You can find the amount either:

in your account on The Orchard, but most importantly, we will tell you (by email, Discord, phone – as you prefer).

Just issue an invoice and the money is yours – It also applies in this case – if you are not sure, write, we will advise.

πŸ’° Minimum payout

Payment will be made if your annual income from distribution exceeds 500 CZK. If the amount is lower, it will automatically be transferred to the next year – nothing will be lost, it will just be postponed…

🀝 Individual approach

Every artist is original to us 🎧
Don’t be afraid to contact us at any time – if you want to solve the payouts differently, we will always agree with you according to the current situation.

πŸ—‘οΈ How to remove a released song from platforms?

If you would like to remove a song from distribution, please email us at info@madhall.com with the following information:

  • βœ” Exact song title and artist name
  • βœ” Clear request for removal

πŸ•’ We process requests as quickly as possible, but it may take several weeks for the change to take effect on all platforms.

πŸ”š How to leave MAD-HALL Distribution?

If you wish to stop distributing your music through MAD-HALL:

1️⃣ Write to us at info@madhall.com requesting the termination of your distribution account. We will cancel your subscription and stop future payments.

⚠ Important: All songs you have already released through MAD-HALL will remain on streaming platforms even after the service is terminated. If you want us to remove them, you must explicitly request this.

🧠 How does distribution work and what does it mean to have a "project", "product" and "tracks"?

🧱 Project

πŸ”Ή The highest organizational unit
πŸ”Ή Used for internal management and sorting of releases – for example by artist, genre or period

πŸ—‚οΈ E.g. “MAD-HALL Artists 2025” or “PRODUCER X – ALL RELEASED TRACKS”

A project can contain: Various products of one artist, E.g. single, EP and album, which are thematically related


πŸ“¦ Product (Release)

πŸ”Ή Specific release – it can be:

Single (1 track)
EP (3–5 tracks)
Album (6+ tracks)
Re-edition, remix version, etc.

Each product contains:

🧩 One or more tracks
πŸ–ΌοΈ Cover image
πŸ“… Release date
🧾 Metadata: title, artist, rights
πŸ”’ UPC code – international code for the entire product
πŸ”’ Internal ID (e.g. 2005) – product number in The Orchard system


🎡 Tracks

πŸ”Ή Individual music files within the product
πŸ”Ή Each track has:

🎢 Song title
πŸ‘€ Artist
πŸ”’ ISRC code – unique recording identification
πŸ“œ Information about authors and ownership
πŸ”— Possibility to attach audio file, lyrics, contributors, lyrics, etc.

CONTACT

E-mail:
info@madhall.com

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