Frequently Asked Questions

Album Submissions

Question:

How do I submit my album to GospelReggae.com if I have not manufactured it yet?

Answer:

INTRODUCTION: 
 Thank you for your interest in selling your product on GospelReggae.com, a
division of Lion of Zion Entertainment. GospelReggae.com supplies the
world's largest selection of Gospel Reggae music. We are constantly
searching for new titles to add to our selection. The people of the
World are hungry for this music. We'd like to help you reach a broader
audience and get your music out to the masses. 
 
GENRES ACCEPTED 
 Firstly, as the name states GospelReggae.com mainly accepts Gospel (Christian)
Reggae albums. We do not accept albums that are not Christian. If your
album is not Gospel Reggae it is very unlikely we will actually accept
your music. The exception to this is Gospel (Christian) Hip-Hop that we
can accept on an album basis. Please note that we do listen to all
albums submitted to GospelReggae.com and we don't return CDs sent to us
which are not deemed acceptable. Therefore, please contact us before
sending us any albums! 
 
PREPARING YOUR ALBUM FOR MANUFACTURING We
understand that manufacturing albums can become expensive. We,
therefore, can manufacture your album to reduce these costs and help
you to easily release your album. Before your album is sent for
manufacturing there are some important steps: 
<ol><li>Artwork - This is extremely important. The
artwork is often a fan's first impression and could be the difference
between your album selling or not! Good artwork should captivate you,
pique your interest and keep your attention. A proper album cover
should be timeless and look good from across the room (or as a one inch
jpeg), yet still be beautiful up close. Make sure your artist name and
album title is clearly visible on the album cover. Also, pay attention
to details - correct spelling and grammar is important! </li><li>Mastering
- Your music must be professionally mastered, including EQ, Compression
and Volume Maximization. Your music could be great, but professionally
mastering could be the difference to good songs and a great sounding
album!Â </li></ol>
As we know that sometimes it can be extremely
expensive to hire a professional to create artwork or master your
album, GospelReggae.com created GR Designs to help you with this. For
more information, please visit: <a href="http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=97723954&blogId=490880462"; target="_blank">GR Designs</a> 
 
Once the artwork is ready and the tracks have been mastered, your album is ready to be manufactured 
 
SUBMITTING YOUR ALBUM FOR MANUFACTURING AT GOSPELREGGAE.COM 
 We don't manufacture all the albums that we receive and therefore, if
you are thinking of submitting an album to GospelReggae.com for
manufacturing, please contact us first. 
 
Once
you have contacted us and we have agreed to manufacture your album, we will send you a manufacturing agreement. This
is a simple agreement between GospelReggae.com and you, the artist or record label.
Once you have agreed to the conditions of the manufacturing agreement,
you are ready to submit your album. 
 
They are two methods to submit your album. We prefer that you send us a
copy of the mastered audio on one CD and the artwork on a separate CD.
Please do not send the original master of the audio. 
 
Artwork: The artwork must be at
least 1500 x 1500 pixels (or better), best quality RGB color mode (even
if black and white), at least 300 dpi and saved in .JPEG, .GIF or .PNG
format. You can also submit the original artwork file in .PSD format.
You must submit at least an album cover (showing your artist name and
album title), tray card (back cover - with the full track listing and
copyright information) and the on-body artwork for the CD (this is what
you want printed on the actual CD). 
 
Any questions please let us know. Please send these CDs to: 
 
GospelReggae.com, 1942 259th Place, Lomita, CA 90717 USA 
 We also do accept electronic submissions. If you do want to submit your
album electronically, please pay close attention to the following: 
 Audio: The audio must be in HQ MP3. We recommend 320 kbps. Anything less will affect the quality of your album. We do not
accept WMA files. We recommend that you import the MP3 files to your
computer from the original master of the album. iTunes is the best
program to use for this. Please find the instructions below: 
 iTunes Import Instructions 
 Please download and install iTunes. iTunes is a free program from
Apple. Visit: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and download. Once
you install it, please follow the instructions below: 
 PC user: 
<ol><li>Click on "Edit" and "Preferences".</li><li>In the "General" tab, you will see where it states" When you
insert a CD", make sure this setting is set to: "Ask to Import CD" and
then click "Import Settings"</li><li>This will open a new window called "Import Settings". In the
field "Import Settings" select "MP3 Encoder". In "Settings" select
"Custom".</li><li>This will open another window called "MP3 Encoder". In the
"Stereo Bit Rate" select "320 kbps". This is the highest quality
possible and it is the best quality to use for manufacturing CDs. Leave
the rest of the settings as they are click on "OK". This will bring you
back to the "Import Settings" window. Click "OK" again.Â </li><li>To
chose a destination where to save the imported files, go to the
"Advanced" tab. You will see that it states "iTunes Music folder
location". This will show where the CD will be saved. If you want to
change this location, select "Change". Select the folder you would like
to use to save the CD and click "OK". Check that this new location now
appears in the "iTunes Music folder location" field. Once you are happy with this, you are now ready to import. Click on "OK".</li><li>Now
insert the CD in your computer and wait. A window will appear once the
CD is ready to import. Click "OK" to begin importing. The CD will begin
to import. Once it is finished it will show a green tick next to all
the track numbers of the CD.</li><li>You are now ready to submit the files. </li></ol>For MAC users, step 1 is different. Click on "iTunes" and then
"Preferences" on your menu bar. The rest of the steps are the same. 
Please note that it is very important to have the CD in this quality.
Failure to do so will cause delays in manufacturing your album. 
 Once you have imported the audio files and you have the artwork ready, use either mediafire.com or yousendit.com to submit these files to us. Send the files to: kevin(at)lionofzion.com 
 MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT 
 It is
essential that you have already contacted us before you send us your
audio and artwork. You must also agree to our manufacturing terms. The
agreement is very simple and the summary is as follows: 
GospelReggae.com bears all the costs for manufacturing your album
(including shipping costs). We pay you $4 for each album sold retail
and $2 for each album sold wholesale. We have the right to sell any
albums that we manufacture. 
DOWNLOADS 
All
new titles added to GospelReggae.com are made available for download.
As the music industry changes, there is a bigger emphasis on digital
downloads. On GospelReggae.com, our download agreement is
non-exclusive, meaning that is does not interfere with other download
agreements and it can be canceled at any time. For each downloaded
album, you will receive $4.50 and each single MP3 file downloaded, you
will receive $0.50. Albums are priced at $9.99 and singles at $0.99. 
iTUNES AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PROVIDERS OUTSIDE OF GOSPELREGGAE.COM 
 We have worked hard with iTunes and other Digital Download providers to
offer GospelReggae.com artists a great deal! We now work directly with
iTunes and the other digital download providers below so that there is
no middle-man. We offer this deal for all the albums that we currently
manufacture. The agreement is slightly different that our normal
manufacturing agreement and if you are interested in this, please let
us know. 
 What does this mean? 
It normally takes 4 - 6 weeks for your album to go live on iTunes and
the other services. We pay out 80% of all the monies we receive.
Therefore, iTunes pays us $7 per album and $0.70 per track downloaded
and we pay out $5.60 per album and $0.56 per track downloaded. 
 
Which digital download providers do we work with? 
 
iTunes worldwide, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, IMVU, Lala, Shockhound, Amie Street, Limewire and Nokia. 
 
MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT DOWNLOAD LINK 
If you are interested in GospelReggae.com manufacturing your album,
please contact us first. Once we have approved your album, we will give
you two options. You can either include iTunes in your agreement or opt
out of this service. You will be required to fill out and sign one of
the below manufacturing agreement.
This agreements gives us permission to manufacture your album and also
get all your contact and payment details. We
cannot manufacture your album without this agreement. 

To download the normal manufacturing agreement please click on the following link: <a href="http://www.positivemusicagency.com/gospelreggae/forms/ManufactAgree_DD.doc"; target="_blank">Manufacturing Agreement</a> To download the manufacturing agreement which includes iTunes please click on the following link: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.positivemusicagency.com/gospelreggae/forms/ManufactAgree_DD_iTunes.doc">Manufacturing and iTunes Agreement</a> 
 Please review the terms and once you are happy with the terms, please fill out the form, sign it and send it back to us. 
 CONTACT US 

Before submitting your album to GospelReggae.com, please contact us.
Please send us an email or give us a call and let us know about your
new album! We may ask you to send us a demo copy before we actually
accept your album and we may request further details. Our contact
details are as follows: 

Contact: Kevin McIntyre Email: <a href="mailto:kevin@lionofzion.com" target="_blank">kevin(at)lionofzion.com</a> Telephone: +1 (310) 539-9009 or +44 (0161) 870-6651 Fax: +1 (310) 494-9359

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