Vandall App
Hand a finished release to your label
By the end your release will have a public page, your label will have the link, and you’ll know what you can still change afterwards.
Before you start
- A track with its final audio, artwork, metadata and credits in place. Vandall doesn’t check these for you, so check them yourself.
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Fill in what the page will show
The release page shows whatever the track holds, so go through Metadata and Credits first. If the page goes out without credits, that’s the version your label forwards to a distributor.
- You now see a track with everything the release page will show.
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Check the release card
Look at the card at the top of the track, above the tabs. It shows a percentage of the track’s information filled in, marked Draft until it reaches 100%. The app won’t stop you publishing below 100%, so aim for a full bar before you publish.
- You now see anything still missing, before anyone else sees it.
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Publish
Press Publish and share, then turn on the switch in the Not published row. It changes to Published and Anyone with the link can view. That’s exactly what it means: anyone with the link can open the page.
- You now see the release live, with its link ready to copy.
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Open it before you send it
Press Copy and open the link in a private browser window. Thirty seconds here catches a missing credit, placeholder artwork or a typo in the artist name, while it’s still easy to fix.
- You now see exactly what your label is about to open.
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Send the link and say what it is
Copy the link from Release settings and send it to your label with a line saying it’s the finished release. If they’re already on the track, they can see everything in Vandall anyway. The page is what they forward to people who don’t use Vandall.
- You now see the release with your label, as a link they can pass on.
What is true after you publish
- Nothing is frozen
- Edit the metadata, credits or artwork and the live page updates. Fix a mistake on the track; you don’t need to republish.
- The link is public
- No account, no password, no expiry. Anyone with the link can open it, so publish only when it’s ready to be seen.
- Unpublishing works
- Unpublish in Release settings and the page is taken down straight away. Publishing again creates a new link.
- Your label already had the work
- If they’re on the track, they’ve seen the files as you uploaded them. The page is for passing the release on, not for delivering it.
- The percentage blocks nothing
- The release card is only a guide. An incomplete track still publishes, and the page shows the gaps.
- One state, not two
- Published or not published. There’s no draft release you can hand over instead.
Ways people use this
The handoff that needs no covering email
Complete credits, real artwork and the correct ISRC, then the link. Your label can forward it to a distributor or a press contact without editing anything or asking you a question first.
Something is still moving
Don’t publish. Send a file share link instead. They get the audio and can comment, without a public page for an unfinished record.
You spot a typo after sending the link
Fix it on the track. The live page updates and the link stays the same, so nobody needs a new one.
Tips
- Open the page in a signed-out browser before you send it. It’s the only way to see exactly what your label will see, and it takes half a minute.
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