Q: What is DAD?

Dallas Austin Distribution (DAD) is a media distribution company founded by Dallas Austin. Dallas is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-winning producer with over 100 million records sold, has more than 50 hit singles that debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 list, and produced for artists including Michael Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, TLC, Kanye West, and P!NK. The new era of media and entertainment is all about connecting directly with your audience and engaging them in meaningful and authentic ways. By decentralizing the audience, you cut out the need for expensive middlemen, such as marketing executives and promoters who previously represented a large cost for media and entertainment companies. Furthermore, by decentralizing the audience, it allows you to bypass traditional messaging methods like TV commercials and marketing, reaching your fans in more organic and personal ways. This could include leveraging social media to directly market your product or content to your audience, taking part in virtual events and streaming, using influencers to spread your message, and creating community-based activities and forums to further engage your audience, All of these methods are focused on giving the audience control and allowing them to actively engage in meaningful conversations. As you decentralize your audience, you will see improved ROI, lower costs, and higher engagement rates. Join us on your mission!

Q: Why should I use DAD?

The benefits of music distribution with DAD include: 1. Access to more direct-to-fan revenue opportunities and higher royalty rates. 2. Detailed, actionable analytics on how your music is performing online, including insight into how and where fans are listening. 3. A more customizable release process that allows you to fine-tune your music marketing plan, including pre-saves, fan feedback and more. 4. Access to industry-leading music distribution services, such as Spotify, YouTube Music, iTunes, Google Play, TikTok, Amazon Music and more, with a single click. 5. Extensive customer service and tech support for those uncertain about the digital music distribution process. 6. Fully integrated music sync licenses and global music licenses, meaning you can release and distribute your music in multiple territories with ease.

Q: Where does my music live when I use SHARE?

With SHARE, your content lives on a link that you can share anywhere and you have full ownership and control of payments and splits. You can link to your content in your bio, on your LinkTree, on your website or on social media to drive traffic to it and make money. If you're interested in our marketplace, where all content will be visible from all creators using SHARE, please subscribe to our mailing list as we're constantly shipping new features and the marketplace is up next.

Sell direct. Get paid instantly. Own your revenue.

SHARE lets you sell music, videos, and podcasts straight to your fans. Set your own price, control your drops, and keep 100% of what your audience buys—no middlemen, no waiting.

Turn your fanbase into real revenue with instant payouts and full transparency. Everything happens on your terms.

Need to work with others? Built-in royalty splits make collaboration simple, automatic, and fair.

Explore how SHARE can grow your reach

STARTER

FREE*

Choose Your own Stream and Sell Rate
Unlimited Access to your Fan Data
A Comprehensive Dashboard
Instant Payouts
Direct Withdrawals to your Bank Account
5 Releases Per Month
Split earnings with up to 50 participants

FREE

*Releases (1 credit), with splits (2 credits).

Get the best of SHARE

PRO

$9.99/month*

Everything in starter
15 Releases a Month*
Instant Payouts to your Bank Account
Split Earnings with up to 100 Participants
Priority Customer Support

UPGRADE

*Releases (1 credit), with splits (2 credits).

Tiffany Queen

Brandon Tory

Trace

RBN

Berkin Twins

Ashton Adams

Omari Hardwick

Beau Turrentine

Phocuz

Kelsie

Kaelyn Kastle

Julian Alxndr

Ansley

DAD Distribution empowers independent artists with the tools and support they need to succeed.

From royalty splits and daily trend reports to YouTube Content ID and smart links, we offer a streamlined, artist-first platform built for serious creatives.

With fast support, real-time analytics, and total ownership of your music, DAD gives you everything you need to release, grow, and scale—on your own terms.

for labels and production companies

QUEST

Requires More Than One Artist on the Roster
80/20 Split
Full Staff Access
Marketing and Promo Options
Playlisting Options
Campaign Strategy & Rollout

GET STARTED

Invitation Only

You are the artist.

You are the label.

You are the brand.

You are the story.

You are the star.

Ashton Adams

QUEST.

MORE INFO

INDEPENDENT LABEL SERVICES.

YOU DO THE WORK. WE DO THE WORK.

JOIN US ON YOUR QUEST.

01 LABEL SERVICES

PLAYLIST PITCHING (EDITORIAL + ALGORITHMIC) CAMPAIGN STRATEGY & ROLLOUT DIGITAL ADS (META, GOOGLE, TIKTOK) RADIO PROMO / MIXSHOWS TOP 40 / POP RADIO CAMPAIGNS DJ SERVICING & FEEDBACK REPORTS SYNC LICENSING (TV, FILM, GAMES) GLOBAL MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS & PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS & FAN DATA REPORTS

02 ARTIST SERVICES

A&R + CREATIVE DIRECTION SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH STRATEGY STYLING & IMAGE DIRECTION PHOTOSHOOTS & VIDEO PRODUCTION PRESS OUTREACH & MEDIA COVERAGE MAJOR LABEL INTRODUCTIONS ROLLOUT DECKS & CREATIVE PLANNING LIVE SHOW & PERFORMANCE COACHING

03 CREW

OUR TEAM has been responsible FOR SUPERSTARS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF RECORD SALES AND STREAMS. WE ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.

SOCIALS.

@DADDISTRO
FACEBOOK
X
YOUTUBE

Sell direct. Get paid instantly. Own your revenue.

SHARE lets you sell music, videos, and podcasts straight to your fans. Set your own price, control your drops, and keep 100% of what your audience buys—no middlemen, no waiting.

Turn your fanbase into real revenue with instant payouts and full transparency. Everything happens on your terms.

Need to work with others? Built-in royalty splits make collaboration simple, automatic, and fair.

Explore how SHARE can grow your reach

STARTER

FREE*

Choose Your own Stream and Sell Rate
Unlimited Access to your Fan Data
A Comprehensive Dashboard
Instant Payouts
Direct Withdrawals to your Bank Account
5 Releases Per Month
Split earnings with up to 50 participants

FREE

*Releases (1 credit), with splits (2 credits).

Get the best of SHARE

PRO

$9.99/month*

Everything in starter
15 Releases a Month*
Instant Payouts to your Bank Account
Split Earnings with up to 100 Participants
Priority Customer Support

UPGRADE

*Releases (1 credit), with splits (2 credits).

Tiffany Queen

Brandon Tory

Trace

RBN

Berkin Twins

Ashton Adams

Omari Hardwick

Beau Turrentine

Phocuz

Kelsie

Kaelyn Kastle

Julian Alxndr

Ansley

DAD Distribution empowers independent artists with the tools and support they need to succeed.

From royalty splits and daily trend reports to YouTube Content ID and smart links, we offer a streamlined, artist-first platform built for serious creatives.

With fast support, real-time analytics, and total ownership of your music, DAD gives you everything you need to release, grow, and scale—on your own terms.

for labels and production companies

QUEST

Requires More Than One Artist on the Roster
80/20 Split
Full Staff Access
Marketing and Promo Options
Playlisting Options
Campaign Strategy & Rollout

GET STARTED

Invitation Only

You are the artist.

You are the label.

You are the brand.

You are the story.

You are the star.

Ashton Adams

QUEST.

MORE INFO

INDEPENDENT LABEL SERVICES.

YOU DO THE WORK. WE DO THE WORK.

JOIN US ON YOUR QUEST.

01 LABEL SERVICES

PLAYLIST PITCHING (EDITORIAL + ALGORITHMIC) CAMPAIGN STRATEGY & ROLLOUT DIGITAL ADS (META, GOOGLE, TIKTOK) RADIO PROMO / MIXSHOWS TOP 40 / POP RADIO CAMPAIGNS DJ SERVICING & FEEDBACK REPORTS SYNC LICENSING (TV, FILM, GAMES) GLOBAL MULTI-PLATFORM DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS & PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS & FAN DATA REPORTS

02 ARTIST SERVICES

A&R + CREATIVE DIRECTION SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH STRATEGY STYLING & IMAGE DIRECTION PHOTOSHOOTS & VIDEO PRODUCTION PRESS OUTREACH & MEDIA COVERAGE MAJOR LABEL INTRODUCTIONS ROLLOUT DECKS & CREATIVE PLANNING LIVE SHOW & PERFORMANCE COACHING

03 CREW

OUR TEAM has been responsible FOR SUPERSTARS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF RECORD SALES AND STREAMS. WE ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.

SOCIALS.

@DADDISTRO
FACEBOOK
X
YOUTUBE

You are the artist.

You are the label.

You are the brand.

You are the story.

You are the star.

QUEST.

01

LABEL SERVICES

02

ARTIST SERVICES

A&R + CREATIVE DIRECTION SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH STRATEGY STYLING & IMAGE DIRECTION PHOTOSHOOTS & VIDEO PRODUCTION PRESS OUTREACH & MEDIA COVERAGE MAJOR LABEL INTRODUCTIONS ROLLOUT DECKS & CREATIVE PLANNING LIVE SHOW & PERFORMANCE COACHING

03

CREW

OUR TEAM has been responsible FOR SUPERSTARS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF RECORD SALES AND STREAMS. WE ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.

SOCIALS.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

You are the artist.

You are the label.

You are the brand.

You are the story.

You are the star.

QUEST.

01

LABEL SERVICES

02

ARTIST SERVICES

A&R + CREATIVE DIRECTION SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH STRATEGY STYLING & IMAGE DIRECTION PHOTOSHOOTS & VIDEO PRODUCTION PRESS OUTREACH & MEDIA COVERAGE MAJOR LABEL INTRODUCTIONS ROLLOUT DECKS & CREATIVE PLANNING LIVE SHOW & PERFORMANCE COACHING

03

CREW

OUR TEAM has been responsible FOR SUPERSTARS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF RECORD SALES AND STREAMS. WE ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY.

SOCIALS.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS