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Album Submission Form

We are excited to hear your album!

Please use the form below to submit your music for consideration in the 9 Star media catalog. We are creating the premier source for “the best in Bahá’í­ inspired media. We want to make sure what 9 Star offers is of the highest caliber in terms of content, quality, and professional presentation.

Obviously we cannot be all things to all people… but we are creating a resource to showcase the best our community has to offer. If you are serious about perfecting your craft and all the things you create then your music is most likely the right fit for 9 Star. We look forward to receiving your masterpiece.

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Select all the ways you want 9 Star Media to sell your album.
Offering your media in digital downloadable format is a requirement to sell your media on 9 Star. You MUST choose to sell digital downloads on 9 Star Media if you want us to carry your product in ANY additional formats.

Many people are still purchasing physical media. If you have physical copies we recommend you select this option. This option is required if you want 9 Star to promote and distribute your music wholesale to Baha’i communities around the world.

This option is great when you don’t have any more copies and don’t feel like spending $1000 on replicating a thousand copies. 9 Star can do it for you! The cost is far cheaper than what most artists pay for manufacturing and shipping to 9 Star. Questions? Visit our ‘More Services’ page above and choose ‘Never Run Out Of CDs Again!’.

This is where it gets exciting. We have relationships with hundreds of communities around the world and have active relationships with numerous bookstores and distribution services. Go ahead.. check this box.. you know you want to!

Leave blank if you don’t have one. Note: A barcode will be required for all wholesale purchases. You can choose to purchase a bar code for your product on the More Services Page..

In order to sell your products wholesale they need to have a bar code attached to each. If your physical media don’t have a bar code 9 Star Media can provide you with one for a fee. See the ‘More Services’ Page for details

This can be set for future releases as well. Just set the date for the date your album will release.
How long is the CD? Or total length of all CDs if it is a multi-disc set

Please use this format: 01:04:23 (hrs:min:sec)

Please make sure that the retail you set here is actual retail price you are selling the product for from your own site. On 9Star we typically set retail price for Full-Length Albums at 12.99-14.99.. EPs (4-6 songs) are typically priced between 5.99-9.99, maxi singles around $3.99

Please include prices for multiple physical formats if they exist. i.e. Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track, Wire recorder, Wax Cylinder… We use the retail price you list here as the basis for our stores starting retail price.

Please indicate the price you are currently selling MP3 Downloads of your album for.

Please Choose The Genre(s) That Best Fit This Album

You may choose up to 3 genre(s). If your album is primarily prayers and writings set to music please make sure at least one of the genre(s) you choose is ‘Devotional’

This is like a ‘bio’ for this particular audio title

This will appear on your product page for this album

Please include vocalists, instrumentalists, studios etc… whatever credits and liner notes are listed in your CD… put them here.

Cover songs are songs that were written and recorded by another artist previously which you are now recording your own version of.

Please List Your Album Track Titles

Please list your tracks below. Please be as detailed as possible. This is how they will appear on your album product page and be labeled when customers download them.

Cover songs are great… but we need to make sure that you have the appropriate licenses to sell them. Click the button which is most accurate. If you don’t have the licenses, don’t worry, we can help you get them. (See the ‘More Services’ page for details)

Most people will leave this set to ‘No’ by default. Record Labels, Production Companies, and Managers might select ‘Yes’ if they are submitting albums for multiple artists and need to indicate the specific social media links for the specific album being submitted.

Social Media

Please enter the appropriate social media information below

Please enter the artist / bands website
Please enter your full facebook PAGE URL. This does not work for personal profiles on Facebook… only Facebook Pages.

Example: http://facebook.com/9starmedia

example: @9starmedia

Payment For Sales of This Album

How should we pay you for sales from this album? Most people will choose to leave this set to the default payment method they entered when signing up. Record Labels or Managers might use this so that the artist can get paid from sales of their album directly.

Only change this if you want payment for this particular album sent to a different account.

We are happy to mail out checks for sales of this product. NOTE: A $2.50 fee applies to each check we process DOMESTICALLY. International checks are not available at this time. This will be taken from your royalties. (HINT: PayPal is FREE)

Please indicate who the checks should be written out to for sales of this particular album

Please indicate the address where the check should be mailed to. Please be accurate as incorrect addresses will result in delays receiving payment and additional check processing fees.

NEXT OF KIN

In the event that you pass away or become permanently incapacitated, we need to know where to direct future payments for your media. Please answer the questions below to help us understand how to proceed for this particular title. NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT GLOBAL SETTINGS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF MEDIA, NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED BELOW.

Leave this option unchanged if you wish for this particular album to default to your global account settings for NEXT OF KIN.

Please enter your Baha’i ID number if applicable, otherwise any information that would help the institution recognize your membership in the Baha’i community and accept your contribution.

In the event that this option is selected, payment will be made to the institution of your choice every 6 months in your name. In the event that the institution does not recognize your name/Baha’i ID or there is a reason they are unable to accept the contribution/payment and they return it to us, we will turn to your next of kin for guidance as to which institution or charity to contribute it… and if none is forthcoming, we will contribute the payments to a Baha’i inspired charity such as the Tahirih Justice Center or the Mona Foundation.

REVIEW OF THIS ALBUM

In order to sell any products wholesale to Bahá’í Communities, Bookstores, Schools, Conferences, Etc. many require the media they purchase to have passed review of the National Spiritual Assembly in the country of its initial release. Media that does not contain quotations from the writings does not need to be reviewed. If your media has been reviewed and passed please either upload the confirmation of review below or email a copy to members@9starmedia.com. (If emailing, please include YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNT, AND YOUR MEDIA TITLE)
***IMPORTANT*** Most Baha’i Bookstores (etc) will only sell music that has been reviewed by the review department of an NSA. This is typically the NSA of the country where the music if first released… though it could be reviewed by any NSA. If you want 9 Star to sell your music wholesale you will need to pursue getting it reviewed or have us help you out with the process. See “Submit Your Media to Review” on our ‘More Services’ page for further details.

If you don’t have it handy you can email it to info@9starmedia.com at your earliest convenience. Please include YOUR NAME, THE TITLE SUBMITTED, and the EMAIL you registered with. We will not be able to sell your media wholesale to bookstores etc. until we have confirmation of your media passing review. Maximum size 10MB

If the content has been licensed, we may require to you provide proof of your license.