Partners

Zimbalam is a service powered by Believe Digital

Believe Digital provide more than just a digital distribution service, as the leading European digital label, Believe Digital can offer you the opportunity to access a team of music industry professionals and skilled A&Rs, that have pioneered some of the most innovative releases in the digital music industry for established artists and built a proven track record of taking up and coming artists to the very top of the digital charts.
 
Believe Digital is the only European player to offer a full range of artist-centric services with experience ranging from digital distribution through a network of over 300 digital music stores to the full spectrum of strategic marketing services covering web, radio and tv promotion through to the coordination of large, multi-country global releases.
 
In the past four years, Believe Digital has worked with many successful artists and taken more than 150 albums and singles to the top of the charts accross Europe.

The Great Escape Festival

We've teamed up with MAMA Group, the guys behind The Great Escape Festival, the biggest festival of unsigned music in Europe, to give the top selling Zimbalam artists every year, as selected by a panel of experts from The Great Escape and Zimbalam, the chance to play a set at Brighton's Great Escape Festival in 2010! Sign up now and start selling your music for a chance to win this fantastic opportunity

For more information on the Great Escape, click here.


 

Exclusive live opportunities for Zimbalam artists!

Barfly, the UK's biggest chain of live music venues have teamed up with Zimbalam to give you the chance to win a gig at your local Barfly. Artists selling the most music each quarter will be given the opportunity to play at a 'Zimbalam Presents' night held every 3 months. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity, sign up today and get selling!

For more information on Barfly, click here




 

Surface Unsigned

The Surface Unsigned Festival is the only national live music event that brings unsigned bands and artists to the attention of all aspects of the music industry. We are a festival of new music held throughout the country in aid of discovering and promoting new talent.

Surface Unsigned 10, is brought to you by Zimbalam, the world leader in digital distribution of unsigned music worldwide. Surface Unsigned is also working in association with Marshall, Last.FM, Ashdown, Planet Waves, D'Addario, PMT, Tama, Zildjian, Shure, Univibe, TrippCobain Imaging, Sziget Fest, Jumbocruiser, Music Live and Oxjam to develop alternative ways for bands to gain exposure and develop their fan base.

2010
In 2010 events will be held in the North (Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds), the Midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Nottingham), South (London, Reading, Brighton) and West (Bristol, Cardiff) making it the biggest event of its kind. For bands that reach the final stages of the Festival, both Surface Unsigned and our sponsors will award with Industry Showcases, Recording and Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash, Endorsements and much more. The prizes in store for 2010 are in excess of £60K.

The Unsigned Guide

An industry standard for new and emerging bands, artists and musicians. The latest music industry news, music blogs and contacts for every aspect of the UK music industry. Promoters, venues, music managers, record labels, music publishers, festivals, recording studios, producers, student media and more. 864 pages, 33 sections. www.theunsignedguide.com





 

Jamendo

Jamendo is the most popular platform worldwide for free and legal music downloads. It is a community of free, legal and unrestricted music published under Creative Commons licenses online.

For artists, it's an easy and efficient way to publish, share and promote music and make money, through various ad revenue sharing and commercial partnerships.