Connect. Stay connected. Close deals – how do I get started?

Start here:

• Create an Offer (what you offer)
• Create a Need (what you are looking for)
• Connect with the right people

What does Music2Deal offer?

Music2Deal is the business network and marketplace for music professionals. It helps you connect with the right people, stay in contact, and turn those connections into real deals such as licensing, collaborations or artist opportunities. Music2Deal follows a simple principle: Get in contact → Stay in contact → Close deals When you post an Offer or a Need, your network is informed via email and feed – and you will not miss opportunities when others are looking for music or partners. To learn more about how it works, click here.

Who can join Music2Deal?

To join Music2Deal you need to be involved in the music industry: A&R executives from independent and major record companies, music publishers, agents, producers, managers, promoters, distributors and import/exporters from every music genre as well as for music buyers from other fields and industries, including advertising, video and game companies, film and TV producers. Your references are going to be checked at the registration process.

How do I change/update my profile?

Complete your profile and add a profile picture if not done yet.
Then create your first Offer or Need in Your Offers & Needs section to become visible and receive matches and responses from other members.
It also helps to stay active and build your network by connecting with relevant business contacts.
You can find them via Finder, discover them in Explore, or connect through matching results.
The more relevant your network, the higher your chances of real deals.

How do I delete my profile?

If you wish to cancel your membership, simply write us a quick email to info@music2deal.com.
Before you do, you might want to consider the following:

• If you have not had success yet, check your Profile Success Score and improve your profile, Offers and Needs
• If you have a Premium membership, you can switch to Basic at any time without losing your existing connections
• If you receive too many emails, you can adjust your notification options in Settings

Does Music2Deal have a Privacy Policy?

Yes, you can find our privacy policy here.

How do I change my e-mail address?

Go to "Edit Profile" to update your profile and picture.
In "Personal Data" you can change your email address and contact details.
To delete your profile, please send an email to info@music2deal.com.
In your Settings, you can also manage important options such as:
– language and password
– your public profile URL (public ID)
– who can contact you
– privacy settings (e.g. public profile, map visibility)
– notifications (e.g. matches, network activity, newsletters)

How do I upload my music?

Offers and Needs are the core of Music2Deal.
They make your profile visible, trigger matches and notify relevant contacts.
Without them, it is very difficult to generate deals.

Why can’t I create a new Offer?

An Offer is what you have – for example music, artists, or services.
A Need is what you are looking for – for example songs, artists, or business partners.

Why can’t I upload my pictures?

Each category has a different purpose:

• Songs → compositions for artists and projects
• Licensing → music for film, TV and commercials
• Artists → for live performances and record deals
• Vocalists → for live and studio work

Why can’t I upload my songs?

Use a Post or Event to share updates, news or general information.
Events can be online (with a URL) or offline (with a location).
You can also use Posts to highlight your Offers or Needs and increase their visibility.
Alternatively, you can post in Groups and include your Offers or Needs to exchange ideas and connect with members who share similar interests.
Use Offers and Needs for concrete business opportunities.

How do I create a "Need"?

You can create Offers and Needs in two ways:

• Use the blue "+ Create" button on the left side of your Feed
• Or use the input field at the top of your Feed ("My Network")

What do I have to do if I want to offer the same song as a license, a song, and for an artist?

As our section have different purposes you need to create an "Offer" in each category and you have to upload the song to each section separately. Moreover you need to add different information in each section.

How can I activate my Offers again?

You can activate your Offers by clicking on "Activate" on the Offer. Offers are moved offline when a person’s membership decreases to a Basic Membership. Please note that you need to be Premium member to have more than 1 Offer active on your profile.

How do I edit/delete an "Offer" or a "Need"?

Your profile alone is not enough to be found for specific music opportunities.
To appear as an artist, vocalist or songwriter on the platform, you need to create an Offer in the corresponding category. For example:

• Artist → create an Artist Offer
• Vocalist → create a Vocalist Offer
• Songwriter → create a Song Offer
• Licensing → create a Licensing Offer

How can I share my Music Offers and my Needs?

An "Always Needed" describes your ongoing main requirement and is set in your profile (Edit Profile).
It is visible as a permanent request to other members.
For specific or time-limited requests, you should create a regular Need under "Your Offers & Needs".

What is Profile Success Score?

Imagine, if you go to a business event and stay in a corner, what will be happen? Nothing. Same hold for Music2Deal. So it is important to have a good profile including a profile picture. Moreover you need Offers and Needs to get attraction and they will lead to visitors for your profile which might bring in other business possibilities. Last not least, you need business friends which matches to your business. As it is important to stay in contact with them all your business friends on Music2Deal will be informed about new Music Offers and Needs. But also check out with whom you are business friends with. For example If you are a singer without writing songs it makes no sense to be connected to a publisher. So such a business friend will not match to your business and the success rate will not increase.

What is the algorithm behind "Profile Success"?

Complete your profile and add a profile picture, create relevant Offers and Needs, and connect with the right business contacts.
Being active and having a relevant network increases your chances of matches and business opportunities.

What is a recommended Offer or Need?

Depending on your business type, Music2Deal suggests Offers and Needs that match your profile. For example, if you are a Vocalist, we recommend you to post a Vocalist Offer.

How does the Matching Tool work?

Our technology analyzes each Offer and Need created by our members, and the details that are specified, and then automatically displays any relevant Needs and Offers. If you do not currently have any Offers or Needs online, you will still be shown any relevant Business Matches according to your profile information.

Where can I see my matches?

Here you can see your latest matches to your Business (Profile), Offers and Needs. All existing matches can be seen by clicking on your Offer or Need. All Matches for your Business (Profile) could be seen here.

Too many or too few matches?

If there are no matches shown to your business (profile), Offers or Needs, your information may be too specific. Try it with fewer requirements. Conversely, if there are too many matches shown, you may wish to be a bit more specific, so you can see more relevant results in what you’re looking for or offering.

Example of a Match

If an artist in the U.S. posts a Need that he is looking for a manager in the UK, all relevant managers will be displayed on his Need page and all relevant managers will also see his Need in their profile matches. If a publisher posts a Need that he is looking for an up-tempo hip-hop song in English, all relevant songs will be shown on the page of this Need and all members who are offering such a song will see this match at their corresponding Song Offers.

Where do I find details about the Membership plans?

Just click on My Account. If you are not yet a member of Music2Deal, click on Rates. There you’ll find details about each of the different Membership plans including pricing.

Which membership do I have when I sign up for Music2Deal?

When you sign up for Music2Deal you automatically receive a Premium Membership for one month for free. One way to continue this membership is simply by signing up 2 new business friends each month, otherwise the Premium Membership ends after one month and becomes a free Basic Membership. Or, you can upgrade your membership and buy easily Credits.

How do I upgrade or downgrade my membership?

Just go to My Account and select the type of Premium Membership you want.

Is there a term?

There is no term for Basic and the Premium Membership plans. The Premium Membership plan automatically ends after one month if there are not enough Credits on your account or if payment has been made. In that case, it becomes a Basic Membership plan.

Which methods are there for paying for my Membership?

For all Premium Membership plans, you can choose one of two methods; either manual payment or subscription. The choice of payment method doesn’t affect the price or the functionality of Music2Deal. Membership payments are paid in advance.

Where do I find the payments I’ve made to Music2Deal?

You can view any payments you have made to Music2Deal here.

What happens if a debit payment fails?

If a debit payment fails for your subscription or you don’t have enough ‘Credits’ to pay for your Premium Membership, your music offers (except one) will be deactivated and you’ll be notified. As soon as you have obtained enough Credits or have made payment correctly, you can easily reactivate your Offers.

What are Credits?

Credits are the intern currency we use at Music2Deal. 100 Credits = 1.00 USD. You need Credits to upgrade your account from Basic to any Premium account.

How can I gain Credits?

You can purchase them or get Credits free by inviting friends in the music industry to Music2Deal. Invited friends have to be accepted by the Music2Deal team – as is the procedure for every registration within our network. You receive 250 Credits for each friend accepted. You can also gain 20 Credits each time you vote (not anonymously) on another member’s music offers and when your music offers are voted by other members you receive 4 Credits for every star. Purchase Credits here.

Why should I invite my friends to Music2Deal?

By inviting new people to Music2Deal, you are credited with 250 Credits for each one that’s accepted. Moreover you extend your network for more opportunities.

Why haven’t the friends I invited been taken into account?

In order to take your friends into account, Music2Deal has to accept their registration first. This process can take several hours or days.

What happens if I invited more friends than I needed to?

Fortunately, your Credits stay in your account until you use them. If you invited more friends than you needed they will be taken into account for the following month(s).

How often will the charts be updated?

Every Wednesday at 12:00 (UTC) our charts are updated automatically. 

On what are the charts based?

The charts are generated by the votes of the offers. There needs to be a minimum of {0,number,integer} votes on a particular music Offer. Results are based on the average number of votes over the last months.