# Dark Lab Records Ltd

> Dark Lab Records is a UK music company: distribution to 45+ stores, video distribution with a free VEVO channel, music publishing and rights management.

Dark Lab Records Ltd is a UK music company (company number 14459724, Boston, Lincolnshire) with offices in Cincinnati, USA and Vancouver, Canada. It offers music distribution to 45+ digital stores with free UPC and ISRC codes, music video distribution including a free VEVO channel (artists keep 70% of video revenue), music publishing (artists keep 100% ownership and receive 85% of royalties) and rights management. Each link below leads to a markdown version of the page; the canonical HTML page has the same address without the .md ending. Contact: info@darklabrecords.com, +44 1204 918966.

## Services

- [Music Distribution, Video and Publishing Services](https://darklabrecords.com/services.md): Music distribution to 45+ stores, video distribution with a free VEVO channel, music publishing and rights management from UK label Dark Lab Records.
- [Get a VEVO Channel for Your Music Videos](https://darklabrecords.com/services/get-a-vevo-channel.md): Why a VEVO channel matters for artists: global reach, credibility, monetisation, promotion and analytics. Get your VEVO channel through Dark Lab Records.
- [Free Music Distribution with UPC and ISRC Codes](https://darklabrecords.com/services/music-distribution.md): Distribute your music to 45+ stores including Spotify, Apple Music and TikTok. Free UPC and ISRC codes, and every release is reviewed by hand. UK label.
- [Music Publishing and Royalty Collection](https://darklabrecords.com/services/publishing.md): Register your songs with PROs and CMOs worldwide and collect performance and mechanical royalties. Keep 100% ownership of your publishing and get paid 85%.
- [Music Rights Management for Artists and Labels](https://darklabrecords.com/services/rights-management.md): How Dark Lab Records manages rights through a network of industry partners across distribution, promotion, IP protection and digital monetisation.
- [Music Video Distribution to VEVO, Apple Music, TikTok](https://darklabrecords.com/services/video-distribution.md): Deliver your music videos to VEVO, Apple Music, TikTok Music and TIDAL at no delivery cost, and keep 70% of the revenue. Free VEVO channel for artists.

## Guides

- [Music Industry Guides for Independent Artists](https://darklabrecords.com/guides.md): Plain-English guides on music distribution, ISRC and UPC codes, VEVO channels, music publishing, royalties, video delivery and submitting demos.
- [How to Distribute Your Music Online: Step by Step](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/how-to-distribute-music-online.md): A plain guide to getting your music on Spotify, Apple Music and TikTok: what to prepare, how long it takes and what a distributor does for you.
- [How to Get a VEVO Channel as an Independent Artist](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/how-to-get-a-vevo-channel.md): VEVO is a premium music video network. Here is how artists get a VEVO channel, what videos are accepted, how long it takes and what you can earn.
- [How to Submit a Demo to a Record Label (and Get Heard)](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/how-to-submit-a-demo-to-a-record-label.md): What labels look for in a demo, how to format and send one, and the mistakes that get a submission ignored, from a UK label that listens to every demo.
- [Get Your Music Video on Apple Music, TikTok and TIDAL](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/how-to-submit-a-music-video-to-apple-music-and-tiktok.md): How video distribution works: what to prepare, approval, delivery, how far ahead to submit and what you earn on Apple Music, TikTok, VEVO and TIDAL.
- [ISRC and UPC Codes Explained for Artists](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/isrc-and-upc-codes-explained.md): What ISRC and UPC codes are, how they differ, who assigns them and why getting them right matters for streaming royalties, charts and catalogue tracking.
- [Music Publishing Explained: How Songwriters Get Paid](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/music-publishing-explained.md): Music publishing in plain English: the two copyrights in every song, the four kinds of publishing royalty, and what PROs and the MLC do.
- [Music Royalties Explained: Where Your Money Comes From](https://darklabrecords.com/guides/music-royalties-explained.md): Streaming, mechanical, performance and neighbouring rights royalties explained, with who collects each one and how to make sure none of it goes unclaimed.

## Blog

- [Music Distribution and Royalties Blog](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs.md): Practical articles from Dark Lab Records on releasing music, split sheets, metadata, YouTube and video, plus news and partnership announcements.
- [Content ID and YouTube for Independent Artists](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/content-id-and-youtube-for-independent-artists.md): How YouTube Content ID finds your music in other people's videos, what happens when it matches, and how to avoid claims that block your own uploads.
- [How to Choose a Music Distributor: Seven Checks](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/how-to-choose-a-music-distributor.md): Not every distributor suits every artist. Check these seven things, from fees and payouts to rights and support, before you pick one for your music.
- [Metadata Mistakes That Delay Your Royalties](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/metadata-mistakes-that-delay-royalties.md): Small errors in artist names, titles, codes and splits can leave royalties unpaid for months. Here are the most common metadata mistakes and how to avoid them.
- [Your Release Checklist Before You Distribute](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/release-checklist-before-you-distribute.md): Check your audio, artwork, credits and codes before you send a release to a distributor. A short checklist that prevents rejections and delays.
- [A Release Plan for a Single, Starting Weeks Early](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/release-plan-timeline-for-a-single.md): A step-by-step timeline for releasing a single, from finishing the master and submitting to your distributor to pitching playlists and release day.
- [Remixes and Samples: Get Permission Before You Release](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/remixes-samples-and-permission.md): A remix or a sample can involve two copyrights. Learn what permission you need, how to ask for it and what can go wrong if you release without it.
- [Split Sheets Explained: Agree Who Owns What](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/split-sheets-explained.md): A split sheet records who wrote a song and what share each person owns. Learn what to put on one, when to sign it and why it protects your royalties.
- [Dark Lab Records Partners with VEVO and BMAT](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/vevo-and-bmat-partnerships.md): Dark Lab Records partners with VEVO for global video distribution and joins forces with BMAT on music data. See what it means for artists and labels.
- [Why Music Videos Still Matter for Independent Artists](https://darklabrecords.com/blogs/why-music-videos-still-matter.md): Music videos still bring reach, discovery and a second income stream. Here is what a video does for an independent artist and how to plan one.

## Help and contact

- [Contact Dark Lab Records](https://darklabrecords.com/contact.md): Phone, email and office addresses for Dark Lab Records in the UK, USA and Canada. General, distribution, demo, claims and legal enquiries.
- [Submit Your Demo to a UK Music Label](https://darklabrecords.com/demo.md): Send your demo to Dark Lab Records using the demo form or by email. See how a submission moves from review to release, and how to make yours stand out.
- [Music Distribution Support, FAQs and Guides](https://darklabrecords.com/vault-of-wisdom.md): Guides and answers for artists: music publishing 101, the VEVO FAQ, the distribution FAQ and the video distribution blueprint from Dark Lab Records.
- [Music Video Distribution Guide: Approval to Go-Live](https://darklabrecords.com/vault-of-wisdom/video-distribution-blueprint.md): How video distribution works step by step: what videos are accepted, approval, delivery timing, pricing (keep 70%) and what happens on release day.

## Company and artists

- [About Dark Lab Records, a UK Music Label](https://darklabrecords.com/about-us.md): Dark Lab Records was founded in 2019 in Boston, Lincolnshire. Learn how the label works, who is behind it and where our offices are in the UK, USA and Canada.
- [Artists and Clients](https://darklabrecords.com/artists.md): Meet the artists and clients of Dark Lab Records, a UK label and distributor working across dance music, pop, hip-hop, R&B and Middle Eastern pop.
- [Clients: Labels We Distribute For](https://darklabrecords.com/clients.md): Labels and rights holders that distribute their catalogues through Dark Lab Records, from semi-labels to publishers.
- [Richard Cruze: EDM Label and Publisher](https://darklabrecords.com/clients/richard-cruze.md): Richard Cruze is a Vancouver semi-label, publisher and rights management entity specialising in electronic dance music, working with Dark Lab Records.
- [Our Music Distribution Partners and Stores](https://darklabrecords.com/our-partners.md): The stores, streaming services, video platforms and rights bodies Dark Lab Records works with, from Spotify and VEVO to PPL and The MLC.
- [The Dark Lab Records Team](https://darklabrecords.com/team.md): Meet the people who run operations, administration and finance at Dark Lab Records and its publishing arm.

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