Ditto Music Release Plan: 90, 60 And 30 Days Out
How far in advance to upload to Ditto Music, which of their deadlines you have already missed on a short runway, and what a 90, 60 or 30 day plan looks like. Ditto Music recommends 3 to 4 weeks.
Ditto recommends uploading three to four weeks before your date so the release maps to the right stores and artist profiles. Standard processing runs roughly five to ten business days. They also sell a Priority Distribution add-on that cuts processing to 24 to 72 hours, which is the closest thing to an emergency button any distributor here offers.
Recommended lead time: 3 to 4 weeks. Stated minimum: About 2 weeks. Three to four weeks, with standard processing of five to ten business days sitting inside that.
How Ditto Music actually works
- Pre-save: Timed Releases plus standard smart links.
- Pitching: Ditto's own pitching deadlines, separate from delivery. Check both.
- Payout: Annual subscription, you keep 100%.
The 90 day calendar on Ditto Music
- Day 90: Lock the release date and stop moving it. Every deadline counts backward from it.
- Day 85: Final masters delivered. No more revisions.
- Day 75: Artwork finished at 3000 x 3000, and readable at thumbnail size.
- Day 70: Clear every sample and feature in writing.
- Day 28 (Ditto Music): Upload to Ditto so the release maps to the right stores and artist profiles.
- Day 21: Push pre-saves properly. It is the strongest day-one signal you control.
- Day 21 (Ditto Music): Standard processing runs five to ten business days. On a short runway that is most of your buffer.
- Day 14: Confirm every piece of release-week coverage has your assets and the right date.
- Day 14 (Ditto Music): Check Ditto's pitching deadlines separately. They are not the same as the delivery deadline.
- Day 3 (Ditto Music): Priority Distribution cuts processing to 24 to 72 hours for an extra fee per release. Treat it as an emergency button, not a plan.
- Release day: Release day. Work the day, do not just watch the numbers.
- Day 21 after: Third asset, and pitch playlists that only take already-released tracks.
Ditto Music on a 90-day runway: Comfortable
Upload at day 60 to 45. No add-on needed.
Ditto Music on a 60-day runway: Comfortable
Upload by day 40 and standard processing clears easily.
Ditto Music on a 30-day runway: Tight
Workable on standard processing if you upload today. If anything slips, Priority Distribution is the fallback, and it costs extra.
What happens if you miss the Ditto Music deadline
Ditto is the only distributor here selling a way out: Priority Distribution at 24 to 72 hours. It costs extra per release, so budget it or do not rely on it.
- Standard processing of five to ten business days is most of a short runway on its own.
- Priority Distribution costs extra per release. Budget it or do not rely on it.
- Pitching deadlines are separate from delivery deadlines. Check both.