DISTROBOLT ARTIST GUIDES
Producer, mixer and mastering engineer: choose accurate credit roles
Credit the work each person actually performed. Production and engineering roles help listeners understand a recording’s creation; they should not be used as a substitute for artist roles, ownership documents or payment agreements.
Make a contributor worksheet
Start with the exact recording version. For every contributor, record the approved public name, work performed, proposed role and approval contact. Distinguish producing the recording, recording the session, mixing the material and mastering the final audio. One person may perform several roles, but avoid copying every available role onto every contributor.
Resolve the work description first
Example: a person who mixed the stems but did not produce the recording should not be assigned a producer role simply because it is the first available option. Ask the contributor and release owner to agree the accurate description. Use the destination’s supported role vocabulary when preparing the actual delivery rather than inventing a new category.
Keep artist credit and money separate
A featured performance, songwriting contribution and engineering service can raise different credit and contract questions. A public role does not automatically assign a royalty share, and a payment does not automatically remove the need for an agreed credit. Preserve the relevant accepted arrangements; do not use the metadata form to resolve a contractual disagreement by assumption.
Check what the delivery route supports
Spotify says its displayed credits come from label or distributor metadata and notes that distributor support can vary. Confirm which roles DistroBolt can deliver for the actual release. Save the approved worksheet and compare the resulting credits after delivery. Report a missing role with the recording identifier and exact requested correction, without promising that every service displays every field.
Sources and review
Reviewed 4 November 2026. Platform requirements and plan terms can change. Examples are planning aids, not a promise of account access, release acceptance or earnings.
Continue your release planning
- Plan overlapping releases without competing with yourself
- UPC versus ISRC: identify the product and the recording
- Contact distribution support with a case they can resolve
Ask the DistroBolt team about your release. Send a concise question and release reference; never send account passwords or verification codes.