For Songwriters
DropCue is the demo pitching platform built for songwriters. Send publishers, A&R reps, song pluggers, and supervisors a branded streaming link with per-recipient analytics, password protection, alt mix nesting, and AI lyric transcription. Stop hoping someone opens the attachment. Know exactly who listened, what they played, and when to follow up.
(No more "Demo_v3_FINAL_publisher_mix.wav" attachments bouncing off spam filters.)
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You pitched 20 publishers in March. By April half the links are dead. Dropbox folders get archived, WeTransfer links expire after 7 days, and Google Drive permissions break when the account changes hands. DropCue share links stay live as long as your account is active and let you set custom expirations per recipient.
You send a five-song pitch deck to a publisher and hear nothing. Did they open it? Did they skip your best song? Did they only listen to 12 seconds of each demo? With email attachments and Dropbox you have no idea. DropCue tracks every open, every play, every second listened, per recipient.
A 50MB ZIP file with five WAVs and a Word doc lyric sheet does not say "professional songwriter." It says spam. Publishers and A&R reps expect a clean branded streaming link. DropCue gives you that experience with your name, your logo, and your photo on every pitch.
Know which publisher opened the link, which songs they played, how long they stayed on each, and whether they came back. Per-recipient breakdowns mean you can follow up with the publisher who played the chorus four times and skip the one who never opened it.
Group full demo, publisher demo, vocals-only, instrumental, and stems under one parent song. The publisher sees one song per pitch and expands it for every version. Cleaner than five files with confusing names.
One-click transcription pulls accurate lyrics from your demo automatically. Publishers and supervisors get the lyrics they need to evaluate the song without you typing them up. Searchable across your whole catalog.
Lock confidential pitches and hold material with a password. Set expiration dates per recipient. Toggle downloads on or off per song. Pre-release demos stay where they belong.
Every pitch link carries your name, photo, and logo. The publisher experiences your brand the moment they click, not a generic Dropbox folder. Your own domain on the Studio tier.
If you write songs and pitch them to anyone in the industry, DropCue is the tool you have been missing. Working songwriters use DropCue to pitch:
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The best way is a dedicated pitching platform like DropCue that gives publishers, A&R reps, and supervisors a branded streaming link instead of an MP3 attachment or Dropbox folder. They open the link in any browser, stream every version of the song, and you see exactly who listened. Email attachments bounce off spam filters, Dropbox links die or get forwarded without your knowledge, and WeTransfer links expire in 7 days. DropCue was built specifically for this pitch.
Yes. DropCue shows per-recipient analytics on every share link. You see when each A&R rep first opened the link, which songs they played, how long they stayed on each one, and whether they came back for a second listen. So when you follow up a week later, you are not guessing. You know they opened it Tuesday at 4pm, played the chorus three times, and never came back. That changes how you write the follow-up email.
DropCue and Disco both let songwriters share music with industry, but DropCue starts at $5/month annual versus Disco at $29.99/month for the comparable Pro plan ($26.99 annual). DropCue includes per-recipient analytics, timestamped comments, password protection, alt mix nesting, and AI lyric transcription in every paid plan. Disco charges for many of these as add-ons. For a songwriter pitching demos at any volume, DropCue is the smarter spend and the better-built tool.
Yes. DropCue automatically nests alternate versions under the parent song. Upload your full demo, publisher demo, vocal-only, instrumental, and stems. They all group cleanly under one playlist entry. The publisher sees one song per pitch and can expand it to access every version. No more emailing five different files with confusing filenames. One song. Every version. Clean.
Starter is $5/month billed annually with 500 tracks, basic analytics, and branded share links. Pro starts at $15/month annually with 1,000 tracks, password protection, full per-recipient analytics, timestamped comments, document attachments for lyric sheets and split info, and AI lyric transcription. Pro tiers scale up to 20,000 tracks. All plans include a 7-day free trial with no credit card required.
Yes. Every Pro share link supports password protection. When you put a song on hold for an artist or send a confidential demo to a publisher, lock the link with a password and share that password separately. Only the intended recipient gets in. You can also set expiration dates and per-recipient overrides, so a publisher gets 30 days of access while a co-writer gets unlimited.
WeTransfer links expire in 7 days. Dropbox folders get forwarded without your knowledge. Neither tells you who listened or for how long, and neither presents your songs in a professional pitching format. DropCue is a dedicated pitching platform built for songwriters, not a generic file transfer tool. You get a branded streaming experience with your name and logo, password protection, per-recipient analytics, timestamped feedback, and organized pitch playlists. Publishers can tell the difference within seconds of opening the link.
Yes. Every track on Pro plans supports document attachments. Upload a lyric sheet PDF, a publishing split sheet, or a song info doc and it travels with the song. When the publisher opens your pitch they see the lyrics, the splits, and any other context you want to provide. No more sending a follow-up email with the lyric sheet 20 minutes after the pitch goes out.