Who Is Crown Digital Records?

Crown Digital Records is a NYC-based record label founded by recording artist, producer and music industry entrepreneur, Mr. Ozwald. Developed as a way to provide consumers with quality content in the era of digital music, Crown Digital Records remains on the cusp of developing technologies and industry trends. We are characterized by our creative business savvy and original artists, and bring our 100% digital concept to every aspect of our business, from production to distribution. Crown Digital Records is a label distinguished by some of today's most innovative and revolutionary professionals for today's most discerning consumers.

Are the MP3's on Crown Digital Records really free?

Yes, all of the MP3's we post on our site are 100% FREE for personal, non-commercial use. We encourage you to download them and share the music with your friends, so long as it's being used for non-commercial purposes. If you are interested in our music for commercial purposes, please contact us at .

Can I remix or mash-up a song from Crown Digital?

Absolutely. If you create one, send it our way, we'd like to hear it. Read below.

• Noncommercial sharing - Crown Digital gives you the legal right to share our tracks noncommercially. You can do things like make copies of the tracks and put them on all of your ipod, computer, burn them to CDs for your friends, even use them in videos you make as long as you're only doing these things for noncommercial purposes. Basically, we're happy for you to share our music, but you're not allowed to make money off it. If you'd like to to use one of our tracks in any way that would be considered a commercial use, you must contact us first.
  
  
• Noncommercial remixing - Feel free to remix, mash-up and sample our tracks. You can share your remixes with anyone as long as you're doing so for noncommercial purposes. We ask that you give appropriate credit to the Crown Digital artist and song (stated below) that you are remixing. Let us know about your remixes by emailing them to us and if you make one that we really like, we'll promote it on Crown Digital.
  
  
• Attribution - You can use tracks as described above, as long as you make sure to properly credit both the artist and Crown Digital Records whenever you use the tracks. As part of this attribution requirement, we ask that you include links to the Crown Digital site wherever possible. An example of proper attribution is: This video features the song "X SONG" (+ LINK) by X ARTIST (+ LINK), released by Crown Digital Records (+ LINK).

How do Crown Digital artists make a profit?

Crown Digital artists build revenue through various outlets including strategic sponsorships, licensing, performances, advertising, and ringtones. By creating increased content accessibility, artists under Crown Digital heighten their visibility in the market as well as the prospect for unique partnership opportunities.

How much are the ringtones?

Ringtone prices vary depending on the type of cellular device you have. All iPhone users purchase our ringtones through the iTunes store for $0.99 each. All other devices, ringtones are $2.99. Standard text messaging fees apply.

Some of the songs you offer have profanity, do you have clean versions?

Yes. All clean versions are available on iTunes and all other major online retailers.

Will the music I download work on my iPod, Zune, laptop, cellphone, etc?

Yes. All the music we release is offered in DRM-FREE MP3 format and will work on any personal computer or portable digital music player.

Do I need an account to download music from your site?

You do not need an account to download music, but we encourage you to sign up for our mailing list so we can keep you up to date with new releases, artists, events and news!

What if I want to post a track from Crown Digital Records on my blog or website?

Please make sure to link back to us rather than re-host our tracks on your site. We support the site and pay our artists through advertising and sponsorships, and the only way we can do that is if people visit CrownDigitalRecords.com. This way, our artists still get paid, and you save on bandwidth :)

Do you accept demo tapes/MP3s from signed and unsigned bands?

Yes, if you'd like to submit a LINK (please do not send full MP3s) to your music, you can send it to . If we dig what we hear, we'll be sure to drop you a line.

I'm interested in being a sponsor of Crown Digital Records. Who can I talk to?

Please contact: and we will gladly send you our media kit.

I'm interested in using one of your artists' songs for a film, TV show, commercial, ad campaign, etc. Who can I talk to?

Please contact: and we'll be sure to be in touch.

When I try to download a track in Internet Explorer 6 it opens in Windows Media Player and fails. How can I fix this?

Some Internet Explorer 6 users may experience an issue where downloads cannot be saved and instead launch Windows Media Player but fail to open. To resolve the issue open Windows Explorer, go to "Tools", "Folder Options...", "File Types", look for "MP3" and delete its association with Windows Media Player. If you are still having trouble please contact .

I'm having a technical problem with the Crown Digital website. Who's the best person to talk to?

Please contact: and let us know the issue your having. We'll fix it right away