Between tracking down audio files, rebuilding releases, checking metadata, coordinating takedowns, and making sure DSPs link everything correctly, even a straightforward catalog transfer can turn into a major project.
That’s exactly why we created TransferTrack. Now, we’re taking that technology a step further through a new collaboration with MassiveMusic, expanding Symphonic’s patented TransferTrack catalog migration technology with integrated audio delivery from MassiveMusic’s catalog infrastructure.
For eligible labels and artists, that means fewer manual steps, cleaner catalog data, and a smoother path into SymphonicMS.
Here’s everything you need to know…
Symphonic Expands TransferTrack Catalog Migration Technology with Audio Delivery from MassiveMusic
About TransferTrack
At Symphonic, we introduced TransferTrack in 2024 to make catalog migration easier for clients moving their releases into SymphonicMS. Instead of manually rebuilding every release from scratch, this tool gave our clients the ability to bulk-import eligible releases using a Spotify artist page or release link.
This tool helps bring available release data into SymphonicMS more efficiently, including key information that supports catalog consistency and proper linking across DSPs.
For labels and artists, TransferTrack makes a major difference with:
- Reducing manual metadata entry
- Keeping catalog information more consistent
- Consolidating analytics inside SymphonicMS
- Supporting continuity across DSPs when releases are properly linked
- Helping preserve stream history and playlist placements during a distributor switch
The process already saves time, especially for larger catalogs. But one major manual step remained… uploading the actual audio files.
Introducing MassiveMusic
Through this collaboration, MassiveMusic helps close that gap.
“TransferTrack was built to give independent labels more freedom to choose the distribution relationship that best supports their business,” says Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic. “MassiveMusic’s audio delivery capabilities allow us to take that vision further and create a smoother path into Symphonic. This is exactly where we want to keep investing: technology that removes operational barriers and gives our clients greater control over their catalogs.”
MassiveMusic’s catalog infrastructure can supply high-quality FLAC audio files alongside normalized, DDEX-compliant metadata, including ISRC information.
So when an incoming label’s catalog is available within MassiveMusic’s systems, Symphonic can pull the audio and metadata directly into SymphonicMS. Instead of a client having to find files across old hard drives, shared folders, label archives, or previous distributor exports, eligible content can arrive in SymphonicMS already structured for distribution.
Now, this helps reduce the time spent on:
- Sourcing original audio files
- Uploading tracks one by one
- Matching audio to the correct releases
- Cleaning up inconsistent metadata
- Preparing transferred releases for delivery
Why Does This Matter?
Catalog migration is not just an admin task. A poor transfer can create real problems across DSPs, especially when releases are taken down and re-delivered without the right coordination.
The risks can include things like:
- Duplicate releases appearing on artist profiles
- Broken track links
- Interrupted playlist placements
- Lost or fragmented stream history
- Gaps where music temporarily disappears from stores
- Weaker algorithmic momentum after relaunch
By combining TransferTrack with MassiveMusic’s audio delivery capabilities, Symphonic can better coordinate the delivery and takedown process to help avoid those issues. The goal is to keep releases properly linked, protect the playcount history tied to each track, and maintain the visibility the catalog has already built.
That continuity is especially valuable for labels with active catalogs, where a single release might still be driving playlist activity, discovery, sync interest, or consistent long-tail revenue.
Some Final Thoughts…
With this expanded workflow, labels and artists have a more practical way to move their catalogs to Symphonic without taking on the full burden of rebuilding every release manually. It also helps Symphonic onboard new clients faster and at greater scale, giving teams more time to focus on strategy, marketing, reporting, and long-term catalog growth.
“MassiveMusic’s role is to make complex music delivery work reliably, no matter how big or small the catalog,” says James Priestley, SVP Global Sales, Licensing and Technology Solutions at MassiveMusic. “Much of the music that labels need to move is already in MassiveMusic’s 180m-track global catalog; our modular platform allows the streamlining of many backend processes across the music industry, so working with Symphonic was a no-brainer. Together, we can make a complicated transition much simpler for the artists and labels involved.”
By adding integrated audio delivery from MassiveMusic, we’re removing another major barrier from the distributor-switching process and giving independent labels and artists a cleaner, faster, more reliable way to bring their catalogs into SymphonicMS.
📌 For more information about MassiveMusic, visit massivemusic.com.
