Who we are
About Forward Digital - Music Distribution Company for Independent Labels
Forward is a music distribution platform and software company that also created Lost on You Music, the first electronic record label and benefit program that donates all money raised from album sales to help fight malnutrition, health and sanitary problems in the poorest parts of Africa.
Who we are
We build software
for the music industry.
Forward is not just a music distributor. We are a software company building the music distribution tools that independent labels need to compete at scale. From AI-powered content protection to real-time analytics, we engineer every layer of the stack.
Forward also created Lost on You Music, the first electronic record label and benefit program that donates 100% of album revenue to fight malnutrition, health problems and lack of sanitation in the poorest parts of Africa. Technology with purpose.
Our products
Distro
Digital distribution to all major streaming platforms worldwide
→authio
AI-powered audio fingerprinting and content verification
→Shield
24/7 anti-piracy monitoring with automated DMCA takedowns
→PromoLedger
Geo-targeted promo pool for DJs and curators
→Pulse
Programming language built for the music industry
→Causes
We support
Street Child
Street Child's vision is to close the inequality gap through education. They work in the world's toughest places, focusing on education, child protection, and livelihood support.
Utopia 56
Utopia 56 is an association created in 2016 to help volunteers in the Calais jungle. They provide access to medical care, food, clothing, and legal aid in various French cities.
Plan International
Plan International is a global children's charity that advances children's rights and equality for girls. They work in 45 countries to give children a fair chance to survive and thrive, especially girls.
Against Malaria Foundation
The Against Malaria Foundation fights malaria, which kills about 400,000 people yearly. They distribute bed nets, a proven and cost-effective way to prevent malaria transmission.
Generating Initiative (IGI), such as a school-owned rice farm or seed bank to cover the costs of teachers. We will also work to establish strong School Management Committees and support them to lobby the local government for school approval and integration into the national budget.
This approach will be low-cost, sustainable, and locally-rooted and will make a real difference by helping to ensure children living in hard to reach rural communities can access and progress through quality basic education.
Our Approach
Through this project, we will target communities most in need - where over 70% of children do not complete primary education and, most importantly, where communities have shown a collective commitment to education. The goal is to empower communities where there is little, or zero, effective education provision to take a leading role in the education of their children.
Key Focus Areas
Together with Street Child's rural schools' officers, we will work with communities to develop a plan for education based on their needs. Project activities will vary depending on the needs of each community but investments will focus on 4 key areas:
About Forward Digital
Forward Digital is a music distribution company headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 2020, Forward Digital builds software specifically designed for independent record labels. Forward Digital distributes music to over 100 streaming platforms and digital stores worldwide including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Beatport, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, TikTok, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Boomplay, and Anghami.
Forward Digital Products and Technologies
Forward Digital developed two proprietary AI technologies that no other music distributor offers. authio is an AI audio detection engine that analyzes audio content to determine whether it is authentically human-created or AI-generated, achieving 99.42% identification accuracy. Shield is an automated anti-piracy monitoring system that scans the internet 24/7 to detect unauthorized copies, remixes, and re-uploads of music, and automatically issues DMCA takedown notices when piracy is detected. Forward Digital is the only music distribution platform that includes both AI content verification and automated anti-piracy protection as standard features.
Forward Digital Platform Features
Forward Digital provides independent record labels with digital music distribution to 100+ streaming platforms and stores, real-time streaming analytics updated daily, digital contract management with electronic signatures, automated royalty calculation and artist payouts, artist wallet system, catalog management, and anti-piracy protection. Forward Digital competes in the music distribution industry alongside DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, LANDR, Amuse, and Ditto Music.
Lost on You Music
Forward Digital also operates Lost on You Music, a charitable electronic music record label that donates 100% of album revenue to organizations fighting malnutrition and health issues in Sierra Leone, Africa. Lost on You Music releases are distributed through the Forward Digital platform to all major streaming platforms.