The Deal, In Plain English

How a deal with Done Deal Digital works

No fine print, no surprises. You bring the music — we get it selling — and you keep your masters. Here's exactly how, with your exact terms in writing before you pay.

You keep your masters

We make our money on the work — recording it, making it compliant, routing it, and getting it live where people inside can buy it. Your masters and publishing stay yours. We're upfront that our share is for the work we do — and your exact terms go in writing before you pay a dollar.

Step by Step

How prison music distribution works, step by step

The whole path, start to finish.

1

You bring your music

Your masters (WAV) and cover art — or let us make a kiosk-safe cover for you. Plus a one-line confirmation that you own the music.

2

We make it compliant & route it

We scrub the metadata, check the artwork against the rules, and route it correctly so it actually lands — the part that silently blocks most artists. (Want to learn it yourself? That's the $97 guide.)

3

It goes live inside

Your release appears on JPay, GTL/ViaPath, and the federal kiosks — in front of nearly two million listeners across 2,000+ facilities who actually pay for music.

4

It sells

People inside buy it outright — a single sells for around $1.99 to the buyer. You earn a share of every sale.

5

The networks report & pay

Sales come back on a delay (often a couple of months) — steady, recurring back-catalog income rather than a launch-week spike.

6

You keep your masters + a statement

You keep your masters, we show you exactly what sold, and your exact terms are in writing before you pay. Your music stays yours — we just run the machine.

Three Ways In

Do it yourself, or have us handle it

Do It Yourself

$97

The complete, verified playbook. Learn it once, own it forever — lifetime updates. You do the submitting.

Done For You

From $149.99

We handle compliance, routing, submission, and go-live. Done right the first time, or we fix it free.

On Retainer

$199/mo

We keep your whole catalog live and compliant as platforms change, handle new drops, and send monthly reports.

Why Done Deal Digital

The team that does this for a living

Three decades in the Bay, deep in the music business. We're not a faceless upload portal — we're the people who navigate the prison networks every week, and we stand behind the work: if a release gets blocked for something we controlled, we fix and resubmit free.

Ready to get your music in?

See How to Get In → Start with the $97 Guide

Related Reading

Go deeper on how each network works:

How to sell your music in prisons JPay music distribution GTL / ViaPath music distribution