Prepare the master
Export the final mix as an uncompressed WAV file — the standard is 24-bit / 48kHz. Listen to the file all the way through, from beginning to end, on headphones and on a phone speaker. Check the start and the end for clicks, and don't leave extra silence at either end.
Cover art that passes review
Your cover art travels with the release to every store. The spec is 3000×3000 pixels, RGB. Keep text minimal and readable at thumbnail size, and avoid platform logos, account handles, prices and links — stores reject cover art that carries them.
Metadata and codes
Metadata is how the world finds you: an artist name spelled the same way on every release, the real title with no decoration, and the correct language and genre tags. The codes — ISRC for the recording and UPC for the release — are assigned during preparation; you don't need to buy them anywhere.
Choose the release date
Give yourself room. A date several weeks out leaves space for review, delivery and pitching before day one. Line the date up with anything you control — a video, a show, a run of posts — so the release lands with support behind it rather than alone.
Request your invite
Mazufa works by invitation only. Completed applications enter a human review queue as capacity allows. Submitting does not create an account; those accepted may receive a dedicated preparation invite.
After acceptance
After preparation, your release is packaged to spec and delivered to every platform, and its data is pitched to the appropriate editorial and algorithmic surfaces. From there, watch your dashboard: streams, saves and playlist adds, per platform and per country.
The fingerprint code every recording carries — it tracks streams and earnings worldwide.
Your release barcode — one per single, EP or album.
Digital service provider — Spotify, Apple Music, Anghami and every store on earth.
What are mechanical rights?
Mechanical rights are a legal right that earns you money every time your musical work is copied or streamed digitally. That includes your song being played on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, as well as sales of digital files or CDs. These rights are tied to the publishing rights, not the recording rights, which means they belong to the composer of the melody and the lyricist, not necessarily to the performing artist.
The difference between mechanical rights and public performance rights
Many people confuse the two. Public performance rights arise when your song is played in a public place or broadcast on radio or television. Mechanical rights arise when the work is reproduced or copied, whether on streaming platforms or through downloads. You need to manage both in order to collect everything you are owed.
Who is entitled to claim these rights?
- The composer of the music.
- The writer of the song's lyrics.
- The music publisher, if you have signed a contract with one.
- The independent writer who owns their own publishing rights without a publishing house.
If you write and compose yourself, you hold ownership of your works under the agreement unless you have assigned part of it to another party.
The practical steps to get mechanical rights
- Register yourself with an authors' rights society: In the Arab world you can register with societies such as SACERAU in Egypt, or SACS in Saudi Arabia. Internationally, the major organisations are ASCAP, BMI and SESAC in the United States, and PRS in the United Kingdom.
- Register your song officially: After registering as a member, enter the details of each song: the title, the release date, the ownership splits between the writers, and the ISWC if it is available.
- Get an ISWC code: It is the International Standard Musical Work Code, and it is issued automatically when you register with most societies, and it helps track your song worldwide.
- Register with a mechanical rights collection service: In the United States, the main platform is the MLC (The Mechanical Licensing Collective), and registration is free. In Europe, each country has its own society, such as MCPS in the United Kingdom.
- Use a digital distributor: Platforms such as Mazufa help you distribute your song to the streaming platforms and track your earnings.
Tips you should not ignore
- Register your song before releasing it if you can, or immediately after release, to make sure no earnings are lost.
- If you are working with other writers, set out the ownership splits clearly, in writing and documented, before release.
- Check your account at the society regularly, since some amounts stay unclaimed because the artist does not review their account.
- Do not register with more than one performance society in the same country, because that causes a conflict in rights ownership.
- Keep the original files of your song (MIDI files or studio projects) as proof that you composed the work.
What happens if you do not register?
If you do not register your song with the collection societies, the earnings generated by its streaming accumulate in the societies' accounts without any of it reaching you. After a period it may be distributed to other members or held. In other words, you are leaving money you are owed uncollected.
Summary
Mechanical rights are not complicated if you follow the right steps. Register yourself with the authors' rights society for your country, register each song separately, get an ISWC code, and make sure your song reaches the streaming platforms through a trusted distributor. Together these steps ensure you receive what you are owed every time your song is streamed.