Catalogue Distribution in Europe Is Broken — Here’s How We Fixed It

Not all music distribution is the same — but most distributors treat it like it is. In Europe today, catalogue owners are still being charged the same high fees and expected to handle the same admin load as frontline releases. That simply doesn’t make sense.

Catalogue ≠ New Release

Catalogue content is low-maintenance. It doesn’t require pitching, campaign planning, or DSP strategy — it just performs quietly in the background. But despite that, most European distributors apply the same revenue share cuts as if it were a brand-new release.

Meanwhile, accounting still has to happen. Artist splits. Royalties. Tax reporting. And catalogue owners are left doing that work — or paying extra to have it handled. Until now.

Katalyzer Was Built Just for This

We created Katalyzer because catalogue owners needed something different: a platform that handles passive revenue streams in a way that’s cost-efficient, compliant, and totally hands-off.

Here’s how:

• ✅ Lower cut – Because catalogue doesn’t require active distribution effort, our revenue share reflects that.
• ✅ Full artist payouts, handled for you – We pay every stakeholder individually, on demand.
• ✅ Split accounting, EU-compliant – No spreadsheets. No guesswork. Just tax-safe, automated reporting.
• ✅ Steuerberater-ready PDFs – You forward the file. That’s the only task left.

No other European distributor offers this kind of deep split accounting with full payout automation — and those who try (mostly in the U.S.) don’t comply with EU tax law.

If your catalogue is working quietly in the background, your distribution shouldn’t make noise either.
Katalyzer is the first platform built to finally respect how catalogues work.