Independent physical music, connected
Where independent music demand meets supply.
DistroHook connects record stores with distributors and labels, using privacy-safe collector demand to make wholesale buying, selling and discovery more intelligent.
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One network for the independent physical-music economy.
For independent record stores
Buy the right stock with better information.
Search live supplier inventory, compare the true buying picture and use real demand to make more confident wholesale decisions.
Search live wholesale inventory
Find releases across verified distributors and labels without checking separate catalogues, spreadsheets and inboxes.
Compare the real buying picture
Review suppliers, wholesale cost, availability and expected margin in one decision-ready view.
Buy with demand beside you
See privacy-safe interest by release and territory before committing cash and shelf space.
Build smarter orders
Create structured purchase orders across one or several suppliers.
Manage what happens next
Track orders, fulfilment, returns and supplier communication.
Turn wholesale stock into fan discovery
Publish availability through an independent storefront so collector discovery can end with a genuine record shop.
How the network works
Demand, wholesale supply and independent retail in one loop.
Collectors create the signal. Stores make informed buying decisions. Distributors and labels keep the right music moving.
Collectors create the signal
Collections, discovery and watchlists form aggregated demand without exposing individual behaviour.
Independent shops act
Stores combine demand with live inventory, supplier and margin data to buy more confidently.
Suppliers fulfil and learn
Distributors and labels receive structured orders and see where demand is forming by release and territory.
DistroHook earns only when a completed wholesale order moves through the network. Growth is tied directly to useful trade between independent businesses.
See transparent pricingFor distributors and labels
Turn your catalogue into a connected wholesale channel.
Reach verified independent stores, receive cleaner orders and understand where every release has momentum.
Publish once. Stay current.
Make your catalogue searchable by verified stores while keeping wholesale availability accurate.
- Catalogue and release management
- Inventory synchronisation
- Pre-orders and forthcoming releases
Receive cleaner wholesale orders.
Replace fragmented email and spreadsheet workflows with structured trade from verified stores.
- Structured wholesale orders
- Automated payment and fulfilment status
- Store relationship history
See where a release can move.
Use privacy-safe collector interest and store activity to plan campaigns, stock and territories.
- Demand by release and territory
- Store interest and reorder patterns
- Forthcoming-release momentum
Collectors power the difference
Demand intelligence starts with a product collectors want to use.
Build a genuinely useful collection
Scan barcodes, import Discogs CSV, identify exact editions and organise records by shelf, crate and location.
Private activity becomes a safe signal
Collections and watchlists begin private. Businesses see aggregated demand—not an individual person’s records or behaviour.
Discovery returns to independent shops
Collector discovery ends with genuine record stores. Wholesale pricing and supplier checkout remain strictly business-only.
Collectors join free. Their collection tools are valuable on their own; the resulting privacy-safe demand makes the wholesale network smarter.
Start a collectionSimple, transparent access
Free to join. DistroHook earns when wholesale moves.
No subscriptions or listing fees. A transparent 1% buyer-funded platform fee applies only when a wholesale order is completed.
Record Store
For independent stores sourcing wholesale stock and serving record collectors.
- Compare supplier, margin and demand
- Structured purchasing and fulfilment
- Independent fan storefront
- Demand and reorder analytics
Distributor / Label
For suppliers publishing catalogue and receiving structured wholesale orders.
- Publish and sync inventory
- Structured wholesale orders
- Automated Stripe payouts
- Store relationship CRM
- Demand analytics by release
Collector
For music fans documenting, organising and enjoying a physical record collection.
- Private collection and profile
- Discogs CSV and barcode import
- Exact-edition identification
- Shelves, crates and locations
- Independent shop discovery
No hidden margin, no deduction from supplier wholesale value and no fee on a collector's personal collection.
Questions, answered
Everything you need to know before you join.
Anyone can create a free collector account to track their vinyl collection. Independent record stores, distributors and labels can additionally create verified business accounts to discover releases, buy wholesale and manage orders.
Choose your place in the network
Start with the part of independent music you run.
Register your store, publish your catalogue as a distributor or label, or create the collection that helps make demand visible.
Business accounts are verified before wholesale trading. Collector accounts require no business details and begin private.