Succeed in an evolving industry.
Navigate the music industry with confidence.
Succeed in an evolving industry.
Navigate the music industry with confidence.
Artist Development Services
After more than a decade in the music industry, we identified a three-part process to artist success.
Artist Management
We want to help you get paid gigs, work with a record label, sync license your music for TV and film, get press coverage, Spotify playlists placements, and land your music on the radio.
Artist Marketing
Interested in getting more streams to your music? We can help you cost-effectively build your fanbase with targeted Google Ads and Spotify Ad Studio advertising campaigns.
Social Media Management
Running your social media like a pro requires a strategic and analytics driven approach. Do you or your band need social media management? You’ve come to the right place.
Get to know our process.
Confused how to win as a recording artist? No matter where you are in your career, you need to be doing these three things to accelerate your growth. Download this PDF and learn more about our three-part process to artist success.
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#1 Digital Marketing Agency in Washington D.C.
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A Music Marketing and Label Services Company
We are a digital label services company in Washington, DC specializing in music marketing, artist management, and artist development. DCR provides all the services an artist needs to confidently and successfully navigate the modern music industry in one place. Our service offerings include artist marketing, artist management, social media management for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, audio engineering, video editing, and web design and development.
DCR has seen the frustrations of artists first hand and our team has helped over 300 artists navigate the music industry with confidence through our artist development services. Want to hear what they have to say about us? Take a look at our reviews on Google, Facebook, and Soundbetter, or scroll down to read our testimonials.
Reviews
Here is what our clients have to say about us.
(DCR) has been extremely helpful for my career in the past months. I was able to work on collaborations with other artists, book shows and have blogs written about my music. I am very satisfied.
— Tatiana Maia
(DCR) is very knowledgeable at the set of skills required ... able to pivot in situations to improve the brand image ... He's one message away, recommend him for any artist trying to expand their brand! Consistent and willing to adjust. 10/10 recommend for anyone looking for artist marketing.
— Kavai
DCR has been a strong logistic resource and management partner. Highly recommend for any artists looking for support with social media management and other fundamental aspects of artistry.
— Chris Borelli
DCR is a great full spectrum agency for emerging artists navigating through the music industry in this new digital age riddled with scams and misinformation. They offer complete transparency for all of their services and deliver on their commitments every time.
— Rodger Edmonds IV
(DCR) is a great music management company, flexible and genuinely interested in (its artists’) needs and growth.
— TyStringz
Edward has been nothing but helpful from the start! For all things social media, I know Ed and the DCR team have me covered. I’m happy I stumbled upon DCR to help me grow and expand all my socials from Google, (Instagram), TikTok, (and) more!
— Anthony Taboada
Edward is a great resource. He knows a lot about how to successfully market music, in a way that very few people do.
It had been such a pleasure to work with Downers Club for the past 4 months. This team has provided the skills, support, and collaborative approach to bring my music and e-commerce web site to like.
I highly recommend Downers Club as a support for all inspiring artists.
— Kelly "Bobby Adams" Barr
Professional, quality services, collaborative ... It's clear DCR really cares about their clients' success ...
— Hayden Margolis
Edward did a fantastic job for us. He quickly jumped in, understood our objectives and got the work done with high quality. He improved our SEO and got our Google Ads optimized in record time. He is a pleasure to work with – very organized and great communication.
— Teri E.
Very good at what (they do), and goes in depth on what you need as an artist and how and where to market. Highly recommend!
— Justin E.
Edward was super helpful! He provided a lot of useful information for navigating the next steps of my career in music. He gave thoughtful feedback and had great insight for organizing a music release plan. He was very easy to talk to, and I would definitely recommend!
Edward was very helpful with his music marketing services. He was very clear with his work deadlines and accomplishments. He’s worth working with for sure!
Ed is extremely helpful and organized. He knows what he is about and does excellent work. Highly recommend.
10 M+
Total streams on YouTube and Spotify for artists with the help of our Artist Marketing and Artist Management services.
Total Streams
340+
Total artists have worked with DCR to help them to navigate the music industry more confidently and successfully.
Total Clients
6,200+
Total industry stakeholder contacts across 20 genres that we can reach out to with our Artist Management services.
Total Contacts
10 M+ 
Total Streams
340+ 
Total Clients
6,200+ 
Total Contacts