From 100 unit runs to bestselling multi-platinum albums, DMS have experience in every aspects of CD production, including mastering, replication, duplication, creative
design, printing and packaging.
DMS offer a complete range of DVD services including editing, authoring, graphic design and manufacturing of all DVD formats in a range of printed packaging. Runs from 100 units.
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DMS offer quality 7", 10" & 12" vinyl records in a range of weight and colours and a huge variety of packaging options in runs as little as 250 units. Fast & affordable, worldwide shipping available.
ProCards offer a full range of customisable music download cards, providing a perfect compliment to your record release and a sure-fire way to boost
your tour and merchandise profits.
As the only major supplier of vinyl records, discs and custom packaging in the Southwest of England, DMS have a rich history of supporting local creative ventures, educational projects, grassroots music venues and emerging artists and labels. Our team is comprised of musicians and artists, record store owners and vinyl enthusiasts, fuelled by the passions of the independent sector to want to make a lasting difference to the music industry.
By day we provide the friendliest and most down-to-earth service possible, with efficiency and quality at the heart of our operations, and super competitive prices that reward our loyal custom. In our free time we are gig-goers and songwriters, photographers and event organisers, crate diggers, community activists and inherent believers that music is one of the most vital cornerstones of our society.
DMS was born in the Southwest and has grown alongside some of the now-most successful independent labels in the industry. We operate outside of the major city bubble, yet remain one of the key players in the manufacturing game. We pride ourselves in our capability to handle everything from huge and incredibly complex box sets with special inks and print finishes to the simpler of products. If you create music, press records or sell CDs then we'd love to meet you. Take a look around, If you like what you see, please drop us a line at info@discmanufacturingservices.com.
The threat of snow has now (mostly) subsided, giving way to the more nostalgic prospect of sunny weekends spent traipsing around in fields full of culture and costume. Our April newsletter is packed to the proverbial rafters with musical goodness that we're sure you'll appreciate; from the latest news surrounding the #keepmusiclive campaign to prevent the forced closure of music venues nationwide, to top tips for emerging artists still looking to make their mark on this year's festival scene.
25th May 2018
Here at DMS we’re proud to support local educational projects, creative community ventures and grassroots music venues. For us, Maker Heights ticks all of those boxes, providing affordable studios, music spaces and workshops for local artists and creatives. We recently pledged £30k to help facilitate the next stages in the preservation and protection of such a significant site, and with it the abundance of public benefits that it provides to the Southwest.
14th May 2018
For so many acts, getting the debut album recorded is such an all-consuming mission that what comes next is often not considered until very late in the game. Once the attention turns, it's quickly realised that there are so many different avenues and angles to consider, and so many potential pitfalls to avoid. It can be a minefield, so we've put our combined experience to good use and produced an article full of tips and tricks to help artists achieve a successful first major release...
26th April 2018
Grassroots music venues across the country have been closing at an alarming rate. In the last decade alone, over 35% of British venues have shut their doors for good, monumentally impacting communities and inhibiting development of future creative generations. What is driving these venues out of business? Who is forcing their shutters down? What can be done to reverse this destructive tide that seems to show no signs of letting up?
Julie's Bicycle has developed Industry Green (IG) guidelines for companies working in the creative industries. It's a simple assessment program that helps you understand and reduce your environmental impacts. Industry Green is available for a range of packaging and DMS can produce a wide variety of products that qualify under IG standards - Visit Website
DMS have been a long standing partner of RouteNote, a trustworthy and independent digital music company with a fresh approach to digital distribution. Favouring emerging talent by removing the upfront charges in their online distribution deals, they offer a professional way to push your music into the world's leading stores and distributors - Visit Website
PRS operate in association with MCPS and PPL. With a membership in excess of 100,000, which includes some of the world's best songwriters, composers and publishers, PRS for Music makes sure you earn royalties when music you have written is performed, played or reproduced, so your creativity is always rewarded - Visit Website
The Music Venue Trust is a UK registered charity that exists to preserve, improve and protect grassroots music venues on a national level for the benefit of the British music scene at large. Venues are the cultural, social and creative lifeblood of our communities, bringing people of all ages together and providing a platform for future generations to cut their teeth in the music industry -
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AIM are a not-for-profit trade organisation for independent record companies, distributors and companies working within the UK music industry. They lobby for legislative change to help globally promote an exciting and diverse sector, whilst providing a range of services that enable member companies to grow, grasp new opportunities and break into new markets - Visit Website
The MU is an organisation which represents over 30,000 artists working in all sectors of the British music business. Under their banner 'Keep Music Live', the MU fight for the rights of our nation's musicians, often at grassroots level, and provide a wealth of member services, from free advice and legal assistance to instrument and liability insurances. Visit Website
UK Music is an umbrella organisation representing the collective interests of the UK's commercial sector, from artists, musicians, songwriters and composers, to major and independent record labels, managers, music publishers, studio producers and collecting societies - Visit Website
The BPI is the body that represents the British recorded music business. Representing thousands of UK labels it has over 300 members, who account for in excess of 85% of the UK music market - Visit Website
The NTIA is a Trade Association and Membership Organisation that represents the creative and entrepreneurial drive that makes Britain such an exciting country to visit and live in. The NTIA help to forge some of the most talented people in the music industry through the protection of local venues nationwide -
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The BIMM Institute is a group of seven independent colleges with over 6,000 students that specialise in the provision of modern music education, including business, production, journalism and event management in the UK, Ireland and now Germany - Visit Website
Gracenote provide music and video metadata and automatic content recognition technologies to entertainment services and brands internationally. They power the top music services, consumer electronics companies, automakers, media companies and cable and satellite operators on the planet - Visit Website
Love Music Hate Racism use the energy of our music scene to celebrate diversity and involve people in anti-racist activity and education. The LMHR campaign has a renewed importance with the increase in islamophobia, anti-migrant racism and hostility towards refugees in Britain and across Europe. It is time to reignite our national movement against racism through music - Visit Website