Elsendo's Blog for Content Publishers

 Important to know: We do not publish your Live Stream on elsendo.com; But we do provide a player and chat, which you can easily embed on your website . Why is the Live Stream not published directly on elsendo.com: If you are registered with a collecting society (such as Suisa, Gema etc.), fees will be charged for your own Live Streams. There is one exception: If you publish the Live Stream on your own website and register it with the collecting society, in most cases no fees will be charged. For more information, contact your collecting society. When the Live Stream is shown on your website, your fans must visit it. This way you can also draw their attention to other offers such as merchandising. What do I have to do if I am registered with a collecting society but do not have a website? If you want to create a website either way, it is best to contact an appropriate agency. If you only need a website for the Live Stream, we advise you to buy a cheap domain (like yourartistname.co...

OBS is an open source live streaming application. Setting up OBS to stream to Elsendo is really simple. 1. Download (from the official website) and install OBS. 2. Setup a scene and add your sources (webcam, microphone, instruments..) inside OBS. In our example we use a BLUE Yeti X microphone and a Logitech StreamCam . 3. Adjust the Audio Mixer settings according to your preferences. 4. To start the transmission to Elsendo, you have to open the settings. Click on the "Stream" submenu and use the following settings: Service: Custom... Server: rtmps://global-live.mux.com:443/app Stream Key: You can view your stream key in the cockpit of your stream. Click inside OBS on the "Start Streaming" button and the transmission to Elsendo starts. Note: As soon as you start streaming in OBS, it will be visible in your cockpit (because of the latency you must wait up to 10 seconds to see your stream). This allows you to test your Live Stream early. On your webpage ( if our play...

To embed our video player and chat for your Live Stream in your website, you only need to insert a code snippet (iframe), which you can find inside your streams cockpit .  We recommend the standard selection (16:9, responsive). If you have problems embedding our video player, please contact your webmaster.

To embed our video player and chat for your Live Stream you need to add a code snippet (iframe) to your website. You can find the code snippet inside your streams cockpit. Copy the code snippet inside your cockpit. Log into your WordPress admin panel. Edit the page you wish to add the player to. Paste the snippet to the content area. Notice that you have switched the editor to text mode in the upper right corner. Publish and test :)

How to get the best out of your Live Stream on Elsendo Introduction What exclusive content can I show fans? Band rehearsal Themed concerts (only play songs from your debut album, a concert for kids,..) Live Q&A with your top fans Meet & Greet Behind the scene content (e.g. how will the next live tour look like) Exclusive new song preview Share a hobby with your fans (e.g. live-cooking show) Do you still don’t know what to stream? Live-streams will never be able to replace the energy at live shows in a packed venue with all your fans. But live-streams can help you build a sustainable relationship with your fans and allow you to increase your cross-sales such as merchandise and records. Furthermore, you can use live-streams regardless of whether touring is currently possible or not and can therefore cover a basic amount of a band’s recurring costs. build a sustainable fan relationship increase your cross-sales such as merchandise or records by integrating the li...

If you come from Switzerland, please follow the instructions below.  Artists from other countries please click on the correct country and follow the instructions of their collecting society. If your country is not on the list, please contact your local collecting society. How do I register my stream with SUISA? Note:  You have to send the form at least a week before your stream starts! Download the official file from SUISA: English , German , French or Italian Fill it out Send it to SUISA, Bellariastrasse 82, CH-8038 Zürich or by email to  customerservices@suisa.ch Done! Europe Belgium:  SABAM ,  URADEX   Denmark:  KODA ,  NCB ,  GRAMEX   Finland:  TEOSTO ,  NCB ,  GRAMEX   France:  SACD ,  SACEM ,  ADAMI   Germany:  GEMA ,  GVL   Holland:  BUMA ,  CEDAR ,  STEMRA ,  SENA ,  NORMA   Iceland:  STEF ,  NCB...

In this guide you will find a HTML template that you can customize and upload to your web server. The template contains all the necessary code snippets to display our video player and chat of your Live Stream. If you use Wordpress, please visit this page for specific information on embedding our video player.  Open a text editor like the Editor application on Windows. Paste this code into the editor: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title> Replace this text with your stream title </title> </head> <body> <h1> Replace this text with your stream title </h1> <div class="elsendo-player-wrapper" style="height:auto;padding-bottom:56.25%;width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden"><iframe width="560" height="315" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" src="https://elsendo.com/player/a9kaasrq" frameborder=0 allowfullscreen></iframe></div...