A platform or service that wants to carry the Mazufa catalogue should not have to negotiate from a blank page. This page is our public, standard offer: what we deliver, the terms we accept, what we ask from the platform, and how a request is reviewed. The same offer goes to every platform, whatever its size.
The catalogue
The catalogue is held by MAZUFA FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION (CR 164552-1, Bahrain). At the time of writing it holds 408 releases and 2,446 recordings, each with a documented chain of rights and a release rights certificate verifiable by key. It spans new releases by independent Arab artists and labels, and Gulf heritage recordings from the Heritage Vault.
A platform can carry all of it or a defined part: Gulf heritage only, new releases only, or a selected list. The scope is written into the agreement.
What Mazufa delivers
Delivery is built so that a platform's ingestion team receives complete, consistent releases without chasing missing pieces.
- DDEX ERN messages for every release, with new releases, updates and takedowns sent as separate messages
- Weekly delivery of new releases and changes, with a full catalogue re-delivery available on request
- Artwork at 3000×3000 pixels for every release
- Full credits: performers, writers, producers and contributors, each with a role
- Localised names: one fixed Arabic spelling and one Latin transliteration for every artist and title
- Lyrics where cleared, with the clearance noted in the release record
- Lossless audio, with an ISRC on every recording and a UPC on every release
- The release rights certificate key for every release, so the platform can verify any recording
The standard terms Mazufa accepts
These are the terms we sign with any platform. A platform may ask for different ones, and we say in writing whether we can accept them.
- No minimum guarantees: we do not ask for advances or minimum payments
- No exclusivity unless agreed per project, in writing
- Takedowns actioned within one working day of a written request from the platform or a rights holder
- Monthly usage reports from the platform in a standard format, per recording and per territory
- A written agreement per platform, with payment on a stated cycle
- Either side may end the agreement with written notice, with the recordings removed within the notice period
What Mazufa asks from the platform
We ask for a small number of things, all of them practical, so that delivery works from the first week.
- A technical specification: the DDEX profile, the audio and artwork formats, the delivery method and the test procedure
- A named contact for delivery questions and for takedowns, reachable by email
- Payment on a stated cycle, with the usage report that explains each payment
- A written note of the territories the platform serves and any territory it cannot serve
- Where the platform has a fraud policy, a copy of it, so that our monitoring matches its rules
How a request is reviewed
A request arrives through the form on this page. The steps after that are the same for every platform.
- A person reads the request and replies by email with any questions about the platform, its territories and the scope it wants
- Technical review: we read the platform's specification and confirm which delivery profile we will use
- Agreement: the written agreement is drafted from the standard terms on this page, with the scope and the payment cycle filled in
- Test delivery: a small set of releases is delivered and checked on both sides
- Full delivery, then weekly updates, with the Clean Catalogue Seal attached to the agreement
Questions
Can a small or regional service carry the catalogue?
Yes. The offer is the same for every platform, and the standard terms do not depend on size. What changes is the technical review, which follows the platform's own specification.
Does Mazufa deliver through a third party or directly?
Directly. The DDEX ERN messages come from Mazufa, and the named contact on our side is a person at Mazufa who can answer for the content of every message.
What if the platform cannot support DDEX?
Tell us in the request. We review the platform's own format and say in writing whether we can deliver in it. Credits, localised names and rights certificate keys travel with the release in any format we agree.