Celebrating 38 years in business, A Train Entertainment was founded in 1985 as an option for independent artists to receive professional assistance in developing
and managing their musical careers and independent labels to expand their horizons through international distribution and publishing.
Over the years we have expanded our services to include publishing administration, artist management, physical and digital distribution, international sales and more. A Train currently administers over 20,000 song titles worldwide (Over 200,000 in the U.S.), and distributes over 30,000 digital tracks.
“A lot of thanks for being with us for more than 30 years, through thick and thin. It was undoubtedly the best business decision we made in our life.“
– FLORA PURIM AND AIRTO MOREIRA
A Train Entertainment helps independent musicians, labels, composers and filmmakers make their voices heard in today’s world. With the digital music marketplace changing the way we listen to and receive music, we are at the forefront of this boom, dealing directly with the top digital distribution sites.
By marketing directly to these distributors, we can pass the savings on to you. With the dominance of the singer/songwriter, there is less need for a traditional publisher; you can own your own compositions and A Train can collect the income for you.
The way we as consumers enjoy films and television is moving away from theatres and living rooms and onto mobile devices, VR, and beyond – A Train is digitally distributing independent films and long-form music videos around the world on all platforms.
Why throw your royalties away by letting more people get their hands in the pot?
We make it easy to get your creations out there so you can do what you do best: create wonderful art, whether it is music or film.
“I view Mr. Evers as a consummate professional and cannot speak highly enough of my experience working with him and his staff.”
– PETER JACKSON
While we will always do our best to let our clients’ work be heard and seen, we are steadfast in our mission to keep the ownership of the art with the artists and labels that created it.
It’s your creation… why should we own it?
A little understood but growing segment of our business is also the registration for and collection of “neighboring rights” income. We work closely with Sound Exchange, a US organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to featured artists and master rights owners, PPL, GVL, Sena, and other societies who collect for and pay for both non-interactive digital transmissions of sound recordings (as Sound Exchange does) as well as all other performances of the sound recordings.
Currently, A Train has over 80 neighboring rights clients and is actively seeking to expand that aspect of our business.
Endorsements
“I have known and worked with Al Evers for more than 25 years. He is super reliable and responsive at all times. By the time A Train had geared up their digital side sufficiently to handle the RM 2,000 track catalog by 2014 I had no hesitation in switching over from the Orchard to work with them. Over the next five years our revenue increased 4 fold, primarily due to the personal relationships A.T. has with ALL the primary digital platforms. Nearly all our new releases were featured in some shape or form with many securing prominent placements.”
– TERENCE YALLOP, REAL MUSIC – FOUNDER AND CEO (1986 ~ 2019)
“When I left CD Baby and came to A Train my income tripled; A Train’s client service was outstanding.”
– MARCUS ANDERSON
“I cannot overstate how critical Al has been to my company’s survival and well-being. I place unconditional trust Al’s judgment, and his business, management, and distribution skills. Al consistently responds in no more than 24 hours and has an amazing attention to detail and tracking of pending contracts and developing projects.
– ROBERT DOYLE, CANYON RECORDS
My words here are inadequate to express the profound importance that Al Evers has been to Canyon Records and to me personally for a quarter century.”
