YouTube creators and music artists

Apply to be featured by ReallyByte

We feature curious, well-made YouTube channels on reallybyte.com, and independent music artists on Sounds.im, the ReallyByte Artist Discovery Network. Joining is free. Fill in the form below and we will reply personally.

Two ways to be featured

YouTube creators

A channel page on reallybyte.com

A free channel page with your chosen videos as click-to-load players and a clear link to your channel.
A listing in the creator directory, under the subjects your channel covers, alongside sites about nature, history, transport, folklore, languages and more.
Where a video genuinely fits one of our sites, such as a railway video on our railway guides, we may suggest a link to it there, and agree it with you first.

Apply as a YouTube creator

Music artists

An artist page on Sounds.im

A free artist page written with you, with your own YouTube, Spotify or Bandcamp players (click-to-load).
A listing in the Sounds.im artist directory, by genre and location.
Clear links to where people can find you: your website, streaming and socials. We never host or upload your music.

Apply as a music artist

What everyone gets

Your own supporter code giving your viewers or fans 10% off ReallyByte digital downloads across the whole network, plus 10% commission on sales made with your code. Codes are issued once your page is approved and live.
Room to collaborate: if an idea suits both of us, such as a video or a song and a page on the same subject, we are happy to talk about it. Nothing is expected or required.
Changes whenever you like: you can ask us to change or remove anything at any time.

Every application is read and approved by a person. We do not promise views, plays, followers or traffic, and there is nothing to pay.

The aim is genuine mutual benefit, not another promotional directory. We feature a small number of creators and artists that our readers will be glad to find, and we only link videos and music where they genuinely fit. Joining is free: there is no fee to apply or to be listed, and you are never asked to buy anything.

You stay independent. Featured creators’ and artists’ work and views are their own, not ReallyByte’s. We don’t edit or fact-check your videos or music; your page simply says you are independent.

What we look for

Family-friendly. Work a curious ten-year-old and their grandparent could enjoy together.
Original. Your own work, not compilations or re-uploads.
YouTube creators: factual, or clearly labelled comedy, on a ReallyByte subject: railways, motoring and engineering, aviation, wildlife and animals, dinosaurs, space and weather, history, folklore, languages, making things, or the Isle of Man.
Music artists: independent musicians, bands and producers making their own music, in any genre.

How it works

You apply online using the form below, or by email. Every application is read and approved by a person.
If it is a good fit, we draft your page: a channel page on reallybyte.com, or an artist page on Sounds.im. We send it to you to check.
Nothing is published until you have agreed. Once your page is live, any agreed links are added to the matching sites. You can ask us to change or remove anything at any time.

Apply

I’m a…

YouTube creatorA channel page on reallybyte.comMusic artistAn artist page on Sounds.im, for musicians, bands and producers

Choose one to see its questions. Without JavaScript both sets of questions are shown below: fill in the one that fits.

If you are a music artistArtist or band name (required for music artists)Genre (required for music artists)Genre, in your own words (optional)Where you are based (required for music artists; town and area, for example Peel, Isle of Man. Only the area is shown)Main music link (required for music artists: Bandcamp, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud or your website)Another music link (optional)Another music link (optional)Social links (optional: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and so on)If I send photos or a logo: I own them, or have permission to use them, and ReallyByte may show them on my Sounds.im page.Photo credit (optional: the photographer to credit)

About you (everyone)Your name (required; a first name is fine)Email (required)Tell us about your channel or your music (required)I own this channel or this music, or have the rights to it. (required)ReallyByte may feature our work: embed our videos or official music players and use our name and image on our page and on matching ReallyByte sites. (required)I understand that a person at ReallyByte will review these details manually, and that nothing is published until we have agreed it. (required)

We only use your details to deal with your application and your page. See our privacy notice.

Prefer email? Write to partners@reallybyte.com with the same details.

Charities and organisations such as wildlife trusts or heritage bodies should apply to the ReallyByte Partner Network.

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