Everything you need to know about DMG Press NFC music cards. Can't find your answer? DM us at @dmgpress.
The Product
It's a physical Mini CD keychain embedded with an NFC chip. When a fan taps it with their phone, your fan page loads instantly — music, videos, gallery, merch links, everything. No app required. No login. Just tap.
No app needed. NFC is built into every iPhone (7 and up) and most Android phones. They just hold their phone near the card and your page opens in the browser automatically.
NFC may be turned off or set to the wrong mode. Here's how to fix it:
Samsung phones:
1. Swipe down on your notification bar
2. Long press the NFC button and make sure it is set to Standard mode
All other Android phones:
1. Go to your Settings app and search for NFC
2. Turn NFC on and make sure the NFC mode is set to Standard
Once NFC is enabled, hold the back of your phone near the card. If it still doesn't work, tap the back of the phone near the center or top — that's where the NFC antenna sits.
Your fan page can include: a full streaming music player with background audio and lock screen controls, videos, a photo gallery, social links, merch/product links, and your bio. You control everything from your dashboard.
Right now we offer Mini CD keychains — a clear acrylic case about the size of a credit card, keychain-attached. Your album artwork slides inside. Fans carry it on their keys, bags, wherever.
Yes — and that's one of the biggest advantages. You update your dashboard and every card updates instantly. Drop new music, change your links, add videos. The physical card never needs to be replaced.
We have DRM protections built in — the page goes dark when screen recording is detected, right-click is disabled, and the content is locked behind NFC authentication so sharing the URL doesn't work without a physical tap.
Ordering
DM us at @dmgpress on Instagram or email [email protected]. You'll fill out a short order form, build your page in our customizer, and we handle the rest. We're also launching a self-serve order flow shortly.
We offer Starter (25 cards), Growth (50 cards), Pro (100 cards), and Scale (250 cards) packages. Pricing is based on quantity — the more you order, the lower the per-card cost. DM us for current pricing.
Currently 2–3 weeks or less from order to delivery. We're in an early launch window — this includes building your fan page, programming every NFC chip, printing and assembling the cards, and shipping. We'll keep you updated at every step.
We ship anywhere in the US. International shipping is available — DM us for rates before ordering.
Yes. Each package is tied to one album/fan page, but you can order multiple packages for multiple projects. Your dashboard supports multiple album pages — you switch between them and each one has its own analytics.
The Dashboard
After your order is confirmed, you'll receive an email with your login credentials at dashboard.dmgpress.app. You'll be prompted to change your password on first login.
Total taps, authenticated taps, tap location map, most played tracks, per-album breakdowns, device breakdown, and a tap timeline chart. All real-time. You can also export your fan data as a CSV.
Up to 50 tracks per album page. You can also link YouTube or SoundCloud videos — those don't count against your limit. Audio files up to 100MB each are supported (MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC).
You can see tap locations (city/country level), device types, timestamps, and whether each tap was authenticated (real NFC tap vs attempted direct access). We don't collect personal fan info like names or emails — just aggregate tap data.
Technical
iPhone 7 and newer (iOS 14+), and virtually all Android phones from the past 5+ years. NFC is standard hardware. If a fan's phone can tap to pay (Apple Pay / Google Pay), it can read your card.
The fan page still exists — you can order replacement cards and program them to the same page. Your page and all its content stays live regardless of what happens to individual cards.
No. The fan page requires a valid NFC tap session to unlock — direct URL access shows a "Tap to Access" gate page instead of the content. The physical card is the key.
Yes. We use the MediaSession API so audio continues playing in the background just like Apple Music or Spotify. Lock screen controls (play, pause, next, previous) work too.
Exactly that energy — but make it 2026. Same concept of selling directly to your fan at a show or in person, but instead of a CD that scratches and gets lost, it's a keychain they carry everywhere. And instead of static content, your page updates live whenever you drop something new. D2C has always worked. This is just the modern version.
However you want — cash, CashApp, Venmo, Square, PayPal, whatever you already use. DMG Press handles the tech. The transaction between you and your fan is yours. At shows, most artists use CashApp or Square on their phone.
Each card has a unique NTAG424 DNA NFC chip that is cryptographically verified on every tap — not IP-based, the chip itself. It generates a unique authentication code every single time. If someone tries to share the URL directly, they get a "Card not verified" gate page. You can't clone it, copy it, or share it digitally. The physical chip is the key.
No — and that's the point. Your music streams directly from your DMG Press dashboard, not through any platform. No middleman taking a cut, no algorithm deciding your reach. The revenue from selling the card goes straight to you. Think of it like selling a vinyl directly to a fan — you own the transaction completely.
Not currently. DMG Press operates outside the DSP ecosystem by design — it's a direct-to-fan product, not a distribution tool. Sales and taps are tracked in your own analytics dashboard but don't feed into SoundScan, BDS, or DSP reporting. What happens between you and your fans stays between you and your fans.
One card, one physical product. When you sell a card, that fan owns it and can tap it as many times as they want — you see every tap in your analytics. The card never "expires." If a fan gives it to someone else, that person can tap it too, just like lending someone a CD. You still see the taps. Most artists price it as merchandise so fans want to keep it for themselves.
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