Musician - Artist Resources
Royalty Collection Agencies
These Organizations Collect Royalties In Addition To Those Collected By Music Distribution Services. Keep In Mind That You Can Only Be A Member Of One (1) P.R.O.
ASCAP (PRO) - Performing rights organization for songwriters, composers, and music publishers. (Radio, TV, Film, Sync, Streaming)
BMI (PRO) - Performing rights organization for songwriters, composers, and music publishers. (Radio, TV, Film, Sync, Streaming)
SESAC (PRO) - Popular outside of the U.S.A. - Performing rights organization for songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
SoundExchange - Digital royalty collection on behalf of performers and copyright holders for NON-INTERACTIVE music streams. (Pandora, iHeart Radio, Cable Radio)
Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) - Collects mechanical royalties for songwriters, publishers, and composers.
Publishing Administration Companies
Music Publishing Admin’s Collect Royalties And Help Manage Music Catalogs. They Work In Conjunction with PRO’s And Mechanical Licensing Companies, As Well As Collect Royalties That Fall Outside The Scope Of A PRO or Mechanical License Company. (i.e. when music is used in other countries)
Songtrust - Provides musicians and other rights holders with song monitoring, music publishing administration services, and worldwide royalty collection.
Sentric Music - Music Publishing Admin that help collect worldwide royalties.
TuneCore Publishing - Worldwide royalties collection. Typically used with TuneCore Music Distribution.
US Copyright Office
Rights Holders Can Copyright Their Work With The US Copyright Office For An Added Level Of Protection. Keep In Mind That As Soon As A Work Is In TANGIBLE FORM (CD, Record, Computer File) It Has Copyright Protection.
United States Copyright Office - Copyright BOTH forms of music. Composition (what you write) AND Sound Recording (what you hear).
Music Distribution Companies
Music Distribution Companies Get Music To Online Stores AND Music Streaming Services (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music).
AWAL - (Submission Approval Process)
Miro-Sync Compaies
Micro-Sync Companies Can Help Place Musical Works On Other Projects (Apps, Commercials, YouTube Videos, Video Games, etc.) These Companies Can Differ From Traditional Synchronization Companies, As Miro-Sync Music Is Usually Used for Smaller Projects. These Sites Cater To Those Who NEED Music, So You May Have To Search For A SUBMISSION Or CONTRIBUTOR Link. (searching google for “summit music to ‘company’ can be helpful, too)
Music Encoding
Music Encoding Companies Help Track And Report Where And How Often Music Is Being Used. Think Of It Like A TV Ratings System For Music. Many Of The Same Companies That Track TV Shows Are The Same Companies That Track Music Sales And Radio Play. (Nielson)
Mediabase - Encodes and tracks radio play of songs. It’s free to upload and encode songs, but there is a cost to see data.
Luminate (Formerly SoundScan) - Helps track and collect data on different types of media, including music. Luminate and Mediabase can work in conjunction with each other.
This Page Is Regularly Updated With Useful Resources For Music Business Professionals.
