Sound Exchange_Royalties

If you haven’t heard of SoundExchange, take note. It is the only organization in the United States authorized to collect royalties for the performance of a sound recording on behalf of the performers and rights owners of the recording itself – similar to how ASCAP, BMI and SESAC collect royalties for songwriters and publishers for the underlying musical composition. Unlike these organizations, however, SoundExchange collects performance royalties on your behalfwhether or not you are registered with them, as directed under U.S. Copyright law. Soundexchange recently informed us that many Topspin users have unclaimed royalties. But if you want to get paid, you have to register with SoundExchange directly!

Each time your music is commercially released and played on satellite radio, Internet radio such as Pandora, Yahoo, Live 365.com and AOL, and on digital cable and satellite TV services like Comcast’s “Music Choice” or DirecTV, SoundExchange collects a royalty on your behalf. Since 2001, SoundExchange has collected and processed billions of plays and paid out more than $500 million in royalties. But thousands of music professionals are not yet registered – and millions of dollars in royalties are currently unclaimed.

SoundExchange is dedicated to making sure you get paid when your recordings are played. All you have to do is sign up once with SoundExchange. It’s absolutely FREE, and once you’ve registered, you will continue to receive royalty payments quarterly, every time you’re owed money.

Online registration is fast, secure and free. Just go to SoundExchange’s online registration site. Or, if you prefer, you can get hard copy forms by going towww.soundexchange.com and clicking “I’m a recording artist or artist representative”. Choose to download Artist Group Registration Bundle 1 (or 2 if you are located outside the US). Print and complete the forms, then mail, fax or scan/email them to SoundExchange. It’s that easy.

Artists should take advantage of every worthwhile opportunity to get paid. Soundexchange is a no-brainer. We encourage all our users to look into it.

Posted via email from Music Business Information