How to Register Your Songs and Collect All Your Royalties as a New Artist - A suggestion/ there are other ideas, this is just 1

 


As a musician, it’s important to make absolutely sure you're collecting all the royalties you're owed. There are many types of royalties for your music, and each one comes from a different source. This might help us all understand how to register our music with the right organizations and ensure we're collecting every type of royalty.


1. Sign Up with Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) – BMI, ASCAP, SESAC

Purpose: PROs collect performance royalties anytime your music is publicly performed (e.g., on radio, TV, live venues, streaming services like Spotify, etc.).

How to Register:

Choose one PRO (BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC). You can only be registered with one at a time.

Once registered, you will submit each song you release to your PRO to track and collect performance royalties whenever your music is played publicly.

2. Register with SoundExchange

Purpose: SoundExchange collects digital performance royalties from non-interactive streaming platforms (e.g., Pandora, satellite radio, and internet radio).

How to Register:

Go to SoundExchange and create an account.

Register your songs, ensuring you get paid for any plays on non-interactive streaming platforms.

SoundExchange splits royalties between the featured artist and the sound recording owner (label or independent artist).

3. Join the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)

Purpose: The MLC collects mechanical royalties from interactive streaming services (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music) when users choose to play your songs.

How to Register:

Visit MLC and sign up for free as a songwriter or publisher.

Register your compositions with MLC to ensure you’re collecting mechanical royalties when your music is streamed or downloaded.

4. Use Songtrust for Global Collection

Purpose: Songtrust is a global publishing administrator that helps you collect both performance and mechanical royalties from multiple sources worldwide.

How to Register:

Sign up at Songtrust.

Register your songs, and Songtrust will collect royalties from sources like PROs, SoundExchange, and global streaming services.

This is especially useful for international royalties that might otherwise go uncollected.

5. Register with the Harry Fox Agency (HFA)

Purpose: HFA issues mechanical licenses in the U.S. and collects royalties for physical and digital sales (e.g., CDs, downloads, streaming).

How to Register:

Sign up at Harry Fox Agency.

Register your songs to collect mechanical royalties from any U.S. sales, streams, or downloads.

6. Sell Your Music Directly from Our Own Website/s

Selling our music directly from our own website/s is a cool way to retain full control over sales and earn higher revenue. Here's how to implement this strategy:


Steps to Implement Selling from Website

Payment Processors:

Set up a payment processor to handle transactions. Use services like PayPal, Stripe, or WooCommerce for secure payment processing.

Each service has transaction fees, but they are generally lower than the cuts taken by third-party distributors.

Digital Delivery:

To automatically deliver music to buyers, use a platform that handles digital file delivery. Services like Bandzoogle, Gumroad, or Shopify can help sell and deliver music files like MP3s or WAVs directly to fans.

Marketing:

Promote music by leveraging social media, email newsletters, and exclusive offers. Engage with fan base to drive traffic to the website and increase sales.

Consider running limited-time offers or exclusive content to entice visitors to buy directly.

Bundling:

Offer unique packages that can’t be found elsewhere, such as signed physical albums, merchandise, or digital downloads bundled with behind-the-scenes content or bonus tracks.

Bundles incentivize fans to purchase directly from the site rather than a streaming service.

Pros and Cons of Selling from Your Website

Pros:

Full Control: You set the price, decide how your music is distributed, and manage your fan relationships without relying on third parties.

Higher Revenue Retention: By bypassing third-party distributors, you keep more of the revenue (minus small payment processing fees).

Direct Fan Engagement: You can collect customer data, such as email addresses, which allows you to build long-term relationships with your fans.

Exclusive Offers: You can create limited editions, special packages, or bonus content to increase the perceived value of buying directly from you.

Cons:

More Marketing Effort: You’ll need to drive traffic to your site through consistent promotion, as there’s no discovery algorithm like on Spotify.

No Playlist Algorithms: Unlike on platforms like Apple Music or Spotify, there’s no algorithm promoting your music to new listeners.

Transaction Fees: While payment processing fees are lower than distribution platform cuts, you still need to account for these small costs.

Selling music from our own websit/se is highly feasible and allows one to maintain control over music and audience while increasing profit margins. By doing so, we not only sell directly to fans but also collect royalties from streaming and performances through PROs, SoundExchange, and other services.

Alternative Option: Use Digital Distributors

While selling from our own website is ideal for keeping more of our profits, we may still want our music available on major streaming platforms for exposure. we could partner with companies that not only distribute to all major streaming platforms but also provides global royalty collection.

AWAL (Artists Without A Label): AWAL helps independent artists get their music on major platforms and provides personalized artist services.

EmuBands: EmuBands charges a one-time fee to upload your music to streaming platforms, with no yearly subscription or commission.

These platforms ensure that the music is available for streaming while allowing us to retain more control over our sales through our website.


Olofin/ 4Qua Of Orion





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