Can you register with both ascap and bmi

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Viewing 10 posts - 1 through 10 of 22 total. October 9, at pm Reply. Rob Cruciform Guest. Does anyone know why some most? October 10, at am Reply. Paolo Participant. Hope that was helpful! Hi Paul, Thanks for your response. Which PRO should you go with? Short answer: it depends. ASCAP because of its culture. For the full story, read on. What Performance Rights Organizations Do As I said earlier, a PROs role is to track, collect, and pay one specific kind of royalty to the owner s of a copyright: performance royalties , which are a type of composition royalty.

Quarterly payments go out to writers each year. Royalties are usually sent for performances that took place about two quarters ago. You can register all of your compositions online.

Their board of directors is filled democratically, with members directly voting for their leadership every two years. New ASCAP writers have plenty of opportunities to expand their network and hone their craft: workshops, showcases, scholarships, grants, etc.

ASCAP is affiliated with a bunch of other companies and services that offer discounts on everything from instruments, to insurance, to therapy, to hotel stays, etc. A phone call with a representative can give you more info, or you can look here for a start.

New BMI writers have plenty of opportunities to expand their network and hone their craft: workshops, showcases, scholarships, grants, etc. BMI is affiliated with a few of the flashier organizations such as Billboard, and members are offered special access and discounts to awards shows, conferences, and festivals, as well as discounts on musical goods and services such as ArtistShare and FanBridge.

Check out Indie Music Academy's Course. If you're interested in building your music business the right way, click here to check it out. Tom Anderson Tom has been banned from playing guitar on the boardwalk at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, so don't ask him to. Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You may also like. November 11, November 9, Top 9 Music Marketers to Follow in November 9, Patrick Sylvester Goes Out of this World with November 8, Say you have an average sized retail store with 6 speakers throughout the premises — this is what your cost savings could be, should you choose to use Soundtrack with both ASCAP and BMI licensing included.

Our Privacy Policy. A complete guide on performing rights in the US. What do I need to pay for? Simply put, you need to pay for 2 things: To pipe the music into your business, i. This could, for example, be a stack of CDs or a professional music streaming service like Soundtrack. The right to perform music to your customers.

More information about rights organizations: Who are these Performing Rights Organizations? Do I need to pay every single rights organization? Each organization carries out their own set of calculations and presents you, potentially, with a different bill each quarter or month.