More Things To Do Before Releasing A Song (ASCAP, BMI, SoundScan, BDS, MediaBase)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2022
- What To Do Before Releasing A Song in regards to ASCAP, BMI, SoundScan, BDS, MediaBase, etc.
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Update: SoundScan is now under the Billboard umbrella! Here are the new links to Register for music sales tracking:
Single: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
Album: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...
Also DBS encoding has ended. AS of now, songs only need to be uploaded to Mediabase here: www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewM...
Helpful Links:
ASCAP: www.ascap.com/
BMI: www.bmi.com/
SESAC: www.sesac.com/
SoundScan - Single: titlereg.soundscan.com/sounds...
SoundScan - Album: titlereg.soundscan.com/sounds...
BDS Encoding: media.bdsrealtime.com/ve/
MediaBase: www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewM...
Copyright Office: www.copyright.gov
More about music distribution: • Music Distribution Bre...
So many people think that once you're done recording a song, you just throw it on to a digital distributor, and everything's gravy. Everything's done. That's all you got to do. But that's not it, man. If you're doing this stuff for yourself as an independent, you got some paperwork to do. There are other means to get paid off your music other than doing live shows. Of course, there are a million ways you can promote your stuff but you got to get your paperwork right otherwise you're promoting your songs and you're not going to get paid. One of the first things you want to do is get your song registered with your PRO, or your Performing Rights Organization. These are organizations like ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC that take care of your radio royalties and your sync licensing royalties. So if you get placements anywhere on a TV show, an app a game, anything like that, they'll collect royalties for you. The one I personally use is ASCAP, or the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, but feel free to research these organizations. There are two major ones in the United States: ASCAP and BMI. They all have their pluses and minuses but all essentially do the same thing. If you don't have an account already. I definitely recommend signing up as a writer and a publisher so that you get full royalties for your songs. There is a one-time application fee for whatever type of account you're signing up for. The writers and publishers account was 100 bucks and you're done. There are no recurring fees, they just pay you now or collect money for you. Anyway, super simple off the bat, you're going to register a new work. I'm not going to go in-depth with this. But you will put all the writers' names, and their ASCAP information or BMI information in these sections here, along with their publishers now if you don't necessarily have a publisher you are the publisher. If you don't have an official publisher, it's not a big deal. Make one up for yourself. I recommend starting an LLC, an S corp, or whatever type of business you want to start. At the very least you want a doing business as "company name" simply so you can set up a business bank account to get your stuff separated from your personal bank account. So you got your song registered with your PRO the next thing you want to do is hit the copyright office right@copyright.gov You're going to make an account. It's called an eCO account or eco account, as they call it. And it's all very simple on this site. There are a lot of tutorials on this site to help you get through the system and learn what applications you need. And music copyright there are two different types of applications one's for the lyrics and the melody and one's for the actual sound recording. Usually, the sound recording copyright will suffice enough for you. But if you want that extra protection for your lyrics and your melody of the song, you're going to want to get that second copyright. The next thing you're going to want to do is set up your song or album with your digital distributor, because they're going to give you the numbers that you need to plug into some other sites like your UPCS and your ISRCS. Let me show you what I mean. Here's the back office of my distributor. Let's look at this instrumental album. that I put out and you'll see a UPC for the album is here. And the ISRC's for the songs are here.
For each song, they'll have their own identifying number. Once you have the UPC numbers and the ISRC numbers, you're going to be good to go so now I'm going to take these numbers and go back to my ASCAP account and go to the song so apart. Inside the information of the song, there are all kinds of data you can put in. The most important is identifying numbers like UPCS and ISRCS.
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I have wasted about 4 hours on TH-cam trying to find someone to explain this process. Most of the videos are from people trying to act cool that are actually trying to push or sell something. Finally, a video that is straight forward, accurate, and clear. Thanks for this.
Dear every music creater: DO BOTH COPYRIGHTS. This is NOT optional. DO THEM BOTH.
Whudyou mean "both?"
@@darrinsiberia There is an SR form and a PA form. Those have different functions, it's not one or the other IT'S BOTH.
You can file online as well, it’s cheaper & faster. Only when you have your work copyrighted that you can protect it.
OK so how you doing melody? Notation ? Fuk!?
I have not seen a video like this, Jimmy. Thank you so much for this valuable information.
OMG this helped me so much. Always want to make sure my creation is protected, and I'm getting paid
Update: SoundScan is now under the "Billboard" umbrella. Here are the new links to register your music for sales tracking:
Single ISCR: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsJbFiDM_w6twCkftP6his8fc-KIT2g3lWFgrDYR5AqPkRcA/viewform
Album Title: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbwxd7bkIAB-BLz8xf9dLVRGHD-uSLn1kAleHLYR2IIoHUXQ/viewform
Also, Songs only need to be encoded with MediaBase now. They have "merged" services with DBS. Upload here: www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewMusicNotification/index
Thank Jimmy! This "Indie" just joined your channel because of this valuable info! 👍💣💥
That Google Doc went from page 1 and skipped 2-6 and just jumped to 7 for me???
Thank you for the information 🙏🏾
Great info. Thanks man!
Can't thank you enough, Jimmy. This information has been presented to me not exactly in actionable step-by-step form. Now that I'm closer than ever to releasing music regularly and applying these steps, this presentation is exactly what I needed. Kudos!
production. Thanks again!
Great stuff Brother. Thanks
Thank You Jimmy!
Thank you, King. Blessings.
Thank you. Very well explained!
AMAZING Sir! Thank you so much for this invaluable content!!
Thanks for the info
Thank you! Jimmy, Make Music
So informative 😊, thank you so much!
So helpful
Great video! No bs right to it and in depth. Thank you !!❤
Thank you so much for this Jimmy, much appreciated!
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Very helpful info. Thanks!
Thank you so very much! I've got my work lined up for me now, thanks to you.
AWESOME VID!!!! Clear and to the point. A pleasure to watch. Thanks!
Thank you!
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Thank you so much for this!
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Thanks man🙏🏾I really appreciate the info!
Happy to help!
Excellent information
fantastic and helpful content. thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
Appreciate this video. I'ma start using all of the new information for all my releases
Glad this info is helpful! Getting the paperwork correct is very important to helping us grow as artist's.
Yes it really did help me out I will be taking these steps soon thanks man
Excellent! Glad to hear it.
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I thought i knew it all but you have shown me oterwise. Thanks bruv
Glad I could help!
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Absolutely! I hope it was helpful.
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You are so welcome
Wow... I've been looking for info about this but didn't know where to start. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Glad to help.
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Thank you! This video was very helpful, I appreciate you getting straight to the point! I’ve watched a few videos on this subject and you provide the most insight. Subscribed! ✅
Awesome! I’m glad you found it helpful.
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Thanks for this right on video . Jimmy I worked as an AM Radio Station Announcer and I learned about Amplitude Modulation or AM FM etc . I found one day through a Wikipedia Search the History of the Radio Station I did announce From , that there was at that time a Nelson Corporation in part of the description that monitored the AM Broadcasts . Have you heard of this Corporation from New Jersey ,( Then the search was after so their monitoring was In 1978).I would log in every commercial spot , Mutual News , Reel to Reel Paul Harvey and Music Programs on the clock it was my duty to log the songs and write in the beginning and end broadcasting . I was a trainee . Your Video is gold . I’ve or we struck gold . Your a gold mine of info . Thanks again . Thought of your video and made important notes . See you on the top .
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Fantastic Info. Jimmy. Thank you so much. I've subscribed. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers and views on your videos. Very important stuff you're providing. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate you dropping a line. Lot’s more to come!
This video is obviously a slapper, very nice, and thank you for doing what you love. But that intro GOTTA GO! Opera would be better than the robot. I'll even give u a free rap intro if you want haha. But the info is gold, appreciate it f
Perfect video. Straight to the point. No loose talking. Full of insight.
I wish it was thirty minutes and that the 30 min videos was 8 instead lol.. I rarely like ppl videos..and hardly ever leave a comment. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this information with us. This has been a very valuable source of information for me. Thank you again for sharing this info. I wishing you continued success with all of your music videos and all of your other endeavors. Plus I am also wishing you continued success with your financial situations as well. Have a wonderful evening. I appreciate you sharing.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate you watching!
Thanks.
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Love that. Should’ve use that for my stage name!
Good video
Good info
Yep informative. Also note to open a business banking account can be expensive for a LLC as well. A few places I’ve tried required a bit of cash to open. Have to shop around.
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Wow! Jimmy, this is awesome stuff.
Awesome. Thanks for watching!
May I ask how much you charge if I ask you to help me release a single?
Hey! I’m so glad you reached out. But, to be honest, I’m not really in a position to release other artist’s music. That being said, I’ll help, where I can, with any questions you might have about releasing a single. The first thing I’d do is become a member of whatever Performing Rights Organization is offered in your country and learn how to navigate their song registration process. Then I’d look into digital music distribution companies…DistroKid, Ditto, CD Baby are some major players, or check out Amuse.io for a free option. I hope this info helps get you started!
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Hey Jimmy thanks so much for this video! I didnt know about Mediabase so that is helpful. Also, you mentioned Play MPE very briefly at the end of the video. Can you elaborate on what they do and do you have any recommendations for unbiased sources on what they do? I remember speaking with Play MPE on the phone several years ago and I was very skeptical of their approach with indie artists and I'd like to hear more of artists firsthand experiences with them.
Yea.. this was the one right here
Don't forget about SongTrust. There are PRO's that pay overseas
Yes! Absolutely make a Songtrust account.
Respekt für Dich und Deine sehr informative Video.
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Thanks for checking in, honey!
Hi Jimmy! Thank you so much for the information given in this video! As far as SoundScan does that replace Songtrust/SoundExchange?
Good Question! No, it does NOT replace them. SoundScan is used to track sales (streams), whereas Songtrust and Sound Exchange are royalty-based platforms. To make it even more confusing, SoundScan has since been replaced with a different system called Luminate by Billboard. The new links for that are in the description and in the "pinned" comment of this video. Hope this helps a little!
Why did you skip over a few things it shouldnt it be be Record Song,Enter Meta ISRC,UPC,Then Copyright, then Sound Exchange,then MRI, Nielson BDS,then DSPs,? And so on or am I wrong🤔
No, you're absolutely right! Those are all things I should have added. Thanks for the great input.
@@jimmymakemusic could you possibly make another video with those steps?
@@MrCAINE68 this is a great idea. I'll see what I can cook up!
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Dang Jimmy.. thank you soo much for this.. With gigging and day job + trying to figure out all of this stuff has been a challenge.. Question though if you're still tracking this.. As an ASCAP self publisher, do I need to add the works to both my artist account and the Publisher account?.. Cheers mate!
Hey Robbie! Way ahead of you! I just put up a video explaining ascap a little better.
th-cam.com/video/curjZ1IWsJc/w-d-xo.html
In short, you only have to register a song from ONE of your accounts and it’ll show as a “work” in the other. While you’re registering a song it’ll ask for all writers info…then all publishers info. I definitely recommend picking one or the other to register songs from. That’ll help keep things organized as you’re catalog grows.
Thank you. I'm learning from you too.
No joke.
Have very little time so your video,
make my life easier and have more
time for composing.
Glad to hear that!
Do I need to fill out both forms for a release or just one or the other?
I live in Germany
but I am very satisfied with BMI.
Great marketing from DistroKid.
I can take care of the rest myself.Stay healthy Jimmy.
They withold 30% of your money for tax.
Nice information. How about SoundExchange? Don't you need to register your music there too?
Yes absolutely...SoundExchange should be automatic as well!
Hey jimmy do you do personal consultations?
When registering your single/album with Soundscan for billboard, do you have to be from the US or Canada? I'm from the UK so when it wants required information like my phone number it wants a US number format, so I assume you can't actually register outside of the USA or Canada? I cannot find anything online about this. Thanks!
EDIT: Sorrry just another question, In the UK our government website states this: 'You get copyright protection automatically - you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of copyright works in the UK.' Does this mean when registering for my PRS and MCPS that's enough for me?
To my knowledge Soundscan only serves the US and Canada. While you can use European ISRC and UPCs to register songs, Soundscan will only gather data from North American sources. As far as UK copyright, you’re absolutely correct. It seems you’re protected as soon as you write the song, and I imaging your MPCS would help resolve any disputes. Keep in mind that the UK music business is out of my realm, so maybe other UK artists can comment with more accurate information.
@@jimmymakemusic Super helpful, thanks Jimmy!
What are the updated versions of these links because half of them don't work?
Is it rational to register on the website of a PRO such as ASCAP, BMI, etc., if I am not a US citizen? I'm asking this because there doesn't seem to be a similar service in my country. Also, I write rather niche instrumental music, and I highly doubt that anyone will want to use it in stores, on the radio, etc. Would DistroKid (or any other distributor) + Songtrust be a good option for me?
thanks, but does this work for artist outside U SA
Hello Jimmy
If I use a distribution company who also offers music music publishing like Tunecore or Cdbaby do I still need to register the song with a PRO like ASCAP ?
Shouldn't the order be copyright first, once successful, then register the song with Ascap?
If possible can you drop the link for the virtual encode please !!!!! 🙏🏾😖
Use this one...keep in mind BDS and Mediabase have "merged" into one entity now. You only need to upload here:
www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewMusicNotification/index
You're able to register your song before the song is released? I thought it has to be done after it's released... and if it's possible, do you recommend doing it before hand
Good question. You definitely should register your song(s) before they are released. This ensures your tracks hit the ground running and no paperwork has to be backtracked. You can register with your PRO as soon as you literally write the song. Then once you have more info from your distributor, like ISRC codes and release dates, you can edit the track info in your PRO to keep everything updated. Also, as soon as you have the ISRC codes from the distributor, you can start registering with the soundscan and the others. You do not have wait for the tracks to be officially released. Hope this helps!
@@jimmymakemusic thanks!
'As of November 1st, 2022 BDSradio airplay tracking services have been merged into Mediabase. This means you no longer have to register in two different spots for your airplay tracking." Is that true?
All this hoop jumping under the guise of "protecting your music" is really just there to make the average musician/songwriter even more vulnerable. I mean your average musician/songwriter especially those that aren't too well off won't have the time or money to jump through all these hoops. All this is just here to help the "established" rob the "unestablished."
Is this sites restricted to US only?
Thanks, always confused where to Start, then 1.PROs 2.National Copyright 3.Distribution 4. Add ISRC to PROs and Copyrights ?
Honestly, I didn't do a good job of explaining this. It kind of depends because not all PRO's let you edit info... AND the copyright office "requests" an ISRC but doesn't "require" it. So your best bet might be to get everything set with your distributor first, so you get the ISRCs and UPCs you might need. Just set your release date out a month or so. Then copyright and PRO. You can add Harry Fox and Mechanical Licensing Collective (or a Publishing Admin like Songtrust) to the list...along with SoundExchange.
More info on collecting royalties here:
th-cam.com/video/2smF5_NXTLM/w-d-xo.html
Soundscan links arent working, neither is BDS, are the sites just heavily trafficked?
BDS and Luminate look so shady..
You ain't lying! It's legit but they need a web designer.
So having a publishing administrator, they do none of this?
Some might... but publishing admins usually just register songs with PRO's (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) and mechanical licensing agencies (Harry Fox, MLC). They don't typically handle copyright or encoding for sales data and radio air play.
Hello my friend l need you help with few or my songs to start and have money for keeping making music l
Who is your distributor ?
At the moment I’m using Amuse.io and have no complaints.
Hi jimmy. Are you still with amuse My son is with them and I think he has never done anything other then just upload music Does amuse pay out any royalties? My son says he don’t get any money Can we talk more in depth to guide him better ?
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If you use a stage name and have it listed as a pseudo name with your PRO. Which name do you use as the writer? Your birth name you registered with PRO as? Or your pseudo name? Hope you can help 🙏🏻
Great question. You’ll want to use your legal birth name when dealing with writer’s credit…or any official documentation. It’ll streamline any administration stuff, and you’ll want your real name on any 1099 tax forms you might receive.
@@jimmymakemusic thank you, I appreciate your reply... what about the section where you list “artists” if I am the artist as well as the writer but again, go by a stage name, do I list my stage name there? And if not, how will the song eventually get linked back to my legal name and registered song of its being posted and listened to under my stage name? Sorry In advance... this part of the music journey is fairly new to me. Greatly appreciate your input 🙏🏻
@@moonchild6273 Don't be sorry! This stuff gets confusing. Under "Artist" or "Performer" you'd put your stage name. Keep in mind that many artists don't write their own songs. So, having a "writer" section and an "artist/performer" section makes sense. It also helps with bands where not everyone is a songwriter.