Same as it ever was - partner, promote, protect and pay.
Our sector invests multiple billion dollars annually in songwriters, composers and music creation, then brings the music to the widest audience possible, via all formats, then ensures creators are paid (our industry average is proudly 70/30 in writers’ favour).
Music publishers invest in techno, country, classical, jazz, K-Pop, hip-hop, Latin, reggae, folk...
Over 5,000 genres, promoting countless languages and cultures globally.
“Copyright” isn’t a dirty word, despite deliberate dereliction by some. It’s the ink on millions of creators’ pay slips.
We defend these fundamental rights daily to ensure licenses work and creators and businesses are paid fairly.
Data drives our industry – not just in how music is listened to, but how it is licensed.
Our industry builds metadata systems and uses tech such as A.I. to ensure broadcast and digital music use is recognised, as well as to find and facilitate creators’ pay.
Modern artist portals and apps developed by our companies make royalty data available to songwriter and composer partners in real time.
Publishers are songwriters and composers’ direct investors and long-term career partners. The suite of services they provide include:
• A&R, including promotion to and liaison with labels.
• Marketing & promotion, online and offline.
• Writer Camps and international co-writing/commissioning opportunities
• Growth market access.
• Social media management and visibility.
• Sourcing artists’ neighbouring rights.
• Full copyright & royalty services, including global song registrations and tracking.
• Legal services & support.
• Licensing and business development.
• Management of society relations.
This is unique!
We represent some of the world’s oldest companies. They have been bringing masterpieces to audiences since baroque era of Mozart and Vivaldi in the 1700s. These companies are still innovating today.
