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SoundExchange Staffer Shane German Elected to Chapter Board of Recording Academy

SoundExchange congratulates Shane German, our Manager of Label Relations, on his election to the Washington, D.C. Chapter Board of the Recording Academy.

We know Shane will continue to be an invaluable asset to SoundExchange, and to the many, many labels he helps every day. That he’ll lend part of his considerable talents to the Academy is a major triumph for the artist and label communities.

Most Wanted Monday, Alphabet Edition: E is for Easy Earnings!

Envying Everyone Enjoying Earnings for their Efforts? Deposit Envelopes Embarrassingly Empty?  Enrichment can be Easy! SoundExchange Encourages you to Educate yourself about royalties you’re Entitled to receive and Enhance your Earnings for the Euphonious Entertainment you offer others.

SoundExchange outreach team member Bill Holland featured on WTOP

Award-winning Washington, DC radio station WTOP interviewed SoundExchange outreach team member Bill Holland this week, touting his effort and success at tracking down artists owed SX royalties. Kudos to veteren investigative reporter Mark Segraves for his dilligent research and help in spreading the word about unclaimed money.

Sneak peak below, or read the full article at WTOP.com.

“Bill Holland may be looking for you — and if he is — you want him to find you. That’s because he has tens of millions of dollars to give away.

Holland is an outreach consultant for SoundExchange, a nonprofit group that pays royalties to recording artists and record labels for music that is played digitally.

Holland specializes in tracking down some of the most hard to find artists: The legacy artists who didn’t play top 40 music or even come close to having a hit record. Because of digital outlets, such as satellite radio and music streaming websites, those artists are now having their music played more than ever, but not necessarily getting the payments they deserve.

Laura Anderson, a spokesperson for SoundExchange, says Holland has one of the toughest jobs because the artists he’s looking for are not digitally savvy and often think it’s a scam when a stranger calls offering them money.

“It’s a delicate kind of detective work,” she says. “First he has to track them down, then convince them that, just this one time, ‘you don’t know me but I want to give you money’ isn’t too good to be true.”

But it is true. In the 10 years that SoundExchange has been paying royalties, the group has distributed more than $723 million to thousands of artists and record labels.”

Read the full story and hear the interview at WTOP.com

Testimonial Tuesday: Ken Irwin of Rounder Records

Most Wanted Monday: Don’t Dawdle – You Deserve your Due!

SoundExchange’s Most Wanted Mondays, alphabet edition, “D.”

Dance hits to disco,  Doo Wop to Death Metal, performers and labels of all Descriptions Derive  Dough from SoundExchange when their dulcet tones (or Demon rock or Dirges) get Digital DJs Dancing.

Didn’t Do your Due Diligence yet? Don’t Despair. SoundExchange Does the Drudgery for you, just give us your Details so we can Do what we Do.

Testimonial Tuesday: Matching Partner GigMaven on SoundExchange’s “valiant quest”

SoundExchange regularly teams up with services artists already know and love, so we can get the word out about SoundExchange royalties.  The results? Thousands of recording artists of all sizes and genres got emails and account notices alerting them to unclaimed royalties they didn’t even know existed.

GigMaven, a digital platform that helps musicians book gigs online, recently worked with SoundExchange to match over $125,000 in unclaimed royalties to its artists.  Howard Han, GigMaven founder and CEO, had this to say:  

Testimonial Tuesday: Matching Partner GigMaven on SoundExchange's "valiant quest"

SoundExchange regularly teams up with services artists already know and love, so we can get the word out about SoundExchange royalties.  The results? Thousands of recording artists of all sizes and genres got emails and account notices alerting them to unclaimed royalties they didn’t even know existed.

GigMaven, a digital platform that helps musicians book gigs online, recently worked with SoundExchange to match over $125,000 in unclaimed royalties to its artists.  Howard Han, GigMaven founder and CEO, had this to say:  

Most Wanted Monday: All at C

Are your Collections of Cool Cash not Covering your Coffee Cravings? Chill out! Claiming your SoundExchange royalties Could be the Cure.  We’ve paid out more than $750 Million so far, but thousands of artists and labels have left their Collections unClaimed. It Can’t Continue! Come Claim your Cash before your next Cup of Cappuccino: registration only takes a few minutes. 

ICYMI: Louisiana’s OffBeat magazine seeks unpaid artists

SoundExchange is always doing database matches with organizations that work with artists and labels, spreading the word to those who are owed back royalties. This week, one of our recent partners wrote up an article alerting musicians in their database: “224 of you are owed SX royalties.” Get registered and get your cash!

ICYMI: Louisiana's OffBeat magazine seeks unpaid artists

SoundExchange is always doing database matches with organizations that work with artists and labels, spreading the word to those who are owed back royalties. This week, one of our recent partners wrote up an article alerting musicians in their database: “224 of you are owed SX royalties.” Get registered and get your cash!