Sound Exchange

The protection and payment of royalties overseas for U.S. performers and copyright owners is dictated in part by international copyright treaties such as the Rome Convention and the WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty.  Both the operation of these treaties, and how they are implemented in various territories, may impact the extent to which you may be entitled, as a U.S. performer or copyright owner, to royalty payments arising from overseas activities.

Mexico: The Mexican Society of Producers of Phonograms, Video and Multimedia is the collective management society that is responsible for the collection of royalties for the public use of the recorded music catalog it represents. SoundExchange and SOMEXFON maintain reciprocal agreements to exchange royalties for featured artists and also for labels.

The Netherlands: Appointed by the Ministry of Justice, SENA has been charged with the execution of the Neighbouring Rights Act. SENA, on behalf of its rights holders, grants licenses for the public use of for commercial purposes released phonograms. SoundExchange and SENA maintain reciprocal agreements to exchange royalties for featured artists and labels.

The United Kingdom: PPL is a music service company with a wide base of performer and record company members. PPL licenses sound recordings and music videos for use in broadcast, public performance and new media. SoundExchange and PPL maintain reciprocal agreements to collect royalties for featured artists and labels.

Brazil: ABRAMUS and its partners aim to promote culture and arts advocacy through effective collective management of Copyright in musical works, dramatic, visual and audiovisual media. SoundExchange makes regular payments to ABRAMUS for Brazilian featured artists and labels.

Brazil: UBC’s founding objective is to protect the repertoire of its members around the world, and to represent the interests of composers of music. SoundExchange and UBC maintain payment agreements for featured artists and labels.

Spain: AIE is a collective management entity devoted to the management and defense of intellectual property rights of its members. SoundExchange and AIE maintain reciprocal agreements to collect royalties for featured artists only.

Ireland: Recorded Artists and Performers is a not-for-profit company set up to administer performance rights and collect royalties behalf of its members. SoundExchange makes routine payments to RAAP for Irish featured artists only.

SoundExchange supports MusiCares, the organization that cares for Music People. MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares’ services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies, and each case is treated with integrity and confidentiality. MusiCares also focuses the resources and attention of the music industry on human service issues that directly impact the health and welfare of the music community.

SoundExchange has partnered with many organizations to notify artists and labels with unregistered balances so they can register to receive their uncollected digital performance royalties.  We are thankful to all of our matching partners for their support.

!K7 Records , 259 Records, Absolute Management, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Alligator Records,  American Federation of Musicians (AFM),  ASCAP, A-Squared Mgmt, Australian Music Office (of the Australian Trade Commission), Bandzoogle, Better Looking Records, Bloodshot Records , Blues Foundation, Cantaloupe Records, Carribean Cultural Caucus, CD Baby, Chrysalis Music Publishing, CMJ (second notification), CMJ 2009 Showcasing Artists, CMJ Network, Comedy Central Records, Connecticut Songwriters Assocation, Crunchy Frog/Crunchy Tunes, Cutting Records, Damascus Road Records, Dewey Beach Music Conference, Disc Makers, DJ Center Music Group, Double Crown Records, Ekonomisk Mgmt., EOS, Equal Vision Records,  F3 Technologies/FargoTube, Fanbridge, fesitvalink.net, Folk Alliance, Future of Music Coalition, Anna-Marie Reilly Gautam, Gigmaven, GoGo Music, Greenberg Traurig, G-Stone Records, Harry Fox Agency (HFA), Headliner.FM, Hopeless Records, Human Factor, Ilike, Inhouse Records and Sound Design, International Bluegrass Music Association, International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Intrepid Artist Management, J&N Records, Jade Tree, JVN, Kill Rock Stars, KMG Records, Last.FM, Leviathan, Louisiana Music Directory/Offbeat Magazine, M.C. Records, Maggie’s Music, Martha Cancel, Memphis Music Foundation, Merge, Metal Blade, Music Dealers, Music Pro Insurance, Musical Productions, MusicSUBMIT, Myspace, Nene Talent Agency, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Next Big Nashville, Next Big Sound, Nimbit, Oasis, PledgeMusic, Projekt, PS Business Management, Pump Audio, Real Music Rebel One Management , Red Light Management, Reference Recordings, Renaissance Records, Reverbnation, Rhapsody, RightsFlow, Roadrunner Records, Robbins Entertainment , Roberts & Ritholz, Root Music, Rounder Records, Rumblefish, Saddle Creek Records, Secretly Canadian, SESAC, Sir Groovy, Sneak Attack Media, Song Garden Music Group, LLC, Songlines, SonicBids, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, Texas Music Office, The Agency Group, The Recording Academy, The Roots Agency, Tooth and Nail Records, Topspin, Touch and Go Records, Trenchant Recordings, True Age Records, Ultra Records, Universal (UMG), Universal Music Publishing, Velcro City Vocal Group Hall of Fame, VP Records, Weewerk, Wicked Cool Records, William Morris Agency, Wyastone, ADA, Allegro Distribution, AMP Digital Media, Burnside, Caroline Distribution, E1, EOS, Fontana, Gospel Music Association, Iris, Koch, Music Dealers, MVD, Red Label Distribution, Redeye Distribution, Sweet Home New Orleans, Thirty Tigers Distribution , Virtual Label Warner Music Group – Distribution