Artists and bands, lets start the great publishing debate..ASCAP versus BMI. which one?? realise as a song writer you can only be affiliated with one, but as a publisher you can be with multiple. So who pays more which one is going to collect more for me and pay the most? Simple answer, in my opinion neither is greater, it really seems to be where you start out, some writers start out with BMI because it is free to join, while ASCAP is $35.00 Both offer all kinds of support and educational opportunities through out the year, in my opinion I would call both organizations, talk to the reps and feel which one you are more comfortable with...chime in with stories or propaganda if you wish... what performance rights companies or PROS like BMI and ASCAP do read below The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (“ASCAP”) and Broadcast Music, Incorporated (“BMI”) were founded to grant performance licenses and collect performance royalties on behalf of their songwriters and publishers. (There’s also another PRO called SESAC which controls about 4% of the performance rights market in the U.S.) These PROs take the burden off the music publisher who would otherwise be bogged down with endless performance license requests and royalty collection issues. ASCAP and BMI grant performance licenses to major television networks, local television and radio stations, pay cable services (HBO, Showtime), basic cable (MTV, VH-1), online services, concert halls, websites, hotels, colleges and universities, nightclubs, bars, restaurants, theme parks, and many others. Pretty much wherever music is played publicly, you can bet that those places had to secure licenses from ASCAP and BMI. The most common type of license granted by ASCAP and BMI is called a “blanket license” which is a flat fee allowing users to play any works in the ASCAP and BMI catalogs. The size of this fee is based on various factors such as the size of the venue, the amount of customers they expect, etc. Each blanket license is valid for a maximum of five years
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 02:19:12 +0000
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