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Is Publishing Admin. worth it?
Hi,
Just thought I would ask what you all think about this: Is having a publishing administration company collect mechanicals for you worth losing the 15% [typlically] of your publishing share of performance royalties that you would otherwise collect directly from your PRO? Wondering about this. Your thoughts? Best, mightyduck
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Re: Is Publishing Admin. worth it?
Ari Herstand seems to be the leading expert (or perhaps the only one I have seen who is willing to share his knowledge) on this subject, he has tried most if not all of the distribution companies. If you haven’t read it yet, he has an online post about the subject here:
https://aristake.com/post/cd-baby-tu...es-zimbalam-or He also has a book for sale on amazon, and a lot of other interesting information on his site.
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Re: Is Publishing Admin. worth it?
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I saw a thread on another forum that had some pretty convincing challenges of Songtrust, which is apparently used by CD Baby Pro also. The argument being that using Songtrust, or any music publishing administrator means that you are giving up another 15% [typically] of your domestic publishing performance royalties that you would otherwise be collecting directly from ASCAP or BMI [US]. In other words, they take a commission on all of your publishing royalties, not just the foreign mechanicals that ASCAP or BMI don't collect for you. So, if you are not selling a bunch internationally, and pulling in enough foreign performance and mechanical royalties to offset the fact that you are giving up 15% of your domestic performance royalties, then ................... Discuss!!! Best, mightyduck
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Re: Is Publishing Admin. worth it?
I've been told foreign mechanicals can be five times as much as inside the U.S. provided they are properly administrated. The keyword is "properly."
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Thanks for sharing that, man. Do you recall who you heard it from. Sounds plausible, btw, at least if you have a lot of international sales. Or, I guess iTunes is all international, or something, right? Also, any suggestions on how you feel it’s best to get them “properly” administrated? Who’s good at it? Best always, mightyduck
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Re: Is Publishing Admin. worth it?
The first person I heard it from was the publishing manager at Motown and it was confirmed by numerous other people I met over the years. It is about all to change but it remains to be seen what that will look like.
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