BMI Email for Reporting Detections

[mmuser]

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know which BMI email is the right one to report track airings detected through services like BMAT or TRQK?

I found cjingles@bmi.com, but I assume that’s only for jingles. Is there another e-mail used for other types of airings?

By the way, is this kind of reporting something you do often?

Thanks in advance!

[Art Munson]

@mmuser Calling the Nashville office is a good start as they have always seemed more responsive than L.A. or New York. You can also try Chris Janecek at: CJanecek@bmi.com. Good luck!

[mmuser]

Thanks so much, Art — appreciate it!

Quick follow-up (apologies if it’s a silly question):
Is it considered appropriate to proactively let BMI know about airings when you become aware of them through your own tracking (like TRQK/BMAT)? Or is it better to wait for the quarterly report and only reach out if something seems to be missing? I’m just trying not to be a nuisance. 🙂

By the way, I had used that email before during the initial registration process, and Chris was really helpful. Still, I find it surprising that there isn’t an official BMI email for non-jingle reporting — like there is for jingles.

Thanks again!

[LAwriter]

In my experience, BMI is only interested in the Cue Sheets they receive. Any other method of reporting will not be considered. I don’t know how their “technology” upgrades are affecting this problem. Hopefully they can pull themselves into this century. I know there is/was some leeway in jingles and workarounds for such.

Good luck, you’re going to need it. Report back if you have success. I have thousands and thousands of performances / uses that don’t have cue sheets submitted, therefore they are not paid out. Oh well….

[mmuser]

Thanks, LAwriter, for sharing your experience — I’ll report back when there’s any update. I’m still new to all this, but so far my experience with BMI has been surprisingly positive: I received a high 4-figure payment in just my second quarterly cycle, way beyond what I expected (especially since I’d often heard it can take 2–3 years to start seeing real earnings). Maybe I got too lucky..

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