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The free tunesat accounts does detect non-US channels. And sometimes the tunesat detections show the wrong program.
It is still working, I got some new detections today.
I have had a library say they wanted the files to be exactly 60 and 30 seconds. So in that case it did include the empty space.
Is anyone getting regular royalties through Soundexchange? I’ve been on there for at least 5 years and haven’t seen a penny. I have dozens of “artist” tracks and hundreds of library tracks linked to my account. I know that some/most of my artist tracks are on Pandora (which I believe is one of their big claims to fame? lol). It seems like I should have gotten something by now, but I basically brush them off as one of those things that has been a waste of time.
You have to add it as “Music Dept – additional music”
If you work directly with a company like BMG, they will publish your stuff in all of their territories. So no, it doesn’t matter which team you work with.
This wasn’t the case for me. I’ve been doing this for 5 years and April was my 2nd best domestic payment to date. I am still “on the rise” though, as I’m definitely not a veteran yet. International is always significantly better for me too (for what that’s worth).
Here is some info about this. ISWC codes are created when you register your tracks with your PRO. That has nothing to do with distributing on Spotify, etc.
A lot of composers upload their non exclusive tracks to those platforms in order to make some extra money from streaming. I don’t do it, but some claim it is worth it.
You can purchase the ability to make your own ISRC codes at USISRC.org which I do recommend doing. ISRC codes matter for collecting royalties through Soundexchange. When CDBaby (or whatever) assigns ISRCs to your tracks, it is with their code. If you have your own code, it shows that you truly own the music.
Espn doesn’t pay because they do “direct licensing”. And if you’re with ASCAP, the rest of those channels are subject to their survey system.
I don’t think they are obsolete at all. I still get lots of detections per month (probably more than ever). When they were doing maintenance stuff was showing up sometimes 1-2 weeks late. Otherwise most things show up within a few days or hours of airing.
Those are called sub publishers and usually collect for certain territories in exchange for a percentage of the publishing share. APM, BMG etc are sub publishers, APM works only in the US and Canada. So for example, a library in the UK could sub publish through APM for US and Canada, be their own publisher in the UK, and use BMG for the rest of the world.
Sweeter Songs, the limit is 50 tracks total AND 50 detections per month. I know cause I’ve maxed it out many times.
I can help you with Tunefruit. Their site still exists, and they have always emailed me a 1099 for years that I’ve made sales. You can probably email them or try their contact form for your info. Best of luck!