thanks for the feedback guys tho i appreaciate it im new to this game and i know theres not much money in it but i want to do what i can to make sure im rewarded for my efforts thats all

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 for radio stuff you don't need someone to collect your royalties but for compilations you might. for radio just register with your countries artist agency (in the states it's ASCAP or BMI). if you find you're not getting your mechanicals from the compilation sales after 90-120 days then you can hire someone to go get them for you and they'll ask for 8-20% depending on how much they're collecting.

you with ascap or bmi?

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 for radio stuff you don't need someone to collect your royalties but for compilations you might. for radio just register with your countries artist agency (in the states it's ASCAP or BMI). if you find you're not getting your mechanicals from the compilation sales after 90-120 days then you can hire someone to go get them for you and they'll ask for 8-20% depending on how much they're collecting.

This isn't entirely true for the UK.

Yes you do need to register, but there is also a whacking great big fee of £400 or so which you need to pay to register.

Where a publisher does it, he only needs to do that once for however many artists he is dealing with - it speads the cost and makes it much cheaper small to medium artists to use publishers for radio.

I still strongly suggest you engage a publisher to do the dirty work for you.

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i have decided to go with them, ive spoke to them on phone and they've told my a few artist they currently work with, some big names in trance scene to, plus im going to be featured on a compilation cd which is sold in shops next year and i need a publisher to help with stuff like this, thanks for your advice guys

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I wasn't aware people bought cds still let alone compilation cds. Interesting. I haven't seen a cd in about 2 years.

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Originally posted by Mad for Brad I wasn't aware people bought cds still let alone compilation cds. Interesting. I haven't seen a cd in about 2 years.

stuff like gatecrasher, godskitchen trance anthems euphoria etc still get sold in shops and once a year this cd im going to be on comes out but i cant say at mo :P

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I just thought EDM cd sales where the first to be hit due to all the people listening to it being big computer nerds> I suppose in europe. all the dumb juice heads that can't figure out how to download will buy it for their cars.

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Originally posted by Mad for Brad I just thought EDM cd sales where the first to be hit due to all the people listening to it being big computer nerds> I suppose in europe. all the dumb juice heads that can't figure out how to download will buy it for their cars.

lol think your spot on there!

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Originally posted by Mad for Brad I just thought EDM cd sales where the first to be hit due to all the people listening to it being big computer nerds> I suppose in europe. all the dumb juice heads that can't figure out how to download will buy it for their cars.

I download all my music through torrents etc, but then any album or compilation that I particularly like (i.e - will get repeated listens), I then buy on CD.

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Where do you play the cd ? If someone gave me a cd, I honestly would not know what to do with it. Not that I would ever buy music. The industry discount is my rational.

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