📌 Introduction
By signing the Membership Agreement, you entrust Soundreef with the management of your music copyright: we collect and report the respective royalties every time your music is used.
We do this through a 100% analytical and technologically advanced system, designed to offer you detailed, timely, and transparent reports.
🧾 Rights Managed by Soundreef
Soundreef manages the rights
DEM – Music Performance Rights
DRM – Mechanical Reproduction Rights
for the following Rights Categories:
🔹 Public Performances (LE)
Including live concerts, music in venues, cinema screenings, or through mechanical means (e.g., DJ sets with pre-recorded music).
🔹 Radio/TV Broadcasting (RT)
For radio and TV airplay of your music, on local and national stations.
🔹 Background Music (BMS)
Playback of your musical works in public establishments such as shops, restaurants, shopping centers, etc.
🔹 Mechanical (MC)
Reproduction of your tracks on physical media (CDs, vinyl, music DVDs, etc.).
🔹 Online (OL)
Collection of royalties from streams and downloads on all major digital platforms.
📡 Radio/TV Monitoring and Reporting
✔ The Collecting services, for the Broadcasting (RT) rights category, also include free radio/TV monitoring: we track in real-time the airplay of your music on radio and TV.
✔ Our pay day Collecting are quarterly:
April 30th → distribution of royalties accrued in Q1 of the year.
July 30th → distribution of royalties accrued in Q2 of the year.
October 30th → distribution of royalties accrued in Q3 of the year.
January 30th (following year) → distribution of royalties accrued in Q4 of the previous year.
🌍 International Coverage
Soundreef's Collecting services are active worldwide.
📌 FAQ
🔹 When do royalty reporting and payment occur?
Every quarter: April 30th, July 30th, October 30th, and January 30th, with detailed reporting.
🔹 Is radio and TV tracking included?
If your Collecting mandate is also active for the Radio/TV Broadcasting (RT) rights category, yes. Real-time monitoring of Radio/TV plays is an additional and free service.
🔹 Does Soundreef manage rights abroad as well?
Yes. The mandate is valid worldwide.
✅ Conclusion
With Collecting, Soundreef manages your DEM and DRM rights, providing analytical reporting, accurate tracking, and regular payments. A system designed to ensure you transparency, efficiency, and control over your royalties.