📌 Introduction
Registering your Musical Works with Soundreef is a crucial step to ensure their proper management and collection of copyright royalties.
The process is completely free and can be realized both via the web version and the mobile app.
Let's go step by step to proceed with a complete and error-free registration.
1️⃣🧾 Entering Works Details
To register a new Song, access the Songs section and start a +New Registration. You will be asked for a few essential details:
✔ Song Title
✔ Artist Name under which it is published or distributed online
✔ Music Genre, choosing from the dropdown menu
📌 If you are registering multiple works, you can speed up the process by automatically copying the same artist and genre for all titles.
🔹 Note: If the Work has alternative titles, you can report them to Soundreef support to have them correctly registered.
2️⃣👥 Adding Rights Holders and Ownership Shares
After entering the Work details, you need to indicate the rights holders and their ownership shares:
✔ Assign the Performance and Mechanical rights shares for each holder.
✔ The total rights split must reach 100% of both Performance and Mechanical rights.
✔ If you are the sole rightholder of the Work, you can assign yourself 100% of both Performance and Mechanical rights.
✔ If you have co-authors or publishers registered with Soundreef, you can find them through the search system.
✔ If co-authors or publishers are not registered with Soundreef, you can add them manually.
✍️ There are no fixed limits for composition shares:
✔ Authors/composers can hold and assign themselves anywhere from 0% to 100% of both performance and mechanical shares.
🏢 Only the publisher performance shares have a limit:
✔ Publishers can hold and assign themselves up to 50%, in line with international collecting rules.
🟡 The rights split is established among the rights holders and is not decided by Soundreef. It is a private agreement that must be respected during registration.
3️⃣🖋️ Signing the List of Works
To complete the registration, you must digitally sign the List of Works, the document that summarizes the shares managed by Soundreef.
✔ The signature is necessary for the registration to be valid and complete.
✔ The List of Works is signed only by Soundreef authors/publishers, while other rights holders sign with their registered collecting society.
✔ Before signing, you can view a document preview and verify that all details are correct.
📌 If the List of Works expires without being signed, contact Soundreef support to receive a new one.
4️⃣🗂️ Uploading the MP3 File and ISRC Code
After signing the List of Works, you can add additional and highly recommended data to improve usage tracking:
✔ MP3 File: useful for radio/TV monitoring and obtaining Blockchain Certification.
✔ ISRC Code: essential for tracking and collecting online and YouTube royalties.
🔎 If you don't have the ISRC code yet, you can add it later without any issues.
5️⃣🧩 Adding Works Versions
If you have multiple versions of the same Work (radio edit, instrumental, remix, alternative take, etc.), you can upload them directly in the Versions section.
✔ Each version can have a separate MP3 file and a specific ISRC code.
✔ If a version has a different rights split, it is considered a separate Work; you will need to register it as a separate Song.
✔ If a version has the same rights split, you can simply add it as a Song Version.
❗ This feature is particularly useful for those who publish remixes, instrumental tracks, or alternative versions of the same Work.
❓ FAQ
▶️ Can I register a Song even if I don't have a publisher yet? Yes, you can register the Song without a publisher, and add one later (after signing a Publishing Agreement), by requesting a rights split amendment via Soundreef support.
▶️ What happens if I don't include all rights holders in the registration? It is strongly recommended to include all rights holders to avoid management conflicts and ensure correct collection.
▶️ Are the MP3 file and ISRC code mandatory? They are not mandatory, but strongly recommended to improve usage tracking.
▶️ Can I add alternative versions of my Song? Yes, you can add as many versions as you want, as long as they have the same rights split (if it changes, it becomes a separate Work registration).
📌 Conclusion
Registering tracks with Soundreef is a simple and quick process, and to ensure its correct completion, it is important to:
✅ Accurately fill in all Work details
✅ Correctly indicate the rights holders and their shares
✅ Sign the List of Works to complete the registration
✅ Upload the MP3 file and ISRC code to improve usage tracking
🔎 Do you know what Song Tags are and how to use them? Read here!
If you have any doubts, you can always consult this guide or contact Soundreef support via Messenger on the website or in your account for assistance.