I have wasted about 4 hours on KZread trying to find someone to explain this process. Most of the videos are from people trying to act cool that are actually trying to push or sell something. Finally, a video that is straight forward, accurate, and clear. Thanks for this.

Dear every music creater: DO BOTH COPYRIGHTS. This is NOT optional. DO THEM BOTH.

@darrinsiberia

8 ай бұрын

Whudyou mean "both?"

@jimmyneutron4632

8 ай бұрын

@@darrinsiberia There is an SR form and a PA form. Those have different functions, it's not one or the other IT'S BOTH.

@cuve_ae

3 ай бұрын

You can file online as well, it’s cheaper & faster. Only when you have your work copyrighted that you can protect it.

@TomSarracino

3 ай бұрын

OK so how you doing melody? Notation ? Fuk!?

I have not seen a video like this, Jimmy. Thank you so much for this valuable information.

Perfect video. Straight to the point. No loose talking. Full of insight. I wish it was thirty minutes and that the 30 min videos was 8 instead lol.. I rarely like ppl videos..and hardly ever leave a comment. Thank you.

Can't thank you enough, Jimmy. This information has been presented to me not exactly in actionable step-by-step form. Now that I'm closer than ever to releasing music regularly and applying these steps, this presentation is exactly what I needed. Kudos!

OMG this helped me so much. Always want to make sure my creation is protected, and I'm getting paid

Update: SoundScan is now under the "Billboard" umbrella. Here are the new links to register your music for sales tracking: Single ISCR: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsJbFiDM_w6twCkftP6his8fc-KIT2g3lWFgrDYR5AqPkRcA/viewform Album Title: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbwxd7bkIAB-BLz8xf9dLVRGHD-uSLn1kAleHLYR2IIoHUXQ/viewform Also, Songs only need to be encoded with MediaBase now. They have "merged" services with DBS. Upload here: www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewMusicNotification/index

@GPlatinum08

Жыл бұрын

Thank Jimmy! This "Indie" just joined your channel because of this valuable info! 👍💣💥

@RipRecords

Жыл бұрын

That Google Doc went from page 1 and skipped 2-6 and just jumped to 7 for me???

I looked at bros subscribers. Fam underrated AF 🙌🙌🙌🙌💯💯

Wow... I've been looking for info about this but didn't know where to start. Thanks for sharing!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help.

Good Info!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for check it out! Much appreciated.

Thank you so much!!!

Thank you for the information 🙏🏾

I thought i knew it all but you have shown me oterwise. Thanks bruv

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Great info. Thanks man!

Thank you, King. Blessings.

Thank you. Very well explained!

Thank you so very much! I've got my work lined up for me now, thanks to you.

Thank you so much for this Jimmy, much appreciated!

AWESOME VID!!!! Clear and to the point. A pleasure to watch. Thanks!

Very helpful info. Thanks!

Great video! No bs right to it and in depth. Thank you !!❤

Thanks man🙏🏾I really appreciate the info!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

Thank You Jimmy!

best information i could ever get no lie

great video and information... thank you for sharing 👍it's clear and informative.

Appreciate this video. I'ma start using all of the new information for all my releases

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad this info is helpful! Getting the paperwork correct is very important to helping us grow as artist's.

awesome video! very helpful!!!!

Hola Jimmy! gracias por toda la información que compartes saludos desde Bolivia 🇧🇴!

Thank you! This video was very helpful, I appreciate you getting straight to the point! I’ve watched a few videos on this subject and you provide the most insight. Subscribed! ✅

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I’m glad you found it helpful.

fantastic and helpful content. thanks so much

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

production. Thanks again!

Amazing video! 💯 Automatically Subscribed!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! More info to come!

Thanks for this right on video . Jimmy I worked as an AM Radio Station Announcer and I learned about Amplitude Modulation or AM FM etc . I found one day through a Wikipedia Search the History of the Radio Station I did announce From , that there was at that time a Nelson Corporation in part of the description that monitored the AM Broadcasts . Have you heard of this Corporation from New Jersey ,( Then the search was after so their monitoring was In 1978).I would log in every commercial spot , Mutual News , Reel to Reel Paul Harvey and Music Programs on the clock it was my duty to log the songs and write in the beginning and end broadcasting . I was a trainee . Your Video is gold . I’ve or we struck gold . Your a gold mine of info . Thanks again . Thought of your video and made important notes . See you on the top .

Yes it really did help me out I will be taking these steps soon thanks man

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Glad to hear it.

So informative 😊, thank you so much!

Thank you! Jimmy, Make Music

Thank you so much❤

Fantastic Info. Jimmy. Thank you so much. I've subscribed. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers and views on your videos. Very important stuff you're providing. Thanks again.

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate you dropping a line. Lot’s more to come!

Very helpful bro you have me five more companies I didn’t know about thanks got a new subscriber

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Thank you so much for this!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Great stuff Brother. Thanks

Thank you for sharing this information with us. This has been a very valuable source of information for me. Thank you again for sharing this info. I wishing you continued success with all of your music videos and all of your other endeavors. Plus I am also wishing you continued success with your financial situations as well. Have a wonderful evening. I appreciate you sharing.

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate you watching!

Thanks for the info

Jimmy Rock

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Love that. Should’ve use that for my stage name!

Thanks

very helpful. thanks!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I hope it was helpful.

Thank you!

Loved the video🔥✍️

So helpful

Excellent information

This video is obviously a slapper, very nice, and thank you for doing what you love. But that intro GOTTA GO! Opera would be better than the robot. I'll even give u a free rap intro if you want haha. But the info is gold, appreciate it f

Thanks again appreciate your Channel ❤

@jimmymakemusic

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

More info on collecting royalties here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKehqJeYfru6fLA.html

great info ! :)

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Wow! Jimmy, this is awesome stuff.

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

@edwardsfactory

Жыл бұрын

May I ask how much you charge if I ask you to help me release a single?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Hey! I’m so glad you reached out. But, to be honest, I’m not really in a position to release other artist’s music. That being said, I’ll help, where I can, with any questions you might have about releasing a single. The first thing I’d do is become a member of whatever Performing Rights Organization is offered in your country and learn how to navigate their song registration process. Then I’d look into digital music distribution companies…DistroKid, Ditto, CD Baby are some major players, or check out Amuse.io for a free option. I hope this info helps get you started!

cheers mate!

Yep informative. Also note to open a business banking account can be expensive for a LLC as well. A few places I’ve tried required a bit of cash to open. Have to shop around.

Thanks.

Hey Jimmy thanks so much for this video! I didnt know about Mediabase so that is helpful. Also, you mentioned Play MPE very briefly at the end of the video. Can you elaborate on what they do and do you have any recommendations for unbiased sources on what they do? I remember speaking with Play MPE on the phone several years ago and I was very skeptical of their approach with indie artists and I'd like to hear more of artists firsthand experiences with them.

Good video

Amazing you are, thank you so much. 💯 Galatians 6:9

Good info

Good info..salute ☝👆🙏💞💯

great content

Cool!

great ty

Respekt für Dich und Deine sehr informative Video.

Hi Jimmy! Thank you so much for the information given in this video! As far as SoundScan does that replace Songtrust/SoundExchange?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Good Question! No, it does NOT replace them. SoundScan is used to track sales (streams), whereas Songtrust and Sound Exchange are royalty-based platforms. To make it even more confusing, SoundScan has since been replaced with a different system called Luminate by Billboard. The new links for that are in the description and in the "pinned" comment of this video. Hope this helps a little!

Yea.. this was the one right here

Why did you skip over a few things it shouldnt it be be Record Song,Enter Meta ISRC,UPC,Then Copyright, then Sound Exchange,then MRI, Nielson BDS,then DSPs,? And so on or am I wrong🤔

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

No, you're absolutely right! Those are all things I should have added. Thanks for the great input.

@MrCAINE68

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymakemusic could you possibly make another video with those steps?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

@@MrCAINE68 this is a great idea. I'll see what I can cook up!

@4jazzymanagement

Жыл бұрын

PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON THE HARRY FOX AGENCY AND THE MLC 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 ALSO Blackbox Undirected Royalties. Most Artist have never heard of MLC or Harry Fox

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

@@4jazzymanagement great idea!

Thank you. I'm learning from you too. No joke. Have very little time so your video, make my life easier and have more time for composing.

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Dad!! You’re getting a bunch of views and subscribers!! Yaa

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking in, honey!

Dang Jimmy.. thank you soo much for this.. With gigging and day job + trying to figure out all of this stuff has been a challenge.. Question though if you're still tracking this.. As an ASCAP self publisher, do I need to add the works to both my artist account and the Publisher account?.. Cheers mate!

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Hey Robbie! Way ahead of you! I just put up a video explaining ascap a little better. kzread.info/dash/bejne/lammzLxqebrZesY.html In short, you only have to register a song from ONE of your accounts and it’ll show as a “work” in the other. While you’re registering a song it’ll ask for all writers info…then all publishers info. I definitely recommend picking one or the other to register songs from. That’ll help keep things organized as you’re catalog grows.

Don't forget about SongTrust. There are PRO's that pay overseas

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Absolutely make a Songtrust account.

I live in Germany but I am very satisfied with BMI. Great marketing from DistroKid. I can take care of the rest myself.Stay healthy Jimmy.

@kahyui2486

Жыл бұрын

They withold 30% of your money for tax.

Nice information. How about SoundExchange? Don't you need to register your music there too?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely...SoundExchange should be automatic as well!

🫡 Thanks for the info Frfr

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Thanks for watching!

If possible can you drop the link for the virtual encode please !!!!! 🙏🏾😖

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Use this one...keep in mind BDS and Mediabase have "merged" into one entity now. You only need to upload here: www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/NewMusicNotification/index

Do I need to fill out both forms for a release or just one or the other?

Hey jimmy do you do personal consultations?

When registering your single/album with Soundscan for billboard, do you have to be from the US or Canada? I'm from the UK so when it wants required information like my phone number it wants a US number format, so I assume you can't actually register outside of the USA or Canada? I cannot find anything online about this. Thanks! EDIT: Sorrry just another question, In the UK our government website states this: 'You get copyright protection automatically - you don’t have to apply or pay a fee. There isn’t a register of copyright works in the UK.' Does this mean when registering for my PRS and MCPS that's enough for me?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

To my knowledge Soundscan only serves the US and Canada. While you can use European ISRC and UPCs to register songs, Soundscan will only gather data from North American sources. As far as UK copyright, you’re absolutely correct. It seems you’re protected as soon as you write the song, and I imaging your MPCS would help resolve any disputes. Keep in mind that the UK music business is out of my realm, so maybe other UK artists can comment with more accurate information.

@Luca-Sisto

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymakemusic Super helpful, thanks Jimmy!

Is it rational to register on the website of a PRO such as ASCAP, BMI, etc., if I am not a US citizen? I'm asking this because there doesn't seem to be a similar service in my country. Also, I write rather niche instrumental music, and I highly doubt that anyone will want to use it in stores, on the radio, etc. Would DistroKid (or any other distributor) + Songtrust be a good option for me?

Hello Jimmy If I use a distribution company who also offers music music publishing like Tunecore or Cdbaby do I still need to register the song with a PRO like ASCAP ?

What are the updated versions of these links because half of them don't work?

thanks, but does this work for artist outside U SA

Shouldn't the order be copyright first, once successful, then register the song with Ascap?

You're able to register your song before the song is released? I thought it has to be done after it's released... and if it's possible, do you recommend doing it before hand

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Good question. You definitely should register your song(s) before they are released. This ensures your tracks hit the ground running and no paperwork has to be backtracked. You can register with your PRO as soon as you literally write the song. Then once you have more info from your distributor, like ISRC codes and release dates, you can edit the track info in your PRO to keep everything updated. Also, as soon as you have the ISRC codes from the distributor, you can start registering with the soundscan and the others. You do not have wait for the tracks to be officially released. Hope this helps!

@Turbosc

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymakemusic thanks!

Thanks, always confused where to Start, then 1.PROs 2.National Copyright 3.Distribution 4. Add ISRC to PROs and Copyrights ?

@jimmymakemusic

8 ай бұрын

Honestly, I didn't do a good job of explaining this. It kind of depends because not all PRO's let you edit info... AND the copyright office "requests" an ISRC but doesn't "require" it. So your best bet might be to get everything set with your distributor first, so you get the ISRCs and UPCs you might need. Just set your release date out a month or so. Then copyright and PRO. You can add Harry Fox and Mechanical Licensing Collective (or a Publishing Admin like Songtrust) to the list...along with SoundExchange.

Is this sites restricted to US only?

So having a publishing administrator, they do none of this?

@jimmymakemusic

8 ай бұрын

Some might... but publishing admins usually just register songs with PRO's (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) and mechanical licensing agencies (Harry Fox, MLC). They don't typically handle copyright or encoding for sales data and radio air play.

Hello my friend l need you help with few or my songs to start and have money for keeping making music l

Who is your distributor ?

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

At the moment I’m using Amuse.io and have no complaints.

@tonyhernandez3433

3 ай бұрын

Hi jimmy. Are you still with amuse My son is with them and I think he has never done anything other then just upload music Does amuse pay out any royalties? My son says he don’t get any money Can we talk more in depth to guide him better ?

BDS and Luminate look so shady..

@jimmymakemusic

9 ай бұрын

You ain't lying! It's legit but they need a web designer.

If you use a stage name and have it listed as a pseudo name with your PRO. Which name do you use as the writer? Your birth name you registered with PRO as? Or your pseudo name? Hope you can help 🙏🏻

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Great question. You’ll want to use your legal birth name when dealing with writer’s credit…or any official documentation. It’ll streamline any administration stuff, and you’ll want your real name on any 1099 tax forms you might receive.

@moonchild6273

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymakemusic thank you, I appreciate your reply... what about the section where you list “artists” if I am the artist as well as the writer but again, go by a stage name, do I list my stage name there? And if not, how will the song eventually get linked back to my legal name and registered song of its being posted and listened to under my stage name? Sorry In advance... this part of the music journey is fairly new to me. Greatly appreciate your input 🙏🏻

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

@@moonchild6273 Don't be sorry! This stuff gets confusing. Under "Artist" or "Performer" you'd put your stage name. Keep in mind that many artists don't write their own songs. So, having a "writer" section and an "artist/performer" section makes sense. It also helps with bands where not everyone is a songwriter.

bad addresses for soundscan

@jimmymakemusic

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll double check them.

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Yo Jimmy is the boss it's not Jimmy true

you probably shouldn't worry about anything if your thing is music. ascap and bmi are unaccountable thugs that sue venues to pay for the ceo and buildings in nyc and la. they hold up to a "one day you'll be taylor swift" hundred year old ponzi scheme. spotify pays for the mlc so good luck getting a dime out a streaming on a dsp. you cant say "i give consent for this song and not that song." the only thing reasonable in regards to your youtube topic is soundexchange and on demand platforms who are accountable and transparent.