“What is publishing?”
“What is a publishing administrator?”
“Am I missing out on money from royalties? How do I get it?”
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Anna Bond is the Senior Director of Global Business Development at Songtrust, a full-service global publishing administrator built with the artist in mind. A seasoned industry professional, an Indie band geek at heart, and a longtime advocate for independent artists, I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk to about music publishing in 2020.
Companies like Songtrust are putting pressure on the labels by showing artists that they don’t need to sell their soul in order to sell their music. Founded in 2011, the company started with the goal of becoming the easiest way to collect publishing royalties for anyone at any stage in their career. Today, they are the most popular music royalty collection solutions in the world. Music professionals of all kinds use Songtrust to simplify music rights management, including the administration of music publishing assets, performing rights, and digital licensing.
Understanding how Songtrust operates as a publishing administrator through Anna’s eyes is also an excellent framework for learning how publishing works in today’s digital music landscape!
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