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Cliff Fluet is one of the most clued-up people about the technology that is revolutionising the music industry. A lawyer by trade at Lewis Silkin, he specialises in helping clients license music rights & develop new business models to generate more ££ for those rights. Cliff is one of the best-known faces of the industry, he sits on the board of Help Musicians UK & is Chair of the Ivors Academy Trust.

In this episode, Cliff talks about: 

Artifical Intelligence More here Blockchain More here NFT’s More here Metaverse More here

Step 1: Join PRS, MCPS & PPL

PRS collect performance income due to songs in UK. If you write songs you NEED to become a member of PRS & MCPS which collects mechanical income to get paid. Membership of both is £100 per year.  

PPL collects performance income due to recordings in the UK. You really NEED to join PPL if you are making records and want to get paid. Membership is free.

Step 2: Collect the right data & register it

Data and Metadata - the basic information about a recording performer, song-writer, recording or song that you register at PRS, MCPS & PPL.

Credits Due a campaign to ensure “complete & accurate song metadata is attached to all recordings at the point of creation” so that you, the creator get paid!

5 pieces of data that Credits Due says you need to get are:

Creator identifiers & role codes (IPI, IPN & ISNI)

• IPI = Interested Parties Information. For SONG WRITERS. PRS will give you this number when you join. It tells the digital world who you are so it can pay you
• IPN = International Performer Number. For RECORDING ARTIST from PPL. It identifies you as a performer on all digital platforms. 

Musical work identifier (ISWC)

• Unique identifier for a specific song. It will be automatically assigned when you register your songs at PRS. More here.

Recording identifier (ISRC)

•  A song has only one ISWC but can be recorded loads of different times. Each recording should have its own ISRC. You get these from PPL when you register your recordings.

Song title & alternative song titles

Writer, performer, producer & contributor names

Ivors Academy

The UK’s independent professional association for songwriters & composers which campaigns to improve the standing and financial returns of songwriters. Good resources here. Annual fees = £92 or £50 (under 25)

Ivors Academy Trust Raises funds to support, educate and nurture songwriters and composers

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