You don’t need to belong to a performing rights society to submit music to the Sync Portal. However we highly recommend it, as this is how you will be paid royalties and receive your unique song identifier codes.
One of the core reasons behind submitting music to the Sync Portal in the first place is to earn money, so registering with a PRO would go a long way to increasing the amount of money earned from any successful placements.
Hi,
I am registered with PRS, do I need to register with PPL as well to use the Sync Portal?
Thanks
Claudia F
Hi Claudia, you don’t have to but we recommend it in general so you can claim performance royalties for the performers share as well
I read through there page recently but it looked like they combined. But double check with PRS
Hello,
we use Soundreef as Performing Rights Society but I cannot find it in the list of the organisations in the “create contacts” of the Sync Portal. Can you help?
Kind regards,
Marta
Hi Marta, we will be adding Soundreef in as a PRO asap, and will contact you once it’s been done.
Greetings!
I am registered with several PRO’s, since you’re UK based, should I select PRS and PPL?
All the best,
Sandrine
Hi Sandrine,
Music Gateway doesn’t factor into which PRO you need to be registered with. For PRO questions please contact the relevant PRO companies – MG Team
I’m registered with SOCAN in Canada but also have “split” US representation with BMI and ASCAP handling things. Is any of this preventing me from getting started with Music Gateway? I’m really excited to find new opportunities for my music. Cheers!
Hi Scott,
This should not prevent you from getting started, just make sure to mention this fact in your works. – MG Team
Hiya, by not being registered with a PRO, may prevent me from landing a sync? Also, would monies be collectible if a PRO was organized after a sync?
Hi Brian,
You don’t have to be registered with a PRO to use Music Gateway but we recommend it so that you can collect royalties, as there is no guarantee if you retroactively register your music
Hi there,
I am registered with BMI worldwide except of Greece in which I am registered with Autodia. I have also registered my music with Sound Exchange.
More, I have released my music through CD BABY PRO. CD BABY claims collecting royalties for you fro exposure.
Does that mean that they will collect backend royalties for me?
Do I need to register with any other companies as well?
One more thing, do I have to register every alternate mix of the same song to BMI and SoundExchange?That would be a lot of work!!!
Thx in advance,
Theo
Hey Theo,
As your music has been released by CD Baby, yes they will collect the backend royalties for you.
In regards to registering alternate mixes of the same song, you will have to ask BMI and SoundExchange as do not have this kind of information. We are a sync agent and music career-enabling technology platform that not only represents your music for sync opportunities but offers a creative community of thousands of global members you can work with on projects.
I hope this helps! 🙂
Hi,
If I have distributed my songs through DistroKid and they are collecting royalties for me (having an ISRC), do I need to register with a PRO to get and ISWC in order to begin syncing songs with musicgateway? If so what PRO do you recommend? Will I miss out on any royalties without a ISWC? I was looking at song trust, but BMI and ASCAP seem to be more common.
Thanks,
J
Hey Joshua,
We would always recommend registering with a PRO to make sure you do not miss out on any royalties. It is completely up to you which PRO you use.
I hope this helps but please do let me know if you have any further questions.
Merry Christmas!,
Olivia
I have all my tracks released with Distrokid, which one PRO do you recommend?
Thank you very much
Hey Francesco,
It depends on which country you are based in. If you’re in the UK, I’d recommend PRS/PPL. However, if you’re elsewhere in the world a quick Google search will let you know which PRO’s operate in your country 🙂
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Becca
Thank you kindly for the information.
Hello! I registered at BMI, where total share of rights is 200% (instead of 100%). What should I set in “Owners Share” if I own all rights? 100% or 200%?
Hey Roman, if you own all the rights enter 100%.
Hi,
Ditto is distributing my music with their own ISRC. I also have my own ISRC provided by PPL. My question is can a track have 2 different ISRC, one to be used by Ditto and another to be used on the portal?
Thanks.
Pedro
Hey Pedro, We’d recommend using the ISRC from PPL.
Hello – I’ve uploaded couple of tracks and have applied for PRS membership. Can I complete song info now and update it when membership details come through?
Hey Hamish, please could you get in touch with support@musicgateway.com 🙂