How to collect 99% of your music royalties independently - 4 simple steps

Theres a LOT of confusion around the topic of collecting royalties on both the Master and Publishing! For good reason too, its unnecessarily complicated. But once you know this simple 4-step check list of how to do it, it's very doable for every independent music Artist, Producer and Songwriter to collect 99% of all the royalties owed to you.

1. Get distribution. My favorite is DistroKid. Use my promo code for a discount: http://distrokid.com/vip/kato

2. Affiliate with PRO like ASCAP, BMI or SESAC. If you don't have this, see next step.

3. Get a Publishing Administrator like Songtrust. They will also affiliate you with a PRO automatically (no extra cost) if you're not already. Use my promo code for 20% off: https://bit.ly/2PsXiDU

4. Register with SoundExchange.

BOOM! That's it. These 4 simple steps might require a little more research on your end if you're not familiar, but as long as you have these covered, you're on your way to collecting 99% of all your music royalties.

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