MUSIC PUBLISHING HEALTH CHECK
Publishing situations go wrong quietly. A split that was never formally documented. An admin deal signed years ago with terms that no longer serve the artist.
Why Publishing Problems Stay Hidden.
A catalogue that has grown significantly since the original registrations were set up. None of these feel urgent in the moment, but over time the cost adds up, and most artists only notice when something prompts them to look properly.
This is a review of whether your publishing is set up to work in your favour. Not a royalty recovery exercise, not a registration audit in isolation. A check of the entire publishing picture: the registrations, the agreements behind them, and whether the split arrangements are correctly documented and reflected in what you actually earn.
What the Registrations and Agreements Show.
The review starts with your registrations across PRS, MCPS, and any relevant neighbouring (international) rights societies. Are your works correctly registered? Are the shares accurately recorded? Does what the societies hold on file reflect what was actually agreed between the co-writers and publishers?
From there the focus shifts to your agreements. If you have a publishing admin deal, I look at what it covers, what the admin percentage is, what rights have been assigned, and whether the deal is still appropriate for where you are in your career. If you are self-published, the question is whether that setup is actively working or just sitting there, collecting less than it should.
Your publishing is probably not earning you what it should.
Publishing income is the most quietly underperforming part of what most artists earn. The Music Publishing Health Check gives you a clear picture of whether your setup is working, and what to address if it is not.
Split Arrangements. Co-Writing Shares. Correctly Documented.
Split arrangements are reviewed in detail. Co-writing splits are one of the most common sources of publishing problems, and the issues tend to compound over time when they are not documented properly from the outset. This part of the review looks at whether the splits you agreed are the splits that are registered, and whether the paperwork supports them.
One Report. Every Issue Found. Priority Actions Clear.
A written report in plain language. A straightforward account of what your publishing currently looks like, where the problems are, and what needs to be addressed. Recommendations are ranked by priority so you know what to deal with first. If anything requires a music solicitor rather than an advisor, I will say so directly and point you in the right direction.
This is an independent advisory consultancy, not legal advice.
One artist engagement per review. Scope and final fee confirmed before any work begins.
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Starting from £300. Larger catalogues, multiple publishing agreements, or complex split arrangements across a number of co-writers may affect the final fee. Typical turnaround is one to two weeks.
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