Music RIGHTS AND ROYALTY AUDIT
Most artists are owed money they don’t know about. That’s not a scare tactic. It’s just how granular rights income works in the UK.
The Registration Gap
PRS for Music, PPL, and neighbouring rights all require you to actively register and opt in. If your registrations aren’t correct, or if certain works have never been registered at all, the income can sit unclaimed. Sometimes for years.
The Music Rights and Royalty Audit is a structured review of where your income is coming from, where it’s supposed to come from, and whether the systems that pay it actually know that you exist.
What Gets Checked and in What Order.
Your PRS registrations come first: works, shares, and any publisher admin deals that may be affecting what you receive. Then your PPL performer profile and recording registrations. Neighbouring rights after that, which is an area a disproportionate number of artists have never properly addressed. And whether your catalogue is correctly registered for international collection through the affiliated societies
The Audit is your Starting Point
This is a detailed structured review, not an open-ended consultation. I check your registrations, identify what’s missing or incorrect, and give you a written document that tells you what to do about it in order of priority.
One Forensic Report. Every Registration Checked.
What you’ll receive is a written report. Not a spreadsheet of numbers. A plain language document that tells you exactly what I found and what’s missing or incorrect. Most importantly, it will also tell you what to do about it in order of pressing priority. You can act on it yourself, or ask me to help you work through it on your behalf.
This works for artists at any stage of their career. Whether you’ve built a back catalogue over ten years or released your first EP eighteen months ago, the question is the same: are you correctly collecting everything you’re owed?
Fixed Scope. Confirmed Cost. No Ongoing Commitment.
This is a defined piece of work. You receive a written report and a clear action plan. Nothing open-ended and no ongoing commitment. One client, one catalogue review, one written action plan. Turnaround is typically two to three weeks, depending on catalogue size and how quickly the relevant organisations respond to our queries.
The full audit starts from £350 GBP. Larger catalogues and songs written with multiple other writers, or agreements with collecting societies in more than one territory may affect the final fee. I’ll always confirm the scope and cost before any work begins.
If you’ve never had a professional properly check whether your registrations are right, this is a straightforward way to find out. And if everything is in order, at least you’ll know that for certain.
Enquire
If you want a clear picture of whether your rights registrations are correct and complete, send details of your catalogue. I will come back with a confirmed scope and fee within two working days.
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