Brockway Entertainment - Hip-Hop Marketing & Promotion

Royalties & Monetization

(optional) Create your own ISRC codes with CONNECT.
(optional) Get contracts in place for your songs
~~Ensure your songs have been uploaded to Nielsen BDS.~~
Register your title with MediaBase (Nielsen BDS was merged with MediaBase in Nov 2022)
Royalties: Composition/Publisher + Performance: Sign up with SOCAN.
Royalties: Composition/Publisher + Mechanicals: Sign up with SOCAN-RR (formerly SODRAC). CMRRA is another great option, but is aimed more toward publishers.
Royalties: Master recording + Performance: Sign up with ACTRA RACS or ARTISTI.

Note: You don’t need to sign up with SoundExchange because the Canadian agencies collect from them. However, there is an 4.5% admin fee.

Royalties: Master recording + Revenues: Sign up with SOPROQ (indie) or CONNECT (major label)
Royalties: Monetizing: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram
(optional) Register with Luminate (formerly SoundScan) if you want to track sales for Billboard charting
(optional) Future: Royalties for producers. TBD.
(optional) Read this article about percentages for beatmakers: https://wealthysound.com/posts/royalties-producers-and-beatmakers-get

   * Releasing a CD: Essential Steps for Canadians.
         Nielsen Broadcast Data Services (BDS)
         MediaBase
         Legal Deposit

   * CD Packaging Checklist    -    CD Packaging Logos (stored in a .zip file).

   * 'So You're Gonna Put Out An Album' by myself (Trizoy) at HipHopCanada.com.

   * 12" Vinyl Tips.

   * Sample Distribution Contract from a FACTOR-Recognized Distributor (in pdf format - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

   * Extra Distribution Information: (in pdf - Requires Acrobat Reader) OR (in MS Word).

   * Check out SOCAN's Guide to digital music platforms.