Any song appearing on the site will be published by Sky-Rocket.
There are no upfront fees.
Sky-Rocket will charge 20% of any PRS royalties and 25% for any online sales or negotiated synchronisation deals.
For negotiated sales Sky-Rocket will always consult the artist before making a deal.
The artist retains all rights over their music.
The artist is free to play the songs elsewhere and release them in any way they choose, though Sky-Rocket will have the publishing rights.
The artist is free to leave the publishing agreement and withdraw their material from the site, giving 14 days notice, with the exception of any song(s) which have been part of a major commercial deal.
For live performers other songs can be added to the publishing roster if the artist wishes Sky-Rocket to collect their live performance royalties.
If you don't earn, Sky-Rocket doesn't earn.
Songs/music submitted must be original and good quality, submitted by the writer and not in any current publishing deal.
All music is vetted and has to be approved by Sky-Rocket in order to be included.
If you are playing a lot of gigswhere the set largely consists of your own material, you are entitled to PRS royalties. Every venue pays the PRS an annual fee in the form of a music license which is where this money comes from and should, in theory, be distributed amongst those whose compositions are performed there. BUT you will only receive it if you claim for it. Radio play also generates royalties though not all radio stations are registered.
This is something you can do yourself! You can claim your royalties by becoming a PRS member which is free - note this is for the actual song-writers and composers only, not musicians who don't write the songs. Once you're a member you can then go online and fill out performance claims forms for each gig you play.
Claiming for royalties, especially gigs, invloves a large amount of paperwork. If this is something you hate doing we can do it for you. We always recommend that you do it yourself, but if you just never seem to get round to it, then it's still better to get something rather than nothing. Which is where we come in.
There are no fees to engage us to collect your royalties, but we would need to be your Publisher in order to collect them. We charge 20% of any royalties which are paid under your name for all the tracks you register with us. Initially you would need to tell us of all the songs you play live so that we can register them, and then simply send us a set list, the date and venue address whenever you play a gig and we'll do the rest. This is only worth doing if you play at least 2 gigs per month.
If you would like to apply please send us an email headed 'GIG ROYALTIES' and we'll mail you the form.
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