There is a LOT of confusion surrounding the topic of collecting royalties for both the master and publishing projects! And for good reason, because it is unnecessarily complicated. But if you know this simple 4-step checklist, it is entirely doable for any independent music artist, producer and songwriter to collect 99% of all royalties owed to them.

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

2. Join a PRO organization such as ASCAP, BMI or SESAC. If you don't have one, go to the next step.

3. Get a publishing administrator like Songtrust. They will also automatically connect you to a PRO (at no extra cost) if you aren't already. Use my promo code for 20% off: https://bit.ly/2PsXiDU

4. Register with SoundExchange.

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

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