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GUILD OF INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS & COMPOSERS
The
home of songwriting for all songwriters, composers, singer songwriters, performing
artistes, lyicists, DJs and all those involved in the music industry. The Guild
of International Songwriters & Composers are the publishers of Songwriting
& Composing Magazine since 1986, which is the songwriting magazine for
songwriters & composers getting you connected with the music industry.
SONGS WANTED: The music industry is always seeking new songs songs for singers, bands, record labels, music publishers , producers, management companies. New songs and performances are the "life blood" of the music industry
This
is the website of The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers containing
information on songwriting, composing and music publishing for songwriters, composers
& lyricists. Our website also contains information for musicians, performing
singer-songwriters, artistes, groups, bands, singers, producers, copyright owners,
poets, publishers, record companies, record labels, management companies, studio
owners, in fact all those with an interest in the music industry (where those
personnel are represented by the Guild as members), and all aspects of songwriting,
composing, lyric writing, performing, singing, recording, music publishing, copyright
protection, songwriting contests, management, songwriter collaborations and songwriting
partnerships, songwriters songwriting assessments, song promotions, music industry
contacts.
Certified copyright & intellectual property witnessing service.
PROTECT
YOUR COPYRIGHTS
The
Guild of International Songwriters & Composers Copyright Registration Centre,
the leading independent music copyright registration witnessing service
for Certified copyright & intellectual property rights of songwriters, composers,
lyricists and the music industry in general, is a free service for Guild members.
The Guild will supply, where there is ever any copyright dispute certified information
and a copy of works registered with the Guild, as an official declaration of a
members registration, to solicitors, lawyers or any member's other legal representatives
in any country in the world where cases of copyright disputes arise, to support
our members' copyright registrations and claims. More information on copyright
registration is on our services page within this website.
The
UK's premier songwriting organisation for international songwriters & composers,
performing artistes, musicians, lyricists, music publishers, record labels, managers
etc, and all those involved in the music industry.
Where Do I Begin?
How do I progress from my current status (amateur, semi pro
or professional)? - questions you may ask.
Analysis of your current situation will help
you begin moving in the right direction with your songwriting, composing, recording
and business developments. You may be a novice songwriter, composer, artiste or
you may be established and require a better understanding of issues that need
further explanation and clarification. As a Guild member, talking to us will help
us to identify your specific aims in the music industry and try to help you with
your market direction for exploitation of your copyrights and performances and
understanding of how to get your money being royalties from the exploitation of
your copyrights and performances. Our member consultants work full time in the
music industry as music publishers, record company owners, producers, distributors
and promotors, and are experienced professionals.
ARE YOU OWED ROYALTIES
Songwriting, Composing, Performing? If you perform a song or composition, written by yourself, in any venue you could be due a payment for your songwriting performances. This counts for any genre of music so if you are playing a gig in your local pub, community centre, hotel, in a club, or a jazz recital or performing your classical piece at a music society, you can make a claim for royalties for your songwriting performances. As a Guild member we can work with you to ensure that you understand how to make claims to receive royalties.
If you are unsure if there are any royalties/money owed/due to you, then please contact us to discuss. because we have extensive research facilities for songwriters, composers and singer songwriter/ artists who are unable to collect their royalties. Our research facilities provide us with information on copyrights, publishing, license requests, and releases. If you have been unable to collect royalties, or obtain the proper licensing of your product, as a Guild member, please contact us.
Our associated music publishers working on an international basis, can audit, back claims and collect UK and foreign royalties relating to your releases as a songwriter, composer singer songwriter/ artists on record labels/commercial releases for up to 6 years from the date of release and forever thereafter and also for any radio and/or television broadcasts that may have taken place we can go back for the last 3 years from the date of the broadcast and then collect your royalties / money forever thereafter.
Our associate music
publishers also administer publishing rights/ intellectual property rights for
individuals, businesses, partnerships and companies where they do not wish to
have the day to day administrative duties and hassle of all that music publishing
entails.
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Support for the UK Songwriting Contest competition comes from heavyweights
of the music industry, The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers. (www.songwriters-guild.co.uk)
and the BRIT Trust (of BRIT Awards fame)
The
Guild of International Songwriters & Composers. The home of songwriting for songwriters
and composers.
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1986 - The songwriting magazine for songwriters
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NEWS - INFORMATION - UPDATES
The
current issue of the Guild's SONGWRITING & COMPOSING MAGAZINE contains
an information on how to negotiate publishing agreements along with clauses and
the terms and conditions that should be contained in publishing agreements to
make them reasonable and fair, contact information for artistes, record companies
and music publishers along with leads and contacts to music publishers and record
companies seeking songs for music publishing and record deals, songwriters collaboration
register for composers seeking lyricists to co-write with, artiste and member
profile on Kevin Kendle, along with other useful information.
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Past issues of the Guild's SONGWRITING & COMPOSING MAGAZINE which is only available to Guild members have contained informative articles on writing instrumental music for the radio, television, film, audio-visual, advertising, multimedia and the games industry worldwide, along with member profiles, contact information for artistes, record companies and music publishers along with information on leads to music publishers and record companies seeking songs for music publishing and record deals, songwriters collaboration register, the USA songwriting competition information and entry form, The Tipperary Song Contest, The Benelux Song Contest, The Unisong Song Contest, The American International Song Contest, Billboard, a songwriters collaboration agreement for members use to protect their share interest in co-written works, terms and clauses in music publishing contracts, how to write for film and television, members artistes profiles such as Charlie Landsborough, DJ Gammer, AudioJunkie & Stylus, Kevin Kendle, Rik Waller, AudioJunkie, Stylus, Shanelle, Zoe McCulloch, Pete Arnold, Toots Earl & Clown, The glen Kirton Country Band etc, etc, to Guild members biogs profiles and releases etc, along with much other useful information.
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NEWS
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THE
INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION
(ISC)
Entries
for the 2013 International Songwriting Competition
are now open. Early Bird Entry Deadline: July 15, 2013. Regular Entry Deadline:
September 18, 2013. Entry form and details will be posted in the Guild's Songwriting
& Composing magazine issued free to all Guild members.
Over the years
the ISC has become a benchmark for songwriting talent, and winning the ISC can
be a tremendous career booster. Winners have included artists such as Gotye, Kimbra,
Gin Wigmore, The Band Perry, Amanda Palmer, Andrew Bird, Kasey Chambers, Gregory
Porter, and many more. Many winners have gone on to be signed to record label
deals and have secured publishing deals, licensing deals, and distribtuion deals,
in addition to getting more gigs, fans, and recognition. Prizes include over $150,000
in cash, merchandise, and services - including a Grand Prize of $25,000 cash and
$40,000 in additional prizes. The ISC is open to amateur and professional songwriters
from all over the world, including bands and solo performers. About The International
Songwriting Competition (ISC) The International Songwriting Competition is now
open for the 2013 Competition!The International Songwriting Competition gives
away over $150,000 in cash and prizes including a $25,000 cash prize to the Overall
Grand Prize winner! This is an excellent opportunity for songwriters, artists,
and bands that are looking to gain exposure in the music industry.
The
International Songwriting Competition (ISC) offers more categories, the largest
cash Grand Prize, more international winners, and has the most prestigious judges
of any songwriting competition. Renowned for its high caliber of judges, The ISC
offers you the chance to have your music heard by some of the most high-profile
and influential figures in the music industry, from iconic artists to record label
presidents! You may submit as many songs as desired in each category or enter
the same song in more than one category. All songs entered from your MySpace page
need to remain on your MySpace page until finalists are announced (the end of
February, 2014) so that the ISC has access to the songs. Also, if your profile
is private, you need to add ISC as a friend. It is the entrant's responsibility
to make sure the songs are playable. If your song has lyrics please add them to
your profile so they may be viewed. If your song becomes a finalist, it will be
required that you email the ISC an mp3 of the song to be sent to the judges.
More details in the Guild's Songwriting & Composing Magazine issued free to all
Guild members.
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UK SONGWRITING CONTEST 2013
The 2013 UK Songwriting Contest is now open for entries until the end of June with results to be announced at the end of July.
The Guild continues to support and sponser the 2013 UK Songwriting Contest
Every songwriter who competed in the 2012 contest has been given the judges score for each song and will receive an official UKSC Certificate for every song entered with details of achievements and placements. Plus, there are guaranteed prizes for everyone including valuable songwriting courses, and more, as well as the main prizes of which the Guild and others sponsor. Many past entrants have received royalty earning radio play and many more have been featured in the press and on TV or have been signed or produced by top industry figures who closely follow this event looking for new talent. In the words of the UK's Channel 4 Television.
Judges: The UKSC judges are top Grammy, Emmy, CMA and BRIT Award winning Gold and Platinum Album producers and artists. They include Sting's producer and musical director Kipper Eldridge; top UK producer Stuart Epps (well known for his work with Elton John, Robbie Williams, Led Zeppelin, Bill Wyman, Paul Weller, George Harrison, Oasis); BRIT Award winning producer, songwriter and musical director Simon Ellis (S Club 7, Britney Spears); CMA Award winning international country star and songwriter Lucie Diamond; producer, musical director and arranger Richard Niles (Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue, Boy Zone, Mariah Carey, Take That, Cliff Richard) and the UKSC's very own past winner Natalie Chua (who was signed by Simon Cowell after the contest and went on to receive a Platinum Album Award). Judging panels also include industry executives, publishers, managers, music organisations, experienced songwriters, past UKSC winners, UKSC directors, broadcasters, music journalists, authors and others from the UK and international music industry.
The UK Songwriting Contest is often described in the media as "prestigious" and it is certainly the only songwriting contest in the world that has had winning writers and finalists signed by top producers such as Simon Cowell, and the only one established in association with respected and important bodies such as The BRIT Trust and Music Aid International. Many entrant's have gone on to success through the contest: for example last year's Acoustic Category winning song went to number 2 in the Amazon Download charts within hours of release, the recent Olympic Theme winner was signed to a deal and released during the 2012 Olympics under the direction of top Juno Award winning producer Mel Shaw (Founding President of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), the 2011 Rock winner was chosen to open and launch the major European music awards show "Label Expo" in Brussels, and last year's Pop winner was produced and remixed by top UK producer and contest judge Stuart Epps (well known for his work with Elton John, Robbie Williams and many others).
Other past songwriting winners and finalists have had entries recorded by established artists, have signed publishing and recording deals, been asked to write for major artists and have been interviewed and had their winning songs featured to millions on national TV in Australia, the USA, the UK and other European countries. Many have also received extensive royalty earning radio play. None of this would have happened if these songwriters had not entered their songs in the songwriting contest. Anyone who enters this contest can have similar success and could be noticed by the many top industry professionals worldwide who follow this event very closely every year looking for new songwriting talent.
Every songwriter who enters is given the judges score and position for each song and also receives an official UKSC Certificate for every song entered with details of their achievement and placement. Plus, there are guaranteed prize gifts for everyone who enters, worth many times the entry fee, including valuable songwriting courses and membership from SongU and six month Broadjam memberships, as well as the main prizes. The prize fund this year totals over £300,000. Sting's producer Kipper Eldridge will be offering personal one-to-one mentoring to the winner, there are professional production packages with world class musicians and much more. But perhaps the main reason people enter this prestigious competition is the genuine and unique chance it offers to all songwriters to be noticed and discovered by those in the music industry. In the words of the UK's Channel 4 Television: This is a real chance for new songwriters to break into the music business".
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SONGDOOR 2013 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES
About SongDoor: The SongDoor International Songwriting Competition is an annual event, open to amateur and professional songwriters worldwide. Entries are accepted online from 15th April 2013 through 15th November 2013 The entry fee is $10. Songs may be entered in six different categories: Christian, Country, Pop, Hard Rock, Soft Rock and Instrumental. Judges include seasoned music industry producers, artists and engineers who have worked with such artists as Britney Spears, Neil Young, Keith Urban, Cheap Trick, Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Buffett, Garth Brooks, The Fray, Train, Vince Gill and a host of others.
"This
year, SongDoor is screening all songs for potential placement in film and TV,"
said SongDoor president, Tony Zotta. Placing music and songs in film and tv is
an opportunity in terms of earning royalty income from your music. Songdoor is
therefore providing an opening for songwriters and composers. The only requirement
is that the entry be fully-produced to studio standard and performance and is
ready to go. Music supervisors are not interested in re-doing demos to a master
standard."
Full details in the May 2013 publication of the Guild's Songwriting & Composing Magazine free to all Guild members.
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Commercial
Radio And PRS For Music Agree New Licensing Deal.
Commercial radio
companies have agreed a new licensing deal with PRS for Music, the body that represents
songwriters, composers and music publishers for their songwriting and composing.
The deal was agreed with RadioCentre, the industry body for commercial radio, and will apply to more than 300 licensed commercial radio stations in the UK. It will run for a minimum of 5 years and replaces the previous agreement, which has been in place since 1993.
In summary, under the new licence: (1) Stations will continue to pay a percentage of net revenue and an annual lump sum payment. (2) Rights will be granted for radio broadcast; simulcast and catch-up listening.
RadioCentre Chief Executive, Andrew Harrison, said: "I am delighted that we have reached this new agreement together. This deal provides freedom for radio stations to use and promote music, while making sure artists and rights holders are rewarded appropriately. We look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial partnership with artists and songwriters for many years to come."
PRSforMusic, Chief Executive, Robert Ashcroft, said: "Radio is a core part of our licensing operation. The changing listener environment, digital music delivery and the growth of radio's music services mean it's very important that we continue to have appropriate licensing arrangements for our radio partners . Therefore we are very pleased to have concluded a modernised contract with commercial radio, on behalf of all our members."
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Songwriting,
Composing & Musical Performances
The Performing Right Society (PRS) are connected to a network of similar overseas international organisations, which collect royalties for the use of songwriters, composers songs and performances, and transfer those royalties to rights holders i.e music publishers, songwriters and composers. Through this network, their members’ works are represented in most countries worldide for royalty collection. If you are unfamiliar with the workings of The Performing Right Society (PRS) or your right to receive royalties for your songwriting, composing and performances of your songs in PRS licensed venuse then as a Guild member we can help with your enquiries.
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Production
Music - Songwriting & Composing
Production Music (also known as library music) is high quality and cost-effective music specifically written for synchronisation or dubbing into audio and audio-visual productions, from TV to radio adverts to films, multimedia, websites and even viral marketing campaigns. The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) (part of the PRSforMusic group) represents 600,000+ tracks and sound effects from over 200 libraries spanning all genres of music. If you are unfamiliar with the workings of The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) or your right to receive royalties from your songwriting, composing or you wish to make contact with production music library companies, then as a Guild member we can help.
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A successful 2011 for songwriters' songwriting royalties.
MCPS/PRS
(PRSforMusic) royalties increased 45.3% in 2011 to £38.5m
Over £545m of songwriting and publishing royalties were paid to PRSforMusic songwriter,
composer and publisher members in 2010. For the first time PRSforMusic's revenue
has topped £600 million, which is an amazing achievement. PRSforMusic’s record
results have seen: Licensing revenue growth of 8% on 2009. Double digit growth
in three of our four licensing areas effective licensing of new online services
Growth of 9% in net distributable revenue on 2008.
The PRSforMusic's July
2011 distribution totalled just over £91million. In total the PRSforMusic
July 2011 distribution contained more than
2,274 separate usage sources, generating 126million transactions. There were some
35million unique performanmces during the quarter made up of 674,905 distinct
works to include Guild members works.
The PRSforMusic October 2011 royalty distribution totalled just over £127 million to its publisher and writer members. In total the October 2011 royalty distribution contains more than 2,400 separate usage sources, generating 109 million transactions. There were some 37 million unique performances during the quarter, made up of more than 8000,000 distinct works.
MCPS/PRS (PRSforMusic) who represents 85,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK saw royalty collections rose 3.2% to £630.8m last year after a surge in revenues from overseas and digital services. As part of this uplift money from services including itunes , Spotify, Amazon and we7 increased 45.3% in 2011 to £38.5m and made up a record 6% of total PRS collections. The licensing of new digital services enabled PRSforMusic to pay additional royalties to their members last year.
Newly-announced figures also reveal there was a big increase in money collected for the use of UK music overseas with this sum rising 10.6% to £187.7m. The lift came on the back of successes by British songwriters such as Adele, Taio Cruz and Coldplay last year as well as improvements in working with overseas collecting societies to collect what was owed.
Royalties
from live music were up 8.2% to £225.5m, helped by the likes of the UK festival
market and Take That’s Progress Live stadium tour, while money brought in from
businesses such as shops, pubs, hotels, restaurants and work places for publicly
playing music went up 0.9% to £131.4m. Broadcast income increased 1.2% to
£149.0m with the only area of business experiencing a fall being recorded
media. Here royalties fell 13.3% on the year to £101.6m with royalties from
CDs, DVDs and covermounts all dropping.
The licensed digital market is now delivering a significant income stream for MCPS/PRS (PRSforMusic's) writer, composer and publisher members.
Songwriting
and publishing royalties are a substantial source of income.
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Your chance to reach the tastemakers in the UK music industry
A monthly series of
CDs and digital playlists reaches those who matter in the music business. Your
track will go direct to senior label execs, managers, promoters, agents, retail
and distributors. With coverage in Music Week magazine and online to complement
the CD and digital playlist, a guaranteed way to get your music in front of people
who can launch your career.
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Musicmaker
Musicmaker now provides the opportunity for recording studios and labels of all acoustic genre to provide hour long programmes for online webcasting, together with editorial profiles of artists in the magazine. For more information telephone 020-7424-0027
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EMI Records Nashville
Capitol Records Nashville,
U.S.A, has founded a new label imprint, EMI Records, Nashville, U.S.A, to source
new artiste / songwriting talent and to be a creative hub of developing new country
songwriter / performing artistes. EMI Records, Nashville, U.S.A, will operate
side by side with Capitol Records, Nashville,
U.S.A
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Berklee
College of Music
The Guild of
International Songwriters & Composers partners up with the Berklee College
of Music which is the world's largest independent music college and the premier
institution for the study of contemporary music. The college's 4,000 students
and 480 faculty members interact in an environment designed to provide the most
complete learning experience possible, including all of the opportunities and
challenges presented by a career in the contemporary music industry.
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