The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers
(Guild of Songwriters)
Sovereign House
12 Trewartha Road, Praa Sands, Penzance, Cornwall TR20 9ST England.
Telephone: 01736 762826 - Fax: 01736 763328 - Email: songmag@aol.com

Website:www.songwriters-guild.co.uk

Website: www.myspace.com/guildofsongwriters

THE GUILD OF INTERNATIONAL
SONGWRITERS & COMPOSERS

SONGWRITING - The Guild's website introduces you to the UK's premier songwriting organisation - The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers and outlines some of the many aspects of songwriting, composing and the music industry.

The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers is a UK songwriting organisation based in England UK serving the international community. The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers members are songwriters, composers, lyricists, poets, performing songwriters, musicians, music publishers, studio owners, music industry personnel of many categories from many countries throughout the world.

The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers has been publishing Songwriting & Composing Magazine since 1986, which is issued free to all Guild members throughout their membership. The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers offers advice, guidance, assistance, protection, information, encouragement and services to Guild members with regard to helping members try to achieve their aims, ambitions, progression and advancement in respect to the many different aspects of the music industry. Information, advice and services available to Guild members throughout their membership includes assistance, advice and help on many matters such as but not limited to:

How to get your money, royalties and income streams from the music industry, how to earn royalties from songwriting, composing and performing, copyright protecting your songs, lyrics and instrumental themes from being stolen, songwriting song assessments, promoting songs and songwriting talents to music publishers and your songwriting and performing talents to record companies and management companies.

Who requires songs and instrumental themes for music publishing and recording, getting a publishing deal, getting a record deal, setting up your own music publishing company, setting up your own record company and label, songwriters' songwriting collaboration register for lyricists and composers, contact information for music publishing companies seeking songs and songwriters, record companies, management companies, artistes and music industry personnel, recording, music publishing, management, producer contracts, distribution and licensing deals, internet promotions and releases, etc.

Understanding terms, conditions, clauses and statements in contracts, Equity and the Musicians' Union (MU), Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS), Performing Right Society (PRS), Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL), Video Performance Limited, (VPL), Royalty collection organisations outside the United Kingdom.

How songwriting royalties are collected and paid, who pays the songwriting and performing money (royalties), songwriting and the Internet, setting up a home recording studio, songwriting song contests, songwriting and songwriters legal issues, promoting and marketing instrumental themes, Music industry contact information, releasing records on your own songwriting label and the Internet, music publishing your songs yourself, guarding against being ripped off, avoiding the sharks, recording old songs in public domain, songwriting and composing for radio, television, film, audio-visual and advertisements, recording demos, sub-publishing your songs in foreign territories, pitching and plugging songs, songwriting promotion opportunities, licensing your recordings to companies for release, distribution (digital and physcal) , getting a songwriting partner, songwriting partnership agreements and how they work, MP3 and music on the web, digital downloads, Digital Service Providers (DSP's), Internet aggrgators, and much much more, these are just some of the many diverse aspects of the music industry and songwriting, composing and performing.

The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers aim is to assist and help its members to gain knowledge of the songwriting, composing and performing aspects of the music industry and to help maintain the rights of The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers members, being the new, amateur, semi-professional and professional songwriters, composers, lyricists, poets, performing songwriters, musicians, home, semi-pro, professional studio owners, music industry personnel, etc, working within the music industry, especially with the marketing and placement of Guild members' songs, instrumental themes, performances and copyright material, thus trying to assist Guild members to achieve commercial success and financial reward for their songs and songwriting.

This website introduces you to the premier UK songwriting music industry organisation The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers and also outlines some of the many aspects of songwriting, composing and the music industry.

Songwriting

A successful 2009 for songwriters songwriting royalties
Over £545m of royalties were paid to PRS for Music songwriter, composer and publisher members in 2009– resulting in an increase of 9% year-on-year. For the first time our revenue has topped £600 million, which is an amazing achievement. PRS for Music’s record results have seen: Licensing revenue growth of 8% on 2008 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

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