As a songwriter member of The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers you will have access to the music publsihers, music publishing companies, records labels and production development facilities of: Panama Music Limited, Panama Music (Library) - Scamp Music Publishing - First Time Music (Publishing) UK (www.panamamusic.co.uk) - Rainy Day Records - Pure Gold Records - - Mohock Records - Digimix Records (www.digimixrecords.com) - Media UK Distribution - Panama Productions who are members of The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and The Performing Right Society (PRS), Phonographic performance Ltd. (PPL) and Video Performance Ltd. VPL)

Music Publishing deals, distribution and development deals can be arranged (subject to contract) for those Guild of International Songwriters & Composers members who are contemplating their own record release, to those members who are having their works broadcast on radio and television, and to those Guild of International Songwriters & Composers members whose songs & instrumental themes are deemed to be commercially suitable for the music publishing company’s various catalogues and record labels releases

All songs sent by Guild members to The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers assessment department are automatically heard by an A&R executives in The Panama Music Group of Companies. Any Guild of International songwriter & Composer member whose songs are considered to be commercially suitable for the music publishing company’s or record company's requirements will be contacted with regard to the publishing of their works.

PLEASE NOTE: It is important not to part with any money in order to obtain a music publishing deal. Songwriters and composers should not be charged any fees by a reputable music publisher for music publishing, other than any royalty divisions as set out in any publishing agreement offered to them.

The Panama Music Group of Companies is the umbrella of the music publishing and recording catalogues of: Panama Music (Library) - Scamp Music Publishing - First Time Music (Publishing ) UK - Promo Sonor International (GB) - Musik'Image Music Library (GB) - ADN Creation Music Library (GB) - Melody First Music Library - PSI Music Library (GB) - Caribbean Music Library (GB) - Eventide Music Library - Digimix Music Publishing - Constant In Opal Music Publishing Limited - Musication Ltd - Piano Bar Music Library - Digimix Music Publishing - Rainy Day Records - Pure Gold Records - Mohock Records - Digimix Records - Media UK Distribution - Panama Productions, First Time Management, Media UK Distribution and has a policy to source new songs and instrumental themes from songwriters for its music publishing catalogues and new artistes for development from the membership of The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers.

The Guild of International Songwriters & Composers has a large songwriter, performing singer songwriter, artiste, membership, with members in many countries worldwide. The Panama Music Group of Companies auditions all material for consideration for music publishing, recording and audio-visual release from all members of The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers.

Priority is given to all Guild members in respect to music publishing, recording, development and distribution where commercial value subsists. This priority keeps everything in-house and allows decisions to be made quickly in respect to signings, if suitable for the company’s music publishing catalogues. The Panama Music Group of Companies is pleased to have the opportunity to listen to & audition Guild members’ songs, instrumental themes and artiste, singer songwriters, bands performances through their membership of The Guild of International Songwriters and Composers, whose services to songwriters, composers, lyricists, artistes, singer songwriters, music industry personell, and all those working and seeking to work in the music industry in general are invaluable.

Songwriting - Music Publishing

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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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All publishing, recording, development and licensing deals are subject at all times to an agreed written and signed contract by any of the companies or their affiliated trading names/catalogues or record labels mentioned herein. Any representation made within this website and pages does not constitute an agreement or any offer of an agreement to publish, record, develop, licence or exploit any intellectual property rights of any Guild subscriber and is subject at all time to a valid written contract/agreement/assignment of rights.