Breaking News: Key Insights from the Indigenous International Music Summit 2025
The Indigenous International Music Summit 2025 brought forth groundbreaking insights into the world of music rights and royalties, with SOCAN taking center stage at a lunch-conference titled “Breaking Down Music Rights and Royalties.” This event highlighted the essential role of SOCAN within the music industry and its ecosystem.
Understanding Music Rights and Royalties
During the conference, Houtan Hodania, responsible for creative relations, and Claire Boué, administrative coordinator of creative relationships, presented the extensive benefits available to SOCAN members. These include useful resources, financing possibilities, and personalized support. Key points discussed included the various entities from which royalties are perceived, the importance of declaring works to SOCAN to receive royalties, and various programs such as creation camps, online magazines, and subsidies.
Access to concert lists without show programs, the use of the fee calculator in the member portal, and procedures to declare shows to SOCAN to obtain fees were also emphasized. For instance, the fee calculator tool helps members understand their royalty earnings more accurately.
Panel Session: The Perfect Pitch – The Artist’s Journey to a Sync Deal
On the same day, a panel entitled “The Perfect Pitch: The Artist’s Journey to a Sync Deal” brought together experts in the field, including Kim Temple, Rick Clark, Michelle Allman-Esdaille, Jordan Howe, and Michael Perlmutter. These experts shared invaluable insights on the difference between master rights and song rights, and the advantages of a “one-stop shop” for obtaining licenses.
Ask Before You Pitch: Advice for Songwriters
Kim Temple emphasized the importance for songwriters to obtain permission from their co-authors before offering co-writing for screen production to simplify license grants. Additionally, creators are advised to research TV series or films thoroughly by watching previous episodes or other works by the same director to ensure their music aligns well with the production’s world and atmosphere.
Practical Tips for Successful Sync Deals
Allman-Esd distillation stressed the importance of understanding what the creative team is seeking and identifying key moments where a song could enhance the storyline. Musical supervisors often send detailed briefs to publishers and songwriters, but remain open to proposals. Any submitted song must include complete metadata such as share percentages, names of performers, authors, publishers, lyrics, and an instrumental version. Preferred applications for sending proposals include SoundCloud and DistroKid.
Future Implications and Takeaways
The summit provided a comprehensive overview of how creative and administrative aspects of the music industry can be optimized through collaboration and understanding. The insights shared at the conference will undoubtedly define the future trajectory of music rights and royalties management, making it easier for artists to receive their dues and secure lucrative sync deals.
With the rise of streaming platforms and global music consumption, staying informed about these intricacies is more critical than ever for artists and industry professionals. For more detailed information and updates, visit archyde.com.
