Streaming royalties, sync licensing fees, live performance fees, and merchandise revenue - music income comes from many sources. Structuring this income through a company separates your business and personal assets, provides professional credibility for licensing deals, and can improve your tax position.
We assess your income sources (streaming, sync, live, merch) and residence to recommend the best entity.
UK Ltd: 24-48 hours. US LLC: 24-72 hours. Both fully remote.
We guide you on registering your company with your Performing Rights Organisation (PRO) and music distributor.
We assist with business banking compatible with your royalty payment flows.
Yes. Music distributors (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, etc.) and PROs (ASCAP, BMI, PRS, SOCAN) can register royalties to a company rather than an individual. This requires you to update your payee information with each organisation to reflect the new entity. We provide guidance on this process.
A music publishing company is a business entity that owns or administers the publishing rights (composition copyright) to your songs. Setting up a publishing entity allows you to collect the publisher's share of performance and mechanical royalties directly, rather than having a third-party publisher take a percentage. This is a common structure for independent artists generating significant streaming or sync income.
For most independent musicians, a UK Ltd or US LLC is the best starting point: both are globally recognised, low cost, and accepted by major PROs and music distributors. Nomadic musicians may prefer a UK Ltd for its simplicity and EU/global credibility. US-based artists typically prefer a US LLC or S-Corp for tax efficiency. We assess your specific situation.
We provide guidance on the process of registering your new company with music industry organisations as part of our formation service. Legal advice on music licensing agreements, publishing deals, or copyright ownership requires a specialist music industry lawyer.
Fixed price, real-time tracking, and expert handling, from first document to final approval.
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