Composers

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If you’re a composer whose music has been performed, you should join SOCAN in order to claim the money that you’ve earned in royalties for the use of that music. If you’re an screen composer whose scores are performed in movies or on TV, SOCAN obtains information related to those performances globally, collects the money that’s owed for them, and distributes it to you as royalties. If you’re a new classical composer whose symphonies, operas, suites, chamber music, choral work, or other pieces have been performed in SOCAN-licensed concert halls, auditoriums, conservatories or other venues, SOCAN similarly collects your royalties and pays them to you. We also lobby government to ensure that your copyright is respected, and that you’re appropriately remunerated for the use of your work. When it comes to getting paid for performances of your work, it’s our business to take care of you.

How long do I have to submit a concert?

The sooner we can identify what was performed, the sooner we can get the royalties to the right people. But we will not distribute or release any funds until we know where they should rightfully go. You have one year to report a new show you performed if it's not on the Unidentified Concerts List. Once we know the titles of the music that was performed at the concert, the rights holders will receive their deserved shares of royalties for any performance of their music at any licensed event. The Unidentified Concerts List covers performances up to three years old.

PUP

PUP's first single “Reservoir” was one of 10 songs nominated for a SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2014. Their first album was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize in 2014, and their second made the 10-album short list for the prize in 2016. PUP won two Bucky Awards from CBC Radio 3 in 2013. Rolling Stone magazine listed PUP as one of 2014's "breakout rock acts," and they've been nominated for three JUNO Awards. The band of SOCAN members has toured relentlessly across North America, and brought their intense, high-energy punk rock to such key festivals such as NXNE, Halifax Pop Explosion, Pop Montréal, and CMW.