more personalized radio experience–stations that play music you'll love–and nothing
else.
Do you get paid by Pandora? In a word, sort of. Okay, that’s two words, but you get
the idea. To get your royalties, you’ll need to register with SoundExchange. Pandora is
more like radio than say, Spotify. Here’s the low down from their site:
“SoundExchange is the non-profit performance rights organization that collects statu-
tory royalties from satellite radio (such as SIRIUS XM), internet radio, cable TV music
channels and similar platforms for streaming sound recordings. The Copyright Royalty
Board, which is appointed by The U.S. Library of Congress, has entrusted SoundEx-
change as the sole entity in the United States to collect and distribute these digital perfor-
mance royalties on behalf of featured recording artists, master rights owners (like record
labels), and independent artists who record and own their masters.” So, a SoundEx-
change account is a needed thing if you want that mansion and Porché.
There are plenty of opportunities to get out there and get heard, but it will take some
work. That should be a big part of your business and marketing plans mentioned in chap-
ter 3.
As Dylan said, “The times they are a changing.” Planning now and getting your mu-
sic, promotional efforts and such in order now will help you greatly in being successful.