WASHINGTON, DC, — SoundExchange, the nonprofit performance rights organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties, has confirmed plans to attend many of the first quarter’s most anticipated music industry events including South by Southwest Conference and the 22nd International Folk Alliance Conference.

After successes at MIDEM and New Music Seminar, representatives from the organization will be on-site at more events to spread the word about performance rights, and encourage eligible artists and copyright owners to register to receive accrued and future royalties.

SoundExchange will be represented at the following:

• February 17-21 – 22^nd International Folk Alliance Conference – Memphis, TN
• February 24-25 – Digital Music Forum: East – New York, NY
• February 19-20 – Millennium Music Conference – Harrisburg, PA
• March 14-16 – Spring National College Media Convention – New York, NY
• March 17-21 – South By Southwest Music + Media Conference (SXSW) – Austin, TX

More confirmations are in the works.

“With money held for artists representing all genres and levels of celebrity, our schedule of conferences, workshops and award shows will utilize these locations to register and educate musicians and labels on the royalties to which they are entitled,” said Bryan Calhoun, SoundExchange’s Vice President of External Affairs. “Supporting and empowering creators of music by making sure they get paid for their work is our core mission.”

SoundExchange is also registering artists online at: http://www.soundexchange.com

About SoundExchange

SoundExchange is the non-profit performance rights organization that collects statutory royalties from satellite radio, internet radio, cable TV music channels and other services that stream sound recordings. The Copyright Royalty Board, which was created by Congress, has entrusted SoundExchange as the only entity in the United States to collect and distribute these digital performance royalties for featured recording artists and master rights owners. SoundExchange currently represents over 5,500 record labels, over 44,000 featured artists, and has paid out more than $360 million in royalties since its creation in 2003.

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