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Music has value. It costs and means something to the Producers and Performers who make a composition come to life through an audio recording. Music adds value as well to the various public places, shops, hospitality and entertainment venues, radio stations, television programs that play it. If you were involved in the recording of the song as a lead performer, singer, session musician, or invested financially to produce it, you are entitled to earn from its playback.

Your music can be played anywhere all the time by numerous establishments, radio stations, and television networks. Allowing PRM to represent you means that you don’t need to chase after everybody on your own. PRM is the an accredited organization that can collect and distribute on your behalf. Licenses issued by PRM guarantee that your sound recording is being played legally and ensure that you are being compensated for it.

If you are a Producer / Performer / Holder of rights in sound recording who wishes to join or enquire about joining PRM, please contact us and we will get back to you.

As an accredited Music Licensing Company, PRM has the responsibility to collect royalties for its members and distribute this to them according to the laws set by the Philippines. By law, PRM must collect a “single equitable remuneration” for music licensing and distribute it accordingly to the members. This means that when a sound recording is licensed, PRM must collect this royalty only once for both the Producer and the Performer together and distribute it between them equally. (Section 209, Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines)

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TYPES OF MEMBERS

Producer

A Producer is the one who takes on the financial responsibility of recording a song and as such owns the “Original Sound Recording” or what is simply known as the “Master Recordings”.

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Performer

A Performer is defined as the artist who participated in the actual sound recording. Performers can be singers, band musicians, session musicians, orchestra members, conductors, and choir members.