The new service enables songwriters to upload concert-venue and set-list data directly from their smartphones into BMI's systems to be considered for royalty payments.
"Many of our songwriters are constantly on the go and rely heavily on their mobile devices to conduct their business affairs," BMI President and CEO Del Bryant explained in a statement. "Being able to enter their tour information and set lists on a timely basis while they are on the road, helps generate more accurate and timely data on live performances, which could generate additional royalties for BMI writers and publishers."
BMI Live is now available to users of iPhones and Android devices. For Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users, the BMI Mobile App may be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store (keyword: bmi mobile). Or, a special mobile version of the BMI.com website has been created to optimize display and function of the site for most mobile users.
The program is available to songwriters who have an active BMI Live account and must have signed up for direct deposit to utilize the new mobile-access opportunities.
BMI Live allows songwriters to input up to six months of their performance data for venues of any size. Both headliners and opening acts may input tour information, and the program is open to all BMI affiliates.
Since its launch just three months ago, thousands of BMI songwriters have registered for the service and logged hundreds of thousands of performances.
With BMI Live, BMI continues its tradition of technological innovation by "offering its members the most accurate distribution of live musical performance royalties in the United States," the company said in a press release.
BMI is a global leader in rights management, representing more than 475,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music and more than 6.5 million works.
For more info about the new program, visit BMI.com/Live.
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