TORONTO — The simplified music-licensing process that resulted from the creation of Entandem, a joint venture between rights management organization SOCAN and music-licensing company Re:Sound, seems to be paying off.
Since its launch in July 2019, Entandem has collected more than $5 million in music-licensing revenue, demonstrating its effectiveness in making it more convenient for Canadian businesses to use music ethically, legally and responsibly, while ensuring creators and owners of music receive fair compensation for the use of their valuable work, SOCAN said in a news release on Tuesday.
To date, Entandem has simplified the music-licensing process for 3,300 Canadian businesses that use live and recorded music to help attract and keep customers, clients and employees, the release said.
“The businesses we work with clearly appreciate the convenience of completing both Re:Sound and SOCAN music licences at once,” said Amadou Tall, director of Entandem Licensing, in the news release. “Not only is this great for business, it’s a positive development for rightsholders. The fair royalties they have earned allow them to maintain and build their careers and keep bringing us the music we love.”
Previously, music licensing was managed separately by SOCAN and Re:Sound. With Entandem, retailers, restaurants, nightclubs, fitness clubs and other organizations that use music can complete their legally required music licences in a single transaction.
The money collected from SOCAN and Re:Sound music licences through Entandem is distributed as royalties to songwriters, composers, music publishers, artists and record labels.
Entandem is a jointly operated business comprising 35 full-time employees and is headquartered in Toronto with a branch office in Montreal.
