TORONTO – Canada's songwriters and composers continue to excel around the world, posting an 8% overall increase in international revenues over the previous year, according to data collected by SOCAN.
With international revenues from Canadian-created music exceeding $55-million in 2014, the performing rights organization confirmed that it was another record-breaking year for Canadian-made music performed outside of the country, topping the previous high set in 2013.
The United States is by far the country where Canadian-created music is played most, capturing 36% of the international share. After the U.S., the countries generating the highest international earnings for SOCAN-member created music include France, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Germany.
"Canadian music creators should be thought of as an international trade success story”, said SOCAN international relations VP Catharine Saxberg, in the news release. "Last year's increase in international revenue is proof that our music creators resonate around the globe, and that SOCAN is doing even better at the complicated job of tracking international use of music, while expanding our capabilities by attracting top talent and building valuable partnerships with our music rights counterparts worldwide."
SOCAN is a member-based organization that represents the Canadian performing rights of more than three-million Canadian and international music creators and publishers.
