I'm registering new Ben songs right now

Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: bennyboy

I register new songs with BMI so we can monitor their live performances and I'm working on a batch of BMG published songs right now. To my surprise I just came upon all the songs from Songs for Silverman. This is too cool!!!!

"Course I can't say I've seen London, and I've never been to France. And I ain't ever seen no Queen and her damn undies, as a fella says..."

Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: Jimbob_bolooki

I have no idea what you're talking about, but it sounds cool

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Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: bennyboy

What I did was take the payment information for each song on Ben's album and put it in BMI's database so we can pay him if any of those songs are performed publicly.

In case you're a songwriter, I highly reccommend that you research Performing Rights Organizations (PRO's). There are three in the U.S. (BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC) that monitor live performances (on the radio, in bars, on TV, etc) of songs you wrote and register with them. We then pass on the money we collect for those performances and pay writers and publishers accordingly. This represents a large chunk of income for many writers. BMI collects the most money and represents the most songwriters and publishers:

http://www.bmi.com

That was waaaay too much info...sorry:)

"Course I can't say I've seen London, and I've never been to France. And I ain't ever seen no Queen and her damn undies, as a fella says..."

Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: Jesus123

so does this mean you can hear the songs or what

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Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: bennyboy

Nope, his publisher just submits information to us that I process and put in the computer. I understand that this doesn't sound exciting to anyone else but me...however, I thought it was cool to actually to play a VERY small but interactive role in the release of the new album.

"Course I can't say I've seen London, and I've never been to France. And I ain't ever seen no Queen and her damn undies, as a fella says..."

Feb 11th (5 years ago)

Posted by: Jesus123

no i'd imagine if that were my job i'd light up because once I lit up when hearing "magic" on the kmart radio...

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We're talking about an artist who, when asked to give a quote for the dust jacket to Kurt Cobain's posthumously published diaries submitted this quote: "Please don't do this to me after I kill myself." (The publishers opted not to use the quote.)
-Mark Oliver Everett