ASCAP

A member-owned, non-profit organization and one of the two largest US PROs. Membership is available to writers, publishers, or both. ASCAP says domestic royalties usually arrive approximately 6-9 months after a performance, and it runs separate writer and publisher distributions about a month apart.

What ASCAP collects

Performance royalties are collected by a performing rights organization whenever a composition plays publicly, including on radio, television, a stream, or at a live venue.

In United States, ASCAP collects public performance. ASCAP was established in 1914 and reports approximately 1,100,000 members.

Joining ASCAP

Joining cost: Free. Royalties are distributed quarterly. You need an IPI number — the global identifier connecting a writer with their works, without which registrations cannot be matched to payments.

Register directly at ASCAP.

Where Davincii fits

Davincii files your compositions with ASCAP directly, keeps the data matched, and collects what ASCAP pays the publisher.