Two associated organizations administered together. Buma = performance, Stemra = mechanical. Common for Dutch artists, also picks up plays in Belgium and Luxembourg via reciprocal.
What Buma/Stemra collects
A performing rights organization collects performance royalties — money generated when a composition is played publicly, whether that's radio, television, a live venue, or a stream.
Buma/Stemra operates in Netherlands and collects public performance (Buma), mechanicals (Stemra). It was founded in 1913 and reports roughly 30,000 members.
Joining Buma/Stemra
Joining cost: €75 one-time. Royalties are distributed quarterly. An IPI number is required — that's the global identifier that ties a writer to their works, and without one your registrations can't be matched to payments.
Register directly at Buma/Stemra.
Where Davincii fits
Davincii handles registration with Buma/Stemra as part of standard onboarding — you don't file here yourself. We register your compositions, keep the data matched, and collect what Buma/Stemra pays out.
- Full name
- Vereniging Buma en Stichting Stemra
- Type
- PRO
- Country
- Netherlands
- Collects
- public performance (Buma), mechanicals (Stemra)
- Founded
- 1913
- Members
- 30,000
- Joining cost
- €75 one-time
- Payout frequency
- Quarterly
- IPI required
- Yes
- Website
- www.bumastemra.nl
Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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