Pays the SOUND RECORDING side, not the writer side. If you're the recording artist (the person whose voice/performance is on the record), you collect from SoundExchange. If you're only the writer, you don't. Covers non-interactive digital broadcasts (Pandora, SiriusXM, internet radio) — NOT Spotify or Apple Music interactive streaming.
What SoundExchange collects
A neighboring rights society collects on the recording rather than the composition, paying the master owner and the performers on it — a separate pool from songwriter royalties.
SoundExchange operates in United States and collects digital performance — sound recording owner + featured performer. It was founded in 2003 and reports roughly 750,000 members.
Joining SoundExchange
Joining cost: Free. Royalties are distributed monthly. An IPI number is not required to register here.
Register directly at SoundExchange.
Where Davincii fits
Davincii handles registration with SoundExchange as part of standard onboarding — you don't file here yourself. We register your compositions, keep the data matched, and collect what SoundExchange pays out.
- Full name
- SoundExchange
- Type
- Neighboring Rights
- Country
- United States
- Collects
- digital performance — sound recording owner + featured performer
- Founded
- 2003
- Members
- 750,000
- Joining cost
- Free
- Payout frequency
- Monthly
- IPI required
- No
- Website
- www.soundexchange.com
Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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