Working with SOCAN

Tutorials, guides, and general information on how to start and get the most out of your relationship with SOCAN.
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SOCAN Academy: Navigating SOCAN as an East Coast creator, with SOCAN Ambassador Carleton Stone

Atlantic Canada, this one's for you!

SOCAN Academy: SOCAN’s role in the music industry

With CEO Jennifer Brown

SOCAN Academy: How SOCAN ensures that music creators get paid

With Cameron Kennedy, SOCAN Vice President, Creative and Mem...

SOCAN Academy: How SOCAN is addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI)

With Fraser Turnbull, SOCAN Legal Counsel

SOCAN Academy: How to maximize your royalties through reproduction rights

With Nicole Pratt, SOCAN Vice President, Reproduction Rights...

SOCAN Academy: What SOCAN needs from members to collect international royalties

With Catharine Saxberg, SOCAN Vice President, International ...

SOCAN Academy: How to complete and submit cue sheets

With Leslie Craig, SOCAN Vice President of Royalty Services

SOCAN Academy: How to get paid royalties for live performances

With Kit Wheeler, SOCAN Vice President, Royalty Collections

How to submit unidentified works/cues in screen productions with SOCAN

Now you can search, view, and claim them

How to submit a CSV list “bulk link request” with SOCAN

A feature designed for use by music publishers

How to sign up for audiovisual post-synchronization rights with SOCAN

For songs and compositions used in film, television

Video: How to view, search, claim your unidentified performances with SOCAN

Don’t miss out on your royalties!

SOCAN ambassador program amplifies support for music creators

Robert Kraft, Carleton Stone named first-ever SOCAN ambassad...

SOCAN Principles now available on socan.com

To provide transparency, accessibility

Video: How to register your song with SOCAN

And earn money for your songwriting

Video: How to sign up for reproduction rights with SOCAN

And maximize your royalties!

Audiovisual post-synchronization royalties – don’t miss out!

A guide from Martin Lavallée, SOCAN’s Head of Reproductio...

Attention SOCAN members! We’re implementing a new cue sheet

Part of global standardization for music used in screen prod...

How to log in to the member portal on socan.com

To unlock a wide array of helpful features

Why are screen composer royalties lower in the streaming world?

Watch SOCAN’s new video explaining how the shift to digita...

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