Greetings artist, producers, licensees and creators,
a couple of points for your attention.
1 - The annual distribution reports are going out to you at the moment, or have already gone out. If for some reason you don't get a report please get in touch at - ltemusicbusiness@gmail.com . There are interim reports sent out as well, usually at the half year mark, but all licensees should see the annual reports. If your song/production falls below a revenue threshold you might only get a screenshot showing the total revenue concerned. We nevertheless capture the data.
2 - In a circular sent out towards the end of last year I mentioned Youtube performance rights. For clarification we do try and collect these on your behalf if we license your music and the collections are included in the combined usage reports. While on the question of Youtube please feel free to post your own videos with your music. If you get a message from Google that you are using licensed music just click "agree" and any usage you make will not be blocked.
3 - If you pass your catalogue on to a third party or something happens to you please advise anyone who might take care of your rights and interests to reach out to us. We have a system of verifying claims on material licensed or in distribution with LTE.
4 - I have been pleased to re-issue several albums that have either not been available digitally before or where rights given to other distributors have expired and the release has disappeared from the streaming platforms. At a time when fans have lost your songs from their playlists, or no longer have a record player, it is often welcome to see the old material becoming available to add to playlists again.
5 - There may be some format changes in our reporting and usage reports which will come about because of software changes. The basic data will not change but things may look a little different.
6 - Like many music biz firms we are using more freelance help notably on the marketing side. I am however glad to report that the longest serving members of the LTE team are still with us. Thank you Annagret Mason and Michael Stern.
Best wishes,
Patrick Lee-Thorp
PS. I expect to be at Jazzahead in Bremen if any of you will be there.
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