Before You Start — Have These Ready
SOCAN
Log in to the new SOCAN portal
Go to memp.socan.com. If you've only used the old portal, create a new login — they are separate systems.
Go to Set Lists & Performances → Register New Set List
Click "Register New Set List" from the main menu.
Name your setlist
Use the format "Your Name - Venue Name" (e.g. "Jesse Slack - The Rivoli"). Easy to find later.
Add each song via "Add Work"
Search by title, contributor, or SOCAN Work Number. For covers, use "Add Cover Version" — not "Add Work".
Confirm & Submit
Click Next → review the summary → Confirm & Submit Setlist. Status shows as "Draft Submitted".
💡 Check your SOCAN account's "Unidentified Concert Performances" section. Your show may already be logged from the venue — it just needs a setlist attached.
ASCAP
Log in to ASCAP Member Access
Go to ascap.com/members.
Works → OnStage → Setlists → Add+
Name your setlist, check each song you performed, click "Add to Setlist".
Performances → Add+ → search your venue
Search by venue name and state.
Select your setlist and submit
Choose your setlist from the dropdown and click Submit.
💡 ASCAP distributes quarterly. Submit before quarter-end for the fastest payment cycle.
BMI
Log in → your name dropdown → Online Services
Click your name in the top right at bmi.com.
Click BMI Live in the applications panel
Top left of the Online Services screen.
Add a Performance (top right)
Enter venue name, address, phone, date and time.
Search and add each song, then submit
Search by song title in the BMI database.
💡 Enroll in direct deposit first. Otherwise royalties sit uncollected even after a successful submission.
PRS for Music
Log in → Live Music → Submit a setlist
Find the Live Music section in your dashboard.
Enter venue name, postcode, date and ticket price
All required fields.
Add songs and writer splits, then submit
Add each song with your percentage share.
💡 PRS pays a minimum per-gig rate for smaller venues regardless of audience size — making even small pub gigs worth submitting.
The step nobody talks about
Every guide starts at "log in to the portal." The hardest step is before that: remembering what you actually played.
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