Keep finding those artists

Just because I haven't posted anything about SoundExchange lately, don't think I've forgotten about it!

I received this comment from Fred:

Although the letter you posted dealt with a royalty forfeiture last year, there is another one scheduled for this December.  The only place they talk about this is on their own website.  They have done nothing to publicize the fact.

How much is at risk for artists?

There are currently 8,280 artists on the list.  SoundExchange says the average artist account has $360 in it.

8,280 x $360 = $2,980,800.

Three million is not a bad payday when you don't have to do anything to earn it.

SoundExchange, with it's paid staff of "experts" at finding people, took TWO names off the list last week.  That's the same number you did in your spare time. 

Keep looking.

Fred Wilhelms

8,280 artists. When we say "artists", we really mean "solos and groups". There could easily be 20,000 people who are owed royalties. More, even. And bear in mind that many of these artists might be earning a meagre living, may be retired, or may have died and left their families with very little. They need those royalties. If you can contact an artist, PLEASE DO.

The list of unpaid artists is at: http://63.236.111.137/jsp/unpaidArtistList.jsp (don't be scared by the IP address, I got this link by following the links from www.soundexchange.com).

If you can donate a couple of minutes of your time to choosing some artists off the list and contacting them about this, I would really appreciate it.