Songtrust, a division of Downtown Music LLC

Downtown Music LLC

Downtown Music, LLC is an independently owned company which operates Downtown Records, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Services , Downtown Digital/RCRD LBL and Downtown Recording Studios...

, is a digital rights management solution empowering songwriters and artists to manage their music publishing and related rights. Songtrust was co-founded by Justin Kalifowitz, President of Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown Music Publishing

Downtown Music Publishing is a full-service music publisher and copyright administrator. It was established in 2007 as a division of Downtown Music LLC and includes a catalog of over 8,000 titles from a varied roster of songwriters and writer-artists....

 and Josh Deutsch, Chairman / CEO of Downtown Music LLC

Downtown Music LLC

Downtown Music, LLC is an independently owned company which operates Downtown Records, Downtown Music Publishing, Downtown Music Services , Downtown Digital/RCRD LBL and Downtown Recording Studios...

 in 2010.

Overview

Songtrust streamlines what has historically been a complex process of registering and protecting song copyrights, collecting royalties, and maximizing licensing opportunities.. Songtrust collects music publishing royalties in the United States from performance rights organisation

Performance rights organisation

Performance rights organizations provide intermediary functions, particularly royalty collection, between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly such as shopping and dining venues. Legal consumer purchase of works, such as buying CDs from a music store, confer...

s such as ASCAP, Broadcast Music, Inc. and SESAC

SESAC

SESAC, originally the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, is the smallest of the three performance rights organizations in the United States. SESAC was founded in 1930, making it the second-oldest performing rights organization in the U.S. SESAC is also the fastest-growing PRO in the...

, and also enables songwriters to collect royalties from synchronisation rights.