SESAC, Inc. is a performing rights organization with headquarters
in Nashville and offices in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta and London. Performing
rights organizations (there are three of us in the U.S.) are businesses
designed to represent songwriters and publishers and their right
to be compensated for having their music performed in public. Okay,
now lets get to the most frequently asked questions.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
For historys
sake, we can tell you the name originally stood for Society of European
Stage Authors & Composers, a fitting moniker back in 1930 when
the company was founded to serve European composers not adequately
represented in the United States. Today, however, the company is
known simply as SESAC. With an international reach and a vast repertory
that spans virtually every genre of music, SESAC is the fastest
growing and most technologically adept of the nations performing
rights companies.
WHAT DOES SESAC DO FOR SONGWRITERS?
SESAC will represent the right for your music to be played in public.
Songwriters and publishers are paid royalties based upon how much
their songs are played. The system required to compute compensation
is based on many factors, including state-of-the-art monitoring,
computer database information
and broadcast logs. Unlike ASCAP and BMI, SESAC utilizes a selective
process when affiliating songwriters and publishers, resulting in
a roster of affiliates who have personal relationships with the
SESAC staff. In short, SESACs creative staff provides affiliated
songwriters and publishers with a level of service and attention
unparalleled in the industry.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
SESACs corporate headquarters in the heart of Nashvilles
Music Row houses all of the companys divisions, from creative
to licensing to administration. The company also has offices in
New York, London, and Los Angeles. |