Royalty Statements · Royalty Audits · License Accounting
We create Royalty Statements from incoming Major Label, collecting society and distribution data — covering streaming, download and neighbouring rights income. And we audit any license accounting for errors, underpayments and systematic discrepancies. Both services available standalone.
Both services are independently bookable — no combined mandate required.
We receive incoming royalty data from Major Labels, collecting societies or digital distribution platforms and build precise, itemised statements for your rights holders — covering streaming, download and neighbouring rights income. Correctly split per contract, formatted for any recipient.
Input sources we process
Incoming statements from Universal, Sony, Warner and their sub-labels — including multi-territory, multi-format breakdowns. We parse, reconcile and redistribute downstream to your rights holders.
GEMA, GVL, PPL, SENA, SoundExchange, SUISA and 38+ further societies. We map society-specific formats to your rights holder structure and calculate per-track allocations.
DistroKid, TuneCore, FUGA, The Orchard, Amuse, CD Baby and all major DSP-level reports. Streaming, download, sync — normalised into a single statement per rights holder.
What we generate from this data
Per-track, per-DSP, per-territory. Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Deezer. Correct MOD classification applied per society.
Unit-based calculations including contractual rate tiers, reserve deductions and packaging deductions — fully documented and audit-proof.
Performer and phonogram producer royalties across all relevant societies — per recording, per period, per territory. Producer/performer split applied per mandate.
One-time fees and ongoing royalties from sync placements, brand licenses and master use agreements — itemised and distributed per contract terms.
Delivery formats
Not just music
The methodology is identical across all license categories: incoming data is processed, statements are built, discrepancies are identified. We apply this to any rights category where usage generates royalties.
Our core domain. 30+ years of expertise across neighbouring rights, publishing, master rights and sync.
Residuals, re-use fees and territorial license payments from broadcast, VOD and streaming distribution.
Rights management and statement creation for stock photography, editorial licensing and RF/RM portfolios.
Technology licensing royalties, patent pools and sub-licensing arrangements from OEM or third-party use.
We audit any existing royalty statements or license accounting — regardless of whether we created them. Our AI-assisted process detects systematic errors, rate misapplications, missing registrations and underpayments that manual review consistently misses. For music, film, image rights, software and patent licensing.
We obtain the complete statement history from all relevant payers — directly or via power of attorney. We identify and chase any gaps before analysis begins.
Our AI cross-references reported figures against independent consumption data, chart records, broadcast logs and society benchmark rates. Deviations are flagged automatically for expert review.
Confirmed discrepancies are challenged in writing with full supporting documentation. We negotiate directly with societies, labels and distributors — including retroactive corrections.
Recovered amounts paid directly to you. A comprehensive written audit report is delivered as a permanent reference — essential for future negotiations, M&A due diligence and further proceedings.
What we audit
Live Audit Output · Illustrative
Music catalog · Multi-societyIllustrative example. Actual recoveries vary by catalog and rights structure.
Track Record
Three decades of practice. The same expertise that built Beat Box's neighbouring rights recovery business drives every statement mandate and audit engagement today.
A systematic audit of a major artist catalog identified errors totalling €4.5M in underpaid neighbouring rights and performance royalties across multiple societies.
Active audit and registration experience across 42+ societies in Europe, North America, Australasia and Asia-Pacific.
Beat Box GmbH since 2008. Rights recovery active since the mid-1990s. 8 years as elected GVL delegate. Prior: Universal Music, Edel Records, MCA Music Publishing.
A comprehensive neighbouring rights and performance royalty audit across multiple collecting societies for a major artist catalog revealed systematic misclassification, rate errors and unregistered ISRCs spanning over a decade. Total recovery achieved through formal challenge and direct negotiation: €4.5 million. Mandated on a success-fee basis — zero upfront cost to the client.
What our audits find
These are not edge cases. They recur in the vast majority of royalty accounts we examine — in music, film, photography and software licensing alike.
Wrong usage category applied — MOD.S vs MOD.S.VR at GVL, broadcast vs online at PPL, RF vs RM in photo licensing — triggering systematically incorrect, usually lower, rate application.
Unregistered ISRCs, missing IPI numbers, unlinked ISWC codes, or absent VG Bild-Kunst registration result in zero payout despite documented, payable usage.
International co-productions and multi-party IP ownership frequently carry territory-specific splits that are applied incorrectly or not at all in society and distributor records.
Collecting societies hold royalties for a statutory limitation period before redistribution. Rights holders who register late permanently forfeit accumulated income.
Multiple competing registrations — from label changes, catalog acquisitions or database migrations — result in withheld or split distributions that no one actively resolves.
When tariff structures change, or a rights holder moves into a higher usage tier, old rates frequently remain in place because neither party actively monitors applicable rate schedules.
Tell us which service applies — or ask us to assess. No obligation, no cost for the initial review.
You have incoming label, society or distribution data and need professionally structured statements for your rights holders.
Book a Consultation →You suspect underpayments, want a systematic check of your royalty accounts, or need an independent audit for due diligence.
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