Killing Cartisano: «Beauty and art don’t need validation»

Killing Cartisano, Roberta Cartisano’s reincarnation, is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer. Her mellow, yet powerful psycho-folk captivates you instantly. We had the pleasure of interviewing her.  Hi, Roberta! Tell us a bit about yourself: where are you from? When did you become passionate about music? Hey guys! I come from Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy. I

YouTube: February 2019 Reports on Plays Now Available for Songwriters & Publishers

Is your music on YouTube? Your reports for February are now available! Soundreef is still the only collecting society that submits monthly reports on YouTube plays to its subscribers. Just like on the 20th of each month, we provided details such as: Your YouTube plays from last month in over 40 countries worldwide; Your total

DAW Software: A Quick Guide

Digital Audio Workstations, or DAWs, are the primary tool of sound recording today and have widened the window of opportunity for the creation of music, bringing it inside our homes. So, the eternal battle begins: which DAW is the best? The Battle of The Big Three Over the past few years, DAWs have gotten better

Soundreef: Register Your Songs in Minutes

Registering your songs with Soundreef has become even simpler! We’ve made a few changes to improve and speed up the process. One of the main changes we’ve implemented is the removal of a Total or Partial registration. All rightsholders (songwriters/publishers) have to do is specify their ownership percentage shares. Try it yourself! Go to the

Jamie Sparks: «Music helped me through tough times»

Old school R&B sounds that fuse with soul and pop music to create catchy beats with outstanding lyrics: this is Jamie Sparks, a Canadian musician who shared the stage with Rihanna. His inspiring story left us in awe. Hi, Jamie! Tell us about yourself: where are you from? Has it always been your dream to

More Women in Music: there are only 16.8% of Women in the Music Industry. Soundreef’s Female Artists Join Forces

Gender equality in music! We snooped around the internet in search of figures regarding the Music Industry and found out that charts, line-ups of Europe’s most important festivals, playlists of main streaming platforms and even data from Collecting Societies across Europe all say the same thing: there are far too few active female songwriters and

Live Music expected to increase in 2019. And so is the number of concerts of Soundreef artists

Live music in on a roll! And so is Soundreef: the number of subscribers and the number of concerts of Soundreef artists and publishers are on a steady growth path. Live Music Trends As highlighted by Citi Research, live events keep increasing both in Europe and in the US. In fact, figures estimate the latter