What artists and managers ask first.

Publishing administration is the operational layer that gets your compositions registered with collection societies and publishing systems worldwide, then tracks and collects the royalties those works generate. It is distinct from your record/master rights — and it is what is most often missing or broken.

Three main streams typically leak: performance royalties (radio, public performance, streaming-side performance), neighbouring rights (paid to performers and master owners for the use of recordings), and mechanical royalties (the copy-and-distribute side of compositions). Without proper publishing setup and global registration, all three can accumulate unclaimed.

The master is the recording itself. Publishing is the underlying composition — the song. Most artists have their masters administered by a distributor or label, but the publishing side is often unregistered, which means an entire revenue stream is invisible to the global collection system.

A separate income stream paid to performers and recording owners when a recording is broadcast or publicly performed (radio, TV, public venues, certain digital uses). It is collected by neighbouring rights organisations in each territory — and goes almost entirely unclaimed for most MENA artists.

An ISRC identifies a recording (a master). An ISWC identifies a composition (a song). Without ISWCs assigned and propagated correctly, your works cannot be matched against usage data — which means they cannot generate royalties.

No. We do not take ownership of your rights. We set them up, register them correctly, and manage them for you on an ongoing basis. You retain ownership throughout.

We do not replace your publisher. We audit what is in place, identify gaps in metadata, registrations and territory coverage, and coordinate the fixes. Even with a publisher, leakage is common — we make sure the system actually works.

That is the normal starting point. Distribution handles delivery to platforms — it is not the same as having your publishing and rights properly registered. We work alongside your existing distribution setup.

A typical initial audit and setup runs 2–6 weeks depending on catalog size and complexity. Ongoing administration begins immediately afterward and continues as your catalog grows.

We are based in Cairo and operate our publishing entity from London. We register and collect across MENA, Europe, North America, and other major collection territories — wherever your music is being used.

No. The audit is the first step in taking on the setup and ongoing administration of your rights. It exists to make the rest of the work possible — not as a standalone deliverable.

Yes — significantly. Many international systems do not handle Arabic script consistently, and inconsistent transliteration creates mismatches that prevent usage from being tied to ownership. We handle Arabic, transliteration and English variants together so the catalog is recognisable everywhere.

Most MENA artists are not directly registered with the international rights systems that handle global usage. Without that direct registration, revenue generated outside the region accumulates unclaimed.

Almost entirely, yes. Neighbouring rights are one of the largest uncollected royalty pools for performers and recording owners in MENA — and one of the easiest gaps to close once the right registrations are in place.