BBC Introducing

Publishers look after the rights of songwriters and composers. Primarily they will make sure songwriters get royalties from a record. They can also help a songwriter sell their songs to other acts and get them licensed for use on films and TV shows. Bigger publishers can also help a band in the recording process.

Publishers collect all the money that you get from radio play so, for example, every time you get played on Radio 1 you'll get a certain amount of money. You get money for synchs too, which is when your music gets used in adverts. Your publisher deals with all of that - so you can get a lot of opportunities thanks to them.

For her final report, Jen Long from BBC Introducing in Wales looked at the massive and massively confusing world that is music publishing. Mark Gale from Universal Music Publishing and Dan and Marion from The Sync Agency gave their insights on the subject, and bands like Los Campesinos!, Funeral For A Friend and Bright Light Bright Light revealed how they go about getting their music published.