Royalty & Performance Income Tracking
An honest picture of what your work earns.
Performance fees, royalties, licensing income — gathered from every source and presented in clear monthly statements you can actually read.
What this gives you
A complete view of your income, every month.
Most performing artists earn from several places at once — live fees, streaming royalties, broadcast income, sync licensing, mechanical rights. Each source operates on its own schedule and pays in its own way. Keeping track of all of it is a real task.
This service does that tracking for you. Each month you receive a clear statement showing what came in, from where, and how it compares to previous periods. No spreadsheets to maintain yourself, no chasing through bank statements trying to match payments to sources.
What you'll have
- A monthly income statement covering every source
- Royalty payments reconciled against what you were owed
- A running record that makes year-end accounts straightforward
- Confidence that payments haven't been missed or underpaid
The difficulty with royalty income
Income that arrives from many directions is easy to lose track of.
A performing rights statement might arrive quarterly, a sync fee in two instalments, a streaming payment every month, and a broadcast licensing payment whenever the broadcaster gets around to it. None of them are labelled particularly clearly on a bank statement, and the amounts vary.
Most artists we've worked with have a vague sense of what they earn from royalties — but not a precise one. That gap matters at tax time, when planning the next year, or when deciding whether a licensing agreement is actually worth renewing.
There's also the question of whether you're being paid correctly. Royalty underpayments are more common than most people realise, and they rarely come with an explanation. Without a proper record of what was due, it's hard to notice.
Our approach
A single, clear record of everything your work earns.
Income source mapping
We start by identifying every source of royalty and performance income relevant to your work — performing rights bodies, publishers, licensing agreements, digital platforms, and live fees — and set up a structure to track each one.
Monthly reconciliation
Each month we match payments received against what was due, flag anything that looks short, and update your income record. You receive a clear statement without having to do the work yourself.
Annual income overview
At the end of each year, you have a complete record of every source and every payment — ready for your accountant, useful for planning, and helpful for understanding how your income has shifted over time.
Working together
Minimal effort from you. A clear picture every month.
Once set up, this service runs quietly in the background. You forward royalty statements and payment confirmations as they arrive — that's generally the extent of what we need from you on a day-to-day basis.
If something looks unusual — a payment that seems low against the previous period, a source that hasn't paid when it should have — we'll flag it for you calmly, with context. Sometimes there's a simple explanation; sometimes it's worth following up with the payer.
Over time, the monthly statements build into a picture of how your income moves through the year — which sources are growing, which are declining, and what the overall trend looks like. That perspective is genuinely useful when you're making decisions about your work.
A typical month
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Statements arrive
You forward royalty statements, payment confirmations, and any new licensing documents as they come in.
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We reconcile
Payments are matched against what was due, recorded by source, and checked against the previous period.
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You receive your statement
A clear monthly summary — total income, breakdown by source, and any items worth your attention.
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The record builds
Each month adds to a running picture of your income — useful now, and very useful at year-end.
Investment
A fixed monthly fee — no surprises.
This service is priced at a flat $280 USD per month, regardless of the number of income sources or the volume of statements in a given month. You know exactly what you're paying, and the work gets done consistently.
There's no lock-in period. You can begin with a single month and continue for as long as it's useful. Most clients find it becomes a straightforward part of their financial routine — something that runs without requiring much thought.
If your income situation is particularly complex — many sources, international payments, multiple rights categories — we'll let you know before you commit whether the standard fee covers it, or whether something bespoke makes more sense.
What's included
- Initial income source mapping and setup
- Monthly reconciliation of all royalty and performance income
- Clear monthly income statement delivered to you
- Flagging of payments that appear short or overdue
- Running annual income record, ready for your accountant
- Questions answered as they come up
Fixed monthly fee
$280 USD / month
No lock-in period. Cancel any time.
How it works in practice
A method that matches how royalty income actually flows.
Royalty income tracking requires a different approach to standard bookkeeping because the timing and structure of payments don't follow a regular pattern. A performing rights society might pay quarterly but the statement covers a period six months prior. A sync fee is often paid in two stages. Streaming income arrives monthly but with a reporting lag.
Our records account for this — distinguishing between when income was earned and when it was received, which matters for both planning and tax purposes. Each payment is logged with its source, the period it relates to, and the amount received.
Over time, this creates a record you can actually use — not just a list of deposits, but a structured view of what your creative work generates across different channels.
Income sources we typically track
What we need from you
Statements and payment confirmations forwarded as they arrive. We handle the rest. Setup takes a single conversation about your current income sources.
Working with confidence
Your income, clearly recorded. Every month.
If a statement doesn't add up, or if you feel something has been missed, we want to hear about it. We'll look at the records carefully and get back to you with a clear explanation. Getting this right matters to us — not just because it's our job, but because income records affect real decisions.
We offer a free initial conversation before you commit to anything. It's an opportunity to describe your income situation and for us to be honest about whether this service will genuinely help you.
There's no minimum term. If you start in May and decide in July it's not the right fit, you stop. We'd rather work with people who find genuine value in what we do than hold anyone to a commitment that isn't working.
Our commitments to you
- A free conversation before any commitment
- Consistent, attentive work every month
- Any discrepancy in the records investigated promptly
- No lock-in — continue for as long as it's useful
Getting started
A simple path from here.
Tell us about your income
A brief message describing the kinds of royalty and performance income you receive, and what's been difficult to keep track of.
We map your sources
A short conversation to understand your income landscape and set up a structure that captures everything correctly from the start.
Monthly statements begin
From the first full month, you receive a clear statement. The tracking runs quietly in the background while you focus on your work.
Ready when you are
Let's get your royalty income clearly tracked.
A short conversation to understand your income sources, and we can have a structure in place within the week.
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