Merlin, the independent’s music licensing partner, strikes premium deals with the industry’s most important digital partners and makes those deals available to its members around the world. Our members include labels, distributors, artist services companies, DIY platforms, artist management, and hybrid entities. Our strength is in our global diversity – our Board, our members, our team, and our partnerships. As a Member Led, Music Focused organization, we strive to deliver more value to our members so they can compete at the highest levels.

The Merlin Team

• We are a global team with offices in London, New York, and Tokyo who are regularly engaged with our members and partners
• We are dedicated to ensuring independents can stay independent and compete at the highest levels without sacrificing the value of their music
• We are focused on building meaningful and sustainable long-term partnerships with digital partners for all of our members
• We communicate and advocate for the needs of our collective membership to digital partners
• We ensure that what’s important to independents is being heard in the music industry

Membership

• If you meet our unique qualifiers, then apply now to join Merlin
• Merlin charges a uniquely low admin fee of 1.5% based on the revenues you generate in the deals you participate in
• No other fees to participate, and no fees to join
• As Merlin continues to grow, the benefits to our members grow

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