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SESAC for music producers and composers

SESAC is one of the US performing rights organizations. Unlike ASCAP and BMI, you can't apply to it. Here is what it says about joining, as of October 2026.

By , a composer with 300+ tracks on audio stock and 12 years in production. Checked on SESAC's own pages on 26 October 2026.

Type
Rights society
How to join
By invitationInvitation only, not taking submissions now
AI-made music
Not statedNo AI policy found on its site

In short. SESAC is a US performing rights organization, founded in 1931. It works by invitation only. When checked on 26 October 2026 it said it was not accepting any submissions from people who want to affiliate. If you write production music and need a US society now, look at ASCAP or BMI, which take applications.

How to join

You can't apply. SESAC's FAQ says: "SESAC is an invitation-only company, so the best route is to have your representative(s) (lawyer, manager, agent, etc.) contact us on your behalf." It adds that it "does not accept unsolicited submissions".

When checked on 26 October 2026, its help center went further: "For those interested in affiliating with SESAC, we are not accepting any submissions at this time."

If you are already an affiliate and keep your own publisher's share, SESAC says "you'll need to open a SESAC publisher account". "It's free to become a SESAC publisher."

Codes, Content ID and royalties

  • Film and TV music. SESAC says its repertory "includes a great deal of music specifically created for audiovisual productions".
  • Cue sheets go to SESAC by email. The address is in its FAQ.
  • Sync is not SESAC's. "SESAC does not represent the rights needed to reproduce a musical composition into a video." A production gets sync rights from the publishers.
  • Your affiliate number is on SESAC's repertoire search page, under your name.

How performance royalties for library music work in general: Registering library music with your PRO.

What to keep in your catalog

  • Your SESAC affiliate number, if you are an affiliate.
  • Whether you have a SESAC publisher account for your own publisher's share.
  • Each work's registration, with its splits and titles.
  • Film and TV uses you know of, to check against your statements.

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