Real minutes, in dollars
Your earnings come from the minutes your tracks are played inside sessions, calculated in US dollars. The payout method is agreed in the artist agreement, before anything is played.
All countries
Artists by country
Emerging artists in Colombiaheard from Bogotá to the last shift in Berlin.
Yes, artists based in Colombia can join. Apply with two or three links, a curator answers within seven days, and if your music fits it goes into sessions played across the working day in the United States and Europe. Earnings are calculated in US dollars from the minutes your tracks are actually played.
In rotation from Colombia
No artist based in Colombia is in rotation yet. You could be the first.
The scene in Colombia
Bogotá and Medellín have grown a serious electronic and experimental circuit over the last fifteen years: small labels, collective studios, and producers who fold field recordings and traditional instruments into slow, wordless pieces. Cali brings a deep rhythmic tradition that shows up, quietly, in the downtempo made there.
Artists here release on SoundCloud, Bandcamp and YouTube first and distribute later, often through a collective. That is all an application needs. Send the calm, long-form pieces; the curator hears the rest of your catalogue through your profiles.
Practical, from Colombia
Registration is optional
Apply without an ISRC or a SAYCO registration if you do not have them. They can be added to your artist profile after approval and help when a brand wants to license a track.
Keep every link public
Spotify, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, YouTube or a private link all work, as long as they play from the United States and Europe, where most listeners are.
Rights bodies in Colombia
- SAYCO
- Authors and composers: registers works and collects performance royalties for songwriters.
- ACINPRO
- Performers and phonogram producers: collects the neighbouring rights share on recordings.
General information from the curators, not legal advice.
Common questions
Can I join Music For Work from Colombia?
Yes. You need to be 18 or over and to hold the rights to the music you send. The site is in English; your goals and your bio can be in Spanish.
How am I paid from Colombia?
In US dollars, calculated from real listening minutes. The payout method and schedule are set out in the written artist agreement you sign after approval.
Do I need to be a member of SAYCO?
No. Membership is your choice and does not affect the application. It concerns the performance royalties SAYCO collects on your behalf elsewhere.
Does traditional Colombian instrumentation fit?
Often, yes. Marimba, gaita or tiple recorded slow and even sit well in Calm Study and Creative Flow. What matters is tempo, dynamics and no vocals, not the instrument.
Apply from Colombia.
The site is in English, the community is not limited by country, and earnings are calculated in US dollars from real listening minutes.