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About Candid
Candid Music Publishing ltd
Candid Music Publishing is dedicated to nurturing and promoting new and innovative music. Run by two ex-music consultants who left their industry jobs to launch Candid, the company is fiercely independent, passionate about music and committed to being honest and straightforward in its approach with musicians and music users alike.

Candid focuses on looking after its writers in a fair and ethically driven way, while continuing to build a catalogue of fresh and vibrant songs.

The company also administers the master rights to some of its catalogue, making licensing quicker and easier for music users.

Candid's mission is clear:

  • we only sign writers whose music we are passionate about;
  • we represent these writers ethically;
  • we are straightforward and fair-dealing in all our negotiations and business practices;
  • we keep our catalogue small enough to ensure pitching and administration remains effective.

About Music Publishing


When a song is written, a publishing copyright is created. The copyright in the song is commonly looked after by a music publisher.

When a song is recorded, an additional copyright is created. This is known as the sound recording copyright, or 'master' right. The master rights are commonly looked after by a record label.

These are two separate rights and are equally important, as royalties can be generated from both. Airplay, mechanical reproduction on CDs and records, live performance, synchronisation with television programmes and commercials, karaoke re-records and even reproduction within novelty toys are just some of the ways in which publishing royalties can be generated.

It's crucial to make sure that both master and publishing rights are represented and administered properly.