If you wait until your song is a hit to apply, you will lose the royalties from the initial explosion. Applying to MESAM feels like filing taxes—boring, bureaucratic, and stressful. But it is the official language of professional music in Turkey.
Note: MESAM is the “Musical Works Digital Management and Licensing Company” in Turkey, similar to a Performing Rights Organization (PRO) like ASCAP or BMI in the US. If you are a composer, lyricist, or arranger in Turkey, you have likely heard the term MESAM whispered in studio corners and shouted across festival stages. But for many independent artists, the phrase “Mesam başvurusu” (MESAM application) feels like a bureaucratic maze.
Have you applied to MESAM? Share your horror story or success tip in the comments below.
If you wait until your song is a hit to apply, you will lose the royalties from the initial explosion. Applying to MESAM feels like filing taxes—boring, bureaucratic, and stressful. But it is the official language of professional music in Turkey.
Note: MESAM is the “Musical Works Digital Management and Licensing Company” in Turkey, similar to a Performing Rights Organization (PRO) like ASCAP or BMI in the US. If you are a composer, lyricist, or arranger in Turkey, you have likely heard the term MESAM whispered in studio corners and shouted across festival stages. But for many independent artists, the phrase “Mesam başvurusu” (MESAM application) feels like a bureaucratic maze. mesam başvuru
Have you applied to MESAM? Share your horror story or success tip in the comments below. If you wait until your song is a
