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For Heirs of a Musician's Catalog

Inherited a parent or relative's music rights? Here's how to value, monetize, or sell what you actually inherited.

If a parent or relative was a working musician, you may have inherited a real income-producing asset — without anyone explaining what you own. Master rights, publishing, songwriter royalties, sync licenses, mechanical royalties — they're all separately monetizable, with separate buyers.

  • Inventory: PRO (ASCAP/BMI/SESAC) statements, distributor accounts, publisher statements, license history
  • Market value vs. emotional value: catalogs are valued at 8x-15x net publisher's share
  • Hold strategy: sync placements can 3-10x annual revenue without selling anything
  • Sell strategy: introductions to royalty buyers (Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, Concord, Iconic Artists)
  • Step-up basis tax planning — establish fair market value as of date of death for IRS purposes

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