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Join As A Member - Application Form

Standard membership of the Academy is for anyone who is writing music who is not yet a Full or Associate member of the PRS or an equivalent collection society. You do not need to have joined a collection society or may have recently joined and only be a Provisional member.

Membership is £70.00 per annum and you can pay here by completing the form below, and using the Worldpay payment page that follows. 

However, if you would prefer to pay via cheque or direct debit please download this printed application form and return with payment to:

Membership Department British Academy of Composers & Songwriters British Music House 26 Berners Street London W1T 3LR

Download Application Form Download Membership Application Form

Entries in the form below marked (*) must be filled in.

Personal Details:
Title:
Surname: (*)
First Name: (*)
Middle Name(s):
Pseudonym:
Honours:
Date of birth: (dd/mm/yyyy)
Nationality:
Contact Details:
Address: (*)
Town: (*)
Postcode: (*)
Phone: (*)
Mobile:
Email: (*)
About You:
In order to let us know a little bit more about you, and enable us to ensure you're kept up to date with relevant news please provide the address of your website - if you have one & indicate which of the following areas of music you write.
Personal Website:
Blues Hymns/Choral Contemporary Christian
World Music Country Children's/Educational
Dance Easy Listening Computer Games/Software
Electronic Folk Film
Hip Hop Jazz Library
Musicals Rock & Pop Television
R&B Soul Theatre
Classical Opera Ballet
Membership:
I wish to join the Academy as a Member: (*)
I am not yet a member of any Royalty Collection Society
I am a PROVISIONAL member of the PRS or equivalent overseas collection society:
Name of Collection Society (ie PRS):
Please provide one of the following: (*)
Society Membership Number:
CAE Number:
You are represented within the Academy by an Executive Committee of 12 writers. As a member you are eligible for 1 vote within the Academy's electoral process - this includes the Executive elections, which are held every 3 years.
You can only vote for one Executive - please indicate the genre you feel best represents the music you write: (*)
Media Executive Songwriter Executive Concert Executive
Data Protection:
From time to time we pass the names & addresses of our members onto other organisations offering similar services to our own.
Please tick this box if you wish your details to be disclosed to other organisations. By leaving this box blank your details will remain confidential.