Before We Start (Samples: "Heartbeat") — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: BEFORE WE START SAMPLES HEARTBEAT

Before We Start (Samples: "Heartbeat") was written by Tony Dofat, Herb Brown, T Gardner, K. Nix, Erik Milteer, Dwight Myers. US mechanical royalties are collected by BMG Bumblebee (50%), Emi April Music INC (25%), Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (8.34%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

4 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

85%

partial

Unclaimed

15%

may be uncollected

⚠ 15% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 20 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

BMG Bumblebee 50%BMG Bumblebee · 50%

Emi April Music INC 25%Emi April Music INC · 25%

Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. · 8.34%

WC Music Corp. · 1.66%

Unregistered · 15%

BMG Bumblebee 50% Emi April Music INC 25% Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. 8.34% WC Music Corp. 1.66% Unregistered 15%

- BMG Bumblebee
  BMG Bumblebee
  50%
- Emi April Music INC
  Emi April Music INC · Admin
  25%
- Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  8.34%
- WC Music Corp.
  WC Music Corp.
  1.66%
Tony DofatUnclaimed
IPI 00238379733 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Herb BrownUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
T GardnerUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
K. NixUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Erik MilteerUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Dwight MyersUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	85%
BMG Bumblebee	00722300987	BMG Bumblebee		50%
Emi April Music INC	00128633767	Emi April Music INC	Admin	25%
Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.	00185314175	Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp.		8.34%
WC Music Corp.	00392888203	WC Music Corp.		1.66%
Tony Dofat	00238379733	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Herb Brown	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
T Gardner	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
K. Nix	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Erik Milteer	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Dwight Myers	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.