PSIC 2019 · Class

Sound recording and music publishing activities

Open to 100%

This class covers activities related to sound recording and music publishing, including the production of original recordings and the management of music copyrights.

Includes

Production of original sound master recordings, such as tapes and CDs
Sound recording service activities in a studio or elsewhere, including production of taped radio programming and audio for film and television
Music publishing activities, including acquiring and registering copyrights for musical compositions, promoting and authorizing their use, and distributing sound recordings

Excludes

Reproduction from master copies of music or other sound recordings 1820
Wholesale of recorded audio tapes and disks 4649

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Details

Level: Class
Section: J Information And Communication
Parent: 592

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 545.8K persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section J (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 20(2022)
Employment: 488 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱2.3B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 592 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

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