Slingshot is HFA’s suite of information management and technology solutions that allows customers to focus on their business. These solutions include end-to-end back-office support for database management, licensing, royalty calculation, collection, distribution, and reporting.

Slingshot is supported by HFA’s:

• World-class technical infrastructure that provides an immediate, proven and secure platform for the integration of data, as well as accurate and transparent royalty calculation and distribution.
• Comprehensive rights database.
•  Unparalleled global relationships:
  • HFA has a direct relationship with over 46,000 affiliated publishers and strong ties with non-affiliates as well as affinities with the global publishing community.
• Team of experts in all aspects of copyright, licensing, royalty distribution, data management and technology.

HFA is the nation’s leading provider of rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry and issues the largest number of licenses for the use of music in both physical and digital distribution formats. HFA also serves the D.I.Y. market with Songfile®, the company’s fast and easy online licensing tool.

As a technology innovator, HFA is leading the industry in establishing global data standards and is a founding member and Board member of the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX). Additionally, HFA was recognized by InformationWeek’s Top 500 Relentless Innovators list for the last three years.