Just come across your blog post - I write and perform my own material, so far on a relatively small scale - but have made some fairly decent money from PRS (my most recent quarterly payment was for £500). I have my songs registered and every time they get played on the radio, the station will send the details to PRS. National radio play is worth about £70-£80 if you are unsigned and unpublished! Every time I play a gig, I send them my set list. The smaller gigs tend to pay about £5 but the larger ones and even small festivals can pay £50 - £100 each.

I also paid £100 to join but it is now free - they simply take the first £10 of royalties due to you out of your first payment. The minimum payment is £50.