A club is joining a project to help music-makers claim royalties on their work.

Pryzm in The Parade, Watford, is joining with a pilot project from licensing companies PRS for Music and PPL to use music recognition technology to make sure royalties are paid to the right performers, producers, labels and publishers.

PRYZM Watford’s general manager, Tom Miell, said: "Music is the very heartbeat of our business and it’s in our interest to see that talented artists are rewarded for their creations.

"With online streaming and other digital technology, it’s increasingly difficult for songwriters and musicians to make a living from their creations, so anything we can do to help and attract and support the latest local talent has to be a good thing."

The project is also live in London nightclubs such as Ministy of Sound and Fabric, along with a selection of bars, pubs and hotels with music licences across the UK.

The technology (MRT) features a small, discreet device in the DJ booth that monitors music played and sends results to a secure database, to be matched, analysed and reported back to PRS for Music and PPL.

Karen Buse, executive director of membership and international at PRS for Music said: "We look forward to working with Tom and the other clubs to gain insight into how technology could help ensure the right people are paid for the music that keeps clubbers coming in."