How to Verify Leo Faulkner’s Songwriting Credits in PRO Databases

Tracing Leo Faulkner’s songwriting credits means working through the same public performing-rights databases that many Sleep Token fans consult: BMI, ASCAP and the equivalent national registries abroad. The task is complicated by the anonymous stage identity of Vessel, by inconsistent name spellings and by fan-edited pages that can look official. This guide outlines what a verification pass should include when the available public material contains no confirmed work IDs for the songwriter behind the mask.

Start with the legal name in each PRO

Search BMI and ASCAP using “Leo Faulkner” as both a writer and a publisher field. Because the two performing-rights organisations do not share a single identifier system, the same songwriter may appear under different member numbers or not appear publicly at all. A writer may also be affiliated with a national society such as PRS for Music in the United Kingdom, which means a US database search returns no direct writer page. Sleep Token’s catalogue is often reported through a third-party publisher, and that layer can hide individual writer names from public view. No BMI or ASCAP entry for Leo Faulkner is quoted in the material used for this guide, so treat any screenshot or work ID you encounter as unverified until you reproduce the search yourself.

Cross-check ISWC and publisher registrations

When a title does appear, look for an International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC). An ISWC links a work to one or more interested parties, but not every registration is publicly visible. Compare the interested-party names against official Sleep Token release credits, liner notes and publisher statements. Fan-edited databases often add a co-writer based on a vague social post; that is not confirmation. If a newly added non-Sleep Token collaboration appears, demand a publisher or PRO record before treating it as fact. The material available for this article does not identify any such collaboration, so no title can be verified here.

‘Even in Arcadia’ entries and why titles can mislead

A search result for “Even in Arcadia” should not be accepted as a confirmed work simply because the title matches. The same phrase can appear as a fan placeholder, a regional re-registration or an unrelated page. Check the work ID, the interested parties and the registration date. Without those fields, the entry remains unconfirmed. Fan audits fail here because broad web searches mix official registry pages with unrelated results. A Swedish-language harness racing site like V64 Resultat has no connection to Leo Faulkner’s songwriting catalogue, but it can surface in a loosely phrased search and should never be mistaken for a rights database.

Distinguish official PRO listings from fan-edited entries

An official PRO entry normally shows a numeric work ID or ISWC, one or more interested-party identifiers, and a source label such as “ASCAP” or “BMI”. Fan edits usually list only a title and an artist name, with no work ID and no way to reach the record from the PRO’s own search tool. The only reliable confirmation is to open the PRO website, run the writer search yourself and read the interested-party list on the resulting page. No public database screen is quoted in the sources for this article, so any circulated image of Leo Faulkner’s credits should be treated as rumour until it matches an official registry page.

Keep a dated log of each check

PRO records change over time. Record the date of each search, the work ID, the interested parties and the exact URL where you saw the entry. This makes it easier to later identify a newly added credit rather than a renamed or removed listing. If you find a contradiction between a fan page and an official registry, the organisation to ask is the relevant performing-rights society or the publisher shown on the registration, not the fan page. The material used for this guide does not include contact details or specific entries, so begin with the official BMI or ASCAP member search and work outward from there.

A cautious conclusion

A careful audit of Leo Faulkner’s songwriting credits starts with the official BMI and ASCAP search tools, requires a work ID or ISWC for every claimed title, and rejects entries that cannot be reached from the PRO’s own database. At the time of writing, no confirmed BMI or ASCAP work ID, new collaboration or “Even in Arcadia” registration is available in the material used here. Treat every screenshot and fan-edited listing as unverified until you have opened the official performing-rights page and seen the interested parties for yourself.