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ALBUM RECEIPTS TV

My question is do I own the instrumental is he just playing silly because I don’t know the law or does he generally own it.

ALBUM RECEIPTS TV

I am working with a producer and he said he could record online, I not knowing paid him the money and then weeks later I have just been told that it’s probably best I go somewhere else for my recording as it won’t be the best, so in a confused day I went somewhere else to get the recording and send it back to him so he could mix the song he has then mixed it to his liking and when I have tried to say how I want it I have been told it won’t sound good and then I have said I will take my mixing somewhere else even though I have already paid him for it he said he will not send me the instrumentals that I have paid for because he believes he owns them so I’m a bit confused because what on earth did I pay him for then… $925 down the drain for him to say he made a custom track that is not been custom to my vocals, He will not send me the files to this instrumental because he believes he owns it and any money I make of this song he said it will be a 50-50 split this doesn’t sound right to me I haven’t signed any contract, and he has said it is a 50-50 split because he will help get it on TV and film except I’m not even in the same country as him and he knows it so I don’t understand how I can get it on TV and film when he’s in America and I’m in Australia…. I highly recommend that a Producer Agreement be drafted and signed before you start recording. When does the Producer Royalty kick in? (usually once the Artist recoups their recording costs).Is the Producer entitled to a percentage of SoundExchange revenue?.

What credit is to be given to the Producer?.

Who owns the masters? (typically the artist, but not always).

I large part of my legal practice deals with Artist/Producer disputes.Ī Producer Agreement covers many issues, including: Whichever royalty base is used, it must be clearly stated in a Producer Agreement. The Producer Agreement is a crucial agreement for any musician recording songs, as it clarifies and confirms the mutual expectations of both parties. In other words, the royalty per record sold going to the producer should be more or less the same whether you’re going SRLP or PPD. Whether you agree to pay producer royalties on PPD or SRLP, the royalty should be proportionate. In other words, you would need to double the producer royalty to about 6% to come up with the same royalty of $0.39 per record going to the producer. If this same 3% royalty was based on PPD, which is typically half of SRLP ($6.50), then you’re looking at roughly $0.20 per record sold to your producer. For example, a 3% SRLP producer royalty on a $12.99 album would be roughly $0.39 per record sold. Whether you choose SRLP or PPD can make a huge difference in terms of dollars flowing from you to your producer. How Does SRLP or PPD Effect Producer Royalties? PPD is the “published price to dealers”, which is the approximate price that distributors charge their dealers, or the “wholesale price”. SRLP is the “suggested retail list price”, which is the approximate price charged by the retailer (Wal-Mart, your local record store, or one of the few retailers left). The key to answering this question is understanding the acronyms SRLP and PPD, and their differences. Once you determine what percentage of record sales your producer is entitled to, the next question is: which amount does that percentage apply to? How Should Producer Royalties Be Calculated? PPD or SRLP So producer royalties are still a very important consideration when entering the studio. Adele’s last record sold 25 million copies, for example. While records don’t quite sell like this any more, some do. And most of those records sold for far more than $10.

Think about 3% of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which sold 30 million copies in the US alone (30 million times $10 per record times 3% = $9 million).

In the golden age of recorded music (after Elvis, before Napster), this could results in a lot of money. Once you’ve decided that your producer is entitled to producer royalties, the next question is: how much? From my experience, the industry norm is between 2 and 5% of record sales. In short: almost every music producer will ask for points on the record, but only those producers that actually co-write songs with you are entitled to songwriting. For more on whether your producer is also a co-writer, see here. For more on the 2 different copyrights in the recording and the song itself, see here. Producer SongwritingĪs a reminder, producer “points” on the record involve an entirely different revenue stream than if your producer is given songwriting credit. This percentage of record sales is known as “points”. Indeed, almost every music producer these days will ask for a percentage of your record royalties. Producer royalties are a very important part of the music industry.