10 Things Artists Must Do Before They Release Music Into The Marketplace | Wendy Day

10 Things Artists Must Do Before They Release Music Into The Marketplace (Even If It's Free Music) By, Wendy Day

1. Have a contractual agreement with the producer who made the beat for your songs. Not only do you need a split sheet, but you need a contract that allows you the right to license the track and explains how and where you plan to use it. The price for using the track will be stipulated as well as how the producer’s credit will appear. If the producer used any samples in the song, you will need to clear the sample, negotiate with the owner of the sample for what percentage of publishing the sample owner receives, and decide who pays for the sample: the artist, the label, or the producer and how the remaining ownership (publishing) will be split. For help with sample clearances see http://www.dmgclearances.com.

2. Have a contractual agreement with every singer, feature, background singer, musician, etc that appears on your songs. At the very least, you need a split sheet. But the contractual agreement stipulates if they get paid, how they will be paid, who owns what portion of the song and its publishing, and if there is a credit for their contribution, how that credit will appear. [more...] https://wendyday.wordpress.com/2016/1...

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