Entertainment and media insights on publishing, recording, sync licensing, management, and rights.
A manager can influence every part of your career without owning a song or master. Your management agreement sets which activities the manager handles, which income supports a commission, how much authority the manager receives, and what happens to the relationship after termination.
Read MoreA music catalog can generate royalties from several rights owned by different people. Before you buy, sell, license, finance, or distribute that catalog, you need documents showing who created each composition and recording, who first owned each copyright, and how each interest passed to the current claimant.
Read MoreMusic publishing agreements determine who owns or administers the composition copyright, who collects publishing income, how advances recoup, how long the publisher controls the song, and whether and when copyright interests revert to the songwriter.
Read MoreProducer agreements turn a recording session into a business relationship. A producer may bring a beat, build the track, shape the vocal, arrange the recording, hire musicians, mix the record, or perform some combination of those jobs.
Read MoreA recording agreement determines who owns or controls the master recordings, who pays for recording and marketing, who makes release decisions, and how the artist receives recording-side revenue. A distribution agreement usually has a narrower purpose.
Read MorePairing music with film, television, advertising, video games, trailers, or online video requires permission from the people who control the music. Rights owners negotiate those permissions.
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