thanks for all the great content you've been creating for years! I wonder, do you have your own promo code for producers who are going for a pro page plan? keep safe and thank you again!
Very interesting discussion. Appreciate you guys taking the time to do this. I'm learning a lot from these podcasts man. There's so much I don't know, it's almost overwhelming lol. I do want to give it a shot so i'm willing to take the time to learn. Thanks for teaching me something today bro.
Thank you for sharing this information. When I listen to these conversations about beat leasing and contracts... I’m always disappointed when the important topic of Content I.D isn’t thrown into the conversation. 💰especially when it comes to streaming on RUclips and platforms like Spotify. How is every artist and the producer able to monetize a non-exclusive beat? I would love it if you were able to speak to a few different producers and have them talk about their experiences with leasing/content ID and how they cleared those hurdles. I appreciate what you’re doing Pain. Thank you 🙏
Yeah, thats true for the song existence, but for it to make money then more steps requiring more time/knowledge/money is involved that producer is not involved in. Don't you agree? Therefore 50/50 split is never fair
I always think i'm on top of publishing knowledge then I watch a video like this and start overthinking it again and confusing myself 😂😂 I think i'm on the right track though if you can offer any advice - I'm registered with Sentric here in the UK as my publishing administrator; they register my tracks with all worldwide PRO's and the MCPS (including ASCAP & BMI) using their publisher account, on my behalf, and take a 20% cut. So that covers both performance royalties and mechanical royalties. I also apply for sync briefs with them every week and they market my tracks as "one stop" works and pay me direct if anything gets placed. Do I also need to worry about SoundExchange / Harry Fraud?
ASCAP and BMI do not collect mechanical royalties. They only collect performance royalties. You need to register with the Harry Fox Agency for mechanical royalty collection. You also need to register with SoundExchange for mechanical royalties online. You could also register with SongTrust for your mechanicals; they only take a 15% cut, not 20%. CD Baby Pro is also a royalty collection service; not sure what their fee is right now.
This is why im gonna sell pure exclusives i don't want to go through the same thing curtis king went through with trackouts and the pure mess of leasing beats and its restrictions. I rather work with an artist and sell exclusives its way simpler
Thankyou for putting this on here. I try explaining some of the things mentioned in this video so many times yet loads of rappers still confused. It's out there they just know the producer doesnt know themselves half the time so it's like an anything goes situation..
In a Beatstars unlimited lease agreement, in the restriction section it states "THE LICENSEE IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM REGISTERING THE BEAT AND/OR NEW SONG WITH ANY CONTENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDER, MUSIC DISTRIBUTOR, RECORD LABEL OR DIGITAL AGGREGATOR (for example: TuneCore or CDBaby, and any other provider of user-generated content identification services). The purpose of this restriction is to prevent you from receiving a copyright infringement take down notice from a third party who also received a non-exclusive license to use the Beat in a New Song. The Beat has already been tagged for Content Identification (as that term is used in the music industry) by Producer as a pre-emptive measure to protect all interested parties in the New Song. If you do not adhere to this policy, you are in violation of the terms of this License and your license to use the Beat and/or New Song may be revoked without notice or compensation to you." Does this mean that I can release or distribute the song. Can someone please help me out, inform me, and explain the meaning of this section. Thank You.
So what happens if you sell a beat to a few different people, and THEN someone comes along and buys the exclusive? Or is a beat allowed to be sold as an exclusive once more than one person has purchased it?
Guys, An exclusive lease or license means that the person buying the license/lease has exclusivity to monetize the record. This means that other people cannot monetize it (make money off of it). Other people can still use the beat for promotional use only. But they cannot exploit the record for monetary gain. If the producer sells 100% of his "composer share" when he sells a beat exclusively, then the beat basically becomes a "work for hire". The rapper is basically buying you out and he can collect 100% of the writer share of the publishing. However, the beat-maker must still get credit for making the actual beat. The rapper cannot claim he made the record just because he bought you out.
So what does this means? The rapper owns the beat 100% and it has to credit you ln what way?? The only money you will receive is the price of the exclusive license right? You will not be allowed to collect more money from that beat?
@@2s1994 Not really, only If you sell me an exclusive beat with 100% of your writer share (your publishing), then yes, I'm basically buying you out. However, you may sell me an exclusive beat with only 50% of your publishing share, then you could still collect royalties on your remaining 50%.
@@juanalbertohernandez6996 Is it normal for a beat maker to take 50% of the writers share and 100% of the publishing? I just leased a beat and was reading the agreement and the producer says if I register the song he gets 100% of the publishing...that doesn't seem right...
@@megamaamatv9158 No, it is not normal unless YOU agree to it. No one would just give up their publishing in exchange for nothing. You can disregard many provisions in these contracts as they are not enforceable. Many are outright illegal and would never holdup in court if it ever came to that.
DJPain1 you my friend are SO on point! You are asking ALL the right questions because leasing a beat online vs going to a producer that you know to make you one can seem complicated. If my song gets an opportunity for a sync licencing situation its easier if you can physically pick up the phone or make an agreement before hand with the producer that you know so the music supervisors won't have to reach out to them but when you leased a beat off line and you get that same opportunity and you don't know or have a relationship with the online producer and other artist have jacked the beat anyway for songs....what do you do? OR you leased the beat at the lowest price and someone hears it and wants to use the song you wrote to the beat for a sync opportunity then what do you do? I would love to be able to write a song to a beat online and if an opportunity presents itself things flow smoothly but unfortunately I am afraid for someone to pick a song from a beat I leased....I wouldn't want any problems or issues because I know that I would do the right thing by reaching out because I values relationships so....This can be so tricky though...
Thank you DJ Pain 1. Amazing info man. I'm also starting to upload my beats and want to send some for placements.. Should I register all of them to BMI before sending to artists and uploading? For the moment I just tag them.
If I own a beat exclusively, I can do whatever I want with it. The producer still gets his percentage, but I control whether or not the song gets played in a tampon commercial.
Only if you own 100% of the writer share of the publishing. You can control the rights to the composition only if you buy the beat-maker out by buying his half of the publishing (the composer share).
Do you recommend copywriting every track you post? Been wondering that I make soft instrumental backings I figure would get used for documentaries. I’m new and have not uploaded yet under confusion
What i notice is i see some of these contracts say we as licensing purchaser cant register the song with our publishing company which i now thinking to stop buying these online beats and work directly with one person to make my beats its pain in the ass everyone doing things differently i record and cant register.
So when I send beats to an artist, Do I not send them my contract until they record on any of the beats? And before I send the contract per beat I write down all the info and agreements sign it then send to artist and they sign it and send it back to me ?
So how does the producer get their royalties from a song bought on an unlimited license? When the artist signs up with the distribution and publishing company does it ask you what type of contract for the best and automatically calculate percentages for the producer and send it to them?
Cruz Aaron hey bro, so you select the amount of royalties that all contributing parties need to get. Sometimes it tells you on the beat lease the percentage of royalties so when the distro site asks you the percentage that producer gets you get to put it in. If not just talk to your producer as they should be of much help.
Producers still have to spend money on expensive plugins and programs spend hours crafting their art plus still purchasing equipment and if their renting space for their setup that still cost them just a Few things to consider when you're an Artist questioning if a producer deserves that 50% split
So when you sell beats online. And it’s 50/50, what do we do with songtrust and sound exchange. I’m a bit confused, how are beat buyers aware of all these things unless they sre reading these agreements and understand them
@@DJPain1 so is it bad just to keep 100 percent when selling non exclusive, also so what your saying is when selling beats I should put my PRO information in my terms so the artist can add me to their PRO when using the production that was from the producer 50/50, I always thought for non exclusive licenses the producer gets 100 percent
As an independent artist. I truly appreciate this video. How can I get in contact with music attorneys and stuff? I want to buy some exclusive beats but want the business to be fair on both sides. I like in Spokane Washington currently. USA. Looking to utilize a few different strategies and could use some direction.
So when the beat is leased out to a underground artists what is the minimum steps I should follow? I had one song that I leased out that had a good amount of streams but still have no idea how to go about getting my royalties since the artist is too big to reach out now and I don’t have a entertainment lawyer and the artist that leased my beat probably had no idea about these things either since she wasn’t signed back than.
found non exclusive/basic license mp3/wav file. I read the license and understand most areas. In this beat they allow me for music recording, # online audio streams, distribute up to # copies, for profit live performances, and 1 music video, and finally says (0) radio broadcasting rights. my confusion is the radio broadcasting rights.. how come 0? is it due to the content ID? I know that terrestrial is traditional radio AM/FM and the satellite radio is like Sirius XM, are there any other satellite radio companies?. Does that mean that I can't put my music in internet streaming services like Pandora? Apple Music? or Spotify? *See below that area of the license.* Thank you :) ------ "The New Song may be used for any promotional purposes, including but not limited to, a release in a single format, for inclusion in a mixtape or free compilation of music bundled together (EP or album), and/or promotional, non-monetized digital streaming; Licensee may perform the song publicly for-profit performances and for an Unlimited non-profit performances, including but not limited to, at a live performance (i.e. concert, festival, nightclub etc.), on terrestrial or satellite radio, and/or on the internet via third-party streaming services (Spotify, RUclips, iTunes Radio etc.). The New Song may be played on 0 terrestrial or satellite radio stations;
You definitely want to get the biggest advance on a song against your royalties, because the label can create expenses to eat up the profit on that song or “seemingly” eats that profit. Really, you need to have a strong attorney that’s plugged into the music game and that has a name. If that’s not who you have you won’t get all your money. Yeah you will get your publishing if that end is done correct, but you won’t see no more royalties. Lol….unless you got a real dope “music” attorney. I do agree the point split should be greater. That’s where having a great music attorney that’s well connected, comes in play.
I have a question. When I offer for an exclusive license on the beat, it asks about publishing percent. Am I putting the number for my percentage or the producers?
Independent label producing and publishing.accounting industry-leading music...licensing through you tube. I'm now just getting into networking through other platforms. I am masters, labels, and producer. Strictly freestyle live but not a teacher. I want my music easily created better but they are mine. My name ain't on the label that blew up. Mechanical licenses costs how much?
So what if your song is out on a lease beat; but some bigger artist buys it exclusively but you paid your lease and you doing fine why can't I not get a profit or a negotiable pay from the artists who paid exclusively? I had a right to the beat but on lease so I feel something should have to give!!!
Hey whats up man?? If someone is an independent producer, & is registered w/ a distribution company, & registered w/ all PRO’s to collect performance, digital, content, & mechanical royalties, & a label wants to buy a beat of his/hers, how would the publishing royalties deal b/t the producer & label work, if that person is already set up to collect those royalties on their own?? (I hope this makes sense) A WISE MAN ONCE SAID, The Man Who Ask The Question, Is A Fool For The Moment, but The Man Who Doesn’t Ask The ?, Is A Fool For Life:)) STAY BLESSED
The label doesn't offer you a publishing deal and PROs do not collect mechanicals. I'm concerned because your question is based on a bunch of misunderstandings.
@@DJPain1 ok, when a label buys yours beat, u collect pub from that eventually depending on the contract, right? I was asking, will being registered with a companies like songtrust & soundexchange, affect my publishing from the contract in place from the label/artist deal. I wouldn’t say they are PRO’s but I do know songtrust collects mechanical royalties along with publishing, along side of soundexchange. Like I said I’m not sure if I’m asking the question right, bare with me, I’m new to this, & I think I need to review your video again, I’m lost now
@@DJPain1 I do have one more ? That would make some sense tho. What would you say if I just wanted to upload my beats just for streaming, would you think that would be a problem, or even make sense to pursue?
Been looking for a video like this. Thx for uploading this. I’m just starting to upload again on beatstars since I’ve been working on my beats. Need to know more about the business. My beatstars is NP7 and insta np7_producer if you guys want to check it out
One rapper came to and he wants exclusives rights of a beat from me and he saying i own nothing if he purchase exclusive rights not even publishing rights and he saying that i'm confuse and if i sell excluisves rights the i own nothing i'm like really broo oo man
Question: If you sell a license of your beat, whether exclusive or not, and some artist make a song of it. Who owns the final master of it? Who gets the mechanical royalties of the final master?
Im confused with the streaming what do they mean with you get a unlimited lease can the artist get paid off the streams on Spotify etc or do that money go to the beat maker
Goes to both. First you need to understand which royalties a stream pays and whether they fall on the master or composition side, then register the song properly with the agencies that collect those royalties. Each stream pays about 3 different royalties at once.
how do i make a good beat lease contract so i can retain ownership and get paid for mechanical licenses and basically from everything related to the song?
@@DJPain1 I have my own website, I want to use that and grow my own business / grow an email list and maintain control over my brand. Thoughts? Also thanks for the response
@@DJPain1 Alright, i've reviewed more of your content since then. More serious question then: How do you pull your music off Spotify if you sell an exclusive? Thanks for the info man.
Great video as always, i think I'm pretty educated with this thanks to you but to make things clearer when you talk recoup are we only talking master since royalties are collected by PROs and admin? In other words do you recieve 2 checks one for pub royalties and one for master royalties meaning you might only recieve pub royalties since they would probably never recoup to pay any master royalties?
If I got an non-exclusive license to a beat, can I or can I not use a distributor such as Distrokid, CDbaby or Tunecore to distribute the song? In the agreement it says that I have 0% of the publishing rights? What does that mean?
@@DJPain1 It doesn't say anything on the one I got; however, I have seen other contracts that prohibit you from doing so, and I was wondering if that was standard on a non-exclusive. What does it mean when the contract says he grants 0% of the publishing rights?
I just bought a non exclusive license for 14$ but on the agreement it says it’s prohibited to register beat and/or new song with digital agregators. But it says this even on the exclusive option of the song... I spoke to the producer he said it’s fine to use them as a distributor but not to claim copyright. Super confusing.
@@Richmet86 you can register it to cd baby or distrokid to put it on spotify, applemusic and whatever but you may not use the content ID from yt because you don't have the complete ownership of the beat. The producer stills own the beat as he created it. When you register it on cd baby or distrokid, they will ask if you do have the complete ownership and in your case that isn't true as everybody can lease that same beat as well. And if you do put content ID on it through cd baby or distrokid then you might strike the producer who put the tagged beat online as well other artists who didn't put content ID on it. The bottom line is no content ID on your song if the beat is leased. @DJ Pain 1 feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, love your info!
Maybe there's a need for legislation regarding this whole business. Perhaps if a beat is leased then the producer should legally forfeit their 50% of the song writing royalties. At the moment producers are making tens of thousands 'leasing' beats and then they also want a cut when a buyer makes a success out of the tune. This model is unfair and wrong in my opinion.
So the publishing... In the beat stars contract under the title Ownership it saids the producer as the owner of this beat owns 100% of the publishing so should I change this? Or have beatstars made this contracts correctly and i shouldn't change it? Dj pain if you can answer this is really appreciate it 🇬🇧
Manny Manhattan Music okay thanks for replying, why would beatstars automatically make it so the composer owns 100% of the publishing if its obviously not fair?
Can you put I. Your BeatStars contract the percentage you want from the master royalty of the song blows up and they get signed to a record label?? I hope I worded that correctly? Still learning so some things are still confusing
All this label bullshit sounds super shady. Just like you said how do YOU know what the label is being honest about and paying out. 50k to record a song please, what a joke. How can you audit what these labels are making and what your entitled to? To make 700 bucks or 10k is really peanuts for a songs that is in the millions and hot. It almost sounds like all this work is not even worth it to deal with all the shady games,
I have a question can you do a 50/50 split for publishing and writers share between producer and artist and then also say that the artist owns 100 % of the new song ( master) or does the 50/50 split automatically also aplly to ownership I am not sure if ownership and royalty split is linked or can be treated seperetly
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I wonder, do you have your own promo code for producers who are going for a pro page plan?
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This is so perfectly timed... I was JUST wondering about most of this, thank you so much!
Very interesting discussion. Appreciate you guys taking the time to do this. I'm learning a lot from these podcasts man. There's so much I don't know, it's almost overwhelming lol. I do want to give it a shot so i'm willing to take the time to learn. Thanks for teaching me something today bro.
Thank you for sharing this information. When I listen to these conversations about beat leasing and contracts... I’m always disappointed when the important topic of Content I.D isn’t thrown into the conversation. 💰especially when it comes to streaming on RUclips and platforms like Spotify. How is every artist and the producer able to monetize a non-exclusive beat? I would love it if you were able to speak to a few different producers and have them talk about their experiences with leasing/content ID and how they cleared those hurdles. I appreciate what you’re doing Pain. Thank you 🙏
I Can't find an answer to this question anywhere lol.
Me either :( can someone explain this too? I’m sure there’s others who are confused about this
Did you ever find a video on this topic?
I read in best master contract can't use I'd services like Shazam because you don't own copyright to the beat
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42:41 the song would not exist without the beat. 50% is warranted.
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Yeah, thats true for the song existence, but for it to make money then more steps requiring more time/knowledge/money is involved that producer is not involved in. Don't you agree? Therefore 50/50 split is never fair
I always think i'm on top of publishing knowledge then I watch a video like this and start overthinking it again and confusing myself 😂😂 I think i'm on the right track though if you can offer any advice - I'm registered with Sentric here in the UK as my publishing administrator; they register my tracks with all worldwide PRO's and the MCPS (including ASCAP & BMI) using their publisher account, on my behalf, and take a 20% cut. So that covers both performance royalties and mechanical royalties. I also apply for sync briefs with them every week and they market my tracks as "one stop" works and pay me direct if anything gets placed. Do I also need to worry about SoundExchange / Harry Fraud?
ASCAP and BMI do not collect mechanical royalties. They only collect performance royalties. You need to register with the Harry Fox Agency for mechanical royalty collection. You also need to register with SoundExchange for mechanical royalties online. You could also register with SongTrust for your mechanicals; they only take a 15% cut, not 20%. CD Baby Pro is also a royalty collection service; not sure what their fee is right now.
This is why im gonna sell pure exclusives i don't want to go through the same thing curtis king went through with trackouts and the pure mess of leasing beats and its restrictions. I rather work with an artist and sell exclusives its way simpler
My exact sentiment! 💯
Yea you can sale non-exclusives as well (WAV OR MP3) ,, without trackouts you know
@@ManiDeol you're right but you still end up with multiple artists with the same beat as if you're leasing a beat
Yea you also sale limited non exclusive acc. to you ,, and then disable the non exclusive and wait for someone to buy exclusive lease 😁
@@ManiDeol TRUE THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thankyou for putting this on here. I try explaining some of the things mentioned in this video so many times yet loads of rappers still confused. It's out there they just know the producer doesnt know themselves half the time so it's like an anything goes situation..
Or producer waiting til they blow up
great video, most informative i've watched looking up on the topic. A lot to take away from this, gonna watch a second time with a pen and paper!
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Wow! This is so straight to the point, clear and helpful. Great explanation video, really needed this!🙌🏽🙏🏽
Love I'm about to start my beatstars
In a Beatstars unlimited lease agreement, in the restriction section it states
"THE LICENSEE IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM REGISTERING THE BEAT AND/OR NEW SONG WITH ANY CONTENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, SERVICE PROVIDER, MUSIC DISTRIBUTOR, RECORD LABEL OR DIGITAL AGGREGATOR (for example: TuneCore or CDBaby, and any other provider of user-generated content identification services). The purpose of this restriction is to prevent you from receiving a copyright infringement take down notice from a third party who also received a non-exclusive license to use the Beat in a New Song. The Beat has already been tagged for Content Identification (as that term is used in the music industry) by Producer as a pre-emptive measure to protect all interested parties in the New Song. If you do not adhere to this policy, you are in violation of the terms of this License and your license to use the Beat and/or New Song may be revoked without notice or compensation to you."
Does this mean that I can release or distribute the song. Can someone please help me out, inform me, and explain the meaning of this section. Thank You.
I wanna know the same thing
I’m upset nobody hasn’t answered this still.
Yes you can distribute.. But don't have to register it in a content id system.
So what happens if you sell a beat to a few different people, and THEN someone comes along and buys the exclusive? Or is a beat allowed to be sold as an exclusive once more than one person has purchased it?
Guys,
An exclusive lease or license means that the person buying the license/lease has exclusivity to monetize the record. This means that other people cannot monetize it (make money off of it). Other people can still use the beat for promotional use only. But they cannot exploit the record for monetary gain.
If the producer sells 100% of his "composer share" when he sells a beat exclusively, then the beat basically becomes a "work for hire". The rapper is basically buying you out and he can collect 100% of the writer share of the publishing. However, the beat-maker must still get credit for making the actual beat. The rapper cannot claim he made the record just because he bought you out.
So what does this means? The rapper owns the beat 100% and it has to credit you ln what way?? The only money you will receive is the price of the exclusive license right? You will not be allowed to collect more money from that beat?
@@2s1994 Not really, only If you sell me an exclusive beat with 100% of your writer share (your publishing), then yes, I'm basically buying you out. However, you may sell me an exclusive beat with only 50% of your publishing share, then you could still collect royalties on your remaining 50%.
@@juanalbertohernandez6996 Is it normal for a beat maker to take 50% of the writers share and 100% of the publishing? I just leased a beat and was reading the agreement and the producer says if I register the song he gets 100% of the publishing...that doesn't seem right...
@@megamaamatv9158 No, it is not normal unless YOU agree to it. No one would just give up their publishing in exchange for nothing. You can disregard many provisions in these contracts as they are not enforceable. Many are outright illegal and would never holdup in court if it ever came to that.
@@juanalbertohernandez6996 Thank you so much!
Wow, only 5,000 views. This is important information.
Nice one PAIN...this will help a lot of people lookin to be a producer artist or evening an independent label.
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Much needed info. Thank you. Big up Dj Pain 1 for all your doing. More success to you homie
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DJPain1 you my friend are SO on point! You are asking ALL the right questions because leasing a beat online vs going to a producer that you know to make you one can seem complicated. If my song gets an opportunity for a sync licencing situation its easier if you can physically pick up the phone or make an agreement before hand with the producer that you know so the music supervisors won't have to reach out to them but when you leased a beat off line and you get that same opportunity and you don't know or have a relationship with the online producer and other artist have jacked the beat anyway for songs....what do you do? OR you leased the beat at the lowest price and someone hears it and wants to use the song you wrote to the beat for a sync opportunity then what do you do? I would love to be able to write a song to a beat online and if an opportunity presents itself things flow smoothly but unfortunately I am afraid for someone to pick a song from a beat I leased....I wouldn't want any problems or issues because I know that I would do the right thing by reaching out because I values relationships so....This can be so tricky though...
Great informational video Pain. Much love
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Thank you DJ Pain 1. Amazing info man. I'm also starting to upload my beats and want to send some for placements.. Should I register all of them to BMI before sending to artists and uploading? For the moment I just tag them.
is writers & publishers share the same thing? And thank you so much for this info!!
Been waitin for a vid like this 🙌🏼🙌🏼
If I own a beat exclusively, I can do whatever I want with it. The producer still gets his percentage, but I control whether or not the song gets played in a tampon commercial.
So does the producer. So do any writers who control a % of the song.
Only if you own 100% of the writer share of the publishing. You can control the rights to the composition only if you buy the beat-maker out by buying his half of the publishing (the composer share).
@@juanalbertohernandez6996 can I buy full publishing share?
Good questions on the subject
So how would the artist make sure im getting royalties? Or what information would the artist need rather
Do you recommend copywriting every track you post? Been wondering that I make soft instrumental backings I figure would get used for documentaries. I’m new and have not uploaded yet under confusion
What i notice is i see some of these contracts say we as licensing purchaser cant register the song with our publishing company which i now thinking to stop buying these online beats and work directly with one person to make my beats its pain in the ass everyone doing things differently i record and cant register.
I appreciate this info. Cleared up confusion i had over certain things. Pain do you have a lease contact template we can purchase?
So when I send beats to an artist, Do I not send them my contract until they record on any of the beats? And before I send the contract per beat I write down all the info and agreements sign it then send to artist and they sign it and send it back to me ?
So how does the producer get their royalties from a song bought on an unlimited license? When the artist signs up with the distribution and publishing company does it ask you what type of contract for the best and automatically calculate percentages for the producer and send it to them?
have you figured out the answer to this yet? I'm still looking for it. =/
Cruz Aaron hey bro, so you select the amount of royalties that all contributing parties need to get. Sometimes it tells you on the beat lease the percentage of royalties so when the distro site asks you the percentage that producer gets you get to put it in. If not just talk to your producer as they should be of much help.
they ask about the split on the track., before u publish
Producers still have to spend money on expensive plugins and programs spend hours crafting their art plus still purchasing equipment and if their renting space for their setup that still cost them just a Few things to consider when you're an Artist questioning if a producer deserves that 50% split
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Needed this one
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This was a nice insight, thanks Guys
So when you sell beats online. And it’s 50/50, what do we do with songtrust and sound exchange. I’m a bit confused, how are beat buyers aware of all these things unless they sre reading these agreements and understand them
Ask the producer. We can always negotiate.
@@DJPain1 so is it bad just to keep 100 percent when selling non exclusive, also so what your saying is when selling beats I should put my PRO information in my terms so the artist can add me to their PRO when using the production that was from the producer 50/50, I always thought for non exclusive licenses the producer gets 100 percent
Why would producer get 100? If your write and record the song??
Thanks for the knowledge. 💯
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As an independent artist. I truly appreciate this video. How can I get in contact with music attorneys and stuff? I want to buy some exclusive beats but want the business to be fair on both sides. I like in Spokane Washington currently. USA. Looking to utilize a few different strategies and could use some direction.
Hey! Can't find the full video anywhere on twitch or youtube. Help?
So when the beat is leased out to a underground artists what is the minimum steps I should follow? I had one song that I leased out that had a good amount of streams but still have no idea how to go about getting my royalties since the artist is too big to reach out now and I don’t have a entertainment lawyer and the artist that leased my beat probably had no idea about these things either since she wasn’t signed back than.
I believe you need to sign up with Ascap or BMI and get them to track down your royalties. You do have your shit copyrighted right?
Use disco kid
Sittin taking notes… mad it cut short near the end… good stuff though.
I needed this. 👍🏾
Very good info. Thanks 🙏🏾
found non exclusive/basic license mp3/wav file. I read the license and understand most areas. In this beat they allow me for music recording, # online audio streams, distribute up to # copies, for profit live performances, and 1 music video, and finally says (0) radio broadcasting rights.
my confusion is the radio broadcasting rights.. how come 0? is it due to the content ID? I know that terrestrial is traditional radio AM/FM and the satellite radio is like Sirius XM, are there any other satellite radio companies?. Does that mean that I can't put my music in internet streaming services like Pandora? Apple Music? or Spotify? *See below that area of the license.* Thank you :)
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"The New Song may be used for any promotional purposes, including but not limited to, a release in a single format, for inclusion in a mixtape or free compilation of music bundled together (EP or album), and/or promotional, non-monetized digital streaming; Licensee may perform the song publicly for-profit performances and for an Unlimited non-profit performances, including but not limited to, at a live performance (i.e. concert, festival, nightclub etc.), on terrestrial or satellite radio, and/or on the internet via third-party streaming services (Spotify, RUclips, iTunes Radio etc.). The New Song may be played on 0 terrestrial or satellite radio stations;
Cheers Pain, helpful advice as per
Hey Pain, what are the names of the guys on the video? Thanks for the gems in this video.
I lost two that blew up, made it to big radio and millions listen to my beats. I got no recondition . I guess a lawer is important to have in this.
Thanku so much teacher 🙏🙏 that's what i need to knw❤️❤️
Got a question I need answered. Where do I put the peoples credit for the sounds I used in the beat
Read their license
yo pain so if i purchased an unlimited lease then the beat was sold exclusive after (i have license) can i still upload song to itunes etc.?
won't lie my brain hurts from watching this 😂😫
I'm college educated. Same 😔
You definitely want to get the biggest advance on a song against your royalties, because the label can create expenses to eat up the profit on that song or “seemingly” eats that profit. Really, you need to have a strong attorney that’s plugged into the music game and that has a name. If that’s not who you have you won’t get all your money. Yeah you will get your publishing if that end is done correct, but you won’t see no more royalties. Lol….unless you got a real dope “music” attorney.
I do agree the point split should be greater. That’s where having a great music attorney that’s well connected, comes in play.
I love these kinds of videos
I'll keep making them
Closing deals? Ohhhh, digital what? What is the digital licensing?
How did you go about facing those guys in the studio playing with your beat? Is that where you got a lawyer, were they kool.
Is it right for a the beat maker lease a beat for 100% publishing and 50$ writer/ composer.
Can’t wait for the day to come where all royalty handles fall under one roof causing less confusion with all this lol
Great information
I have a question. When I offer for an exclusive license on the beat, it asks about publishing percent. Am I putting the number for my percentage or the producers?
The producer I think
Independent label producing and publishing.accounting industry-leading music...licensing through you tube. I'm now just getting into networking through other platforms. I am masters, labels, and producer. Strictly freestyle live but not a teacher. I want my music easily created better but they are mine. My name ain't on the label that blew up. Mechanical licenses costs how much?
So in all the words are drawing out the words. TAKE THE ADVANCEMENT! lol
If i buy an unlimited lease would i be able to make money on youtube?
If i made a music video to my song over a unlimited lisenced beat
Can i pay ads for a song recorded on a tagged type beat ?
great info
after price negotiations wonder if that means i get 0% or do they get zero
So what if your song is out on a lease beat; but some bigger artist buys it exclusively but you paid your lease and you doing fine why can't I not get a profit or a negotiable pay from the artists who paid exclusively?
I had a right to the beat but on lease so I feel something should have to give!!!
You still could use it according to your terms
Good content 💪
Hopefully I’m asking the ? Right
its was in my offers vs the regular 50%
Hey whats up man?? If someone is an independent producer, & is registered w/ a distribution company, & registered w/ all PRO’s to collect performance, digital, content, & mechanical royalties, & a label wants to buy a beat of his/hers, how would the publishing royalties deal b/t the producer & label work, if that person is already set up to collect those royalties on their own?? (I hope this makes sense) A WISE MAN ONCE SAID, The Man Who Ask The Question, Is A Fool For The Moment, but The Man Who Doesn’t Ask The ?, Is A Fool For Life:))
STAY BLESSED
The label doesn't offer you a publishing deal and PROs do not collect mechanicals. I'm concerned because your question is based on a bunch of misunderstandings.
@@DJPain1 ok, when a label buys yours beat, u collect pub from that eventually depending on the contract, right? I was asking, will being registered with a companies like songtrust & soundexchange, affect my publishing from the contract in place from the label/artist deal. I wouldn’t say they are PRO’s but I do know songtrust collects mechanical royalties along with publishing, along side of soundexchange. Like I said I’m not sure if I’m asking the question right, bare with me, I’m new to this, & I think I need to review your video again, I’m lost now
@@DJPain1 I do have one more ? That would make some sense tho. What would you say if I just wanted to upload my beats just for streaming, would you think that would be a problem, or even make sense to pursue?
Nevermind, I think I confused myself. Didn’t mean to waste your time
Been looking for a video like this. Thx for uploading this. I’m just starting to upload again on beatstars since I’ve been working on my beats. Need to know more about the business. My beatstars is NP7 and insta np7_producer if you guys want to check it out
One rapper came to and he wants exclusives rights of a beat from me and he saying i own nothing if he purchase exclusive rights not even publishing rights and he saying that i'm confuse and if i sell excluisves rights the i own nothing i'm like really broo oo man
25:26.... Message (Keenan Ivory Wayans voice)
Question:
If you sell a license of your beat, whether exclusive or not, and some artist make a song of it.
Who owns the final master of it? Who gets the mechanical royalties of the final master?
Take a shot everytime Koncept P says "like" Jesus...
You dont like jesus?
@@DJPain1 he cool, I should like commas more lol
Im confused with the streaming what do they mean with you get a unlimited lease can the artist get paid off the streams on Spotify etc or do that money go to the beat maker
Goes to both. First you need to understand which royalties a stream pays and whether they fall on the master or composition side, then register the song properly with the agencies that collect those royalties. Each stream pays about 3 different royalties at once.
how do i make a good beat lease contract so i can retain ownership and get paid for mechanical licenses and basically from everything related to the song?
im confused w the specifics and don't know where to start and want to retain ownership
Use beatstars
@@DJPain1 I have my own website, I want to use that and grow my own business / grow an email list and maintain control over my brand. Thoughts? Also thanks for the response
@@ashkon7408 lawyer
@@DJPain1 ok say less thank you. Will keep updated
Will you face any issues if you upload tracks to lease beats that you've already uploaded to Spotify?
You'll go 2 prisionz
@@DJPain1 Alright, i've reviewed more of your content since then. More serious question then: How do you pull your music off Spotify if you sell an exclusive? Thanks for the info man.
@@DJPain1 Locked up they wont let me out - Akon gem pre Lady Gaga signing lol
So usually, a leased beat will grant the rapper 50% Writer and 50% Publisher's share?
if it's just the producer and the recording artist
Great video as always, i think I'm pretty educated with this thanks to you but to make things clearer when you talk recoup are we only talking master since royalties are collected by PROs and admin? In other words do you recieve 2 checks one for pub royalties and one for master royalties meaning you might only recieve pub royalties since they would probably never recoup to pay any master royalties?
Yes, recoupment is for the master royalties against the advance on the master buyout
If I got an non-exclusive license to a beat, can I or can I not use a distributor such as Distrokid, CDbaby or Tunecore to distribute the song?
In the agreement it says that I have 0% of the publishing rights? What does that mean?
What does the agreement say about using a distributor? I cant tell you what's in your contract.
@@DJPain1 It doesn't say anything on the one I got; however, I have seen other contracts that prohibit you from doing so, and I was wondering if that was standard on a non-exclusive. What does it mean when the contract says he grants 0% of the publishing rights?
@@alexan7581 if it's not there, its not there and that's something you need to clear up with the seller. Do not assume.
I just bought a non exclusive license for 14$ but on the agreement it says it’s prohibited to register beat and/or new song with digital agregators. But it says this even on the exclusive option of the song... I spoke to the producer he said it’s fine to use them as a distributor but not to claim copyright. Super confusing.
@@Richmet86 you can register it to cd baby or distrokid to put it on spotify, applemusic and whatever but you may not use the content ID from yt because you don't have the complete ownership of the beat. The producer stills own the beat as he created it.
When you register it on cd baby or distrokid, they will ask if you do have the complete ownership and in your case that isn't true as everybody can lease that same beat as well. And if you do put content ID on it through cd baby or distrokid then you might strike the producer who put the tagged beat online as well other artists who didn't put content ID on it.
The bottom line is no content ID on your song if the beat is leased.
@DJ Pain 1
feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, love your info!
If I purchase unlimited license. Can the producer end up selling the beat exclusively to someone else?
Yes
"Damn That Hurt"
Maybe there's a need for legislation regarding this whole business. Perhaps if a beat is leased then the producer should legally forfeit their 50% of the song writing royalties. At the moment producers are making tens of thousands 'leasing' beats and then they also want a cut when a buyer makes a success out of the tune. This model is unfair and wrong in my opinion.
Maybe artist should learn to make there own beats
So you think a person that make a beat should only make 200 on a lease while the artist and label make all the money off their composition
So the publishing...
In the beat stars contract under the title Ownership it saids the producer as the owner of this beat owns 100% of the publishing so should I change this? Or have beatstars made this contracts correctly and i shouldn't change it? Dj pain if you can answer this is really appreciate it 🇬🇧
Manny Manhattan Music okay thanks for replying, why would beatstars automatically make it so the composer owns 100% of the publishing if its obviously not fair?
@@MannyManhattanMusic publishing and masters are two separate copyrights. What you're saying doesnt make sense.
Personally, I changed my contract to say 50/50. You don't have to do anything though.
DJ Pain 1 okay, i think it’s the composition publishing I’m talking about
Manny Manhattan Music its the composition publishing I’m referring to I think
Can you put I. Your BeatStars contract the percentage you want from the master royalty of the song blows up and they get signed to a record label??
I hope I worded that correctly? Still learning so some things are still confusing
Is it split 50/50 forever ??
@@DJPain1 what does that mean
what dose 0% publishing rights on a unlimited beat mean..?
I'd tell the producer to.change that. It doesn't make sense in my mind.
@@DJPain1 could I dm you a pic of it to show you what it looks like on the app
All this label bullshit sounds super shady. Just like you said how do YOU know what the label is being honest about and paying out. 50k to record a song please, what a joke.
How can you audit what these labels are making and what your entitled to? To make 700 bucks or 10k is really peanuts for a songs that is in the millions and hot. It almost sounds like all this work is not even worth it to deal with all the shady games,
That's exactly why you make sure you're keeping track of your royalties and get a Big advance.
I have a question
can you do a 50/50 split for publishing and writers share between producer and artist
and then also say that the artist owns 100 % of the new song ( master) or does the 50/50 split automatically also aplly to ownership
I am not sure if ownership and royalty split is linked or can be treated seperetly
Those are separate copyrights, do they can certainly be split differently. They usually are.
@@DJPain1 understood, perfect thanks a lot!
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