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Getting paid by labels

I wanted someone who is signed to run through what kind of rates you get or up front payments etc.

I had an electro hit called party time which topped all download sites and the label paid me nothing.

Whats an average fee for a tune. whats everyone else getting

Nothing.

you get paid what you and the label agreed which is in your contract.

Did you sign a contract for your track?

Yeah i did a 50 - 50 deal but they kept saying oh the figures arent back yet then dissapeared for weeks at a time. I checked beatport and its still the best seling track on their label. Ministry of sound put it on the inside track page and beatsdigital said to me of the record it did really well. In the end because i was trying to get signed again i said you can keep the money and i did it on email so the bastards got it in writing .\

I just curious some people get upfront payments wondered if anyone landed a big score from a label?

my girl likes to party all the time party all the time party all the taaa-hime

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Yeah i did a 50 - 50 deal but they kept saying oh the figures arent back yet then dissapeared for weeks at a time. I checked beatport and its still the best seling track on their label. Ministry of sound put it on the inside track page and beatsdigital said to me of the record it did really well. In the end because i was trying to get signed again i said you can keep the money and i did it on email so the bastards got it in writing .\

Man, that sucks.. you should share the track for free or something, make an example.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Yeah i did a 50 - 50 deal but they kept saying oh the figures arent back yet then dissapeared for weeks at a time. I checked beatport and its still the best seling track on their label. Ministry of sound put it on the inside track page and beatsdigital said to me of the record it did really well. In the end because i was trying to get signed again i said you can keep the money and i did it on email so the bastards got it in writing .\ I just curious some people get upfront payments wondered if anyone landed a big score from a label?

that doesnt mean shit (the e-mail thing), request a statement and an invoice... even if you said you dont wanna get paid both sides has signed a contract, contact them asap and ask for a statement at least...

Something smells fishy.

In one thread you don't know how to mix a track and here you claim to be signed.

What is your artist name and which label was it on?

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Originally posted by Subtle Nothing.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Something smells fishy. In one thread you don't know how to mix a track and here you claim to be signed.

Yes I am somewhat surprised about this myself

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Something smells fishy. In one thread you don't know how to mix a track and here you claim to be signed.

Maybe he's that guy who posted a while back trying to hire someone to produce tracks for him?

Maybe his hired producer quit and now he's trying to produce for himself?

Oh wait, it's actually this guy

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Oh wait, it's actually this guy

aw fawk.




it's a tarp.

i wouldn't mess with labels go the dgital label route.

and read this

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...ad/t-88352.html

there was another thread but cant find it.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c Yeah i did a 50 - 50 deal but they kept saying oh the figures arent back yet then dissapeared for weeks at a time. I checked beatport and its still the best seling track on their label. Ministry of sound put it on the inside track page and beatsdigital said to me of the record it did really well. In the end because i was trying to get signed again i said you can keep the money and i did it on email so the bastards got it in writing .\ I just curious some people get upfront payments wondered if anyone landed a big score from a label?

Your logic really doesn't make any sense. Why on earth would you want to be resigned by a label that disappears on you for weeks at a time and then pays you nothing?

Also, try asking the retail outlets (Beatport etc.) for figures. I'm sure if you can prove that you are the artist and explain the situation to them they would furnish you with the figures, especially as they probably don't want to get audited/involved in a court case.

As for the email (even though it's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard someone do in your position), they might not even have it anymore and even if they did, you could easily explain that away in court by saying you were just trying anything to get a response from them as they had been dodging you, and that you knew the contract would stand anyway.

This whole thing sounds really weired to me anyway.

Also, Labels don't want bad press because they will have trouble signing new material in the future, so why not name them on here?

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Originally posted by Subtle Man, that sucks.. you should share the track for free or something, make an example.

Good try.

Complete BS post. Go look on beatport, there's nothing at the top of any of the charts called "Party Time". Not to mention no specifics are mentioned, label name, artist name, ect. Why do people waste our time with this hogwash. Oh, I forgot, just to mess with us :P

Let's defeat this goofball at his on game, and turn this into a real discussion. Here's my imput:

I've gotten paid by little indie labels. Even if they owe you just $20, they pay you. Most labels are honest. Always find out a little about a label before you sign.

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Originally posted by Sonic_c I want to know about levels in a song. I know how to write songs im learning piano/keyboard etc I know what a compressor does but.... I need to know how to apply this effect together with leveling etc to pull things through my mix When i make a song when i mix it down the bass lowers and the melodies get lost and it sounds like its coming out of a pillow One thing that works for me is run it through ozone izotope and turn the freq exiters up that sound ok but its not best practice Does anyone have a general guidline how to get a punchy kick and off beat bass but allow for the melodies to also be at an audible level help??

So said the person that top all download sites.

lets clear this up

Ok fine i knew this would come up. I used to make electro (shit electro) under the name sticky electro. I didnt want to mention because some of the songs are really amature and crap.

www.myspace.com/stickyelectro

I made a song called "party time" I got lucky basically the whole song is not amstered or mixed or anything solely made by an amature in reason alone!

I made a catchy song and people liked it

It got signed to LPH (lets play house recordings) owned by an american dj starsteady.

It is on all the download sites and did well. I didnt want to show you guys because u will all take the mickey probably. I make trance now which is what i always loved and sort of wanted to just put it behind me lol.

http://www.junodownload.com/artists/Sticky+Electro/

this is where you can preview or look if im telling the truth.

I just didnt want to admit to the songs in the player some of your songs sound so well made that it made me feel like really a beginner.

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Originally posted by Ray_Chappell So said the person that top all download sites.

jesus you guys are just looking to trip people up. It did and im going to prove it on hear i will post a link to an image of the dj download top 100 electro showing it and 2 remixes of it in the top 20. yes thats right 3 entries in top 100

at the time it was beating chemical brothers!

Im not even boasting now i know how its done properly i look back and think i must have got real lucky! the rest of the stuff on the myspace page is so amature that one dj said its like chocolate cake made of shit.

so dont think i am boasting just an honest question.

Image will be posted tonight I also have images i took of other download sites

Im so pissed with this forum twice now i have been ripped once for saying wouldnt it be nice to make trance for a living! and now for asking a question about a real event. you all think im a liar.

I assume this is because i am trying to learn how to make trance properly from you guys, but i have had some success in the past? Right

Why?

http://www.djdownload.com/labels/Le...Recordings/4074

link to lets play house label look at bestsellers

Where's the original mix?

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Originally posted by zodiac9 Complete BS post. Go look on beatport, there's nothing at the top of any of the charts called "Party Time". Not to mention no specifics are mentioned, label name, artist name, ect. Why do people waste our time with this hogwash. Oh, I forgot, just to mess with us :P Let's defeat this goofball at his on game, and turn this into a real discussion.

lease follow this link its called party time EP bottom right corner

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html...ouse_recordings

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