yeh, publishers make sure you get all the royalties you're entitiled to (radio plays etc), pretty important.

Okay then...
If I was to remix someone's track for, say, a b-side of a vinyl and it was published by a label, who would own the rights to it?

And as a remixer what kind of payment/royalties would I be entitled to have?

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Okay then... If I was to remix someone's track for, say, a b-side of a vinyl and it was published by a label, who would own the rights to it?

the rights would always be owned by the label, unless the track has been around for years, then the rights may be owned by the original artist. this means you have to clear the rights with the owner before remixing (unless your name is armin )

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And as a remixer what kind of payment/royalties would I be entitled to have?

all this stuff is settled in the contract.. you generally have 2 options, a one off fee, or a percentage of royalties from the release

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Hmm...
The thing is that a friend of mine got signed.
Now, the label wants a hard trance remix of the track as a b-side to the vinyl and my friend asked me to do it since he's not very good at hard trance himself (what makes him think I'm any good at it is beyond me ).

Being the nice guy that I am I agreed to do it, but I never even thought there could be any kind of money involved until another friend asked me how much profit I was gonna make of it...

I haven't been in any contact with the label yet, so let's see what happens... or if they even like my remix.

I'm not really after profit (and I don't think I'm gonna make much either), but it'd be extremely good promotion...

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ah i see

well firstly the label will have to like ur remix.. secondly u have to make sure they havent already got someone else lined up for the remix (did they ask ur friend to do it himself..?) and third, u have to think which is gunna pay best.. i.e. is the record going to sell well? if so i would go for the royalty cut even if ur not that bothered about the money.. u may aswell take the option thats going to give u the most

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Well my friend held a minor contest about it and from the entrants so far he says my remix was the best - all we're concerned about now is the label's reaction to it.

Also, seeing as this is his first release it's quite understandable if it doesn't sell very much...

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what label is it on..? if its a good one then it will sell.. for example.. i see a bonzai record in the shop.. i pick it up and listen

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Home City Records, apparently.

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thx for the info.. will keep this is mind

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Originally posted by DaveC Having a publisher is also very handy...

agreed ....mines a top bloke brought stuff to my attention that i didnt know

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery Well my friend held a minor contest about it and from the entrants so far he says my remix was the best - all we're concerned about now is the label's reaction to it. Also, seeing as this is his first release it's quite understandable if it doesn't sell very much...

if it sells 1500 copies (which is highly unlikly on a first release given the state of the industry) it might earn him about £900 so just get him to give you a cut of what he earns on it ...best option really. if you dont expect too much you wont be disappointed...

always worked for me....

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April 7th 2005 - Existence @ The Met Lounge,Peterborough (w/ JFK and Liam Bamford)
April 9th Wildchild @ The Empire, Milton Keynes (late minute replacement for Brisky)
April 16th 2005 - Serious @ The Cross (w/ Jonnie Pickering, Simon Patterson and Judge Jules)
May 5th 2005 - Existence @ The Met Lounge,Peterborough (w/ Riley and Durrant, Liam Bamford)
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