Labels handle these things differently independent of eachother. I'd normally recommend to try and get 50/25/25 on a remix deal if it's digital. 50% of the sales income for the track you did is standard. I wouldn't take any less for a remix. Fixed price would be more interesting anyway, especially if they will not do 50/25/25, or sales are low. Unless you expect huge sales of course.
In case of a percentage remix deal:
50% for remixer
25% original artist
25% label
If less is more think about how much more more would be.
-Frasier
Mar-09-2008 12:28
MessiahProject
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Manchester, England
I'm just about to get a remix released in i-tunes, napster etc. The contract came the other day, and this is how it is split -
The record company will get 50% of the total revenue from digital downloads.
The remaining 50% shall be split between the artist and the remixer.
The remixer will get 50% of the Artists share, and the artist will get 50% of the remixers share.
Hope this makes sense!
TMP
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Mar-10-2008 07:52
Luke Terry
tranceaddict oldskool
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
basically, unless you get an advance, you get naff all
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Sacramento, California
quote:
Originally posted by Luke Terry
basically, unless you get an advance, you get naff all
whats naff
Mar-10-2008 15:52
Zak McKracken
Trance
Registered: Jun 2003
Location:
noffing
Mar-10-2008 18:54
richg101
1010101010101010101010101
Registered: Apr 2005
Location: a universal nation
I recently completed a rmx for someone who made it seem like it was for vinyl release. and now its completed they go and say it is pure digital. I had never heared of the label but checked it out before hand and vinyl releases on previous tracks checked out. so just before i sent the rmx to the guy i wanted to clarify it was for vinyl and have the label send me a rmx contract...
well now i decide if to keep the rmx for myself and play it in sets(out of principle), or to send it to him and let him use it for a shitty digital only release on a no name/no friendship label. I have learned one thing, and that is to have things in writing before wasting valuable time on working hard on a rmx for someone who you dont know from adam.
It has really really annoyed me how someone has the cheek to assume ill do the rmx under the assumption it will be released on vinyl, and then just expect me to hand it over for a substandard release.
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Mar-10-2008 19:07
Zombie0729
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: .
seriously lol... has anyone actually recieved a royalty check from online sales?
Mar-10-2008 19:11
zodiac9
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
seriously lol... has anyone actually recieved a royalty check from online sales?
I have, for $7 I think it was. That was for my first release. I just had an EP released, and I have 2 remixes that will be released on Bonzai. Will be interesting to see if I get any royalties from any of those. I'm not expecting much. I'm definitely not in this for the money.
For one of those remixes, I signed a contract that stated I would get 50% of any royalties paid to the original author of the song. This guy is a friend, so I didn't ask for any money up front. Not sure how it works with producers you don't know well. Could you really trust a stranger to tell the truth on how much money they've made off your remix? Remixes are just a good way to get your name out there, I don't expect much beyond that.