Seafroggys
Well-known member
Not sure this is the right forum, but seemed the biggest fit.
I am in the middle of working on a production that isn't the traditional 'band' production, where the agreement is we just divide the earnings equally among us. This is a production where all the musicians are paid up front. Now I highly doubt this production will be profitable anyway, *but* that being said, its good that an agreement is reached ahead of time, just in case.
So what I have figured out are two categories....producer and songwriter. The producer is funding it entirely; in a traditional record model, they would fill a combination of record label/producer. And there's the songwriters who would earn a royalty. There are two songwriters, and they've agreed to split their share 50/50.
So basically, what would be the appropriate percentages for the groups. 80/20? (producer gets 80, songwriters get 10 each). 50/50? Considering the producer is funding it, by logic they should get the bigger chunk.
What is traditional for a simple setup like this, and what would you think is fair?
I am in the middle of working on a production that isn't the traditional 'band' production, where the agreement is we just divide the earnings equally among us. This is a production where all the musicians are paid up front. Now I highly doubt this production will be profitable anyway, *but* that being said, its good that an agreement is reached ahead of time, just in case.
So what I have figured out are two categories....producer and songwriter. The producer is funding it entirely; in a traditional record model, they would fill a combination of record label/producer. And there's the songwriters who would earn a royalty. There are two songwriters, and they've agreed to split their share 50/50.
So basically, what would be the appropriate percentages for the groups. 80/20? (producer gets 80, songwriters get 10 each). 50/50? Considering the producer is funding it, by logic they should get the bigger chunk.
What is traditional for a simple setup like this, and what would you think is fair?