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Old 01-25-2010, 04:36 PM
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Well it's like this Tom

Some of us are new or inexperienced at this, at the beginning of the thread I was feeling or fumbling for awnsers and advice. Now with a small result so far it may be useful for anyone who is where I was 6 months ago to see this progression, as this may or may not be authodox it is atleast an approach. Hopefully others will do it better, and things which are becoming glairingly obviouse can be avoided then people like me can learn as they go...
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Old 01-25-2010, 05:21 PM
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I am a remixer by trade., going on 28 years doing so.

Usually when a record label assigns a remix to a remixer,
that remixer gets remixing credit (name on the record as "Remixer") and depending on how famous that remixer is,
and how many hit songs as a remixer that remixer has under their belt.
and charted on the billboard music charts, which also entails sales of your remix.
Will depend on the funds you get for that remix.

Also, you have to sign a remixing contract with that label.
Its for their protection. - Remixers are what they call "Work for Hire" but with credits as a bonus.

Remix production money can go from $500-USD to $10,000-USD per remix.
This goes along with credit on the record.
(this is standard) with all record labels.

As far as royalties, you get none.
because you did not produce the original melody of the song in the first place.
you are only remixing it.

Some lawyers try to get derivative work compensation,
Because its your own original music composition, but remember, the accapella belongs to the label
and the melody contain within it.
that will piss off labels as lawyers try to get money for this
but most fail miserably because the remixer did not create the original melody
in the first place, and holds no copyrights what so ever to the song.

And if you try to push the labels, they will just drop you like a ton of bricks and never use you again.
and trust me, they will spread the word out like a virus.
Your remixing career will go bye bye. real quick.

your just a remixer, that's it.


Get your credit on the record as a remixer and collect the remixing money
and move on to the next remix.


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Old 01-26-2010, 02:08 AM
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Cheers

Nice explanation, in that case it sounds like the label are being more than fair to me so far. I'll have to use what I can to progress to springboard onto next project I have something planned which I hope doesn't take another 6 months (have to be patient sometimes) but for me right now money is secondery, still they did sign me on the basis of a royalty so thats something.

Well, maybe?

By the way, does anyone else find the business side interesting?
(I'll probably get absoluitly battered for asking that one lol,)
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Old 01-26-2010, 08:38 AM
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By the way, does anyone else find the business side interesting?
(I'll probably get absoluitly battered for asking that one lol,)

I do indeed. It can get very complicated with mechanical copyrites, paternal rites, musical performance royalties (on the recording), also who wrote which parts of the song affects royalty payments (in fact I think it still stands that you cannot copyrite drum rhythms, in uk law at least). Also things such as exclusivity/non-exclusivity, tempory licenses for distribution/artists, airplay, who owns what at what point.

It used to be a lot easier. Advance.... claimed back by record company before you see a penny... Then you see as little as they possibly can give you.

How things have changed...

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Old 01-26-2010, 12:58 PM
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OMG that's deep!

Possibly a need for a thread for legal stuff, my studys were over 10 years ago and I was thinking about brushing up by getting the latest book richard baghourt release but it's down the shopping list somewhere.

Advice becomes more important the further you go, and having people who can help hack contracts especially accross different territeries would be most usefull.

Anybody up for such a thread?
I would suggest either Avid or Russ to take up slack as fat as hosting thread. Any opinions?
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