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Country Music - Producers fees/commission
Expert: Dr. J. M. Allen - 10/20/2009
Question
My son is paying to have his music recorded in a studio as well as the musician fees to play. My son is also a songwriter so it's all his own stuff with the exception of what the musicians and producer add into it. Right now all the recording and rates for musicians are going to be paid by my son. What is a fair rate for the producer to charge for producing and "shopping"(I assume this means "selling" the songs/album. He is saying that it would possibly be 50% commission.We dont know where that begins and ends-commission of what?
Answer
Welcome to the world of music business...cutthroat and shady. I would suggest getting the services of a lawyer familiar with entertainment law (Nashville has lots of them, L.A. too) and let them help negotiate the contracts...producers of independents are notorious for ripping off folks.
What your son is doing is called "vanity" producing since he is doing it himself and is not under a company contract. 50% is very high but not unheard of. You might be better off just paying for studio time and musicians and do the marketing yourself. I assume the producer will be doing the mixing and tracks...this is an expensive part. This is why many musicians get skilled in doing their own studio work...with computers these days...it's much easier than back in my days with old 8 track mixing boards.
You might also be better off doing a demo and trying to market it to a company and then let them do the publishing if they award a contract. I would highly suggest the attorney.
Good luck
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