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What are record companies?
A record company makes, distributes, and sells “records.” Unless the record company is also the artist, the record company usually sells record from other artists. They obtain the right to mechanically “reproduce” and “distribute” these records of others thanks to a “recording agreement” with the artist whose music is being recorded. If songs are sold, the artist receives a “mechanical royalty” from the recording company in accordance with this contract.
- What does copyright mean exactly?
- How are royalties calculated?
- What are music royalties?
- How much type of music royalties are there?
- Who does collect my royalties?
- What does a music agent do?
- What are record companies?
- What is a music publisher?
- Are there different types of music publishers?
- What can I expect from a music publisher?
- How much do music publishers get paid?
- What is a publishing agreement?
- What are some of the main deal points in a music publisher's agreement?
- I'm ready to record my first demo. What should I keep in mind?
- What are the main deal points in a recording agreement?
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