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songwriter/producer collab split

Post by melodymessiah » Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:17 pm

just found a possible collab. i write the songs (melody. lyrics, chords), he will produce. how should we split the ownership to my songs if he:

A-fully produces my songs from scratch
B-only mixes the (midi) tracks i've already made

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Re: songwriter/producer collab split

Post by Cruciform » Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:28 pm

It depends - you both need to be happy with whatever is agreed. That's really the bottom line.

FWIW, I do a lot of collaborating. In some cases I write the lyrics, sketch the chord progression and then complete the production once the vocals are fleshed out, then mix in the final vocals when they're ready. But I still only ask for equal shares because you do not know exactly which element in a production takes it from great to killer or okay to brilliant. You can't quantify magic. So the fairest thing IMO is equal splits.

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Post by hummingbird » Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:46 am

I always do 50-50.
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Re: songwriter/producer collab split

Post by DesireInspires » Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:32 am

hummingbird wrote:I always do 50-50.
Yeah, 50/50 makes sense to me. Keep it simple and keep making great music.

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Re: songwriter/producer collab split

Post by marcblack30 » Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:10 am

DesireInspires wrote:
hummingbird wrote:I always do 50-50.
Yeah, 50/50 makes sense to me. Keep it simple and keep making great music.
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