Posting song to Spotify after Exclusive Deal signing
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:54 pm
Aloha!
This is Sean and Kyle Luster from the pop rock band "Red Light Challenge". We're two brothers born and raised in Hawaii, but we've been based in Boise, Idaho for the past 5 years and have been TAXI members for almost two years (although we haven't submitted music until this April).
We've been having a lot of fun writing and recording songs for TAXI submissions while we've been under quarantine (since our touring has been canceled), and we've been fortunate to have a few of them signed!
We worked on an original Christmas song for a non-exclusive listing, and we actually wound up loving it so much that we want to release it during the holidays this year, while still submitting for listings. It seems like a lot of the listings for Christmas songs are for exclusive deals, so we're not sure if we'd still be able to release the song (on Spotify for example) if we were to submit and have an opportunity to sign it.
Does anyone have any insight on the rules regarding releasing a song as an artist if it is signed to an exclusive deal? Also, what are some examples of resources you use when legal questions like this arise?
Thank you to anyone who reads and responds, and we look forward to hearing some of the music that you submit! Here is an example of some of the fun we have as a band if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwPY3KSMzc
This is Sean and Kyle Luster from the pop rock band "Red Light Challenge". We're two brothers born and raised in Hawaii, but we've been based in Boise, Idaho for the past 5 years and have been TAXI members for almost two years (although we haven't submitted music until this April).
We've been having a lot of fun writing and recording songs for TAXI submissions while we've been under quarantine (since our touring has been canceled), and we've been fortunate to have a few of them signed!
We worked on an original Christmas song for a non-exclusive listing, and we actually wound up loving it so much that we want to release it during the holidays this year, while still submitting for listings. It seems like a lot of the listings for Christmas songs are for exclusive deals, so we're not sure if we'd still be able to release the song (on Spotify for example) if we were to submit and have an opportunity to sign it.
Does anyone have any insight on the rules regarding releasing a song as an artist if it is signed to an exclusive deal? Also, what are some examples of resources you use when legal questions like this arise?
Thank you to anyone who reads and responds, and we look forward to hearing some of the music that you submit! Here is an example of some of the fun we have as a band if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwPY3KSMzc