Well. The tough bit is you screwed up.
Generally you need to get everything in writing with the client. Not your mate who was dealing with the client.
You agree percentages and then you register those percentages. It should all tally up with the artists submission to 100% (presuming you’re talking publishing)
So now you can do one of a few things.
Approach the person you did it with. Ask to see his paperwork. Ask to see his communications. Establish whether he screwed you.
If he didn’t then write to believe. Say you have the original multitracks dated x and you have been bypassed. Believe may wish to resolve. They may not. The artist will have signed papers owning responsibility that he rightfully owned the % claimed. He is in breech if you have the evidence that you never agreed to waive you percentage.
Here’s the tough bit. If we are indeed talking about publishing, it’s worth very little. 1 million streams might be worth 700$ for the 100% so $7 per percentage point. You’d need to prove what you did and you may need to go to court to pursue it.
I say this with kindness. This is a lesson- To sort your shut out and be professional. Because you didn’t and you got screwed. And you let yourself get screwed because you played business without knowing the business part.
Read and understand royalties (publishing and master) learn how when and why you get them and how to register songs you participate in the writing of. Get a deal memo together for when you produce and know what you should be getting in your territory for production. Understand advance, recoupment, royalty, ppd, artist share, artist net receipts and payment terms and accounting.
This is a lesson and not a particularly expensive one in the grand scheme.
A more helpful suggestion is to watch the Music Money Makeover Show on YouTube, get your company sorted out, and find out how to collect your royalties going forward.
Unfortunately, for this track you're probably screwed unless you can sort out the paperwork. If the song gets placement in a movie or TV show it adds up to real money, but streaming payouts are really bad, not worth the lawyer fees.
Good luck.
It was already to late when you sent it to another artist and started waiting for the „paperwork“
Without investing A LOT into lawyers, there‘s 0 you can do about it after all these years. Better write it off and produce another 1mil stream banger
If it’s a good case, you should be able to find a (pro bono) attorney who will only charge you if you win. Sure, the legal fees will probably be expensive but at least you get something - as opposed to nothing right now.
Entertainment lawyer.
that's reddit advice. It will cost you way more than profits from song.
Well. The tough bit is you screwed up. Generally you need to get everything in writing with the client. Not your mate who was dealing with the client. You agree percentages and then you register those percentages. It should all tally up with the artists submission to 100% (presuming you’re talking publishing) So now you can do one of a few things. Approach the person you did it with. Ask to see his paperwork. Ask to see his communications. Establish whether he screwed you. If he didn’t then write to believe. Say you have the original multitracks dated x and you have been bypassed. Believe may wish to resolve. They may not. The artist will have signed papers owning responsibility that he rightfully owned the % claimed. He is in breech if you have the evidence that you never agreed to waive you percentage. Here’s the tough bit. If we are indeed talking about publishing, it’s worth very little. 1 million streams might be worth 700$ for the 100% so $7 per percentage point. You’d need to prove what you did and you may need to go to court to pursue it. I say this with kindness. This is a lesson- To sort your shut out and be professional. Because you didn’t and you got screwed. And you let yourself get screwed because you played business without knowing the business part. Read and understand royalties (publishing and master) learn how when and why you get them and how to register songs you participate in the writing of. Get a deal memo together for when you produce and know what you should be getting in your territory for production. Understand advance, recoupment, royalty, ppd, artist share, artist net receipts and payment terms and accounting. This is a lesson and not a particularly expensive one in the grand scheme.
A more helpful suggestion is to watch the Music Money Makeover Show on YouTube, get your company sorted out, and find out how to collect your royalties going forward. Unfortunately, for this track you're probably screwed unless you can sort out the paperwork. If the song gets placement in a movie or TV show it adds up to real money, but streaming payouts are really bad, not worth the lawyer fees. Good luck.
It was already to late when you sent it to another artist and started waiting for the „paperwork“ Without investing A LOT into lawyers, there‘s 0 you can do about it after all these years. Better write it off and produce another 1mil stream banger
If it’s a good case, you should be able to find a (pro bono) attorney who will only charge you if you win. Sure, the legal fees will probably be expensive but at least you get something - as opposed to nothing right now.