This video is wrong. At the top are two copyrights. One for the Master recording. The other for the music. Record labels are a publisher. Record labels hire and employ the best musical writers. When an artist signs a record deal they are forced to give up their Master Recording copyright to the publisher. The publisher then sets them to work with THEIR writers to write songs that the artist sings. The money that comes in from licensing (putting songs on the radio, in films, in tv, etc.) goes to the publisher who gets half and the other half goes to the writers that the publisher employs and IF the artist wrote something in the song they get their percentage of the half that the writers get. The publisher also makes the artist sign a mechanical licensing deal. That allows the publisher to put out CD's, records, and sell downloads. Typically, the artist gets one dime from every unit sold. The artist, since they receive very little EARNED money, is then forced to go out and tour in order to make a living off the take from ticket sales and merchandise AND payback the generous ADVANCES given to them by the publisher. The artist, the performer, is the lowest of the low on the business totem pole. Meanwhile, the publisher is raking in money hand over fist from licensing deals using the Master Recording copyright. The artist is indebted to the publisher, usually with advances in the millions. That money has to be paid back from the sale of CD's, records, and downloads. The artist is usually on the hook also for many more albums promised to the publisher. If an artist rebels the publisher stops promoting their works and sales dwindle, putting the screws onto the artist. When they are under enough pressure, the artist is allowed to be dropped, in exchange for giving up any and all rights to their own music. When that happens the publisher then begins promoting the artist to the hilt - because the publisher their writers get all the money. None for the artist. This is the sad truth about how the music industry really works in the real world. 1. Keep your publishing rights to the Master Recording, 2. Always write your own songs. Register your copyright with the government copyright office and then join a PRO (Ascap or BMI in America) and register your songs yourself.
This video is general, but is the video actually wrong? I am not saying you are wrong but I am confused by your comment. What do you mean by wrong, he never said that record labels are the best thing in the world? Also I wanted to ask, so would a record label provide producers for the artist (maybe someone one who just records not writes) and what happens when an artist wants to work with a DJ/ Producer outside of the label...we see pop artist do this all the time. Also I heard something about Artist Favoritism in labels, where some artist have the opportunity to negotiate before signing (like Edward Sheeran) for their rights and etc, while some artist don't becuase they are not as self dependent as a person like Ed Sheeran and then maybe seen as a lower level sign for the record label...so what is your take on that?
Record labels LOVE to provide producers, especially if they work for the label, that's more money for them. With artist favoritism, most labels have a small group, 3-4%, that are the money makers and they favor those artists. All others receive minimal support, marketing, PR, etc. Those artists are forced to hustle to payback the label's advances. IF they fail, the label will buyout all their copyrights and drop them from their roster. Once the label has those copyrights all the money that comes in is now theirs and they will promote those songs in licensing deals. This is why you see stars rise quickly and then just as quickly disappear and become has-beens while the cash cows stay around for decades.
Thank you so much! Just to confirm when you say. "those artist are forced to hustle" do you mean the 3 -4% or the "others"... is it possible for an artist to hustle into that small group as well
Sorry about that. Internet context. The music business is brutal. 3-4% are the money makers and are kept happy. These have a perfect "IT" factor. They are beautiful, sexy, can dance, charismatic, etc., and the public loves them. They are willing slaves, but they like it that way for the most part. The others are tricked and played as suckers and intense leverage is put against them by their own label to bring them to the negotiation table. The label wants their copyrights, ALL of them. The average artist/band is usually on the hook to pay back huge record label advances. IF the record label doesn't promote them as much then they have to hustle and earn money on the road, stuck behind the eight ball. IF they fail to pay back the advances the label "allows" them to drop their contract in exchange for all copyrights. That artist/band then becomes a has-been and usually disappears. Afterward, the label, since they now own 100% of the copyrights, makes money hand over fist licensing that music to film, tv, etc. The key to the game is who controls Master Use copyrights - who is the publisher, and who controls the Writing copyrights.
I noticed that all these Music Industry-related videos don't have a lot of views when compared with Music production tutorials. If you wan to learn to produce music to make money, learning about the industry should be first because money is hard to get in today's music industry. I learned everything I needed to be a great producer in any genre, but unfortunately, I just do it for fun, which explains why i got so good at it.
i guess Im asking randomly but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account?? I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!
I like how you clearly know what you're talking about and are pretty well versed in the workings of things but even you get flustered at that process you describe at 3:40
This was incredibly helpful. I’m looking for information pertaining to the music industry’s business model or system and this was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction so Thank You 🙏🏼.!
Maybe could have mentioned promoters to help artists understand the links between agents > promoters and how they're typically different companies. Good job overall!
i did enjoy this video...compared to a person whos a bit new to the idea overall i knew about some of this...however, this was a very refreshing, visual and greatly understandable explanation. i felt u made some keypoints ; for example with the camara guy analogy.a great camera guy can save u tons of money and also spearhead u in the right direction. as well as any other team member
I live in the USA and I just made a band with my sister and best friend me and my friend are in 7th grade and my sister is in 4th but we're good separate we haven't practiced yet but I was hoping for some kind edvice on what to do and how to get good as of now I'm in charge of social media and money plz again give some wdvice
The best advise I can give is watch our videos, their made to help people like you! If you're just starting out some of our earlier videos will definitely help!
The Music Lab ok thanks I looked up how to start a band and I found your videos from 3 years and watched them that's what got me hooked on your channel
I live in a place with a very small and unknown music industry and very few people involved in music, could this affect the growth of artists or bands from the area?
I suppose the best method is to try and build an audience online... then again, a smaller scene means there's more potential for you to flourish! Try and build a scene in your local area, maybe?
That's where the internet comes into play! You can get a following on youtube or instagram, and if you want to play shows you don't even have to leave your living room. You can stream on Twitch. Highly recommend :)
It depends from one deal to another. But it weights heavily to your side if you have marketable aspects such as social media numbers (tiktok, ig, youtube) or brand association.
Is it really necessary that I go out on festivals and gigs to perform/produce my music? Or is it just an option or additional amount of money? Can I just Make music, sing it, and record it? I NEED ANSWER :(
I'm looking for information on tour management (its kinda hard to find btw) I'm thinking about becoming a tour manager any tips? Or are there any other jobs working on tour? At the moment I'm studying to be an av specialist (camera work and editing) so i thought maybe it's something I could combine?
The new artists just do not know how the money is going on behind the scene. Same amount of money. In and Out. Very complicated how the music industry works. To know this, it seems to take lots of years.
Use compression, also, have everything turned down enough to not clip. If you need to turn up the drums, highlight every track and lower everythings volume, then turn the drums up. That avoids clipping!
The Music Lab gave you some great advice. You can also use sidechain compression. I use Ableton Live, but the concept is the same across many DAW's. Sometimes called "ducking" you attach your drums to your bass in such a way that the beat of the drums trigger compression on the bass so those frequencies don't interfere with each other and create a muddy mix.
I know this comment might not be related or maybe it is. But is it true that if a person produce a soundtrack for a game do they have to give up the right for those soundtrack to the company they're working with? Because there are many songs and soundtracks that are unreleased. For example, Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (ft Charlie Puth) (movie version), and a video game from Detroit Become Human with soundtracks that are unreleased. Sort of a dumb question but i'm just curious.
Honestly, it will work on a case by case basis. Notice the (movie version), It's obviously a separate version of the track that was made for the film and the original version would be for standard release. Each soundtrack, or song for a soundtrack, will have different terms and conditions attached to it.
A distributor and publisher will take a cut (generally this will be an undisclosed cut before the label) then the label would take anywhere between 10-30% depending on the deal with the artist. And a manager normally takes 15%.
I was just wondering, if I write songs--both lyrics and music--but don't know how to write my songs in the form of sheet music, is that a bad thing? Would you recommend learning how? :P (I tend to memorize things by ear)
Unless it's something you're going to be using a lot, I wouldn't recommend it. Generally the best way to show someone a song you wrote is in person (if that's what you were meaning)
Not necessarily, the idea is the label takes a cut from the income, as would the manager. An agent would take a commission from everything they'd get for a band. Unless the band has had a particularly bad deal for an advance, they should never have to pay anything.
This dude is so fucking wrong idk what country you in but here in America bro the LABEL is the Distributor, The Plugger, and the Publisher what are you talking about. The LABEL don't get money from the ARTIST doing Shows/Gigs/Tours unless the ARTIST signed a 360 Deal which is something most ARTIST don't do or like, so they sign a standard deal were they get to keep all the money they make from there shows/tours. And the MANAGER is the AGENT too the manager books the shows/tours and gets them interviews and things like that
No one has the power to launch you, each thing you do is just a small step towards where you want to be. A plugger will help you get to radio, a PR company will help you get to blogs/reviewers and an agent will help you get gigs, tours & festivals. Pluggers and PR can be paid for, however an agent is something that is earned.
the label and distributor is definitely not doing its job anymore which is get a good portion into the hands of the artists. they need to stop hogging all the damn profits and compensate the artists. i think a class action lawsuit is in order
This video is wrong. At the top are two copyrights. One for the Master recording. The other for the music. Record labels are a publisher. Record labels hire and employ the best musical writers. When an artist signs a record deal they are forced to give up their Master Recording copyright to the publisher. The publisher then sets them to work with THEIR writers to write songs that the artist sings. The money that comes in from licensing (putting songs on the radio, in films, in tv, etc.) goes to the publisher who gets half and the other half goes to the writers that the publisher employs and IF the artist wrote something in the song they get their percentage of the half that the writers get. The publisher also makes the artist sign a mechanical licensing deal. That allows the publisher to put out CD's, records, and sell downloads. Typically, the artist gets one dime from every unit sold. The artist, since they receive very little EARNED money, is then forced to go out and tour in order to make a living off the take from ticket sales and merchandise AND payback the generous ADVANCES given to them by the publisher. The artist, the performer, is the lowest of the low on the business totem pole. Meanwhile, the publisher is raking in money hand over fist from licensing deals using the Master Recording copyright. The artist is indebted to the publisher, usually with advances in the millions. That money has to be paid back from the sale of CD's, records, and downloads. The artist is usually on the hook also for many more albums promised to the publisher. If an artist rebels the publisher stops promoting their works and sales dwindle, putting the screws onto the artist. When they are under enough pressure, the artist is allowed to be dropped, in exchange for giving up any and all rights to their own music. When that happens the publisher then begins promoting the artist to the hilt - because the publisher their writers get all the money. None for the artist. This is the sad truth about how the music industry really works in the real world. 1. Keep your publishing rights to the Master Recording, 2. Always write your own songs. Register your copyright with the government copyright office and then join a PRO (Ascap or BMI in America) and register your songs yourself.
This video is general, but is the video actually wrong? I am not saying you are wrong but I am confused by your comment. What do you mean by wrong, he never said that record labels are the best thing in the world? Also I wanted to ask, so would a record label provide producers for the artist (maybe someone one who just records not writes) and what happens when an artist wants to work with a DJ/ Producer outside of the label...we see pop artist do this all the time. Also I heard something about Artist Favoritism in labels, where some artist have the opportunity to negotiate before signing (like Edward Sheeran) for their rights and etc, while some artist don't becuase they are not as self dependent as a person like Ed Sheeran and then maybe seen as a lower level sign for the record label...so what is your take on that?
Record labels LOVE to provide producers, especially if they work for the label, that's more money for them. With artist favoritism, most labels have a small group, 3-4%, that are the money makers and they favor those artists. All others receive minimal support, marketing, PR, etc. Those artists are forced to hustle to payback the label's advances. IF they fail, the label will buyout all their copyrights and drop them from their roster. Once the label has those copyrights all the money that comes in is now theirs and they will promote those songs in licensing deals. This is why you see stars rise quickly and then just as quickly disappear and become has-beens while the cash cows stay around for decades.
Thank you so much! Just to confirm when you say. "those artist are forced to hustle" do you mean the 3 -4% or the "others"... is it possible for an artist to hustle into that small group as well
Sorry about that. Internet context. The music business is brutal. 3-4% are the money makers and are kept happy. These have a perfect "IT" factor. They are beautiful, sexy, can dance, charismatic, etc., and the public loves them. They are willing slaves, but they like it that way for the most part. The others are tricked and played as suckers and intense leverage is put against them by their own label to bring them to the negotiation table. The label wants their copyrights, ALL of them. The average artist/band is usually on the hook to pay back huge record label advances. IF the record label doesn't promote them as much then they have to hustle and earn money on the road, stuck behind the eight ball. IF they fail to pay back the advances the label "allows" them to drop their contract in exchange for all copyrights. That artist/band then becomes a has-been and usually disappears. Afterward, the label, since they now own 100% of the copyrights, makes money hand over fist licensing that music to film, tv, etc. The key to the game is who controls Master Use copyrights - who is the publisher, and who controls the Writing copyrights.
@@KenDWebber Are you speaking about the majors or any record and publishing labels?
I noticed that all these Music Industry-related videos don't have a lot of views when compared with Music production tutorials. If you wan to learn to produce music to make money, learning about the industry should be first because money is hard to get in today's music industry. I learned everything I needed to be a great producer in any genre, but unfortunately, I just do it for fun, which explains why i got so good at it.
It is like building a great car and not putting fuel in it, so it just sits there. #MusicIndustryExplained
i guess Im asking randomly but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account??
I somehow lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!
Appreciate the flow chart, brother! This is helping me organize my band in Northglenn.
I like how you clearly know what you're talking about and are pretty well versed in the workings of things but even you get flustered at that process you describe at 3:40
This is what I was looking for! Thanks!
This channel is criminally under rated
This was incredibly helpful. I’m looking for information pertaining to the music industry’s business model or system and this was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction so Thank You 🙏🏼.!
Maybe could have mentioned promoters to help artists understand the links between agents > promoters and how they're typically different companies. Good job overall!
That was a cool well explained version of how the music industry works.
Thanks :)
Wow this was very helpful
This is great information, you guys rock!!
i did enjoy this video...compared to a person whos a bit new to the idea overall i knew about some of this...however, this was a very refreshing, visual and greatly understandable explanation. i felt u made some keypoints ; for example with the camara guy analogy.a great camera guy can save u tons of money and also spearhead u in the right direction. as well as any other team member
when he said manager, the first person that came to mind was Murray from Flight of the Conchords
Holy crap so much to take in!!
Thank!!
I'm not even in a band but I just wanted to have an idea of how this stuff works. Good video btw :)
I Take Strong Note of This, Dude... Thank You! :)
Nice video!
I live in the USA and I just made a band with my sister and best friend me and my friend are in 7th grade and my sister is in 4th but we're good separate we haven't practiced yet but I was hoping for some kind edvice on what to do and how to get good as of now I'm in charge of social media and money plz again give some wdvice
We're also on a tight and very small budget
The best advise I can give is watch our videos, their made to help people like you! If you're just starting out some of our earlier videos will definitely help!
The Music Lab ok thanks I looked up how to start a band and I found your videos from 3 years and watched them that's what got me hooked on your channel
How would you go about getting an agent as an independent artist
I live in a place with a very small and unknown music industry and very few people involved in music, could this affect the growth of artists or bands from the area?
I suppose the best method is to try and build an audience online... then again, a smaller scene means there's more potential for you to flourish! Try and build a scene in your local area, maybe?
One good thing is that it's easy to get gigs where I live, there's just not much of an industry
That's where the internet comes into play! You can get a following on youtube or instagram, and if you want to play shows you don't even have to leave your living room. You can stream on Twitch. Highly recommend :)
Thanks for sharing! 🎸
I love that shirt lmao please tell me where you got it! Nice video man, really helpful!
Yeah its quite cool 😂😍❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for this.
You're welcome!
thank ü. i am going on diy for now. and later I will shift responsibilities =) kind of a lot to take in. thank u for that
Thank you. Very informative.
How much does each part take in terms of percentages?
Thanks.
It depends from one deal to another.
But it weights heavily to your side if you have marketable aspects such as social media numbers (tiktok, ig, youtube) or brand association.
yes I wanna see more =))
Is it really necessary that I go out on festivals and gigs to perform/produce my music? Or is it just an option or additional amount of money? Can I just Make music, sing it, and record it? I NEED ANSWER :(
You can absolutely make music without performing live! There are no rules :)
@@TheMusicLab Thanksss for the Reply :D
A lot of info... a lot of useful info! #MusicIndustryExplained
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I'm looking for information on tour management (its kinda hard to find btw) I'm thinking about becoming a tour manager any tips? Or are there any other jobs working on tour? At the moment I'm studying to be an av specialist (camera work and editing) so i thought maybe it's something I could combine?
nice video about music industry structure
Thanks!
The new artists just do not know how the money is going on behind the scene. Same amount of money. In and Out. Very complicated how the music industry works. To know this, it seems to take lots of years.
Thanks this actually helps cause me band is just starting
Can you make a video covering how to mix drums without clipping?
Use compression, also, have everything turned down enough to not clip. If you need to turn up the drums, highlight every track and lower everythings volume, then turn the drums up. That avoids clipping!
The Music Lab haha it's just with the loudness war everything has to be mastered and 0.01db constant lol.
It doesn't have to, there are no rules! Ignore the loudness war, as long as your track doesn't sound quiet next to commercial tracks, you're good!
The Music Lab gave you some great advice. You can also use sidechain compression. I use Ableton Live, but the concept is the same across many DAW's. Sometimes called "ducking" you attach your drums to your bass in such a way that the beat of the drums trigger compression on the bass so those frequencies don't interfere with each other and create a muddy mix.
Very valuable!
2:30.5
So how do bands get paid?
Through that specific network, any company that gets money in passes the money to the left, taking their cut along the way.
I know this comment might not be related or maybe it is. But is it true that if a person produce a soundtrack for a game do they have to give up the right for those soundtrack to the company they're working with? Because there are many songs and soundtracks that are unreleased. For example, Wiz Khalifa - See You Again (ft Charlie Puth) (movie version), and a video game from Detroit Become Human with soundtracks that are unreleased.
Sort of a dumb question but i'm just curious.
Honestly, it will work on a case by case basis. Notice the (movie version), It's obviously a separate version of the track that was made for the film and the original version would be for standard release. Each soundtrack, or song for a soundtrack, will have different terms and conditions attached to it.
Isn't the plugger also called the promoter?
A plugger deals with plugging songs to radio and press, a promoter promotes a live show.
Great vid :3
This was helpful to me
but is the money part? do u give everyone 10 percent of what u earn
A distributor and publisher will take a cut (generally this will be an undisclosed cut before the label) then the label would take anywhere between 10-30% depending on the deal with the artist. And a manager normally takes 15%.
KUDOS....QUITE Informattive...keep it UP DUDE 👍🏻
I was just wondering, if I write songs--both lyrics and music--but don't know how to write my songs in the form of sheet music, is that a bad thing? Would you recommend learning how? :P (I tend to memorize things by ear)
Unless it's something you're going to be using a lot, I wouldn't recommend it. Generally the best way to show someone a song you wrote is in person (if that's what you were meaning)
Thank you :) I really appreciate it :)
actually you need an army of people who do things for so you can focus on music... but there's no under band who can pay for that work
Not necessarily, the idea is the label takes a cut from the income, as would the manager. An agent would take a commission from everything they'd get for a band. Unless the band has had a particularly bad deal for an advance, they should never have to pay anything.
So how does the radio stations get paid?
Adverts! (except the BBC)
Second :) great video as always. Very informative
Cool that's tyte lol thanks
Do a podcast so I can listen to it at work.
First ;)) great as always boys
This dude is so fucking wrong idk what country you in but here in America bro the LABEL is the Distributor, The Plugger, and the Publisher what are you talking about. The LABEL don't get money from the ARTIST doing Shows/Gigs/Tours unless the ARTIST signed a 360 Deal which is something most ARTIST don't do or like, so they sign a standard deal were they get to keep all the money they make from there shows/tours. And the MANAGER is the AGENT too the manager books the shows/tours and gets them interviews and things like that
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does it still work like that? seems old school. No one knocks the door for good music so.
The music industry has barely changed in about 60 years! MOST things in the industry work like this or very similar!
The Music Lab how do you get your music to the right people? I am diy right now.
Depends what you mean by 'right people', could you clarify?
The Music Lab people with the power to launch you in the bitch called music industry and thus support your music
No one has the power to launch you, each thing you do is just a small step towards where you want to be. A plugger will help you get to radio, a PR company will help you get to blogs/reviewers and an agent will help you get gigs, tours & festivals. Pluggers and PR can be paid for, however an agent is something that is earned.
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is any one else a drummer
No
No i wanted to be first like
the label and distributor is definitely not doing its job anymore which is get a good portion into the hands of the artists. they need to stop hogging all the damn profits and compensate the artists. i think a class action lawsuit is in order