Babe in the woods...

Hello there, Can anyone advise or direct me in the right direction concerning this issue?

I recently responded to an ad from an artist who is looking for a new keyboardist. He's got a good song base but desires creative input to embellish his material before he goes into the studio. Obviously he's got the rights to his tunes but my question is what are my rights as a creative content colaborator? How can I not get burned for my efforts in the endevour?

Thanks, Eric

You need to agree to a contract and the terms as hired for a work for higher.

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: You need to agree to a contract and the terms as hired for a work for higher.

Higher than what?

=Bob= bob -at- threestrands -dot- com

: >: > : >: >Higher than what? : >: Hire than you know : >Hire who? Then I'll know what? : A personal trainer?

I would rather not get personal with a trainer. But if you'd have suggested a babysitter....

=Bob= bob -at- threestrands -dot- com

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I think the gist of =Bob='s post was that EJ asked a fair question that needed a fair answer, I am aware that Europe and the USA are different on this matter, so I am not qualified to answer an American, but maybe you could...

Richard Songwriting, recording and creative & links http://www.angelfire.com/music2/richhoncho/index.htm

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Bob and I were just playing. I gave a fair answer.

Fair enough, then I didn't understand your answer, pls run it past me again, but slowly this time

Richard

Songwriting, recording and creative & links http://www.angelfire.com/music2/richhoncho/index.htm

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Than the IQ of a frog perhaps

Cheers

Hi Eric There are many ways this can happen, I can only say what I would do. If you were dealing with me and I had complete songs you would be the arranger you would own the copyright in your arrangement. I would own the copyright in my song, I would then have an agreement to pay you a fee for the work depending on the complexity of the arrangement work, the number of charts you had to write etc. And a further fee for the exclusive use of your arrangement to make a recording if I decided to do that.

If I had for example a verse chorus structure that needed a bridge and you composed the bridge, or you had a riff that was the main hook of the song and I wrote a melody and lyric based around that hook and chord progression, then that would be a co write you would then own 50 percent of the copyright in that song. I would expect you to chuck in the arrangement rights as part of your 50 percent.

I think the main thing is to all be up front and agree everything at the start. Here is a primmer on a do it yourself agreement http://www.music-law.com/musiccontracts.html

BTW how good is your arranging any sample we can hear?

Cheers