Steve-O-San
Joined: Jun 15, 2007
Posts: 127
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Posted on Aug 31 2007 10:30 PM
We are about to record an album of approximately 10-11 songs and we want to record one cover...the rest are originals. We do our own arrangement but the song is obviously a cover (Istanbul...the Halibuts did it in the 90's).
Who do we contact? Would someone come after us? Is this a stupid question?
-Steve
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Aug 31 2007 10:39 PM
When you get your record pressed you will find the necessary information from the people pressing your record.
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kenposurf
Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 1650
Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Aug 31 2007 11:52 PM
You can obtain reproduction rights from either the artist or most of the time through the Harry Fox Agency which is a clearing house for this need. Also you can read up on this on cd baby. Our last cd has 6 covers 4 we cleared through Fox and 2 from the artist (Dick Dale)'s represenitive
— www.northofmalibu.com
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25531
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 01 2007 01:43 PM
I believe that is an old Jazz song,
you could get lucky and it would be public domain, but doubtful...
Jeff(bigtikidude)
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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WaimeaBay
Joined: Jul 05, 2006
Posts: 969
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Posted on Sep 01 2007 02:24 PM
is this something you have to pay for?
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3796
North Atlantic
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Posted on Sep 02 2007 12:15 PM
WaimeaBay
is this something you have to pay for?
Yes it is. Normally you have to pay mechanical royalties. This is a fee per song per CD pressed. The writer royalties are taken care of by BMI or ASCAP in the US, I think. The SOCAN organization takes care of this in Canada and doesn't come out of your pocket.
Rev
— Canadian Surf
http://www.urbansurfkings.com/
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MikeG
Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 309
Springfield, Oregon
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Posted on Sep 03 2007 11:05 AM
If you go through the Harry Fox agency, you basically pre-pay the mechanical royalties for however many CDs you're going to produce. I think 250 is the minimum IIRC.
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kenposurf
Joined: Feb 23, 2007
Posts: 1650
Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Sep 03 2007 11:45 AM
You need to go on to the Harry Fox site and check out the link for "songfile" and educate yourself about what is needed. It's not a lot of money per song but can add up if you are covering many songs. Also digital rights to distribute are not included when you pay for mechanical rights and there is an additional charge if you also want to sell downloads...may have mentioned this but cdbaby also has a lot of good info on this and you should read what they have to say..better than asking us!! hah!
— www.northofmalibu.com
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Steve-O-San
Joined: Jun 15, 2007
Posts: 127
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Posted on Sep 03 2007 07:13 PM
That's good advice...I checked the site
http://cdbaby.net/dd-covers
that's all I needed to know!!!!
Thanks guys!
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MattCrunk
Joined: Apr 19, 2007
Posts: 92
Town Creek, Alabama
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Posted on Sep 09 2007 03:42 PM
Mechanical royalties aren't that much. If I remember correctly the statutory rate (what you'd pay through a clearing house) is currently just under 10 cents per unit. So if you press 1000 CD's you're only looking at a payout of about $100 per cover tune.
— Matt Crunk
Decatur, Alabama
Founder: North Alabama Surf Alliance (NASA)
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planish
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 473
Sackville, New Brunswick
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Posted on Jan 24 2008 09:23 PM
If you get any radio play, I believe it's the broadcaster's responsibility to pay some royalties when they play it, to both the performer and the composer or copyright holder.
— I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing.
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3796
North Atlantic
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Posted on Jan 26 2008 10:53 AM
planish
If you get any radio play, I believe it's the broadcaster's responsibility to pay some royalties when they play it, to both the performer and the composer or copyright holder.
Yep!
And make sure to join a songwriters organization (SOCAN in Canada, BMI, Ascap, etc), and register your songs. I do enjoy receiving quarterly cheques for airplay/tv broadcasts. It's free to sign up with these organizartions.
Rev
— Canadian Surf
http://www.urbansurfkings.com/
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