Hi!
I have a friend who was engaged by a minor classical recording company to do a couple of CDs. He's a bit other-worldly as the most truly musical musicians can be . . . Apparently he was paid (something but certainly not a fortune) by the company to do the recordings.
He says he didn't sign anything but seems to think that there was an agreement that he should be paid royalties on sales beyond the first 1000 CDs . . . He doesn't know how many CDs have been sold and has never been paid further. He now finds that tracks from the CDs are sold as MP3s to download by Amazon and iTunes.
Is there a mechanism of performers being able to demand audited accounts from recording and distribution companies?
Presumably this is the importance of belonging to The Musicians Union or Royal Society of Musicians? Which professional organisation is most helpful for professional musicians to belong to?
Best wishes
David P
I have a friend who was engaged by a minor classical recording company to do a couple of CDs. He's a bit other-worldly as the most truly musical musicians can be . . . Apparently he was paid (something but certainly not a fortune) by the company to do the recordings.
He says he didn't sign anything but seems to think that there was an agreement that he should be paid royalties on sales beyond the first 1000 CDs . . . He doesn't know how many CDs have been sold and has never been paid further. He now finds that tracks from the CDs are sold as MP3s to download by Amazon and iTunes.
Is there a mechanism of performers being able to demand audited accounts from recording and distribution companies?
Presumably this is the importance of belonging to The Musicians Union or Royal Society of Musicians? Which professional organisation is most helpful for professional musicians to belong to?
Best wishes
David P