#781081 - 09/11/03 03:54 AM
cowriting as a producer
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netsucka
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hi there,
i have a pretty important question and there are probably more than one answer for this:
when you compose/produce a track for a dance tune and somebody puts lyrics and a vocal melody over it, what is the common practice as far as writing credits?
i know in the old fashioned world, whoever came up with the melody and lyrics gets a 100%, but what is happening in the dance/pop world?
how do i protect my work (the composer of the whole instrumental track) that inspired the artist to some lyrics and a vocal melody (which in the dance world are less important than the track!)
any help would be appreciated
thanks
netsucka 
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#781082 - 09/11/03 12:08 PM
Re: cowriting as a producer
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T.H.
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It's about equal, but you should NEGOTIATE this with the writer.
When using ASCAP, BMG or whoever, they need to know who the: author, writer & composer of the songs are. In that instance it might be split regardless, or if you made a stipulation in a contract to negotiate a percentage then that would be applied.
Call it irrelevant, but words & music are a marriage, one does not stand further over another, depending what's more powerful: the words or music or is it a good combined marriage
Word&Music song - Chaka Kahn -- I'm every woman
Music song--C&C Music Factory -Sweat
Word song--Sinead O'Connor-Nothing compares 2U
(prince's version is better) IMHO
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