Music royalties are (intentionally) setup to be confusing AF! It’s overly complicated, with antiquated laws and structures that are not setup for the modern music and technology era we’re in now. Download my free Royalties Flowchart and learn about all things royalties: aristake.io/SVjoYZ

I stumbled across Ari’s content and happily dove head first down a rabbit hole. This is some of the most helpful, thoughtful, and thorough information for independent artists I have encountered. I really appreciate the work you are doing, sir. THANK YOU, SO MUCH!! 👏🏿

That was incredible! So glad I stumbled upon you in my rabbit hole of trying to track down old royalties and relaunch my music career.

After many years, clarity. Thanks

I've been breaking this down for literally 6 years and you're always more detailed and perfect at explaining everything... #heavensent THANKS ARI GOING ON 6 YEARS STRONG when you barely had a website ;)

@kashizkingproductions

Жыл бұрын

MANY LEVELS KING

This was so awesome. So many of my questions were answered. Thanks, Ari! I'll be buying your book.

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever watched on KZread

Nothing but good brother! Thank you!! Who else didn’t know about The MLC?

This provided so much CLARITY for understanding the various work flows… I feel great. Thank you so much!!

Thanks for breaking it all down for us, Ari! You are truly a great musician, author and teacher! -Trey:)

Thank you Ari! Very informative as always

This is without a doubt the clearest, most informative video I have watched on navigating through this musc business madness. Thank you. I liked, subscribed, shared and preordered your book.

Thank you so much! I understand so much more now.

I think I hit the "Subscribed" button a freaking million times! 2 years trying to make sense of all this! This was one of the most valuable videos I have ever seen on the Tube! I still need to know which I should do: Join ASCAP as both Publisher & Writer then join MLC?

This is exactly what I have been looking for!! Thank you so much for breaking this down so simply!! You rock 🤘🏼

@ArisTake

Жыл бұрын

happy to help!

I just found this video and I'm so glad that I did! Ari you're beautiful for helping properly educate all Artists understand the entire process of the music business! God Bless You! And that's why I just subscribed!

@ArisTake

6 ай бұрын

thank you!

This video is pure gold, thank you Ari 💙

Thank you so much for this clear explanation! This video is so informative.❤

Thanks Ari!

Just found your channel Ari - you’re a complete boss. Thank you for the amazing content

thanks for sharing knowledge.

Nice videos and the chart too

Thank you 🙏🏾

Yes

Your amazing

Hi Ari! Thank you so much for this video- it’s be been helpful. Especially with the charts, I am a visual learner and that helped me so much. I do have a question for you that I’m having a really hard time finding an answer for as an independent artist anywhere on google. I am about to use distrokid for the first time to upload some music on to Spotify. I’m excited about the teams option- however- When I put my producer on the split- is that percent from the net sales? I’m wanting to give him 20% of net and I’m not sure if that’s what I should be putting in the split. Thanks again Ari!

Thanks ❤🎉

Good information 👍

Hi Ari, I’ve come across your channel, excellent walkthrough. Very easy and simple to follow. Is it possible to get a copy of the deck you shared? I cannot see the link for materials

Did I just waste money on HFA. I signed up a month ago. I have MLC, but did I waste money on HFA?

Everything that I needed to hear. You're HIRED. 🤣

had a question what is songtrust good for nothing if the mlc is the only place that collects now ?

My friend is considered a ( vanishing publisher company) I just plug him into ascap , how do I make sure he’s getting his splits cand correct pay? I need a video specifically to learn how publishers like him are set up to get paid also

Did you create an LLC or DBA and open a business checking account for your "vanity" publishing company? Is that even necessary?

What if I didn't make the beat but is leasing it and my contract says I get 100% of my Mechanical and performance royalties and I will be writing the song. The only thing I can't do is sync it with film or gaming. What category would I fall under and what would be the percentage for publishing? I will be releasing all my music myself on songtrust.

hi, should i sing with the copyright office before signining in with any other publisher company

I missed this but how can I reach you to ask some questions about royalties ?

🙏🏾🖤💫

Hi Ari, thank you so much for helping songwriters with all of this. Quick question if we aleady have songtrust does that mean we cant sign up for the MLC? Ari, I see you have songtrust admin so do you have MLC?

@ArisTake

Жыл бұрын

you do not need to signup for the MLC if you have Songtrust (or any publisher).

@NATTYNAT

Жыл бұрын

@@ArisTake thank you. 😊 Quick question Ari, which companies are you affiliated with to get all your Mechanical and Performance Royalties? Ascap, songtrust, hfa, music reports, etc...???

@ArisTake

Жыл бұрын

@@NATTYNAT ASCAP and Songtrust. That's all I need for performance and mechanicals. HFA and Music Reports don't handle mechanical royalties anymore. The MLC took over from them.

What about just for artist that wrote just the lyrics only and recorded it? On top of the beat / song.

So I have Sony Music Publishing, does that mean they collect my sync royalties? And I have a question about sync to.. Is sync fees same as sync royalties? are they different ? And I know that Sony will collect 30% after a certain time in the contract.. and if they take 30% does that mean it’s off of the fees or royalties?

Is a producer considered an artist on the sound recording side or can they set in their terms that not only do they want 50% of the pub they also want 50% of the artist share in the sound recording since they made the beat and exported it into a digital product aka master (not just came up with the idea (the melody & sounds) but hand made it from scratch)?

What about sound exchange?

Thanks for all the info Ari. One question I have. Is there a website that tracks the life of a song after its initial placement and upfront fee? Meaning when it goes into syndication. I have had a few placements on network TV a few years ago that I have never seen a dime from my Pro on the backend?

@ArisTake

2 жыл бұрын

Your PRO should have this information. Hit them up (ASCAP, BMI, etc)

@ELLIOT8209

Жыл бұрын

@@ArisTake I smiled when I noticed that you are the author of the book behind. I bought it last year. It's full of amazing content. Shout out👌👌👌

@thaisb229

Жыл бұрын

​@@ArisTake Would you know if Sabam(European music royalties) is considered PRO? I've been trying to navigate my father's royalties for over three years now 🤪thanks

What should I do if I am a foreign artist registered with a CMO such as SUISA, SIAE, GEMA (which collects in addition to public performance royalties also mechanical royalties) but does not see his works registered in the MLC database? Should I join MLC ?

@johnskyfield

Жыл бұрын

Would love to know this as well

What if you purchased a beat offline, wrote all the lyrics, recorded the lyrics and released the song (via distrokid)? Also you're independent performing artist and the producer wrote back that you can keep all the royalties. Would the producer still get 50% of writer's share or publishing share? Do I own the masters to the song (with my lyrics and his beat/instrumental).

When you register at the mlc do you give your birth name of artist name

Hey I’m Ari too

Hi dear Ari thanks am the composer the song writer and the singer so the artist I feel like this isn’t my century I have copyrighted all my songs with an agency online affiliated to la Sacem the later collects your royalties for you in tue world but to become a member of pa Sacem the equivalent is ascap you need to have a thousand views on a social media app so in between I am scared to put my music out and then once at la Sacem iam going to have to get a digital distributor

Hi dear Ari unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it back to the states iam stuck in paris but not from the music world so here the equivalent of ascap is la Sacem they collect your royalties worldwide but you need a thousand views so before la Sacem I copyrighted my songs with music start they are affiliated to la Sacem Handy I will listen again and again until it gets inside my head my point is could I become a ascap member if iam French anyway thanks Ari

Can non-US resident's sign up for Sound-Exchange? If so, why would they need to sign up with their countries Neighbouring Rights Organization? Is it a payment/tax thing? If so, what about sync agencies/sag/aftra/distributers/adim pub - how do they all pay a non-US resident?

So I am debating: should I be my own publisher? or hire a publishing admin? I am hearing countless scenarios where Songtrust and other administrators are not registering their songs with the proper agencies/orgs This is ridiculous! If they don’t even sign your song up with the MLC… Then I would literally get 0% of my mechanical royalties?? I’m starting to think that the only way that I will get 100% of monies owed is to do it myself… You can easily find out who pays what for each country… If someone has to painstakingly go through the whole payment pipeline just to find out if your admin is “doing their job correctly”….. It might benefit independent song writers: to just get the job done on your own!

I just stared sign up for The MLC, the first thing that happens is; "Your account verification is in progress". How long does that usually take? Then what comes next? Should I do something now, or do I wait until the verification process is complete?

❓ I played drums on an album that has been sold and streamed since the mid 90's. The artist died, and his vanity publishing company no longer exists. How can I start receiving royalties on current sales (maybe past sales too?) Thank you

1:20

if you find the melody of a song you also considerate as a music composer right ? so what copyright goes to music composer of the melody?

@marvinjean-baptiste668

10 ай бұрын

Composition

Can anyone refer me to some other PRO companies besides the traditional three. I need some other options,don't wanna go wrong.

What about the MLC ?

@marvinjean-baptiste668

10 ай бұрын

They collect digital mechanical royalties ( from DSP’s like Spotify,Apple music etc…)

Hi can you become of lMC from France ?

What about being the songwriter and artist who has the music done by work to hire. You are saying although I paid for the track the person who i play the tract own 50% of my song?

@ArisTake

7 ай бұрын

If you buy a beat/production, make sure it’s in writing what rights you’re buying or licensing.

3:55 there is a key bit of information that you left out. In order to record a cover song, an artist needs permission from the songwriting copyright owner. If one records a song without the songwriting copyright owners permission, legal action can be taken by the owner of the registered copyright to send a cease and desist order to whomsoever recorded the work without permission.

@ArisTake

6 ай бұрын

you actually do not need permission to record a cover song. under copyright law once the first use of the song has been approved by the original songwriters anyone can cover the song without permission. the platform streaming the recording just needs a mechanical license - which all DSPs have. the DSP (Spotify, Apple Music, etc) then pays the publisher the royalties.

@michaelkiese7794

6 ай бұрын

@@ArisTake thank you for the reply! Could you please provide the specific law so that I can read it? I would like to read it for myself. I'm interested to see what the definition of "first use" is. Furthermore, the whole point to registering a copyright with the US Copyright Office is exactly so that people cannot use your IP without your permission. I can think of many Disney specific examples where cease and desist orders were made, and all works of the cover artist (recordings AND score arrangements) were seized/confiscated. Disney has many great case studies where their IP is veraciously protected. Thank you for your reply. To be clear, I'm just seeking knowledge and information. My intent is not to be argumentative or to purposefully negate anything you say.

My song was taken and placed on a Commercial...and No one Asked me to use it? I totally need help figuring out what to do

@ArisTake

Жыл бұрын

what commercial? did you opt into sync with your distributor? ever sign a licensing deal with anyone?

@comicbookjerk

Жыл бұрын

@@ArisTake Never signed any deals, but it appears that the company Flex Seal has used one of my compositions in their toolbox hero commercial. Haven't been able to figure out why or how.

@ArisTake

Жыл бұрын

@@comicbookjerk do you have proof of this? did you spot it on TV? do you have a link to it on KZread? if this hit the air you can definitely sue for damages. otherwise, send them an email inquiring about it. you can also issue a DMCA copyright takedown notice to wherever the commercial is being hosted (IG, YT, FB, etc)

@comicbookjerk

Жыл бұрын

@@ArisTake Maybe It just sounds exactly the same. It's just so odd it uses the same pattern just slowed down.

Great explanation, Ari. Lindsay came across to me as someone not very authentic though, strictly business, very corporate and distant. Just wanted to share my feedback about her because her personality clashes with yours, Ari, and with the style of people your audience connects with.

What kind of copyright should i get if i wrote the song and also performed it so im the sole owner; do i just do a SR copyright ? Or one SR and a PERFORMING copyrights both?

Is it just me, or does Ari look like Pauley Shore?

So if you have song trust no need for MLC

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