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Celebrity Superstar Djweedim
Level 28: Advanced
Working at Imsoundpresents
as a celebrity dj
Oaksterdam University
PhD in medical marijuana
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!!! "HI WELCOME TO I M SOUND PRESENTS THE WORLD LARGEST MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR ALL YOUR CONCERTS,EVENTS,FESTS, NEEDS IS ESTABLISHED WITH THE BEST SUPERSTARS,CELEBRITYS,SUPERMODELS,PAPARAZZI, MEDIA,PRESS IN THA WORLD WE HANDLE ALL CONCERT FEST NEEDS IM SOUND HAS 20 MILL INSURANCE REAL TALK CELEBRITYSUPERSTAR/DJ/CEO/HEADCHAIRMAN/PROMOTER/EVENTORGANISER/BOOKING AGENT/ENTERTAINER/PRESENTER/ PRODUCER/MANAGER/DIRECTOR/ORGANISER/OWNER/ENTREPRENEUR abn :39 961 806 421 STOP BYE AND DROP SOME LOVE 2 THA PAGE !!! Studio fee: $ 52,500
100 % DOWN PLUS $500.00 AUS STUDIO TIME PER DUBPLATE
100 % DOWN PLUS $250.00 US STUDIO TIME PER DUBPLATE
PRIVATE APPERANCE $1,000000 US
PRIVATE PREFORMANCE $400,000 US
PRIVATE DINNER $25,000 US + PRIVATE APPERANCE
PER PICTURE $60,000 US CELEBRITY SPEECH $800,000 US CELEBRITY SUPERSTAR DJS fees can sometimes be £50,000 + TRAVEL + EXP & ACCOMMODATION presenter – £10,000 celebrity auto graphs $5500 - $10000 US celebrities themselves are also paid a fee £25000. We're talking fees of between $10000 and $100000 for Australian celebrity endorsement, and between $100000 and $500000 for an international A minimum of $10000.00 non-refundable reservation retainer is required to secure "im sound presents" for the event events,live proformances,etc date(s). This amount shall be subtracted from the total price of the event !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Every day, A&R reps listen to hundreds of solicited demo CD’s. They get so burdened by it that they don’t even get thru half of them. The traditional way of sending your tapes or CD’s is slowly dying out and chances of your demo getting listened to diminish considerably. To get A&R’s attention, you must contact them directly. It is very important to have real contacts and know ways on how to approach them on a business-t0-personal level. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Two Most Important Things You Need To Know
1) NEVER ASSUME what the DJ should already know. It's your event and you know what you want the DJ to do - the DJ can only guess until completely informed. You need to give your DJ as much information as possible.
2) If YOU Are Paying The DJ - YOU ARE THE BOSS and THE DJ WORKS FOR YOU. Tell them in advance what is needed, required and expected. It's their job to bring DJ equipment, have and play music that you want, be dressed appropriately for your event, etc. RATES FOR GENERAL EVENTS
General are Non-Wedding events such as Parties, Class Reunions, Birthday(21 & up), Pig Roasts and similar events . for wedding and corporate rates → click here
• Friday or Saturday
• $6000 or more*.per hour + travel +exp+accommodation
Deposit: $3000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from total cost).
Balance: $3000, to be paid at beginning of event. • New Years Eve (no matter what day of the week)
• $10,500 or more*per hour !+ travel +exp+accommodation
Deposit: Required Deposit of $4000 is non-refundable (however, it is deducted from total cost). !!!! Date: Friday or Saturday banquets - Corporate
Price: $7500 per hour + travel +exp+accommodation NOTE: this rate is Temporarily Discounted by $225! see explanation
Deposit: $3000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from the rate). Date: New Year's Eve Price: $10,500 per hour + travel +exp+accommodation
Deposit: $4000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from the rate).
Balance: must be paid before midnight. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL UNPAID DEBTS 2 BE PAID IN 90 DAYS YOU WILL BE ISSUED WITH AN INVOICE BUSINESSES COMPANYS ECT OR CELEBRITYS WILL BE REFERRED 2 THE DEBT COLLECTERS & ANY ONE WHO INSULTS CELEBRITYS WILL BE REFERRED 2 THE ATTORNEYS !!! ALL ARTISTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR VOICING AND DUBPLATES.
PLEASE CONTACT imsoundpresents@hotmail.com FOR INFORMATION AND PRICEING...CONTRACT SERVICES, PRODUCTION, MIXING, MASTERING,
GRAPHICS AND MANUFACTURING SERVICES ALSO AVAILABLE.
RESPECTS. !!! PRICE CHANGES DEPENDING ON THA CELEBRITY !!! IM SOUND PRESENTS Mon OPEN 24 HOURS
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Sun OPEN 24 HOURS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! income is bold and underlined, expenses are not.
Advance: $ 250,000
Manager's cut: $ 37,500
Legal fees: $ 10,000
Recording Budget: $ 150,000
Producer's advance: $ 50,000
Studio fee: $ 52,500
Drum Amp, Mic and Phase "Doctors": $ 3,000
Recording tape: $ 8,000
Equipment rental: $ 5,000
Cartage and Transportation: $ 5,000
Lodgings while in studio: $ 10,000
Catering: $ 3,000
Mastering: $ 10,000
Tape copies, reference CDs, shipping tapes, misc. expenses: $ 2,000
Video budget: $ 30,000
Cameras: $ 8,000
Crew: $ 5,000
Processing and transfers: $ 3,000
Off-line: $ 2,000
On-line editing: $ 3,000
Catering: $ 1,000
Stage and construction: $ 3,000
Copies, couriers, transportation: $ 2,000
Director's fee: $ 3,000
Album Artwork: $ 5,000
Promotional photo shoot and duplication: $ 2,000
Band fund: $ 15,000
New fancy professional drum kit: $ 5,000
New fancy professional guitars [2]: $ 3,000
New fancy professional guitar amp rigs [2]: $ 4,000
New fancy potato-shaped bass guitar: $ 1,000
New fancy rack of lights bass amp: $ 1,000
Rehearsal space rental: $ 500
Big blowout party for their friends: $ 500
Tour expense [5 weeks]: $ 50,875
Bus: $ 25,000
Crew [3]: $ 7,500
Food and per diems: $ 7,875
Fuel: $ 3,000
Consumable supplies: $ 3,500
Wardrobe: $ 1,000
Promotion: $ 3,000
Tour gross income: $ 50,000
Agent's cut: $ 7,500
Manager's cut: $ 7,500
Merchandising advance: $ 20,000
Manager's cut: $ 3,000
Lawyer's fee: $ 1,000
Publishing advance: $ 20,000
Manager's cut: $ 3,000
Lawyer's fee: $ 1,000
Record sales: 250,000 @ $12 =
$3,000,000
Gross retail revenue Royalty: [13% of 90% of retail]:
$ 351,000
Less advance: $ 250,000
Producer's points: [3% less $50,000 advance]:
$ 40,000
Promotional budget: $ 25,000
Recoupable buyout from previous label: $ 50,000
Net royalty: $ -14,000
Record company income:
Record wholesale price: $6.50 x 250,000 =
$1,625,000 gross income
Artist Royalties: $ 351,000
Deficit from royalties: $ 14,000
Manufacturing, packaging and distribution: @ $2.20 per record: $ 550,000
Gross profit: $ 7l0,000
The Balance Sheet: This is how much each player got paid at the end of the game.
Record company: $ 710,000
Producer: $ 90,000
Manager: $ 51,000
Studio: $ 52,500
Previous label: $ 50,000
Agent: $ 7,500
Lawyer: $ 12,000
Band member net income each: $ 4,031.25
The band is now 1/4 of the way through its contract, has made the music industry more than 3 million dollars richer, but is in the hole $14,000 on royalties. The band members have each earned about 1/3 as much as they would working at a 7-11, but they got to ride in a tour bus for a month. The next album will be about the same, except that the record company will insist they spend more time and money on it. Since the previous one never "recouped," the band will have no leverage, and will oblige. The next tour will be about the same, except the merchandising advance will have already been paid, and the band, strangely enough, won't have earned any royalties from their T-shirts yet. Maybe the T-shirt guys have figured out how to count money like record company guys. Some of your friends are probably already this fucked. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If this is an outdoor event, please make sure that DJ and equipment are in an area that is
sheltered (E-Z-Up). DJ reserves
the right to NOT perform if it felt that adequate shelter is NOT provided. In the event of
electrical storm, your event will be
suspended and the equipment shut down for the safety of your guests. There are no refunds
for suspension or cancellation Time may be added at the end of the event to make up for the suspended
time at the sole discretion of
the DJ. In the event that the DJ is unable to perform, DJ will provide a suitable replacement at no
charge for the event described. If
DJ is unable to provide a replacement, compensation in full, including ALL fees collected will
be issued within FIVE days of
the event. events cancelled within 30 days of the event date will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.
These cancellation fees
are not a penalty but rather shall be considered compensation to DJ for loss of other business
opportunities.The parties acknowledge that this Agreement may be negotiated and transmitted between
the parties by means of a
facsimile machine and that the terms and conditions agreed to are binding upon the parties.
Upon the Agreement being
accepted, copies of the facsimile will be validated by both parties forthwith. !!! Our celebrity database currently contains information on over 6,000 famous motivational speakers, athletes and celebrities. It is impossible to list, maintain and provide accurate fee information and updated bios for all of the individuals we have access to, as this information frequently changes. Please contact your representative today for full bios, updated fee information and individual consultation.
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While NSW privacy laws (the PPIP Act and HRIP Act) are based around a primary set of privacy principles, the Federal Act is based on different principles depending on what area it is regulating: !!!! * 11 information privacy principles govern the handling of personal information by Commonwealth and ACT government agencies * 10 national privacy principles govern the handling of personal information by health service providers, and by private sector businesses with an annual turnover of over $3 million. Privacy NSW has no role in administering the Federal Privacy Act. The Federal Privacy Act is administered by the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner. For advice about the Federal Privacy Act or to make a complaint about a breach of the Federal Privacy Act, please contact the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mechanical Royalties
music royalties
Record companies and recording artists, as well as the writers and publishers, all make money based on the sale of recordings of their songs. How those royalties are calculated, however, is about as intricate and controversial as everything else in the music industry.
Writer/publisher mechanical royalties
First, there is the calculation of mechanical royalties for writers and publishers. These royalties are paid by the record company to the publisher. The publisher then pays the writer a share of the royalty (typically split 50/50).
In the United States, the royalties are based on a "statutory rate" set by the U.S. Congress. This rate is increased to follow changes in the economy, usually based on the Consumer Price Index. Currently, the statutory rate is $.08 for songs five minutes or less in length or $.0155 per minute for songs that are over five minutes long. So, for example, a song that is eight minutes long would earn $.124 for each recording sold.
As in most areas in the business world, however, there is room for negotiation. It is not uncommon -- in fact, it is more the norm -- for record companies to negotiate a deal to pay only 75% of the statutory rate, particularly when the writer is also the recording artist. (See the "Controlled Composition Clause" below.) Although there is a statutory rate, there is no law against negotiating a deal for a lower one. Sometimes it is in the best interest of all parties to agree to a lower rate.
Recording-artist mechanical royalties
Recording-artist royalties (and contracts) are extremely complex and a hotbed of debate in the music world. From the outside, the calculation appears fairly simple. Artists are paid royalties usually somewhere between 8% and 25% of the suggested retail price of the recording. Exactly where it falls depends on the clout of the artist (a brand new artist might receive less than a well-known artist). From this percentage, a 25% deduction for packaging is taken out (even though packaging rarely costs 25% of the total price of the CD or cassette).
That sounds simple enough, but there are many more issues that affect what a recording artist actually makes in royalties.
Free goods - Recording artists only earn royalties on the actual number of recordings sold -- not those that are given away free as promotions. Rather than discounting the price to distributors, many record companies give a certain number away for free (about 5% to 10% depending on the artist). Recording companies also give away many copies to radio stations as "promo" copies. There is also a reduction in royalties made for copies of the recording sold through record clubs.
Return privilege - Recordings in the form of CDs or cassettes have a 100% return privilege. This means that record stores don't have to worry about being stuck with records they can't sell. Most other businesses don't work this way, but the music industry has to be more flexible and timed to demand. What's hot today may be forgotten tomorrow... This leads us to reserves. The recording company may hold back a portion of the artist's royalties for reserves that are returned from record stores. (Usually about 35% is held back.)
90% - Back in the days of vinyl records, there was a lot of breakage when record albums were shipped out for distribution. Because of this, recording companies only paid artists based on 90% of the shipment, assuming that 10% would be broken. Even as vinyl was phased out, this practice continued. Today it is gone for the most part, but there are still a few holdouts.
So, here is how it looks so far. Let's say a CD sells for $15. Right away we deduct 25% from that for packaging, which makes the royalty base $11.25. Now let's say our artist has a 10% royalty rate and that his CD sells one million copies. That sounds great! The artist would earn $1,125,000! Except 10% of those were actually freebies, so we really have to calculate that royalty based on 900,000, which makes the royalty $1,012,500, and of course, there are few costs we haven't talked about yet.Advances and recoupment
Typically, when recording artists sign a recording contract or record a song (or album), the record company pays them an advance that must be paid back out of their royalties. This is called recoupment. In addition to paying back their advance, however, recording artists are usually required under their contract to pay for many other expenses. These recoupable expenses usually include recording costs, promotional and marketing costs, tour costs and music video production costs, as well as other expenses. The record company is making the upfront investment and taking the risk, but the artist eventually ends up paying for most of the costs. While all of this can be negotiated up front, it tends to be the norm that the artists pay for the bulk of expenses out of their royalties.
Let's see what these recoupable expenses do to our artist's $1,012,500 royalty we calculated earlier. Suppose the recording costs were $300,000 (100% recoupable), promotion costs were $200,000 (100% recoupable), tour costs were $200,000 (50% recoupable), and a music video cost $400,000 (50% recoupable). That comes out to:
$300,000 + $200,000 + $100,000 + $200,000 = $800,000
Suddenly our artist isn't making a million plus, he's making $212,500. But don't forget there is also a manager to be paid (usually 20%), as well as a producer and possibly several band members. The artist won't see any royalty money until all of these expenses are paid.
Controlled-composition clause
So far, it sounds like the money isn't in making the music, it's in writing it. While this is a true statement, controlled-composition clauses make it less fair to folks who are both the songwriter and recording artist of a song.A controlled composition is a song that has been written and/or is owned by the recording artist. Because mechanical royalties paid to songwriters and publishers are not recoupable by the record company, meaning the record company can't deduct any expenses from them, record companies usually negotiate into the singer/songwriter's contract that the mechanical royalty rate he will receive as the songwriter/publisher will be 75% of the usual amount. In other words, as the writer of a song you record yourself, you get 25% less royalty money than you would get for writing a song that someone else records. But you'll get performance royalties when the song is played on the radio, TV, etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! Performance Royalties !!!!
How are performance royalties tracked and calculated? Remember that performance royalties are tracked and paid out by the performance rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange.
The royalty trail begins when the song is registered with one of the three performing rights organizations mentioned above. Once a song is registered, it becomes part of that PRO's collection and is available to all of its users. Most of those users have a "blanket license" to use any or all of the PRO's music, however some users license on a per program basis and only pay for the music they actually use. (This is good for users who don't use that much music.) The PROs deduct money for their operating expenses and the rest goes to the songwriters and publishers.
PRO customers include just about anyone who plays music in a public place -- even those who play "hold" music for their business. These include television networks, cable television stations, radio stations, background music services like MUZAK, colleges and universities, concert presenters, symphony orchestras, Web sites, bars, restaurants, hotels, theme parks, skating rinks, bowling alleys, circuses, you name it -- if they play music, they have to have a license and pay royalties.
Tracking the playlists
The difficult thing to imagine in all of this is how these organizations track all of that music to get an accurate record of how much royalty money needs to be paid to which songwriters and publishers. Each of the PROs use a slightly different system for calculations; we'll use the ASCAP system as an example. ASCAP uses two methods for determining performances: it either counts them or does a sample survey.
For television performances, ASCAP depends on cue sheets that program producers provide them, as well as program schedules, network and station logs, and even tapes of the broadcasts. ASCAP developed its own computer program to help studios and program producers report performances.
For radio performances, ASCAP does a sample survey of all radio stations, including college stations and public radio. To do this, it uses a digital tracking system, station logs provided by the radio stations, and recordings of the actual broadcasts.
For live performances, ASCAP reviews set lists provided by concert promoters, performing artists, and others. In the case of symphony performance information, the printed programs are submitted.
Licensed Internet sites, circuses, theme parks, etc. provide ASCAP with their own music use data.
Others that use music, like restaurants and bars, are not surveyed and simply pay a flat rate that is distributed based on trends in local radio stations (based on the type of music).
Show me the money!
ASCAP's royalty calculations are based on a system of credits. Here is an example of how the money is calculated based on the ASCAP system.
First, some general information: ASCAP weights different factors in order to come up with a song's total "credits" and a fair royalty calculation. For example, the song is weighted based on the type of performance (theme, underscore, or promotional); this is known as the use weight. A song that is featured and sung by a recording artist on TV or radio gets more weight than one that was played as background music during a radio commercial. The licensee (radio station, TV station, etc.) is weighted based on its licensing fee, which in turn is based on the licensee's markets and number of stations carrying its broadcast signal. There is a weight applied to the time of day the music is performed (particularly in television). Music played during peak view/listener times receives more weight.
ASCAP also uses a follow the dollar factor, which means that songwriters and publishers are paid based on the medium from which the money came. For example, money paid out from radio stations is paid for radio performances. A general licensing allocation is figured for fees that ASCAP collects from bars, hotels and other non-broadcast licensees. These fees are distributed to songwriters and publishers based on similar radio and TV broadcasts of the individual songs. In other words, they estimate that restaurants and bars are playing the songs at a similar rate as the local radio and TV stations.
Here is an example of the calculation that ASCAP uses to determine the number of credits a song title has:
Use weight
x
Licensee weight
x
"Follow the dollar" weight
x
"Time of day" weight
x
"General licensing allocation"
+
Any radio feature premium credits (bonus credits for top played songs that reach a specific threshold within a quarter)
=
Total number of credits
The total number of credits is multiplied by the shares for the song (how the royalties are split between writers and publishers). This number is multiplied by the credit value for the song. The value of one credit (credit value) is arrived at by dividing the total number of credits for all writers and publishers by the total amount of money available for distribution for that quarter. For example, if there are a total of 10 million credits for a quarter, and there have been 35 million dollars collected for distribution that quarter, then the value of one credit for that quarter is $3.50.
The final number is the royalty payment. Here is how it works:
4,000 Credits
x
50% (.5) Share
x
$3.50 Credit Value
=
$7,000 Royalty payment
Royalty payments are made quarterly.
These calculations are quite difficult and vary somewhat between each of the three PROs. Visit their Web sites (links are the end of this article) for additional information on how these royalty payments are calculated.
Internet royalties
For Webcasts and other digital performances, SoundExchange was formed to collect and distribute those performance royalties. Just as in traditional media, broadcasters of digital performances of music must pay royalties to the songwriters and publishers of the music they play. Because of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, however, they must also pay royalties to the recording artists. SoundExchange collects electronic play logs from cable and satellite subscription services, non-interactive webcasters, and satellite radio stations. They then distribute the royalty payments directly to artists and recording copyright owners (usually record labels) based on those logs.
For more information on music royalties and related topics.
For more information on music royalties and related topics.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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PER PICTURE $60,000 US CELEBRITY SPEECH $800,000 US CELEBRITY SUPERSTAR DJS fees can sometimes be £50,000 + TRAVEL + EXP & ACCOMMODATION presenter – £10,000 celebrity auto graphs $5500 - $10000 US celebrities themselves are also paid a fee £25000. We're talking fees of between $10000 and $100000 for Australian celebrity endorsement, and between $100000 and $500000 for an international A minimum of $10000.00 non-refundable reservation retainer is required to secure "im sound presents" for the event events,live proformances,etc date(s). This amount shall be subtracted from the total price of the event !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Every day, A&R reps listen to hundreds of solicited demo CD’s. They get so burdened by it that they don’t even get thru half of them. The traditional way of sending your tapes or CD’s is slowly dying out and chances of your demo getting listened to diminish considerably. To get A&R’s attention, you must contact them directly. It is very important to have real contacts and know ways on how to approach them on a business-t0-personal level. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Two Most Important Things You Need To Know
1) NEVER ASSUME what the DJ should already know. It's your event and you know what you want the DJ to do - the DJ can only guess until completely informed. You need to give your DJ as much information as possible.
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• Friday or Saturday
• $6000 or more*.per hour + travel +exp+accommodation
Deposit: $3000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from total cost).
Balance: $3000, to be paid at beginning of event. • New Years Eve (no matter what day of the week)
• $10,500 or more*per hour !+ travel +exp+accommodation
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Price: $7500 per hour + travel +exp+accommodation NOTE: this rate is Temporarily Discounted by $225! see explanation
Deposit: $3000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from the rate). Date: New Year's Eve Price: $10,500 per hour + travel +exp+accommodation
Deposit: $4000 (non-refundable. However, it is deducted from the rate).
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Advance: $ 250,000
Manager's cut: $ 37,500
Legal fees: $ 10,000
Recording Budget: $ 150,000
Producer's advance: $ 50,000
Studio fee: $ 52,500
Drum Amp, Mic and Phase "Doctors": $ 3,000
Recording tape: $ 8,000
Equipment rental: $ 5,000
Cartage and Transportation: $ 5,000
Lodgings while in studio: $ 10,000
Catering: $ 3,000
Mastering: $ 10,000
Tape copies, reference CDs, shipping tapes, misc. expenses: $ 2,000
Video budget: $ 30,000
Cameras: $ 8,000
Crew: $ 5,000
Processing and transfers: $ 3,000
Off-line: $ 2,000
On-line editing: $ 3,000
Catering: $ 1,000
Stage and construction: $ 3,000
Copies, couriers, transportation: $ 2,000
Director's fee: $ 3,000
Album Artwork: $ 5,000
Promotional photo shoot and duplication: $ 2,000
Band fund: $ 15,000
New fancy professional drum kit: $ 5,000
New fancy professional guitars [2]: $ 3,000
New fancy professional guitar amp rigs [2]: $ 4,000
New fancy potato-shaped bass guitar: $ 1,000
New fancy rack of lights bass amp: $ 1,000
Rehearsal space rental: $ 500
Big blowout party for their friends: $ 500
Tour expense [5 weeks]: $ 50,875
Bus: $ 25,000
Crew [3]: $ 7,500
Food and per diems: $ 7,875
Fuel: $ 3,000
Consumable supplies: $ 3,500
Wardrobe: $ 1,000
Promotion: $ 3,000
Tour gross income: $ 50,000
Agent's cut: $ 7,500
Manager's cut: $ 7,500
Merchandising advance: $ 20,000
Manager's cut: $ 3,000
Lawyer's fee: $ 1,000
Publishing advance: $ 20,000
Manager's cut: $ 3,000
Lawyer's fee: $ 1,000
Record sales: 250,000 @ $12 =
$3,000,000
Gross retail revenue Royalty: [13% of 90% of retail]:
$ 351,000
Less advance: $ 250,000
Producer's points: [3% less $50,000 advance]:
$ 40,000
Promotional budget: $ 25,000
Recoupable buyout from previous label: $ 50,000
Net royalty: $ -14,000
Record company income:
Record wholesale price: $6.50 x 250,000 =
$1,625,000 gross income
Artist Royalties: $ 351,000
Deficit from royalties: $ 14,000
Manufacturing, packaging and distribution: @ $2.20 per record: $ 550,000
Gross profit: $ 7l0,000
The Balance Sheet: This is how much each player got paid at the end of the game.
Record company: $ 710,000
Producer: $ 90,000
Manager: $ 51,000
Studio: $ 52,500
Previous label: $ 50,000
Agent: $ 7,500
Lawyer: $ 12,000
Band member net income each: $ 4,031.25
The band is now 1/4 of the way through its contract, has made the music industry more than 3 million dollars richer, but is in the hole $14,000 on royalties. The band members have each earned about 1/3 as much as they would working at a 7-11, but they got to ride in a tour bus for a month. The next album will be about the same, except that the record company will insist they spend more time and money on it. Since the previous one never "recouped," the band will have no leverage, and will oblige. The next tour will be about the same, except the merchandising advance will have already been paid, and the band, strangely enough, won't have earned any royalties from their T-shirts yet. Maybe the T-shirt guys have figured out how to count money like record company guys. Some of your friends are probably already this fucked. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If this is an outdoor event, please make sure that DJ and equipment are in an area that is
sheltered (E-Z-Up). DJ reserves
the right to NOT perform if it felt that adequate shelter is NOT provided. In the event of
electrical storm, your event will be
suspended and the equipment shut down for the safety of your guests. There are no refunds
for suspension or cancellation Time may be added at the end of the event to make up for the suspended
time at the sole discretion of
the DJ. In the event that the DJ is unable to perform, DJ will provide a suitable replacement at no
charge for the event described. If
DJ is unable to provide a replacement, compensation in full, including ALL fees collected will
be issued within FIVE days of
the event. events cancelled within 30 days of the event date will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.
These cancellation fees
are not a penalty but rather shall be considered compensation to DJ for loss of other business
opportunities.The parties acknowledge that this Agreement may be negotiated and transmitted between
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facsimile machine and that the terms and conditions agreed to are binding upon the parties.
Upon the Agreement being
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While NSW privacy laws (the PPIP Act and HRIP Act) are based around a primary set of privacy principles, the Federal Act is based on different principles depending on what area it is regulating: !!!! * 11 information privacy principles govern the handling of personal information by Commonwealth and ACT government agencies * 10 national privacy principles govern the handling of personal information by health service providers, and by private sector businesses with an annual turnover of over $3 million. Privacy NSW has no role in administering the Federal Privacy Act. The Federal Privacy Act is administered by the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner. For advice about the Federal Privacy Act or to make a complaint about a breach of the Federal Privacy Act, please contact the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Mechanical Royalties
music royalties
Record companies and recording artists, as well as the writers and publishers, all make money based on the sale of recordings of their songs. How those royalties are calculated, however, is about as intricate and controversial as everything else in the music industry.
Writer/publisher mechanical royalties
First, there is the calculation of mechanical royalties for writers and publishers. These royalties are paid by the record company to the publisher. The publisher then pays the writer a share of the royalty (typically split 50/50).
In the United States, the royalties are based on a "statutory rate" set by the U.S. Congress. This rate is increased to follow changes in the economy, usually based on the Consumer Price Index. Currently, the statutory rate is $.08 for songs five minutes or less in length or $.0155 per minute for songs that are over five minutes long. So, for example, a song that is eight minutes long would earn $.124 for each recording sold.
As in most areas in the business world, however, there is room for negotiation. It is not uncommon -- in fact, it is more the norm -- for record companies to negotiate a deal to pay only 75% of the statutory rate, particularly when the writer is also the recording artist. (See the "Controlled Composition Clause" below.) Although there is a statutory rate, there is no law against negotiating a deal for a lower one. Sometimes it is in the best interest of all parties to agree to a lower rate.
Recording-artist mechanical royalties
Recording-artist royalties (and contracts) are extremely complex and a hotbed of debate in the music world. From the outside, the calculation appears fairly simple. Artists are paid royalties usually somewhere between 8% and 25% of the suggested retail price of the recording. Exactly where it falls depends on the clout of the artist (a brand new artist might receive less than a well-known artist). From this percentage, a 25% deduction for packaging is taken out (even though packaging rarely costs 25% of the total price of the CD or cassette).
That sounds simple enough, but there are many more issues that affect what a recording artist actually makes in royalties.
Free goods - Recording artists only earn royalties on the actual number of recordings sold -- not those that are given away free as promotions. Rather than discounting the price to distributors, many record companies give a certain number away for free (about 5% to 10% depending on the artist). Recording companies also give away many copies to radio stations as "promo" copies. There is also a reduction in royalties made for copies of the recording sold through record clubs.
Return privilege - Recordings in the form of CDs or cassettes have a 100% return privilege. This means that record stores don't have to worry about being stuck with records they can't sell. Most other businesses don't work this way, but the music industry has to be more flexible and timed to demand. What's hot today may be forgotten tomorrow... This leads us to reserves. The recording company may hold back a portion of the artist's royalties for reserves that are returned from record stores. (Usually about 35% is held back.)
90% - Back in the days of vinyl records, there was a lot of breakage when record albums were shipped out for distribution. Because of this, recording companies only paid artists based on 90% of the shipment, assuming that 10% would be broken. Even as vinyl was phased out, this practice continued. Today it is gone for the most part, but there are still a few holdouts.
So, here is how it looks so far. Let's say a CD sells for $15. Right away we deduct 25% from that for packaging, which makes the royalty base $11.25. Now let's say our artist has a 10% royalty rate and that his CD sells one million copies. That sounds great! The artist would earn $1,125,000! Except 10% of those were actually freebies, so we really have to calculate that royalty based on 900,000, which makes the royalty $1,012,500, and of course, there are few costs we haven't talked about yet.Advances and recoupment
Typically, when recording artists sign a recording contract or record a song (or album), the record company pays them an advance that must be paid back out of their royalties. This is called recoupment. In addition to paying back their advance, however, recording artists are usually required under their contract to pay for many other expenses. These recoupable expenses usually include recording costs, promotional and marketing costs, tour costs and music video production costs, as well as other expenses. The record company is making the upfront investment and taking the risk, but the artist eventually ends up paying for most of the costs. While all of this can be negotiated up front, it tends to be the norm that the artists pay for the bulk of expenses out of their royalties.
Let's see what these recoupable expenses do to our artist's $1,012,500 royalty we calculated earlier. Suppose the recording costs were $300,000 (100% recoupable), promotion costs were $200,000 (100% recoupable), tour costs were $200,000 (50% recoupable), and a music video cost $400,000 (50% recoupable). That comes out to:
$300,000 + $200,000 + $100,000 + $200,000 = $800,000
Suddenly our artist isn't making a million plus, he's making $212,500. But don't forget there is also a manager to be paid (usually 20%), as well as a producer and possibly several band members. The artist won't see any royalty money until all of these expenses are paid.
Controlled-composition clause
So far, it sounds like the money isn't in making the music, it's in writing it. While this is a true statement, controlled-composition clauses make it less fair to folks who are both the songwriter and recording artist of a song.A controlled composition is a song that has been written and/or is owned by the recording artist. Because mechanical royalties paid to songwriters and publishers are not recoupable by the record company, meaning the record company can't deduct any expenses from them, record companies usually negotiate into the singer/songwriter's contract that the mechanical royalty rate he will receive as the songwriter/publisher will be 75% of the usual amount. In other words, as the writer of a song you record yourself, you get 25% less royalty money than you would get for writing a song that someone else records. But you'll get performance royalties when the song is played on the radio, TV, etc.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! Performance Royalties !!!!
How are performance royalties tracked and calculated? Remember that performance royalties are tracked and paid out by the performance rights organizations like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange.
The royalty trail begins when the song is registered with one of the three performing rights organizations mentioned above. Once a song is registered, it becomes part of that PRO's collection and is available to all of its users. Most of those users have a "blanket license" to use any or all of the PRO's music, however some users license on a per program basis and only pay for the music they actually use. (This is good for users who don't use that much music.) The PROs deduct money for their operating expenses and the rest goes to the songwriters and publishers.
PRO customers include just about anyone who plays music in a public place -- even those who play "hold" music for their business. These include television networks, cable television stations, radio stations, background music services like MUZAK, colleges and universities, concert presenters, symphony orchestras, Web sites, bars, restaurants, hotels, theme parks, skating rinks, bowling alleys, circuses, you name it -- if they play music, they have to have a license and pay royalties.
Tracking the playlists
The difficult thing to imagine in all of this is how these organizations track all of that music to get an accurate record of how much royalty money needs to be paid to which songwriters and publishers. Each of the PROs use a slightly different system for calculations; we'll use the ASCAP system as an example. ASCAP uses two methods for determining performances: it either counts them or does a sample survey.
For television performances, ASCAP depends on cue sheets that program producers provide them, as well as program schedules, network and station logs, and even tapes of the broadcasts. ASCAP developed its own computer program to help studios and program producers report performances.
For radio performances, ASCAP does a sample survey of all radio stations, including college stations and public radio. To do this, it uses a digital tracking system, station logs provided by the radio stations, and recordings of the actual broadcasts.
For live performances, ASCAP reviews set lists provided by concert promoters, performing artists, and others. In the case of symphony performance information, the printed programs are submitted.
Licensed Internet sites, circuses, theme parks, etc. provide ASCAP with their own music use data.
Others that use music, like restaurants and bars, are not surveyed and simply pay a flat rate that is distributed based on trends in local radio stations (based on the type of music).
Show me the money!
ASCAP's royalty calculations are based on a system of credits. Here is an example of how the money is calculated based on the ASCAP system.
First, some general information: ASCAP weights different factors in order to come up with a song's total "credits" and a fair royalty calculation. For example, the song is weighted based on the type of performance (theme, underscore, or promotional); this is known as the use weight. A song that is featured and sung by a recording artist on TV or radio gets more weight than one that was played as background music during a radio commercial. The licensee (radio station, TV station, etc.) is weighted based on its licensing fee, which in turn is based on the licensee's markets and number of stations carrying its broadcast signal. There is a weight applied to the time of day the music is performed (particularly in television). Music played during peak view/listener times receives more weight.
ASCAP also uses a follow the dollar factor, which means that songwriters and publishers are paid based on the medium from which the money came. For example, money paid out from radio stations is paid for radio performances. A general licensing allocation is figured for fees that ASCAP collects from bars, hotels and other non-broadcast licensees. These fees are distributed to songwriters and publishers based on similar radio and TV broadcasts of the individual songs. In other words, they estimate that restaurants and bars are playing the songs at a similar rate as the local radio and TV stations.
Here is an example of the calculation that ASCAP uses to determine the number of credits a song title has:
Use weight
x
Licensee weight
x
"Follow the dollar" weight
x
"Time of day" weight
x
"General licensing allocation"
+
Any radio feature premium credits (bonus credits for top played songs that reach a specific threshold within a quarter)
=
Total number of credits
The total number of credits is multiplied by the shares for the song (how the royalties are split between writers and publishers). This number is multiplied by the credit value for the song. The value of one credit (credit value) is arrived at by dividing the total number of credits for all writers and publishers by the total amount of money available for distribution for that quarter. For example, if there are a total of 10 million credits for a quarter, and there have been 35 million dollars collected for distribution that quarter, then the value of one credit for that quarter is $3.50.
The final number is the royalty payment. Here is how it works:
4,000 Credits
x
50% (.5) Share
x
$3.50 Credit Value
=
$7,000 Royalty payment
Royalty payments are made quarterly.
These calculations are quite difficult and vary somewhat between each of the three PROs. Visit their Web sites (links are the end of this article) for additional information on how these royalty payments are calculated.
Internet royalties
For Webcasts and other digital performances, SoundExchange was formed to collect and distribute those performance royalties. Just as in traditional media, broadcasters of digital performances of music must pay royalties to the songwriters and publishers of the music they play. Because of the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, however, they must also pay royalties to the recording artists. SoundExchange collects electronic play logs from cable and satellite subscription services, non-interactive webcasters, and satellite radio stations. They then distribute the royalty payments directly to artists and recording copyright owners (usually record labels) based on those logs.
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