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Hi. I’m a small music artist po sa atin and a known music label reached out to me wanting to sign me daw sa label nila. I just want to ask especially sa mga may experience siguro sa industry na ito if you know anyone na may ganitong terms:

Management: 5 years, potentially 20; they take 40% of my professional income.

Recording ( I believe this is for streams/royalties): 5 years, potentially 20; I get 5% of Net Sales.

Publishing: They get exclusive rights to my songs, with the agreement saying those rights last for the life of the copyright; revenue is 50/50.

May friend po ako na nireview yung contracts and sabi po niya most probably maliit talaga shares sa royalties kasi nagsisimula pa lang ako pero magpakabait lang daw ako kasi possible naman yan na mabago after a while pero I want to know lang sana if meron po dito may experience sa music industry and kung standard po ba ito kasi wala po talaga akong idea.

Thank you!

Nakita ko lang to sa Facebook reels and I think it’s supposed to be funny but it was so difficult for me to watch.

Naalala ko kasi nung nagpaturo ako magdrive sa ex ko a few years ago since mahilig talaga ako sa cars but my parents wouldn’t let me learn kasi masyado daw malakas loob ko at baka itakas ko car namin so dun ako sa bf ko at the time nagpaturo pero parang ganyan siya. Malakas boses, mahilig sumigaw, at napakaikli ng pasensya na imbis maging fulfilling and exciting experience yung paglearn ko, naging reason pa siya para hindi na lang ako manghingi ng tulong niya sa kahit anong bagay kasi parang inconvenience lang ako sa kanya. Sinabi niya pa sa akin dati na kaya siya laging galit kasi kumbaga tough love yung way niya eh hindi nga nagwowork yun sakin. Anyways, I never really thought of the driving thing again until today na nakita ko yan and it just didn’t sit right with me.

Oh well. Fast forward to now, I guess I can say I’m kind of okay na and congrats to me kasi nag-driving school na lang ako and meron na akong driver’s license in 2 countries pa. Sobrang sad lang we didn’t end up together. 6 years na rin kami nung magbreak but at least I have myself pa. Akala ko kasi matutulungan ko siya to get over his anger management issues. Hindi pala. Kaya moral of the story is (kahit gasgas na to): you can’t help people who don’t want to help themselves and it’s not your job to fix your partner. Laging maging alert sa first signs of red flags and listen to your instincts. Yun lang.

Music Industry Contract

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