The Artist's Guide To Recording Contracts - How They Work

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Welcome to The Musician and Artist's Guide To Recording Contracts!

This is everything you need to learn how they work and how you can be protected in the future if and when you're offered a record deal to sign from a major or independent.

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THE INFO:
📲 Instagram: @damiankeyes1
📲 TikTok: @damiankeyes

ESSENTIAL VIDEOS TO RELEASE YOUR MUSIC:

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👇 ABOUT ME:
Hey! I'm Damian Keyes and I've worked with musicians every day of my life for the past 20 years. The internet is deeply untrusting understandably and here is my background so you can have the full picture.

When I was 18, I was signed to a major label (dropped 6 months later) and at 23 I co-founded a Music University in Europe called BIMM (valued at $300M). I’m also a bass player, I’ve played for a number of artists including Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette and Billy Cobham. I initially retired at 30, but realised that life gets boring if you’re not building!

I have always been in-between the music industry and education which is how I ended up building my YouTube channel - I’ve been teaching artists how to release music long before it was a ‘niche’! I now educate artists around the world with my Academy, YouTube channel and I work directly with labels internationally alongside owning a live agency and management company.

It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!

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DamianKeyes

Five years after being signed up to a major record company XTC's royalties amounted to £0, and their debt was nearly £500, 000 (mainly as a result of their manager not paying tax on their record sales). After 10 years and many great albums later many people assumed that genius songwriter Andy Patridge was a multi-millionaire. In fact, he says that he had around £300 in his bank account and had to take a job in a car rental firm.

shoegazeforever

I'm glad I did not become a full-time musician. Playing in semi-pro bands in a pub for the locals is fun and a great hobby.

cliverichards

Simply put: You're among the greatest!

THEHYPEMANSAGA

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S Thomson

cliverichards

I appreciate the insight you give to the new business model of internet sites, am subscribed and watch you frequently... so I certainly don't mean this in any argumentative way... but I've personally been on both, and actually all sides of this story. Managed a hit band, produced a hit band, written hit songs, been a solo artist and also have been the label for acts that very nearly had hits... and i'll tell you the truth... Unless you have a major deal on a major label with pop hits, in this day and age it's easier to be the artist than the label. There's little to no money in it for small labels and the glass jar of Google, Spotify, Apple and Facebook properties make it difficult to compete on a consistent level. Yes you can have that one anomaly song that hits the right playlists and receives millions of streams... but generally it's a fleeting experience. Artists want early believers to sink tens if not hundreds of thousands into their career, then leap frog to the next best thing as soon as someone bigger shows interest. This is the norm. So there are two sides to this story. Also... most artists are not inclined to be their own label or management. Creative types almost always need to pay administrative and promotion minded types. In 99 out of 100 cases it takes a good team, with trust and all best feet forward. If you find this, be loyal and pay a few dues. It can be worth it in the long run. And of course if you're that special breed of new artist who can literally do it all yourself and keep it going, and i know there are a few... then good on you, never give it away!

jcole

Build your fan base as they are the one's who will buy your concert tickets, merchandise, physical and digital albums and don't forget to keep thanking them and forming a good bond with them as they are the one's who will promote you to others, they are the people who will suggests to other's that they add you to their digital play lists and they'll do all that for free. Prove you already have a people out their who want to see you perform want to hear your music.

eileencritchley

Cheers Damian, this was really useful. 👍

stevemorano

Great video Daimo - thanks for the tips

spiralsofdanu

wooo, that Key person clause is crucial

Trumpianet

It was really Helpful 👍
Thanks a lot ❤️

deepanharidas

Missed you, man. Thank you for your excellent work.

unabashed

Invaluable advice! I've watched two of your videos and will definitely watch more, this is preparing me so well for how I want to build my future as a musician! Thank you, Damian! 🙏

elizabethmaus

Thank you for the information To be aware of.

jwfzsqw

Glad to have you back :)
I'm making not that big of a process like getting signed by a record label but my next song is going to be played at a local radio station. This is a huge milestone to me!
You have any quick advise or a video about what to look out for?

michaelfirmer