King of Stage

"Pay attention to driving!"

Maxim looked at Cliff, whose gaze was frequently drifting towards the rearview mirror, his expression that was originally looking in the mirror to confirm his state suddenly stiffened, and he relentlessly complained.

"Even if you are in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. Don't you know that my face is so precious that I can't bear any collision loss?"

Seeing Maksim complaining solemnly and expressing her dissatisfaction violently, Alice couldn't help laughing, but just as the laughter overflowed, Alice could feel Maksim's sight drifting through the rearview mirror. Those serious eyes are absolutely not joking.

"Cough cough." Alice coughed slightly, concealing her emotions, and then proactively said, "I know, you are all concerned about royalties and signing bonuses. After all, this is related to the status and future of the band. I also hope to get more benefits for the band, but Atlantic Records did not give me a chance because their contract terms are very fair."

Alice also understood the anxieties and worries of the band members, so she took the initiative to explain without waiting for Cliff to ask.

"The royalty is 10, and the signing bonus is $200,000."

The so-called royalty, to be precise, is the share of records.

Record companies record albums and sell them through multiple channels online and offline. For each album sold, the singer gets a certain percentage. This part is called royalties. In short, one album ten times U.S. dollars, then 10 royalties are one dollar of income.

However, with the full rise of digital music, in fact, physical albums have gradually begun to make no money, because physical albums also require internal pages, packaging, distribution and other procedures, each step requires a lot of costs, and singers want to pass royalties. It has become increasingly difficult to achieve "profitability".

In addition to record royalties, singers and bands have other income methods, including but not limited to the collection of film and television works, other singers' covers, the use of commercial songs, the use of variety shows, etc., but the royalties are still covered by the record contract. The main income coming.

It is precisely because of this that concert tours have evolved into a real source of income for singers. Even for the top singers, it is difficult for them to make money by relying on records. The entire income of an album may not be as good as that of a single concert. Income, and top singers can earn tens of millions of dollars in a trip to North America or a global tour.

Nevertheless, record royalties are still the first step for a rookie singer, and the importance is self-evident.

In addition, royalty and copyright are two different concepts.

The benefit that the singer obtains from the sale of records is called royalties; while copyright is the ownership of the song composed by the songwriter. As long as the user uses the song, regardless of the purpose, he needs to pay the copyright owner. The copyright income It is far higher than the royalty income.

To put it simply, Ronan created the song "Chasing the Light". First of all, he is the creator of the original song and lyrics, and secondly, he is also the creator of the arranger. This also means that he owns all the copyrights of "Chasing the Light". . When the Kings band recorded this song one day and officially released the album, then how should Ronan’s earnings be calculated.

First, he earns royalties as a band member; second, he earns copyright income as a songwriter and arranger creator.

Moreover, as a member of the band, Ronan’s income from recording royalties is single, and only when the album or single is sold, he has the income; but as the copyright owner, after the single is released, every time it is used commercially, Ronan can Pay again.

At present, in North America, the royalties of singers generally fluctuate between 10 and 20. Top big-name singers can try to get a share of 20. On the whole, the contracts signed by new singers are the lower limit of the floating range, and 10 is a limit. Universal and fair numbers.

As for the signing bonus...

Objectively speaking, it is indeed not high. After deducting the high tax, the amount that will end up in the pocket of the Kings Band in a day should be about 140,000 US dollars, and the band needs four members to split equally, so there is not much; but the same , It’s not low. For indie bands, it’s even slightly higher than expected. After all, the band’s living expenses, accommodation, studio expenses, etc. during the recording of the album are all contracted by Atlantic Records. of.

Ahmet's contract conditions are indeed fair.

Alice has carefully considered it, whether it is royalties or signing bonuses, if she is fighting for it, there should be some room for improvement, but it will certainly not be too much. After all, the band has limited negotiating chips; therefore, it is better to pay attention. Putting it on the free space of the band’s creation will lay the foundation for the King’s Band to maintain its own characteristics for one day.

Thus, the clause of contract value came out.

But after the words were spoken, the carriage was quiet, and Alice did not get any response—no positive or negative response.

Alice's gaze projected toward Cliff in the driver's seat, "What, is there a problem?"

Although it was asking Cliff’s opinion, but the tone seemed to be "you dare to say something is wrong." Cliff waved his hand in a panic, then quickly grabbed the steering wheel, and even shook both hands firmly. No, no, no problem, it's just...I'm wondering what level of contract this is?"

"Puff", Ronan didn't hold back~www.readwn.com~ and laughed directly.

Cliff's expression was a little embarrassed, "Ronan!"

Alice explained with a smile, "Normal level. The 10 royalties are almost the common level of newcomers now; and the signing bonus is slightly higher than expected, but it is basically within the range of newcomers. Atlantic Records does not give you any special treatment. , But there is no deduction."

"Oh. Oh, oh." Cliff nodded again and again, looking at the rearview mirror again, showing a touch of surprise, "Alice..."

Alice could understand the meaning in Cliff's eyes. She didn't intend to respond, only smiled back.

But Ronan's voice came out from the side, "You didn't expect Ellie to be so powerful, right?"

"Yeah." Cliff admitted swiftly, but after the confession, he realized that it seemed bad, "Sorry, Alice, I didn't mean that."

Ronan waved his hand, like Alice's spokesperson, "No need to explain, we all know what you meant, but if you know your mistakes and you can correct it, you are a good boy."

Cliff was full of black lines, but he still looked at Alice through the rearview mirror and apologized again. After seeing the smile on the corner of Alice’s mouth, he felt relieved, "So, if the lawyer confirmed that there is no problem with the contract , We can formally sign the contract? So what's next?"

"...Next, it's time to celebrate!"

Ronan raised his voice and shouted, it was like a starting gun, awakening the excitement and excitement in the members of the band, and he couldn't help but began to cry and howl.

Ahhhhh!

Oh oh oh!

Ho Ho Ho!

Ollie even simply opened the window and shouted at the busy traffic in New York, "We are signed!"