Decide how to allocate the percentage of songs can be difficult at times. It is difficult to find who wrote what and what is the percentage contribution of value. I recommend setting the percentage distribution, either before or immediately after the song was written. Sounds like a simple concept, right? Not always. Many writers wait until the song has received much attention before considering the percentages. Over time, it becomes difficult to remember who wrote what and how many contributions they make a song. The song is based on 100% (50% to 50% for music and lyrics).Look at the script. There are four friends in the lounge, listening to a piece of instrumental music as one of "my friends are taken and implemented. All four of them come with the lyrics fit the music. Now it's time to decide on the percentage distribution. There are no rules in place to determine how to divide the percentage in a song. In this example, there are several ways that songs can be shared ownership. I will focus only on two tracks that worked for me.
1. People who create music receives 50% of the song, leaving the remaining 50% must be divided between a lyricist. Remember, music creators to participate in the lyrics too. So how is it calculated? In this case, music creators will share a percentage of the lyricist. The songwriter gets 50% share between four of them. This amounts to 12.5%, respectively. As composers have participated in writing lyrics, his percentage of the songs will be 62.5% (50% for music and 12.5% for the contribution to words).
2. In this way cut and dry. This is what I use now with my current partner songs. There is no ego involved with someone who gets most of the song. In this example, you simply divide the percentage yet. With four friends over, that means 100% 4-way split. This means that each person receives 12.5% of the song.
If you end up signing with music publishers, the concept is the same percentage. The difference is the music publisher will receive 50% of the song (known as the issuer of shares) and the composers and lyricists receive the remaining 50% (known as a part of the author). In this case, four friends are divided by 50% between them.
