THE CONTRACTS

Here are the main major contracts:

Le contrat d’artiste qui régit des différents droits et engagements des parties dans la production mais aussi de la répartition en pourcentage des différents partenaires. « le contrat d’artiste doit faire figurer trois notions : l’enregistrement, l’exploitation de l’enregistrement, la promotion de l’enregistrement »[1]. Le contrat est généralement exclusif afin de favoriser un suivi sur le long terme.

An artist or group usually signs a licensing agreement with a label that wants to market a musical project. In other words, signing a license agreement is equivalent to allowing a label to hold the rights to sell a music project. This contract must contain in particular a duration but also a territorial limit if necessary. It offers an exclusive exploitation to the label. This one will promote and market the author's music in exchange for a percentage that may prove to be quite high but which at the same time can generate more sales since the label has the knowledge and the network that allows it to make more "sales" or at least to promote an artist more intensely.

The purpose of the music publishing contract is to promote the dissemination of the work.