Intergroove & MCPS

[Martin Dust]

Maybe not MCPS, but GEMA in germany has collected money from Zinch for the track I did for them even though I wasn't a GEMA member.. Maybe this is because GEMA had a reciprocal aggrement with my publisher, but a bit rough on Zinch considering I thought there would be no problem with them having to pay mechanical royalties...

If you have a publishing deal then that's the reason it got collected. I know loads of artists who run their own labels that won't join the MCPS because it means paying them to pay themselves.

[BRADLEE]

doesn't Neuton distro alot of techno?

I thought Neuton and Triple Vision are one in the same?

[crime]

If you have a publishing deal then that's the reason it got collected. I know loads of artists who run their own labels that won't join the MCPS because it means paying them to pay themselves.

if you have a deal with a publisher as appose to MCPS or GEMA etc, you can at least do a deal with them where it says on paper that you paid your mechanicals without any money changing hands i.e. you say that you paid him, he says that he recieved the money and then paid it back to you on your royalty statement...

[Martin Dust]

if you have a deal with a publisher as appose to MCPS or GEMA etc, you can at least do a deal with them where it says on paper that you paid your mechanicals without any money changing hands i.e. you say that you paid him, he says that he recieved the money and then paid it back to you on your royalty statement...

I don't know a publisher that would do that because it's how they get paid but do know what you mean but what the **** do you put on your tax bill :)

[crime]

I don't know a publisher that would do that because it's how they get paid but do know what you mean but what the **** do you put on your tax bill :)

my publisher pays me in advance and doesn't take commision for releases on their artists own labels, and both payments would be written off as business expenses on tax bills...

[crime]

my publisher pays me in advance and doesn't take commision for releases on their artists own labels, and both payments would be written off as business expenses on tax bills...

my point being that he would invoice me for the mechanicals of a release on my own label, take it out of my publishing advance, not take comission as he doesn't take commision on releases by writers releasing on their own labels, and then pay it back to me on my publishing statment.. problem solved...;)

[Martin Dust]

my point being that he would invoice me for the mechanicals of a release on my own label, take it out of my publishing advance, not take comission as he doesn't take commision on releases by writers releasing on their own labels, and then pay it back to me on my publishing statment.. problem solved...;)

Which ever way, he's still taking the money tho...

[crime]

Which ever way, he's still taking the money tho...

I said: he doesn't take commision on releases by writers releasing on their own labels

you need mechanical licences to press with some pressing plants, and it's good for keeping GEMA or MCPS off your back when everything is in order..

so how is he taking the money then Martin if he takes no commision by writers releasing on their own labels?

[Martin Dust]

I thought you said he takes it out of your advance, anyway fancy a pint Mark?

[crime]

invoice me for the mechanicals of a release on my own label, take it out of my publishing advance, not take comission as he doesn't take commision on releases by writers releasing on their own labels, and then pay it back to me on my publishing statment

answer your question?????

just seemed to me you were answering for the sake of answering, not because you actually had anything to add... I really don't know why I'm even bothering to answer to be honest....

[crime]

actually I know the reason for answering, just to let anyone know what the actual facts of the matter are if you want to get a publishing deal, and to know that getting a publishing deal isn't neccesarily going to rip you off, but actually will put money in your pocket if you are carefull about getting the right deal..

[Martin Dust]

answer your question?????

just seemed to me you were answering for the sake of answering, not because you actually had anything to add... I really don't know why I'm even bothering to answer to be honest....

Not at all, I'm not here to score points, just that I've never heard of a publishing deal like yours, that's all Mark. And my other point was regardless of the point of payment you still end up paying because thats how business works. Nothing more.