Members tinker925 Posted October 23, 2009 Members Posted October 23, 2009 Anyone here run or manage a successful Tribute Project? How are royalties paid to the original band...? What is the correct way to go about making sure that you respect yet honor the original band legally?
Members ermghoti II Posted October 23, 2009 Members Posted October 23, 2009 Any venue with a live entertainment license is responsible to pay a blanket fee covering artist's royalties. If you're concerned, you can ask to see that it's current.
Members Wolfgang2049 Posted October 24, 2009 Members Posted October 24, 2009 For a tribute band, it is possible that the venue does not have a song (or even the band) you are doing covered. There are several different agencies that license music for performance and recording, and you will find different music at different agencies. Some of the more obscure bands, you may have to go through the label to get proper licensing as they may not be associated with any of those agencies. Don't expect the venue to have it all covered.
Members ermghoti II Posted October 24, 2009 Members Posted October 24, 2009 There is no chance somebody would start a tribute band based on a band too obscure to be covered by ASCAP/BMI or whatever.
Moderators daddymack Posted October 26, 2009 Moderators Posted October 26, 2009 Anyone here run or manage a successful Tribute Project? How are royalties paid to the original band...? What is the correct way to go about making sure that you respect yet honor the original band legally? Performance-wise, yes, the venues pay a fee to ASCAP/BMI that covers use of copyrighted material. So no worries there. Now, if you were going to record and sell, then that is a differnt issue, but what a waste of time and effort if you sound just like he original...
Members Wolfgang2049 Posted October 27, 2009 Members Posted October 27, 2009 There is no chance somebody would start a tribute band based on a band too obscure to be covered by ASCAP/BMI or whatever. Wrong. There are labels that choose not to associate with ASCAP or BMI and prefer to personally approve everything themsleves. There are also Tribute bands that cover bands on those labels. They have to go through the label.
Members Scafeets Posted October 27, 2009 Members Posted October 27, 2009 Wrong. There are labels that choose not to associate with ASCAP or BMI and prefer to personally approve everything themsleves. There are also Tribute bands that cover bands on those labels. They have to go through the label. Wow..that would have to be pretty obscure. Can ypou name a couple?
Members BlueStrat Posted October 27, 2009 Members Posted October 27, 2009 Wrong. There are labels that choose not to associate with ASCAP or BMI and prefer to personally approve everything themsleves. There are also Tribute bands that cover bands on those labels. They have to go through the label. Licensing is compulsory. That is, once a song is released, anyone is free to record it and perform it as long as the royalties are paid. In the case of performing, it is up to the venues to pay royalties. In the case of recording, royalties are paid through mechanical licensing. You are, however, not free to use someone's songs for commercial purposes, like soundtracks for advertising, etc. without the owner's permission. I suppose it is possible that a label might choose to avoid ASCAP or BMI, but they'd be morons to do so, since both PROs are essentially collection agencies to see that the writers and publishers get paid, and since a good many record deals involve the record label owning a piece of the publishing, that would include them as well.
Members Kramerguy Posted October 27, 2009 Members Posted October 27, 2009 Performance-wise, yes, the venues pay a fee to ASCAP/BMI that covers use of copyrighted material. So no worries there. Now, if you were going to record and sell, then that is a differnt issue, but what a waste of time and effort if you sound just like he original... pfft!!!!!! I'd take my pink floyd tribute band with nothing but exact renditions of their songs. :poke:
Members ermghoti II Posted October 27, 2009 Members Posted October 27, 2009 pfft!!!!!! I'd take my pink floyd tribute band with nothing but exact renditions of their songs. :poke: I think he's saying that tribute bands do not typically make money trying to sell re-recordings of the original acts.
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