Producers in the industry now days will write or produce their own music. Most beats are made initially on a computer and a keyboard and then the notes are written on paper once the song is completed.
Written documents are an important part of the music production industry. Many legal agreements with artists are made so the certain person gets credit for the amount of work they attributed.
To recieve royalties you must register with BMI or ASCAP. This is how you recieve royalty checks, for example if your music is played in a commercial, you will recieve a certain amount of money each time it is played.
You can also license or copywright your music which most producers do now to make sure no other individual tries to pass your work off as their own.
Many artists have lyrics from an original song (which they own) and producers use them as bits and pieces for a chorus in a new totally different song. The producer has to give credit to the artist who did the original lyrics as well as pay them if they made any amount of money off of the song.
Written documents are an important part of the music production industry. Many legal agreements with artists are made so the certain person gets credit for the amount of work they attributed.
To recieve royalties you must register with BMI or ASCAP. This is how you recieve royalty checks, for example if your music is played in a commercial, you will recieve a certain amount of money each time it is played.
You can also license or copywright your music which most producers do now to make sure no other individual tries to pass your work off as their own.
Many artists have lyrics from an original song (which they own) and producers use them as bits and pieces for a chorus in a new totally different song. The producer has to give credit to the artist who did the original lyrics as well as pay them if they made any amount of money off of the song.