Producer Declaration Template

A Producer Declaration is used by a Record Label to obtain the ownership rights from a producer in the master recording when a producer signs a producer contract with the artist instead of signing a contract with the record label. Independent labels and more and more major labels ask the artist to enter into the agreement with the producer making it the responsibility of the artist to oversee the services of the producer, pay the producer's fee from the money the label gives the artist and account to the producer for royalties. The most important rights a label needs from the producer is the  ownership in the masters as a work for hire and a warranty that the masters are original and will not infringe on the rights of any third party. 

What Does a Producer Declaration Cover?

• Producer services and delivery

• Fee payment paid by artist not label

• Record royalties paid by artist not label

• Master ownership by record label

• Song rights

• Right to use producer’s name and likeness

• Sample clearances

• Restrictions on use of recordings

• Warranties and representations

• Number of Pages: 2

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