Music Industry Deal Guides

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CMU has worked with the UK’s Music Managers Forum and Music Producers Guild to compile and publish a series of guides explaining the deals agreed between music-makers and key business partners like record labels and music publishers.

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THE RECORD DEALS GUIDE
The MMF Record Deals Guide looks at the business partners artists work with around their recorded music, including music distributors and record labels, identifying ten different deal types and explaining the pros and cons of different approaches.

This CMU Explainer on record deals introduces the different deal types – MMF members can access the full guide for an explanation of how each deal works.

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THE PUBLISHING DEALS GUIDE
The MMF Publishing Deals Guide looks at the business partners songwriters work with around their song copyrights, including music publishers, identifying ten different deal types and explaining the pros and cons of different approaches.

This CMU Explainer on publishing deals introduces the different deal types – MMF members can access the full guide for an explanation of how each deal works.

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THE PRODUCER DEALS GUIDE
The MPG Producer Deals Guide, produced in partnership with MMF, looks at the deals music producers negotiate with artists and record labels, and explains how producers get paid and what each producer deal needs to cover.

Aimed at artists, managers and labels as well as music producers and sound engineers, you can download the guide for free from the MPG website.