"Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But I did mine through a production company"
- Roy Ayers
About this Quote
This quote by Roy Ayers is referring to the different manner ins which artists can structure their contracts with record business. Many artists have a direct agreement with the record company, indicating that all of the music they develop is owned by the record company. Nevertheless, Roy Ayers picked to structure his agreement in a different way, opting to go through a production business. This suggests that the production business owns the rights to the music he creates, and then accredits it to the record company. This type of plan offers the artist more control over their music, as they have the ability to negotiate the terms of the license with the production business. It likewise allows the artist to retain some of the rights to their music, such as the right to use it for live performances or to accredit it to other companies.
This quote is written / told by Roy Ayers somewhere between September 10, 1940 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from England.
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