Understanding what we do
At the Hillbilly Studio Records we respect the rights of an artists song and everyone who signs with us retains 100% ownership of the song. When you sign with us you assign the rights to manage your compositions (the musical work), focusing on copyright ownership, promotion, and royalty collection to ensure the songwriter is compensated and their work is utilized effectively.
Under the US law, the music copyright is obtained by the author as soon as the two following criteria are satisfied: the original work of authorship is created (1) and it is “fixed in any tangible medium of expression” (2) whether it’s sheet music, MIDI track or even a single tweet. As soon as the copyright is obtained, the author of the musical work gets an exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the musical work, perform or display the musical work publicly and create derivative works based on the musical work. Also, the copyright owner has the power to authorize or prevent third parties from using the composition in any of the ways mentioned.
Key responsibilities of a music publisher
Promoting and Pitching Songs:
We actively market a songwriter’s compositions to recording artists, A&R departments, and music supervisors to secure placements on albums, in television shows, films, advertisements, and video games.
Licensing and Copyright Enforcement
Publishers license the use of songs for various media, ensuring the songwriter’s rights are protected.
Royalty Collection
We collect mechanical, performance, and sync royalties by working with PROs and other organizations to ensure the songwriter receives their share of income generated from their music. At Hillbilly Studio Records all royalty payment to the author, artits and Hillbilly Studio Records these payments are distributed directly to the right person from the organization that collected the royalties not by Hillbilly Studio Records. Which means that we never touch your portion of the royalties.
Administrative Support
We handle the administrative aspects of managing a music catalog, including tracking usage and distributing royalties.
How publishers are paid
The Hillbilly Studio Records makes money by taking a portion of the royalties generated by the songs they represent. In exchange for these services, they take a percentage of the copyright ownership or receive a commission on royalties collected.
Some More Need to Know Stuff
We are not a Artist Management or Artist development company. What we can do is help you get started with some basic building blocks to form the foundation to build upon. We can get your music radio ready to be promoted. We can work with you to start your YouTube Channel. Every artits must have a YouTube channel to directs fans to hear your work. They also must have a Facebook page solely for their brand, separate from their personal page. Many of you may already have these but for those just starting out we will be able to guide you through some of the basic starting points.