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Recording

In this topic, we deep dive into sound recordings; how they differ from musical works, the various recording roles involved, ownership, registration, and how they are made.

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The song is written.

The melody, the lyrics and beat, they’re all on the page.

Maybe this musical work is new.

Or maybe it's been recorded hundreds of times by performers just like you.

So how will you make your version the one that's remembered?

How will you make it yours?

When you perform and record a musical work you create a unique sound recording.

But that's just the beginning.

You want to know how the right collaborators can help you get the sounds you want.

How your sound recording remains tied to its musical work and how to keep track of both.

And how all of this affects your rights in the sound recording so that you can get fairly credited and paid.

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Video credit: Tiffany Orvet, Daniel Sundström, Eric Ivar Persson, Christine Miller, Nikki Skelly, Jeff Noble, Tony Bollas, Kelly Wright, Oasis Nguyen, Tobias Leo Nordquist, Ponny Höijer, William Engström, Parapix