[Fmpro] The role of managers re: royalties?

[Lynne T. Conte]

Mark:

In your statement:  "Personally, I think managers should be (or become)
highly knowledgeable
about performing rights royalties, as for film and TV composers this is
typically the majority of income over the long-term. Managing the many
aspects of making sure performances are tracked, negotiating advances, and
payments are made for all performances eligible for payment seem to me to be
a natural function of someone who manages the income of a client."

I have to run out, but here is a link for review purposes only:

http://www-sop.inria.fr/orion/Publications/Articles/viip03.pdf

Musically Yours,

Lynne T. Conte/Talent Manager
Conte's Networking Communications

p.s. Managers responsibilities is to research all avenues of business for
the artists/band/composers and should know the business issues inside or
out, it's a continuous research and communication.   process.  I am also
glad we are having this conversation.  Talk soon.


On 5/7/07, Mark Northam <mnortham at gmdgroup.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All -
>
> The emails between Lynne and Les bring to light an interesting issue:
>
> What role should managers have in making sure their clients receive all of
> the royalties their clients are entitled to?
>
> With agents, it's a bit different as an agent is normally employed on a
> job-by-job basis to negotiate the terms of the deal. Managers, however,
> typically take a role in the overall management of a client's career,
> including of course the financial/income aspects of that career.
>
> Personally, I think managers should be (or become) highly knowledgeable
> about performing rights royalties, as for film and TV composers this is
> typically the majority of income over the long-term. Managing the many
> aspects of making sure performances are tracked, negotiating advances, and
> payments are made for all performances eligible for payment seem to me to
> be
> a natural function of someone who manages the income of a client.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Best,
>
> Mark Northam
>
>
>
>
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Lynne T. Conte/Talent Manager
Conte's Networking Communications
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