[Fmpro] The role of managers re: royalties?

Lynne T. Conte profwoman4u2 at gmail.com
Tue May 8 05:13:26 GMT 2007


Always remember, there are two side to every story.

Musically Yours,

Lynne/Talent Manager
Conte's Networking Communications

On 5/7/07, Sean Jackson <sean at shunkydave.com> wrote:
>
> I couldn't agree more.  If someone is going to take an active interest
> in your career (and what is a career except a lifetime of being paid for
> your work?), they should be the experts of PROs and back-end payments,
> and I think their paycheck should reflect such expertise for the
> lifetime of the back-end payments as well.  That would be good
> motivation, and I think it would be good insurance for the composers to
> have another voice, one more skilled at the meaniness of negotiations,
> who isn't from the same squeeky wheel group as the composers are,
> banging on the PROs doors to instigate some change and equal respect for
> their employers (us).
>
> --Sean
>
> PS--I might not have the foggiest idea of what I'm talking about.  I'm
> speaking all on assumption and conjecture.  Forgive me.
>
>
> Mark Northam 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?
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