cleverboxer

You signed Savan Kotecha right? Just wondering what stage of his career that was at... had he had hits already? If not, was it one particular demo you heard and loved, or a whole body of work, or other situation? Did you approach him or he approach you?

And the same question for any other huge writers you were the first to sign :) These stories dont really get told often, especially in a way that's useful to upcoming writers as to how it actually happens

OK perfect, thanks. Yeah will send you some stuff for sure :) I did your teachble courses btw, very useful! (i was one of the beta testers from AMC).

I'm probably 25% writer on average, theyre dance cuts so we pitch toplines then add the DJs as writers too eventually. (However, i'm fully able to do 100%s when needed too).

Yes getting proper collection is another big reason i wanna get a deal, i havent done any of the admin on them so far, so wanna get it sorted i nthe next few months. Thinking sentric if no one gives me the deal i want. I'm speaking to publishers but best offer is like £45k for 3 yrs so minimum wage really. Thinking maybe better to find solid management and just do an admin deal for the collection, just weighing my options atm :) Thanks

Hey I'm gunna ask a bunch - hope that's ok :)

Do you think Merck & Hipgnosis's plan will work? Their plan which it looks like is to buy all the classic songs then force the DSPs to change payout splits to 50/50 master/pub. (As a writer, I hope it does!)

And what do you think will be the ramifications to the majors if it does?

Thanks

Hey Benjamin. I'm having trouble finding a decent pub deal, despite what I thought would be a strong situation (explained below) - is it literally just the case that no-one will sign anyone these days til they have an actual hit?

Background: I’m a writer (and a very experienced vocal producer) doing mostly pop-dance toplines atm, with 8mil+ streams on my 20 cuts from last yr, and lots more lined up. The majority of the songs I write get cut, since every single session I make sure to come out with a useable song/vocal, and I’m also very proactive with pitching. Imo it’s just a case of needing bigger contacts as to why i don’t have hits yet, think the quality of my material is there.

Also, do I even need a pub deal? I don’t need the money atm, but maybe need the credibility of having proper backing to teach that next level?

Thanks!

Ok great to know! thanks!