Beat leases and collaborations
How to document the agreement before distributing.
Beat leases
When you license an instrumental from a producer, read the license terms:
- What uses it allows (streaming, sales, number of copies).
- Whether it's exclusive or not. A non-exclusive license means others can use the same beat.
- How the producer must be credited.
The producer usually keeps part of the composition. Reflect it in the credits and, if the recording royalty split isn't 100% yours, in an automatic split.
Collaborations
Before distributing, put in writing who contributes what — master and composition — and at what percentage.
In UXEM you reflect it with:
- Each artist's roles on the release and the tracks.
- An automatic split if the recording royalties aren't 100% yours.
A clear agreement before publishing avoids disputes later.
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