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Music producer agreement
Music producer agreement template between producer and artist
For when you hire a producer to make your songs: what gets delivered, the fee, the producer’s royalty and who owns the master. In English or Spanish, adjusted to your deal and signed online. Starting from a template uses no credits.
TONTRIA Law guides you and drafts your documents. For a lawsuit or a big negotiation, consult a lawyer.
What the template includes
Date and revisions
The delivery date and how many rounds of revisions are included.
Studio and musicians
Who pays for the studio and the session musicians.
Fee
How much the producer is paid and how it is paid.
Producer royalty
The producer’s royalty on net income and when it starts.
Master ownership
The master is yours once you have paid in full.
Songwriting share
Whether the producer also has a share of the composition.
Credits, samples and termination
How the producer is credited, who answers for samples and how the agreement ends.
When to use it
- You are paying a producer to produce, record or finish your songs
- You are a producer and want the fee, the royalty and the credit agreed before the session
- A producer sent you their contract and you want to compare it with a standard one
- A song made between friends is about to be released and nobody wrote the deal down
Before you sign: what to check
- That the master becomes yours, and from when
- Whether the royalty is on net or gross income, and when it starts
- Whether the producer has a songwriting share, and that the split sheet says the same
- How many revisions are included and what happens after them
- Who answers if a sample was not cleared
- How the producer is credited on platforms
The rest of the paperwork around a song: the music contracts an artist signs and the split sheet template. For producers who run their business: TONTRIA for Producers.
Frequently asked questions
Is the music producer agreement template free?
Yes. On the Free plan you can use every template as often as you want; starting from one uses no credits. The Free plan includes 2 documents to sign online each month, and Pro has unlimited signatures. See the plans.
Who owns the master when you hire a producer?
Under this template, the artist, once the producer has been paid in full. The producer keeps what the agreement gives them: the fee, a royalty if one is agreed, the credit and, if they co-wrote the song, their songwriting share.
What is the difference between a producer agreement and a beat licence?
A producer agreement is for songs the producer makes with you or for you. A beat licence is for a beat that already exists and is often sold to several artists. If you are buying a ready-made beat, use the beat license agreement template.
The producer sent me their contract. What do I do?
Upload it as PDF or Word: the review marks the risky clauses, quotes the exact text and suggests what to change (about 10 credits). For a big deal, show it to a music lawyer as well.
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