providing tracks for adult video releases

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Is there a standard contractual arrangement in the situation where an artist provides tracks to serve as soundtrack music for a p0rn video company? I'd very much appreciate ny advice on matters in general relating to this.

― ratty, Sunday, 1 January 2006 02:17 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm a regular, not a troll, haha. It's a genuine question.

― ratty, Sunday, 1 January 2006 06:50 (eighteen years ago) link

ratty you need your flat fee plus an agreement on 'usage' which is time-linked. ie if they screen it on cable for the next 10 years you need your palm crossed for it. a normal usage agreement runs for 12 months after which the production co. needs to stump up for renewal. it's probably unneccessary but it keeps your back in the event of a runaway hit.

right that's the sensible bit LMFAO this is where we all pitch in with wah-wah advice and post YSI penetrative squelch noises. i want a free copy dammit.

― smile when, Sunday, 1 January 2006 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Thanks jc! I'll link you all to the appropriate NSFW site if and when the deal, erm, firms up.

― ratty, Sunday, 1 January 2006 23:19 (eighteen years ago) link

stuff that actually makes it to cable tv/cinemax i'd imagine there are royalties possibly. POSSIBLY. for the vast majority of stuff, i assume they just dig into stock music libraries or throw something together with acid loops. i kinda doubt anyone makes a living just composing for adult film...

― tremspeed, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 03:38 (eighteen years ago) link

We were approached for this one. It's not a widespread practise though, or at least it's not widespread among the producers I know, so I think you're right. Surprising perhaps? There must be plenty of money to be made, and the soundtrack is often a weak link in adult movies.

― ratty, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 04:48 (eighteen years ago) link

drew daniel to thread.

― DR. O. RLY (eman), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 05:18 (eighteen years ago) link

My guitar teacher (mainly a jazz guitarist) told me he once did a live soundtrack to a sort of experimental porn where he and the rest of the band were supposed to react to what was going on in the film.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 16:36 (eighteen years ago) link

React in what way?

― ratty, Tuesday, 3 January 2006 21:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Going up and down the fretboard, putting lips in an embouchure, that sort of thing.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Syncing wah-wah rate to penetrative rhythm, etc.

Though I thought all porn music now just consisted of a minute-long loop of some guy's sub-sub-Timbaland beat repeated a few times?

― nabisco (nabisco), Tuesday, 3 January 2006 22:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Song ID: "come on, turn around, baby, set me free"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 4 January 2006 00:00 (eighteen years ago) link

I think this company is slightly weirder, a bit more surreal/arty. We'll see.

― ratty, Wednesday, 4 January 2006 00:18 (eighteen years ago) link

Yea, maybe you should ask drew....

mcess

prod igy

nyet

― GET EQUIPPED WITH BUBBLE LEAD (ex machina), Saturday, 7 January 2006 20:47 (eighteen years ago) link

nice one, cheers

― ratty, Sunday, 8 January 2006 11:25 (eighteen years ago) link

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