Contract
Contract Type: noun Pronunciation: /kon-trakt/ Also spelled or known as: Agreement Plural: Contracts Related: Legal Agreement What does Contract mean? A legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Music contracts may cover recording, publishing, licensing, management, distribution, touring, sponsorships, and other relationships. Contract synonyms: Agreement, Legal Agreement, Binding Agreement Example sentence: “The artist’s lawyer […]
Contract Clause
Contract Clause Type: noun Pronunciation: /kon-trakt-klawz/ Also spelled or known as: Clause Plural: Contract Clauses Related: Contract, Agreement What does Contract Clause mean? A specific section or provision in a contract that outlines a specific right, obligation, condition, or rule. In music agreements, clauses may cover royalties, rights, advances, options, territory, term, recoupment, and ownership. Contract […]
Contract Period
Contract Period Type: noun Pronunciation: /kon-track-pe-ree-odd/ Related: Agreement, Contract, Terms What does Contract Period mean? The length of time an agreement or contract remains active. In music contracts, the contract period defines how long a deal, license, option, or obligation lasts. Contract Period synonyms: Term, Duration, Time Period Example sentence: “The publishing agreement had a […]
Contrafact
Contrafact Type: noun Pronunciation: /kon-truh-fakt/ Also spelled or known as: New Melody Over Existing Chords Related: Composition What does Contrafact mean? A new melody written over an existing harmonic structure. In music, Contrafacts are common in jazz, where new compositions are built using the chord changes of earlier songs. Contrafact synonyms: New Melody Over Existing […]
Control Room
Control Room Type: noun Pronunciation: /kon-troll-room/ Also spelled or known as: Control-Room, Control Booth Related: Live Room, Booth What does Control Room mean? A room where audio engineers, music producers, and technicians sit, work, or “control” the session. A control room in a recording studio is usually the main room where audio engineers, music producers, […]
Controlled Composition
Controlled Composition Type: noun Pronunciation: /kuhn-trohld-kom-puh-zee-shun/ Plural: Controlled Compositions Related: Controlled Composition Clause, Artist-Controlled Song What does Controlled Composition mean? A song written or controlled by the recording artist under a record deal. Controlled compositions may be subject to reduced mechanical royalty terms in some contracts. Controlled Composition synonyms: Artist-Controlled Song, Controlled Song, Artist-Written Composition […]
Controlled Composition Clause
Controlled Composition Clause Type: noun Pronunciation: /kuhn-trohld-kom-puh-zish-un-klawz/ Also spelled or known as: Controlled Composition Provision Plural: Controlled Composition Clauses Related: Mechanical Royalties What does Controlled Composition Clause mean? A provision in a recording contract that limits the mechanical royalties a record label must pay when an artist records songs they wrote or co-wrote themselves. A […]
Controller
Controller Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /kon-troll-err/ Plural: Controllers What does Controller mean? A MIDI hardware device that controls the parameters of a piece of software or another device. The controller is a MIDI hardware device that controls the parameters of a piece of software or another device. An example of a controller is a MIDI […]