1. PICK A DEAL TYPE AND ROYALTY RATE

Choose your deal type from this list. These are based on the MMF’s Deals Guide. Each deal type comes with a pre-programmed royalty rate, so you might want to choose the deal type with a top line royalty rate closest to the deal you are considering.

Deal Type01: DIY Distributor – Fee Based (assumed 100% royalty)02: DIY Distributor – Commission Based (assumed 90% royalty)03: DIY Distributor – With Advance (assumed 85% royalty)04: Distributor Deal (assumed 80% royalty)05: Distributor Deal – With Marketing (assumed 80% royalty)06: Distributor Deal – With Label Services (assumed 70% royalty)07: Distribution Deal – With Label (assumed 60% royalty)08: Indie Label Deal – Assignment/Profit Share (assumed 50% royalty)09: Indie Label Deal – Assignment/Royalty (assumed 20% royalty)10: Major Label Deal – Assignment/Royalty (assumed 17% royalty)

2. DEAL SPECIFICS AND ANTICIPATED STREAMS

This is the section where you tell us about your label or distributor’s financial commitment and your anticipated streams and campaign build.

 
Level of Artist01: Starting To Get Noticed (c.150k streams per year)02: Grassroots Artist (c.500k streams per year)03: Breaking Through (c.1m streams per year)04: Breakthrough Artist (c.2.5m streams per year)05: Mid-level UK Artist (c.10m streams per year)06: Established UK Artist (c.25 m streams per year)07: Mid-level Global Artist (c.50m streams per year)08: UK Superstar (c.100m streams per year)09: Established Global Artist (c.500m streams per year)10: Global Superstar (c.1bn streams per year)

Campaign BuildPeak in Year 1Peak in Year 2Peak in Year 3Peak in Year 4Peak in Year 5Catalogue

3. DO RIGHTS REVERT OR ROYALTY RATES CHANGE?

This is the section where you can tell us if the label or distributor will control the artist’s music over the full five year term or if rights revert at any point, and if so what that does to the royalty rate. If your deal is fixed for next five years you can leave this section blank.

Reversion RulesRights revert on time condition onlyRights revert on money condition onlyRights revert when either time OR money conditions are metRights revert only when both time AND money conditions are met

Time PeriodNo time limit1 Year2 Years3 Years4 Years5 Years

Artist EarningsNo income limitArtist Recoup2x advance£50,000 profit£100,000 profit£200,000 profit£300,000 profit

Artist and Label Earnings

Once you have filled out the above sections these figures will automatically appear based on the assumptions we have made and the options you have selected above