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Permalink Reply by Bret Teegarden on February 9, 2011 at 11:36am

Rule of thumb is a 50/50 split and most publishers pay within 30 days of a Qtr end. Some are different and terms are usually stipulated in publishing agreements or single song contracts. Any recoup of advances would come out of the writers share. Say a song earned $1000 in mechanical royalty income in the first quarter of 2011 and the writer was advanced $300 for the song. On April 30, 2011, the publishing company would ideally issue the writer a check for $200. It gets more complicated with multiple writers and publishers on a single song, but generally is just dealing with fractions. Also, royalty payments are combined for a writer's catalog of songs.

Permalink Reply by Judy Rodman on February 9, 2011 at 3:59pm

Awesome... just the info I need, and is what I experienced at Warner/Chappell. Thank you so much for taking the time to clear up yet another puzzlement of the publishing game... xoxo Judy

Bret Teegarden said:

Rule of thumb is a 50/50 split and most publishers pay within 30 days of a Qtr end. Some are different and terms are usually stipulated in publishing agreements or single song contracts. Any recoup of advances would come out of the writers share. Say a song earned $1000 in mechanical royalty income in the first quarter of 2011 and the writer was advanced $300 for the song. On April 30, 2011, the publishing company would ideally issue the writer a check for $200. It gets more complicated with multiple writers and publishers on a single song, but generally is just dealing with fractions. Also, royalty payments are combined for a writer's catalog of songs.

Permalink Reply by Judy Rodman on February 9, 2011 at 4:00pm

ps... may I share your answer (credited of course) on my blog?

Judy Rodman said:

Awesome... just the info I need, and is what I experienced at Warner/Chappell. Thank you so much for taking the time to clear up yet another puzzlement of the publishing game... xoxo Judy

Bret Teegarden said:

Rule of thumb is a 50/50 split and most publishers pay within 30 days of a Qtr end. Some are different and terms are usually stipulated in publishing agreements or single song contracts. Any recoup of advances would come out of the writers share. Say a song earned $1000 in mechanical royalty income in the first quarter of 2011 and the writer was advanced $300 for the song. On April 30, 2011, the publishing company would ideally issue the writer a check for $200. It gets more complicated with multiple writers and publishers on a single song, but generally is just dealing with fractions. Also, royalty payments are combined for a writer's catalog of songs.

Permalink Reply by Bret Teegarden on February 9, 2011 at 4:34pm

of course, anytime.

Judy Rodman said:

ps... may I share your answer (credited of course) on my blog?