Ultimate Music Group Inc
Troy Jamerson (50% Ownership)
Trevor Siu (50% Ownership)
Ultimate Music Group Inc owns 100% of Ultimate Music Inc
Hire web designers and buy the domain and subdomains from YouTube with a blue tick
www.ultimate.music
www.youtube.com/ultimatemusic and www.youtube.com/@ultimatemusic and www.youtube.com/user/ultimatemusic (merged)
Ultimate Music is a Music Label/Publisher/Distributor (Amazon/Apple digital stores sales only)
Ultimate Music as Label/Publisher/Distributor
Split revenue 60/40 favoring Artists as Label (Ultimate Music owns 40% of Recording)
Split revenue 60/40 favoring Songwriters/Producers as Publisher (Ultimate Music owns 40% of Songwriting)
Charge Labels 20% of the retail price as the Distributor at the recommended retail price (Amazon/Apple digital stores sales only)
Concerts pay Artists via special arrangement 60% of gross profit, Songwriters/Producers equally 20% of gross profit, Ultimate Music 20% of gross profit
Troy Jamerson creates and operates Ultimate Music Group Inc and Ultimate Music Inc
Troy Jamerson receives $200 million capital and injects it into a Bank of America business account called "Ultimate Music Inc"
Troy Jamerson receives a $10 million bonus for becoming the Chairman of Ultimate Music Inc
Zoi Ellis as the CEO of Ultimate Music Inc for a $600,000 yearly wage + 2% of yearly profit bonus
Zoi Ellis hires a President for a $300,000 yearly wage (to act as the CEO in their absence)
President hires a Vice President and a Head of A&R/Advertising/Distribution/Finance/Legal/Publishing for $150,000 yearly salaries to hire employees top to down
Ultimate Music Inc to purchase Penthouse Recording Studios and Quad Recording Studios and rename to Ultimate Music Studios (www.ultimate.music/studios)
(Hire the same people and sound engineers that already work there if they want to work for us)
Set up an account with the nearest 5 star hotel to Ultimate Music Studios paying for the cheapest rooms available and anything on the menu for artists
(Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan)
Offer anyone on the Synthwave.fm YouTube main playlist an album deal if they ask for one (I'll direct them to contact the Head of A&R)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZDJSHz5wsw&list=PLX1nof_5FRsETtzQ-0CLwdVmX_5rhZOSH
Ultimate Music album budget = $100,000 per album
Ultimate Music EP budget = $50,000 per EP
Ultimate Music compilation budget = $50,000 per compilation
Ultimate Music song budget = $5,000 per song
Ultimate Music video budget = $5,000 per video
Ultimate Music remix budget = $5,000 per remix
Digital Song Retail Price = $1.50 including tax
Digital Album Retail Price = $15 including tax
Digital Compilation Retail Price = $15 including tax
Digital Greatest Hits Retail Price = $15 including tax
If artists receive an album deal, they must agree to a 3 album deal, in which they're free to make music with other labels, but Ultimate Music reserve the right to refuse (repeating for the next 3 albums continuously)
Budget goes to lead vocalist or artist
x2 or x3 or x4 budget on request
Artists to spend budget as they please and keep unused funds shared equally or via special arrangement (100% recoupable funds)
Free studio time for label artists if we own the studio
Album/Single/Video versions of songs must be synonymous (customers can only buy the digital album or individual songs from the digital album)
Albums must be 10 songs only with 10 music videos
EPs must be 5 songs only with 5 music videos
Singles must have music videos
Unreleased songs can be released in between albums with additional song/video budget even if song/video is complete
No intros/outros/skits to albums or EPs
Artists never have to appear in music videos
Music videos must be uploaded to the Ultimate Music YouTube account
Band members can have solo albums
Compilation budget goes to clearing songs with the DJ receiving the remaining funds
Compilations must be 10 songs only
Greatest Hits must be 20 songs only
Advertise albums on YouTube and US/UK TV at least once
"Ultimate Scratch" compilations (sold as compilation only):
10 hiphop songs with scratching/mixing mainly at the start/end of each song
Release all 20 compilations simultaneously
Ultimate Scratch (Mixed by DJ First Rate)
Ultimate Scratch 2 (Mixed by DJ Qbert)
Ultimate Scratch 3 (Mixed by DJ Kentaro)
Ultimate Scratch 4 (Mixed by DJ Rafik)
Ultimate Scratch 5 (Mixed by DJ Netik)
Ultimate Scratch 6 (Mixed by DJ Tigerstyle)
Ultimate Scratch 7 (Mixed by DJ Fly)
Ultimate Scratch 8 (Mixed by DJ Craze)
Ultimate Scratch 9 (Mixed by DJ Plus One)
Ultimate Scratch 10 (Mixed by DJ Mr Thing)
Ultimate Scratch 11 (Mixed by DJ Prime Cuts)
Ultimate Scratch 12 (Mixed by DJ Tony Vegas)
Ultimate Scratch 13 (Mixed by DJ Flip)
Ultimate Scratch 14 (Mixed by DJ Switch)
Ultimate Scratch 15 (Mixed by DJ Vekked)
Ultimate Scratch 16 (Mixed by DJ Skillz)
Ultimate Scratch 17 (Mixed by DJ ie.Merge)
Ultimate Scratch 18 (Mixed by DJ K-Swizz)
Ultimate Scratch 19 (Mixed by DJ A-Trak)
Ultimate Scratch 20 (Mixed by DJ IQ)
Allow DJs x2 or x3 or x4 budget on request if they need new equipment
Sign if available (including anyone you want):
Ab-Liva
Abakus
Adam Gontier
Bending Grid
Black Star
Blak Twang
Blixx 86
C-Mone
Cage
Canibus
Casisdead
Chela
Claudia Hoyser
Chino XL
Coldplay
College
Cypress Hill
De La Soul
Dana Jean Phoenix
Dennis Dine (old friend)
Darren Hayes
Des'ree
DJ First Rate
DJ Matt Masters (old friend)
DJ Tigerstyle (old friend)
Eddie Johns ($2,000,000 budget for one single and video) (as artist or executive producer for other artists) (no rush on release)
Eminem
Erick Sermon
Eves Karydas
Fat Joe
Finn Foxell
Fort Minor
Gateway Drugs
Ghetts
Healer (Michael Andresen) (instrumental albums only)
Hunna J
Immortal Technique
John Kammerer (www.youtube.com/vincedelgato)
Jurassic 5
Keith Murray
Klashnekoff
Kool G Rap
Kris James
KRS-One
Kyla La Grange
Lee Ramsay (new album with the original remastered version of Dedicated as track #10 with a video)
Lily Allen
Linkin Park (Adam Gontier, Emily Armstrong, Mike Shinoda as lead vocals)
Lootpack
Lucianne (British/Nigerian Singer)
Madonna
Mark Morrison
Masta Ace
Minuit Machine
Mystikal
M.O.P. (ask DJ Premier to the join group)
Mr Oizo
Mt Eden
Neon Hitch
Paris Adams
Project 46
Python Blue
RA The Rugged Man
Radiohead (Kid A II album)
Scratch Massive
Sellorekt/LA Dreams
Shabaam Sahdeeq
Smoking Skills
Sukesha Ray
Tech N9ne
Teflon
The High & Mighty
The Streets
Thirstin Howl III
Tracy Chapman
VHS Dreams
Wu-Tang Clan
Xzibit
Yota
Zola Bolt (German/Chilean singer)
Ultimates (Pharoahe Monch/Eminem/Canibus/B-Real supergroup for a one off self titled album) offer exclusive $4 million album budget ($1 million each)
Rip off Blade for Pharoahe Monch, Superman for Eminem, Blue Marvel for Canibus, Batman for B-Real using a comic book style album cover
(With enough changes to be original but possibly part of a new Ultimates film soundtrack)
5 Types of US Music Royalties for Sales/Revenue/Licensing:
Recorded Royalty = Artists/Labels
Mechanical Royalty = Songwriters/Producers
Performance Royalty = Songwriters/Producers
Sync Royalty = Songwriters/Producers and Artists/Labels
DAB Radio Performance Royalty = Artists/Labels
5 Types of UK Music Royalties for Sales/Revenue/Licensing:
Recorded Royalty = Artists/Labels
Mechanical Royalty = Songwriters/Producers
Performance Royalty = Songwriters/Producers and Artists/Labels
Sync Royalty = Songwriters/Producers and Artists/Labels
DAB Radio Performance Royalty = Artists/Labels
(Sales/Revenue for Recorded/Mechanical Royalties)
(Licensing Fees for Performance/Sync Royalties)
Suggested Digital Store Sales Commission = 20%
Digital Store Sales Commission:
Amazon = 15%
Apple = 30%
Beatport = 40%
Bandcamp = 15%
Juno Download = 7.5%
Online Distributor Sales Commission:
DistroKid = 0% or Flat Fee (20% Micro Sync Royalties, 20% Sync Royalties)
Ditto Music = Flat Fee (10% Publishing Fee, 20% Micro Sync Royalties, 20% Sync Royalties)
TuneCore = 15% or Flat Fee (15% Publishing Fee, 20% Micro Sync Royalties, 20% Sync Royalties)
CD Baby = 9% and Flat Fee (15% Publishing Fee, 30% Micro Sync Royalties, 40% Sync Royalties, 15% Streaming Recorded/Mechanical Royalties)
ReverbNation = 13% and Flat Fee (30% Publishing Fee, 48.15% Micro Sync Royalties, 48.15% Sync Royalties)
White Label Distributors:
1. Instapage
2. Horus Music
3. Vydia
4. Random Sounds
5. Revelator
6. Distro Direct
7. Limbo Music
8. VerseOne
9. SonoSuite
10. Dig Dis
11. DPM Network Music Distribution
12. Reprtoir
Suggested Premium/Ad Net Revenue for Streaming Recorded Royalties = 80/20 favoring Labels for % played (artist/fan centric model)
(Suggested Creator/Artist/Label/Songwriter split Revenue 30/30/20/20 for Micro Sync Royalties for shared licensed music)
Amazon/YouTube/Deezer/Tidal/Spotify/Apple Premium/Ad Net Revenue for Streaming Recorded Royalties to Creators/Labels:
Amazon = 55/45 favoring Labels for % played (pro rata model)
YouTube = 55/45 favoring Creators/Labels for % played (Creators/Labels split Revenue 50/50 for Micro Sync Royalties for shared licensed music) (pro rata model)
YouTube Shorts = 55/45 favoring YouTube for % played (Creators/Labels split Revenue 50/50 for Micro Sync Royalties for shared licensed music) (pro rata model)
Deezer = 70/30 favoring Labels for % played (artist/fan centric model) (Virtual DJ) (free in some countries)
Tidal = 70/30 favoring Labels for % played (pro rata model) (Virtual DJ/Djay/Serato/Rekordbox) (free US only)
Spotify = 70/30 favoring Labels for % played (pro rata model) (free worldwide)
Apple = 55/45 favoring Labels for % played (pro rata model) (subscription only)
(US CRB Mechanical Royalty for Music Sales and Streaming Revenue = 9.1%)
Every $1.00 Sold for Albums
Recorded Royalty = 75.9c split 60% to Artists, 40% to Labels, Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15c to Amazon
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Royalty = 9.1c split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every $1.00 Sold/Streamed for Songs
Recorded Royalty = 75.9c split 60% to Artists, 40% to Labels, Featured Artists and Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15c to Amazon
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Royalty = 9.1c split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every $1.00 Sold/Streamed for Remixes
Recorded Royalty = 75.9c split 60% to Artists, 20% to Remixer, 20% to Labels, Featured Artists and Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15c to Amazon
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Royalty = 9.1c split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every $1.00 Sold for 10 Song Compilation
Recorded Royalty = 75.9c is split 50% to DJ, 40% to Labels, 1% per song to Labels
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15c to Amazon
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Royalty = 9.1c split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every $1.00 Sold for 20 Song Greatest Hits
Recorded Royalty = 75.9c is split 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 1% per song to Labels
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15c to Amazon
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Royalty = 9.1c split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
BMI/ASCAP/SESAC Streaming Performance Royalty (Amazon/YouTube) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels (Publisher)
BMI/ASCAP/SESAC Performance Royalty (Radio Stations) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Recorded Sync Royalty (Film/TV) = 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 20% to Songwriters/Producers
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical Sync Royalty (Film/TV) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels
SoundExchange Non Interactive Streaming Performance Royalty (DAB Radio Stations) = 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 20% Non Featured Artists
*50% of Songwriters/Producers Performance Royalty is paid directly equaling 80% to Songwriters/Producers, 20% to Labels
Recorded License Fee (Sampling/Syncing) = Negotiated by Labels (on behalf of Artists and themselves)
Harry Fox/Music Reports/MLC Mechanical License Fee (Cover Song) = Negotiated by Publishers (on behalf of Songwriters/Producers and themselves)
(UK MCPS Mechanical Royalty for Music Sales and Streaming Revenue = 8.5%)
Every £1.00 Sold for Albums
Recorded Royalty = 76.5p split 60% to Artists, 40% to Labels, Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15p to Amazon
MCPS Mechanical Royalty = 8.5p split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every £1.00 Sold/Streamed for Songs
Recorded Royalty = 76.5p split 60% to Artists, 40% to Labels, Featured Artists and Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15p to Amazon
MCPS Mechanical Royalty = 8.5p split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every £1.00 Sold/Streamed for Remixes
Recorded Royalty = 76.5p split 60% to Artists, 20% to Remixer, 20% to Labels, Featured Artists and Producers negotiated from artist's % (of gross profit)
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15p to Amazon
MCPS Mechanical Royalty = 8.5p split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every £1.00 Sold for 10 Song Compilations
Recorded Royalty = 76.5p split 50% to DJ, 40% to Labels, 1% per song to Labels
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15p to Amazon
MCPS Mechanical Royalty = 8.5p split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
Every £1.00 Sold for 20 Song Greatest Hits
Recorded Royalty = 76.5p Split 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 1% per song to Labels
Amazon Digital Store Sales Commission = 15p to Amazon
MCPS Mechanical Royalty = 8.5p split 60% to Songwriters/Producers (equally), 40% to Labels (Publisher)
PRS Streaming Performance Royalty (Amazon/YouTube) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels (Publisher)
PRS Performance Royalty (Radio Stations) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels (Publisher)
PPL Performance Royalty (Radio Stations) = 60% to Artists, 40% to Labels
Musicians' Union Recorded Sync Royalty (Film/TV) = 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 20% to Songwriters/Producers
Musicians' Union Mechanical Sync Royalty (Film/TV) = 60% to Songwriters/Producers, 40% to Labels
SoundExchange Non Interactive Streaming Performance Royalty (DAB Radio Stations) = 60% to Artists, 20% to Labels, 20% Non Featured Artists
*50% of Songwriters/Producers Performance Royalty is paid directly equaling 80% to Songwriters/Producers, 20% to Labels
Recorded License Fee (Sampling/Syncing) = Negotiated by Labels (on behalf of Artists and themselves)
MCPS Mechanical License Fee (Cover Song) = Negotiated by Publishers (on behalf of Songwriters/Producers and themselves)