Contracts in the music business are notoriously weighted against the artist.
And artists hate it but go along with it.
A big reason for the uneven-ness of the contract is that the business entity is always the one offering the contract…not the artist.
The starting point is everything. Everything is negotiated in proximity to the starting point. So if you don’t like the deal you’re getting, change the starting point.
I’ve never heard of an unsigned artist going around to record labels with a job description and a list of requirements in order for the artist to hire the label.
The one that offers the deal usually wins. That could be you.
