Joules Productions – Terms of Business
Year: 2026 / 2027
1. Studio Rates
The studio rates are charged as follows:
- 8-hour recording session: £440
- 6-hour recording session: £360
- 4-hour recording session: £260
- 2-hour recording session: £140
These rates include Julian Chown’s sound engineering services. By paying the full studio fee, ownership of the completed vocal recording masters is granted to the payee, subject to the terms outlined in Section 3 and Section 3.1 regarding recording license ownership and instrumental exploitation.
1.1 Other Services
Other services, as detailed below, are charged through royalties as an addition:
1.2 Songwriting
If Julian Chown writes or co-writes any music and/or lyrics to be recorded, Julian Chown will be entitled to a share of the song at a percentage to be mutually agreed upon, based on the level of input and creative work involved. The percentage will be determined upon completion of the session(s) concerned and/or prior to delivery of the recordings to the client. The client and Julian Chown will sign a song share agreement to reflect this.
1.3 Producer Royalties
If Julian Chown provides music production services, Julian Chown will be entitled to a royalty on all commercial exploitation of the recording(s) at a percentage to be mutually agreed upon, based on the creative work involved. (The standard royalty range for producers falls between 1% and 5% for major label deals, and 15% to 25% for independent artists). However, the specific percentage will be determined separately for each project upon completion of the production and prior to any commercial exploitation. The client and Julian Chown will sign a separate agreement to reflect the royalty rate for each project.
2. Performing
No upfront session fee is required for Julian Chown’s performances; however, Julian Chown is entitled to PPL performer's royalties.
2.1 Additional Costs
The client will pay for any additional musicians, samples, or media provided, which are owned by the client.
3. Recording License Ownership
Whoever pays for the recording session will own 96% of the recording license for the completed master recording. The remaining 5% of the recording license is retained by Julian Chown as his producer's share, IF he has worked on the music production, acknowledging his creative production services and contribution to the full master recording, regardless of any subsequent deals or commercial exploitation by the client. If Julian Chown has not worked on the music production, this 5% share is not applicable. This 95%/5% split applies to the master recording ownership and is separate from any producer royalties or songwriting shares as detailed in sections 1.2 and 1.3.
If a studio discount is applied to the session rate, Julian Chown's retained 5% share of the recording license remains fixed. The discount applies only to the upfront session fee and does not alter the agreed recording license ownership split.
3.1 Instrumental Sync and Licensing Rights
Notwithstanding Section 3, while the client owns 96% of the final completed master recording featuring their vocals, Julian Chown retains an independent right to exploit, license, and pitch the instrumental backing track (without vocals) for synchronization, film, TV, media placements, and library licensing.
3.2 Instrumental Exploitation Split
If Julian Chown successfully secures a sync placement or commercial license for the instrumental version of a track, any gross sync licensing fees, master use royalties, or placement revenues generated specifically by the instrumental version shall be split 50% to the client and 50% to Julian Chown, unless otherwise agreed in writing. The client warrants that the instrumental version does not contain their proprietary vocal melody or lyrics, and grants Julian Chown the necessary authorization to master and independently license the instrumental recording for sync purposes.
4. Cancellation Policy
If the payee cancels a studio session within 48 hours of the session taking place, the full payment for the session will be forfeited, and no credit will be available for a future studio session.
5. Credits
Labels and artists will ensure that any and all commercialisation of the Masters will credit "Julian Chown" appropriately, including but not limited to "Written/ Mixed/ Produced/ Vocals Produced by Julian Chown" etc. Furthermore, Julian Chown's full name must be registered on all distributor information for any relevant role (e.g., mixing, producing, arranging, vocal producing).
