Kekero Advises Zambian Producers How to Earn Good Royalties

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By Kinyua Mwangi

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Zambian record producer, composer, and vocalist Kekero has advised fellow producers how to earn good royalties for their work, stating that they should never accept one-time payment from an artist who they think has potential.

According to Kekero, songs get bigger and earn more over-time, therefore, by accepting one-time payment, you lock yourself from any future fortunes that may come with the song.

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Additionally, Kekero advised producers to make sure they agree with the artist about their percentage on the song, and also demand for a copy of the agreement document.

A document called a ‘Split Sheet’ is used to distribute royalties. A split sheet is an agreement signed by the music's contributors, giving the personal details of the contributors and specifying their respective ownership portion in the song.

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In this document, the percentage of each producer, writer, and performer's ownership of the song is laid down. He says that everyone in a song – producer, singer and songwriter all have a share of the royalties a song makes.

“What is certain is that everyone on the song, from the songwriter to producer and every featured artist ought to have a share of royalties,” he writes.