Music Guides & Templates
Everything you need to protect your credits, understand your rights, and get paid. From split sheet templates to royalty breakdowns.
Split Sheet Templates & Guides
Free Split Sheet Template
Download a free template or create one instantly. Covers songwriter credits, ownership percentages, PRO info, and master splits.
Producer Split Sheet Template
Free producer split sheet covering beat lease vs buyout splits, master ownership, composition credits, and standard producer percentages.
Split Sheets: The Complete Guide
What split sheets are, when you need one, how composition and master splits work, and what happens when you skip them.
Songwriter & Producer Splits
How splits typically work between songwriters and producers — composition vs. master ownership and common percentage ranges.
Agreement Guides
Songwriter Agreements
What songwriter agreements cover, when you need one vs. a split sheet, co-writer situations, and key terms that protect your royalties.
Producer Agreements
Beat ownership, points, master vs. composition rights, standard deal structures, and how producer credits tie into split sheets.
BMI & ASCAP Split Sheets
How to register your split sheets with BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC — what PROs require, IPI numbers, and filing deadlines.
Music Publishing Education
Music Copyright Basics
The difference between composition and master recording rights, how copyright is created, and how splits connect to ownership.
Mechanical Royalties Explained
What mechanical royalties are, how they're generated from streams and downloads, current rates, and why your split sheet matters.
Performance Royalties Explained
How performance royalties work, what BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC do, and why your split sheet is essential for PRO registration.
Sync Licensing Explained
How music gets placed in film, TV, and ads — sync and master use licenses, how fees are set, and why split sheets are essential.
IPI, ISRC & ISWC Explained
What IPI, ISRC, and ISWC numbers are, how they connect songwriters to royalties, and where to get them.