Let WBM Sell Your Music
Thanks for your interest in allowing Waterton Brass Music to publish your brass ensemble music. We maintain an open call for submissions of original music and arrangements/transcriptions. You keep the copyright, and you help set the price. Use us along with any other non-exclusive publishing arrangements you have. We pay royalties at the end of each quarter via PayPal® (or check) using the following schedule:
Arrangements sold as printed music: 40% of list price paid to you.
Arrangements sold at SibeliusMusic: 20% of list price paid to you (Sibelius keeps 50%).
Original Music sold as printed music: 50% of list price paid to you.
Original Music sold at SibeliusMusic: 25% of list price paid to you (Sibelius keeps 50%).
We are working on a model to offer PDF sales, which may also be an option for you.
Currently, we do not collect performance or mechanical license fees. We do not register music with performing rights agencies (ASCAP®, BMI®, etc.).
Composers/arrangers are responsible for all copyright issues regarding their submissions. If you have an arrangement of a copyrighted work, you must provide all documentation granting you permission to do so. You are also responsible for printing all copyright information on your score and parts. You agree to indemnify us (hold harmless) from any claims or other issues resulting from listing your music for sale.
Shipping usually occurs the next day, if customers pay online with PayPal®. Online transactions are handled through PayPal® and no customer financial information is ever stored by us. We do not sell or provide any customer data to anyone.
We engrave all of our music with Sibelius®. If you already use Sibelius®, you can e-mail your files. If you use Finale®, you'll need to export your music files as MusicXML format. We will also accept high-quality camera-ready printed scores and parts (don't send originals as they will not be returned). Recordings are recommended but not required. You can also send us program/performance notes to include in the score and a brief bio for inclusion on our website. If you need us to engrave your music, just send us the legible manuscript and we'll send you a quote for engraving labor. We'll provide you with the original Sibelius® file and a high-quality PDF for your records.
As our name implies, we only list works scored for brass instruments (of course, that can also include organ, percussion, etc.). We do not publish music for concert band, orchestra, woodwind quintet, chorus, etc. Our agreement to publish and distribute your music is at-will and non-exclusive. Either party may terminate this agreement at any time. We reserve the right to refuse to publish any music for any reason. We furthermore reserve the right to remove previously listed music with two weeks notice to you for any reason. Even furthermore than that, we reserve the right to update this policy from time to time at our discretion without notice.
Please contact R. Kevin Paul at watertonbrassmusic@gmail.com to see if there is mutual interest.
rev. 4/15/2009