Fruitbeat Records
Contract
IMPORTANT:
Fruitbeat Records requires that this contract be printed out and signed by Artist/s, scanned and sent back to us together with scan/s of their ID, Passport, or other proof of identity.
Quick Summary
This contract is binding for 3 years. Should both Distributor and Artist wish to renew after 3 years, they can do so per year.
This contract is valid worldwide.
Artist is entitled to 85% of net reciepts with respect to digital distribution - each and every stream and download. Artist shall have the right to request for a statement of accounting from Distributor about costs deducted from revenue resulting to net reciepts.
With respect to inclusion of your songs in Distributor's mixed-artists streaming lists or album compilations, or miscellaneous broadcasting and public performance fees collected by Distributor, Artists shall recieve 75% of the income from these.
Payment will happen twice a year, within 90 days after 30th of June and within 90 days after 31st of December. Roughly, that would place the payment schedule sometime January to March and July to September of every year.
Yes, Artist may terminate this agreement anytime within the three-year term. Artist must inform Fruitbeat three months ahead of time if they wish to do so. However, songs already submitted and distributed must remain until the end of the three-year term.
Frequently Asked Questions
Preparing your Songs for Upload
Fruitbeat’s standard audio spec is:
- WAV (.wav) Format
- 16-bit or 24-bit
- 44.1 kHz
- Microsoft PCM codec
- Stereo
Our full list of accepted formats is:
- WAV (.wav) and FLAC (.flac):
- 16-bit: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
- 24-bit: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Apple Lossless (.m4a):
- 16-bit/44.1 kHz only
Please do not upload mixed bit depth releases (a combination of 16-bit and 24-bit tracks on the same release).
To ensure proper quality, please source your audio directly from a production master export. Audio files created from a compressed format (e.g. MP3, AAC, or WMA) will have an inferior sound quality, and therefore should not be uploaded into our system.
Timing limitations vary from store to store, but here are a couple to note:
- Release length limit of 10 hours for Deezer and Spotify
- Track limit of 250 for iTunes
Please note that titles with longer time durations will take longer to deliver to stores which do accept them.
We typically recommend submitting audio releases 6-8 weeks before release date. Please note that delivery times can vary from one store to another.
An International Standard Recording Code, or ISRC, is a 12 character alphanumeric code that identifies a unique sound recording or music video. An ISRC should never change once assigned. If a master sound recording or music video has been distributed before by another record label or service, then you must re-use the previously-assigned ISRC. This is very important for rights management and royalty collections.
Yes. You can choose to have us assign an ISRC to a track if it’s the first time the track is being made available commercially. You should not use this feature if the underlying master sound recording for your track was assigned an ISRC previously, regardless of whether it was assigned to you or another party. Once a product has been delivered, its ISRCs can be referenced in the Products page in Catalog.
Image specs are as folllows:
- TIF (.tif) or JPG (.jpg or .jpeg) format
- Minimum 3000 x 3000 pixels and maximum 6000 x 6000 pixels
- 300 DPI
- RGB color
- Square
Please remove any crop marks, references to physical packaging, or promotional language from your cover image.
Uploading Tracks
Besides upgrading your internet speed, you can reduce your upload time almost in half by exporting your audio as an Apple Lossless .M4A file, which is almost half the size of a standard WAV file. If using this approach, please note that the encoder must be set to Apple Lossless (not AAC). Both encoders can be saved with an .M4A extension, but The Orchard only accepts 16-bit, 44.1kHz Apple Lossless .M4A files.
First, try re-uploading the track in one of these two ways:
- Delete the track and start a new upload
- Click the track you want to edit and use the re-upload button
If the error persists, please visit our Common Audio Upload Error and Solutions. Should further assistance be needed, please contact us at records@globalmusicgarden.com specifying:
- The issue
- Your operating system
- Your audio specs
At this time, track lyrics are only being delivered to Apple Music. However, any lyrics entered will be stored and sent to other retailers once they become available for delivery as well, such as Spotify and Deezer.
Apple provides a list of do’s and don’ts when entering track lyrics here. We also provide a link to this resource within Digital Product Builder on the track lyrics field.
We support the ability to enter lyrics in all languages and international characters; from Hindi, to Greek, to Russian, etc.
Pricing
Yes you can. The pricing in Product Builder provides options for pricing tiers which map to the comparable price settings across various stores. Your default pricing tier can be managed in your account under the Defaults section of the Admin page. In Product Builder, you can also set individual track pricing.
You can view specific price code mappings in the following Orchard Pricing Tier rate cards:
Getting Paid