Record Contract Som Records

This is an Agreement between ………….(band/artist) (herein known as the ‘You’, ‘your’ or ‘band/artist’) and DPA Services Limited trading as SoM Records (herein known as ‘we’, ‘us’ or ‘Record label’ 1. We agree to sell your single/album (as detailed below in table B) on iTunes via AWAL Distribution and pay royalties as detailed in table A. 2. We will promote your single/album by means of the “Symposium of Music Podcast”, “Symposium of Music Presents…… Newsletter”, the Internet (including Myspace and Dontstayin), local press and via flyers/paper promotion through our company Symposium of Music Promotions. The cost of promotion will be the burden of us which will come from a precentage of the sale of the single/album as detailed in table A. 3. You will provide your single/album, respective cover art, press releases and band biography to us, as detailed in table C, in reasonable quality, retaining all burdens of cost with regards to production of items listed above and in table C. 4. Upon the signing of this agreement we, the record label, will gain joint rights of copyright for the single/album and cover art with regards to distribution, reproduction, selling and manufacture on iTunes alone through the distribution company AWAL and you will provide details of previous copyright including dates. All rights of copyright will include geographic distribution rights to the world via iTunes through AWAL Distribution. 5. Royalties will be payed to you by an agreed method between both parties not recorded in this contract. 6. A signed copy of this agreement is to be retained by you and by us. Signed for and on behalf of DPA Services Limited and SoM Records: ………………………. Douglas Anscombe Managing Director, DPA Services Limited Date of Agreement: Band/Artist Agreement I sign here to agree to the above proposal on the date indicated: ………………………. Full Name:

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Table A Single Price Album Price

Retail Price £0.79p £7.99p

iTunes Cut £0.32p £3.39p

Awal Cut £0.0705p £0.69p

SoM Cut (1) £0.20p £2.00p

Artist Cut £0.1995p £1.91p

(1) SoM Cut includes fees for promotion by Symposium of Music Promotions Table B Artist

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Details of Copyright (if any)

Table C Requirements Documents containing the following information: The artist, plus title of the playlist (the album / single / ep) The track titles (plus remix title if applicable) The writers & publishers for each work The copyright dates for each playlist The release date of the playlist (if applicable) plue the original release date if a reissue ISRC number (if you have one assigned) Retail CD Sleeve (for cover art), if not, a 300 dpi 1400x1400 pixel JPEG (saved at best quality) of either the front cover artwork or a band photo An indication of what genre your single/album would like to be listed under Band biography/press releases The CD is to be supplied either in retail CD format or CD-R/CD-Rom. Labeling of the CD (if CD-R/CD-Rom) should be marked with a CD pen only. CDs are to be recorded in Audio format (NOT MP3)