Frequently Asked Questions

On this page we hope to answer some of the questions that have already been asked by others...however if your questions is not here...or the answer you are looking for you can email jayne.lhp@ntlworld.com

Artists & Genres

Q: Can you listen to my music on my profile / website and tell me what you think? A: PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO VISIT YOU PAGE TO LISTEN TO YOUR TUNES AND MESSAGE YOU BACK - While we would love to do this, we simply don't have the time. However even if we do, you will still need to 'formally' submit a demo to us. Q: Do you sign cover artists? A: We do as long as you are fully licensed by the copyright holder. A copy of such agreement will need to be presented to us at the time of signing a contract with us. Q: Are you interested in our genre? A: We are interested in ALL genres. Q: Do you only sign artists from the UK? A: No we sign artists from any country. Q: How concerned are you about your age limit rule? A: This is because the contract is a legal document. If under 18 you would also need the signature of a parent / guardian. We feel that this could cause complications if there were a dispute, and we would only accept an artist under 18 in extreme circumstances. Q: What is your plan for promoting the bands? A: We would promote you both on the internet and to media outlets. We are looking at teaming up with a promotion / management / booking agent to help secure gigs and further promotion to the media* We will also look at preparing (or looking for ways to improve) your bio as well as setting up profiles on other networks such as Bebo and Facebook. * This process is still ongoing so in the meantime we suggest you find your own

Demo Submission

Q: You said about a "bio", what is one and what should it contain? A: A bio or biography is about you, who you are...it should include some background about who you are and your music, you should also include at least one picture of each of the band members, gigs you have / are going to play and press reviews. The more information you send the more we can use. Q: I have some tracks but not 10, can you still help me? A: If you have between 10 and 14 this is enough for an album, but as long as you have at least 3 we can release these as an EP. We only release singles from these, so one or two songs on their own are not sufficient. We only release single from an album. Q: Can you help with promo copies? A: As part of our promotion of an artist we will send out promo copies to radio stations and other media, we can also send the artist promo copies at a reasonable price for example to give out at gigs.

Contract & Royalties

To see our latest standard contract we use with artists >> Click here <<

Q: How much of the profits from sales go back to the artist? A: This depends on the amount stated in the contract but will anywhere from 50% up to 95%. Factors include marketability, amount of songs on demo and how setup the artist already is. Q: Why do you state a signing of 7 years ? A: Firstly this is 7 years for the ONE album or EP covered by the contract. The reason that we state 7 years is that this is the length of time that we hope to be generating royalties from the material. Q: Can we negotiate a term of less than 7 years? A: Yes you can, however for every year less LHP Record's share of the royalties will increase by 10%. Of course half still goes back to promoting the album/EP. Q: Do we have to pay any money at all or at the start? Sorry to ask its just when i was in an old band a "record company" liked us and wanted to sign us then asked for £500 to cover recording and admin costs! Then a further £500 A: Ok we don't ask for any money at any time - unless it is for a service we don't do on a regular basis...for example if you say wanted www.ssr.com setup as a website and then this would be negotiated during the sign-up process...we try and be as transparent as possible....so how do we make money you ask ? well we make money from the royalties collected...we keep around 5-50%...even then half of that is put into a pot to further promote the band and cover costs...so you still get 85-95% of everything well sell on your behalf. Q: The contract talks about receiving an advance, so how much will we get? A: This is an optional section which is at the discresion of LHP Records, however our business model will not allow for this until around 2012. Q: How long does a contract last? A: The contract lasts for 7 years as standard, however we can offer a shorter term but this will mean that a smaller percentage of royalties are offered. Q: How long or how much do I have to produce while under contract? A: This is one of our major points - each contract covers one album / EP...although we hope you will come back for more. Q: What is the profits retained by LHP used for? A: Half is used to market our artists and the other half is used for general running costs. Q: How concerned are you about your age limit rule? A: This is because the contract is a legal document. If under 18 you would also need the signature of a parent / guardian. We feel that this could cause complications if there were a dispute, and we would only accept an artist under 18 in extreme circumstances. Q: How strictly will you follow the contract? A: The contract can be negotiated, but once signed is only variable if both parties agree the change.

LHP Records, LHP Studios, LHP Productions & LHP Publishing

Q: Can we come and meet you at your offices? A: Sorry but our 'office space' is small at the moment until we become established, this also helps keep our costs down. We can meet if you can come to the Dorset/Hampshire area - email jayne.lhp@ntlworld.com to book a meeting. Q. Can I / we come and use LHP Studios A. At the moment due to lack of space and time, LHP Studios can NOT be booked by artists or bands. It is currently exclusively used by Deja Vue and The "K". If you have a question about the equipment used by the studio email studio.lhp@ntlworld.com Q: What would you do if a major label wanted to buy up LHP Records? A: Firstly LHP Records is part of Long Hall Productions Limited which also includes LHP Studios, which facilitates the band Deja Vue and solo artist The "K". Secondly we want to be 'independent' and are NOT actively or passively looking to be bought up by the 'big 4' (see the slogan on our profile), that's not to say we wont grow...its just if your signed to us, you will grow with us...not under some major and often restrictive label. At the same time we need to be realistic and work with other companies, we will however only do this when in our (and your) best interests and only if we can retain our rights to be independent. Q: Will we be restrained by the equipment you have at the studio? as i notice you are very elcetro/club bassed and we are kind of indie/alternative and i can understand if your doing this to branch out but we wont be changing our style. Also i think the travelling distance maybe a problem. A: LHP Records, LHP Publishing, LHP Studios and LHP Productions are part of the same group but run separately ...if that makes sense. At the moment LHP Studios is not available for bands to use due to a lack of space and also time - at the moment it is used exclusively by Deja Vue and The "K". What you would need to do is get a master CD recorded and send it to us (or via email). This would then be what is covered by the contract (one contract per album/EP)..from there on in we can then go into pushing out the music, collecting royalties and sending them onto you...leaving you to do what you do best...produce more music, and do the gigs.. Q: Is LHP a member of any professional bodies ? A: We are a member of the Phonographic Performers Limited (PPL) who collect royalties on our behalf. Q: How successful has the label been to date? A: We are also looking for our big break and have only really started actively looking for talent in April 2008. We have a few signings, and we expect some to come and some to go.